Health
On the Edge of the Sahel, Mothers Fight to Keep Their Children Fed
During a major crisis in Niger, Aisha relied on CARE’s nutritional clinics to save the life of her daughter, Fatima. As chronic malnutrition continues to threaten the world’s most vulnerable populations, CARE fights for food security.
Read MoreThis Woman’s Traumatic Birth Experience Inspired Her to Help Other Mothers in India
Manju gave birth to her third child on the side of the road, one mile from the nearest health facilities. She was bleeding heavily, but with no access to ambulance service and with winter roads nearly impassable, it took her nearly four hours to get to the hospital.
Read MoreA Family Faces Ebola in a Conflict Zone
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid workers are confronting the tenth Ebola outbreak in the country’s history, but the first-ever in a conflict zone. The number of infected is rising at an alarming rate and at least 289 people have died since August.
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CARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
Rebuilding a Life Nearly Lost to Ebola
Nadej, 18, lives with her one-year-old daughter and seven-month-old son in a mud hut surrounded by farmlands in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their home is about an hour from Beni, the epicenter of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak. In August, Nadej was infected with Ebola.
Read MoreHow Menstrual Cups are Helping Build Confidence Among Refugee Girls in Uganda
Two bedsheets and two sets of clothes. That’s all 20-year-old Viola Jackline was able to take with her on her arduous two-week trek by foot from South Sudan to Uganda. Violence in South Sudan drove Viola, her three siblings and their grandmother from their home.
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