Girls Rise Up! YWCA and CARE Solomon Islands

As mentors on the Girls Rise Up! project, Lyn and Bethlyn understand the importance of providing a safe and supportive space for adolescent girls in the Solomon Islands to learn new skills and confidence.  “Many young girls don’t go to school and often don’t have much of a voice in my community,” says Bethlyn.  Girls […]

“I’m very happy to be back in school now.”

Across most of Australia, the start of 2021 meant kids were back in their uniforms, lunch-boxes were packed, and classrooms were full again. Rafif is also back in school now - in Jordan, but it’s been a long and difficult journey. After losing her father and older sister during the war in Syria, her family [...]

See the most stunning images from 2020

Five of our photographers have shared their favourite images from the work they saw CARE implementing this year. As we say goodbye to 2020 together, take a look back at these photos - and the people whose lives have been impacted by the generous support of donors like you. A pandemic kiss in Ecuador by [...]

A sweet treat from Papua New Guinea

In Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, the vast majority of cocoa comes from small family-run farms. But it’s hard work, yields are small, and farmers have few opportunities to sell their crop at markets.  Cocoa farmers Marlena and her husband Mishael have been working tirelessly to support their children, but have struggled to make a living […]

Financial training + plenty of coffee = a dream come true

In their small town in Papua New Guinea, coffee farmers Mike and Alice have exciting things brewing. With two young children, they have long been in the business of coffee farming, but struggled to make a living because of the challenges involved in looking after the farm. Their house was run-down, the roof leaked, their […]

How a women’s savings group in Niger came together to supply more than 10,000 masks

After their jobs disappeared due to the coronavirus, savings group president Aïchatou, 33, (above) focussed the group on mask and soap production and started a mutual aid program to ensure families in her community had enough to eat. Before COVID-19, Aïchatou’s life was simple. But with no work, no social life, her children out of […]

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