Women and Girls
Venezuela earthquake: 5 things you should know 1 week later
One week after Venezuela's strongest earthquake in more than 125 years, the full scale of the disaster is still emerging. Through local frontline partners like Tinta Violeta and Grupo Social CESAP, CARE is helping deliver urgent relief, hot meals, and trauma support to the hardest-hit communities, with a particular focus on the safety of women and girls.
Read MoreSudan crisis: How families are restoring water and healthcare in Khartoum
Three years of civil war have collapsed water systems, shuttered clinics, and displaced millions across Sudan. In Khartoum, CARE Sudan is working with returning families and local communities to restore clean water, basic healthcare, and dignity — one neighborhood at a time.
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More than a monthly cycle: Why menstrual health is a human right
On any given day, 300 million women are menstruating worldwide — yet 500 million lack the basics to do so safely. From refugee camps in Bangladesh to schools in Ethiopia, CARE is tackling period poverty where it hits hardest: in emergencies, in classrooms, and in communities where silence has long been the biggest barrier.
Read MoreIn Tanzania’s tea hills, these women are stirring up success
But in 2023, CARE Tanzania and KAZI Yetu, with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, established the Sakare Specialty Tea Company (SSTC), the first smallholder farmer-owned specialty tea factory to process its own orthodox (wholeleaf) black, green, and specialty teas on-site. It is women who power this process. From production and quality control to daily operations, women are not just part of
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