March 8, 2023
July 26, 2023
Through working with the local social entrepreneurship ecosystem, CARE worked with 26 social entrepreneurs by offering training in social entrepreneurship and design thinking in turn strengthening their capacity for sustainable, scalable, and inclusive impact. Read More
Titukulane delivered strong outcomes in fiscal year 2023 (FY23) across its three Purpose Areas, surpassing its Life of Award (LOA) target by 6% by reaching 540,485 individuals in 159,847 households, 172,240 of whom were youth. In addition to total reach, the project met or exceeded the majority of key outcome indicators. Read More
Jibu's innovative purification technology and franchise model seeks to increase underserved communities' access to affordable, high-quality drinking water, while also strengthening women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. Read More
Ignite set out to reach 3.9 million entrepreneurs in three years with $5.26 million USD in grant funding from Mastercard. The program exceeded initial goals, reaching more than nine million entrepreneurs, and unlocking access to $154.9 million USD in loans. More than 150,000 entrepreneurs were deeply supported with loans, critical support services, and training. Read More
The Integrated Phased Classification’s (IPC) acute food insecurity reports are the gold-standard for measuring hunger worldwide. However, despite their importance, IPC analysis is almost always gender-unaware. To address this gap, CARE has taken the challenge of piloting a gender-sensitive version of the IPC acute food insecurity analysis in Somalia. The report outlines the approaches and findings of the mixed-methods approach to understand the gender dimensions of the drought in Somalia. Read More
In 2022, more than 735 million people in the world were hungry. That’s 1 in 11 people worldwide. Relative improvements after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic are masking rapidly growing inequality. There are 84.2 million more women and girls than men and boys facing food insecurity. The gender food gap grew in many regions, including most of Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East North America, and Europe. CARE’s analysis of data across 113 countries suggests that improving GDP is not enough. The most recent data shows that in situations with high inequality, economic growth can lead to higher food insecurity, especially since COVID-19. In 57 countries, GDP is growing AND food insecurity is rising. As gender and income inequality rise, so does hunger. Read More
This brief shares learning on how social norms approaches are improving the lives of women and girls. It talks about the specific norms they face, effective approaches for shifting these, and how social norms change can have positive impacts across many sectors and all aspects of women and girls’ lives. Read More
Projects scoring high on CARE's Gender Marker lead to greater impact overall. This Learning Behind the Numbers brief explores trends we are seeing and what this looks like in practice. Read More
This brief outlines how three country teams have used CARE's Gender Marker in different ways to improve program quality. Read More