Souad, a blind refugee from Aleppo, survived war, hunger, and displacement to become a community organizer in Türkiye. She is making a difference despite her disability. This is her story of resilience, hope, and the will to change lives.
Read MoreAs the fighting in Sudan continues, the situation is increasingly dire for the civilian population. Despite these enormous challenges, CARE is continuing its lifesaving health, nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene work where it can.
Read MoreThe Euphrates was pivotal in the development of all Mesopotamian civilizations. Now, the ancient river is a source for a devastating cholera outbreak. CARE has deployed rapid response teams to ensure the early detection of cases and timely referrals to health partners for treatment.
Read MoreAzhar was born in Syria – a place she remembers as having “green fields and great people” -- but after she turned seven, Azhar began having trouble. She developed a fear of the near-constant military planes that flew over her neighborhood, and the local militant groups began imposing “strict restrictions, especially in the war area.” One day, Azhar found her neighbors, covered in blood, dead fro
Read MoreCARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
Ayham Taha, 33, is a technical advisor for CARE Global on humanitarian food security and livelihoods and works on several projects in Türkiye and Northern Syria. He and his wife are Syrian and have been working in humanitarian aid since the conflict in Syria started. His experiences in the wake of the earthquakes of February 6 are worse than anything he has ever seen. This is how Ayham recounts th
Read MoreSherine Ibrahim and Ayham Taha have been trying to describe what life has been like in Turkey and Syria since the deadly earthquakes struck the region early Monday morning. But it's hard. “No matter how much I try to describe it,” Taha said to CNN’s Julia Chatterly, “it is still [nothing] compared to what it is on the ground.”
Read MoreIn Gaziantep, Turkey, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck early Monday morning. On the day after the disaster, communities are trying to dig out and recover. Government officials have already declared it to be the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in two decades, with a tremor as strong as the 1939 earthquake, which killed an estimated 30,000 people.
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