International Women’s Day
The world’s best-dressed nurse is in Sierra Leone: #SheLeadsTheWorld
For International Women's Day 2024, CARE and acclaimed photographer Nigel Barker traveled to Sierra Leone to capture the essence and power of women's leadership through portraiture. Kadiatu was just one of the leaders the team met with.
Read MoreMeet the woman helping light up Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp
Lucy is one of the only women solar technicians in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, which together with the nearby Kalobeyei settlement hosts 249,000 refugees from 24 nationalities. Like Lucy, some of these refugees have fled conflict, insecurity, disasters, or threats of persecution; others were born in the camp.
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CARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
CARE to Congress: Invest in Women and They Will Do the Rest
On International Women’s Day 2023, 40 CARE volunteer advocates from 17 U.S. states and four countries are meeting with senators and representatives to advocate for CARE’s priorities on behalf of women, girls, and other people in need around the world. The timing of their advocacy could not have been more perfect to bring the FY24 International Affairs Budget to the forefront of leaders’ minds.
Read MoreThe remarkable life of Bushra Aldukhainah: A story from Northern Yemen
I was born and raised in highly conservative Northern Yemen, where a girl usually does not tread beyond primary school, where a girl must learn to prioritize household chores above everything, where a girl normally gets married at a very tender age, and where it is highly unlikely for a woman to chalk out a professional career.
Read MoreA woman with a wrench? ‘Why not?’ asks Ra’edah Abu Alhalaweh
Ra'edah Abu Alhalaweh is a 53-year-old, female plumber living in Zarqa, Jordan. Since many women in the Middle East cannot be alone with a male, non-family member, home repairs can be difficult. Being able to employ a female plumber solves this problem and employs women.
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