Crisis Response
Kenya confirms second Ebola case as outbreak surpasses 9,000
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a second case of Ebola in the country, as cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to climb. CARE Kenya Country Director Getrude Misango is calling on governments to act quickly and work together to contain the outbreak.
Read MoreYemen conflict 2026: What you need to know
More than 200,000 people have fled their homes since conflict escalated in western Yemen on Sept. 3, 2026 — the worst outbreak of fighting since a U.N.-brokered truce in 2022. Displaced families are arriving at sites across Taiz, Lahj, and Aden with almost nothing, facing urgent needs for food, shelter, and clean water. CARE, which has worked in Yemen since 1992, is responding in Taiz, Aden, and L
Read More“Community is the medicine”: CARE partners with local organizations in Spokane to help residents after the wildfires
After wildfires displaced tens of thousands of families near Spokane, Washington, CARE partnered with Shades of Motherhood Network to deliver emergency supplies to mothers, children, and families, and to support the community-led recovery that continues long after the fires are out.
Read MoreCARE health centers in Somalia are a lifeline for families and malnourished children — but funding cuts are forcing them to close
In a displacement camp in Somalia, Aisha struggles to find enough food and water for her nine children. Now the CARE health center treating her 1-year-old daughter for severe acute malnutrition is preparing to close as funding cuts reduce lifesaving health services across the country.
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In Zaporizhzhia, Svitlana works to repair homes while living through war
Svitlana helps coordinate home repairs in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, where missile strikes and air-raid alerts are part of daily life. As a humanitarian worker and resident of the same region, she shows what aid delivery looks like when the people responding to a crisis are living through it, too.
Read MoreMrBeast and Beast Philanthropy join CARE to help families recover from Nepal’s floods
On August 26, a massive flash flood and landslides tore through Nepal, destroying entire communities and impacting 1.6 million people. Popular content creator MrBeast and Beast Philanthropy are partnering with CARE to raise funds for CARE PACKAGE® for Emergencies kits and other urgently needed supplies.
Read MoreWho cares about women’s leadership in emergencies? Rabeya does.
In one of Bangladesh’s most disaster-prone districts, Rabeya Munni wades through knee-deep mud and crosses rivers to support rural women as they take charge — building grassroots groups that now negotiate with local government, sit on disaster committees, and rebuild critical infrastructure.
Read MoreWar on education: Students in Ukraine head back to school, but not back to normal
More than four years of war have transformed education for millions of children in Ukraine. For eight-year-old Milana, school has always meant online lessons and air raid alerts. Now, her mother and a CARE-supported women’s group are working to build a shelter that could finally bring local children back into the classroom.
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