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“Together we have more courage” – women in business in Ivory Coast

Women in Business 30-year-old Soro from Ivory Coast is a peanut and cotton farmer. Married with six children, she grew up in poverty and never went to school. “I am proud of how much my life has improved. The money I earn through my business helps me to support my family and send my children […]

The birth of the CARE Package

The birth of the CARE Package 75 years ago this month, on 8 May 1945, the unconditional surrender of Germany was announced – marking the ending of the Second World War in Europe. After six exhausting and brutal years, weapons were finally dropped, and much of Europe and Germany was left in ruins. The Berlin […]

What CARE is doing to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic

All around the world, CARE is doing its best to stop the spread of COVID-19. We’re providing information, investing in businesses, delivering clean water and food, and supporting health workers. Here are just some examples of the work being done in these areas: Providing information We’ve already reached 2 million people with up to-date information […]

How creativity gets us through a crisis

We all need courage and patience to get us through coronavirus. All around the world, CARE teams and the people you support have been rising to the challenge. And they are adding one more critical ingredient: creativity. As lockdowns, social distancing, and empty supermarkets affect our lives, CARE is adapting our work to find new […]

Stopping the spread in Azraq Refugee Camp

In Jordan, 90 kilometres west of the Syrian border, Azraq Refugee Camp holds nearly 40,000 people who have fled the violence plaguing their country for nine years. An outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in this camp would be catastrophic. As the virus starts to reach displaced communities like Azraq, where healthcare systems are already weak […]

“Please do not forget Yemen”

Q&A with CARE Yemen Country Director Aaron Brent As of today, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yemen. Five years of war has made the country one of the most isolated places in the world. Sana’a International Airport has been closed for nearly four years – with only humanitarian flights allowed in. Now, […]

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