Discover what CARE is doing globally to support women and girls

Keeping girls in school in Vanuatu

Florence is 17 years old, and she is determined that she will do things and go places. But for the last few years, there’s been something getting in her way: her period. “In school, when the boys know that we have our periods, they laugh or check our skirts when we get up from our […]

Those in need overseas ignored in 2017 federal budget

With the number of displaced people in the world right now at its highest ever, the need for compassion and aid from countries which can afford it is at its peak. There is a growing global need to build empathy, not barriers, understanding, not ignorance, of the plight of millions currently living in poverty. Yet […]

Cash assistance for refugees in Athens

Today marks the start of National Volunteer Week and we’d like to say an enormous thank you! We’re celebrating by featuring some of the amazing volunteers that help make our work possible right around the world.

Nyaber’s story

Nyaber was born in 2011 – the same year South Sudan gained its independence. In 2014, at age three, conflict forced Nyaber and her family to flee to the forest, where they remained for years. In 2016, they returned home to find everything destroyed. In 2017, famine was declared in her region. This is her [...]

The Garment Industry in Cambodia

The garment sector in Cambodia employs approximately 600,000 people and up to 85% of workers are women with a vast majority migrating from their home provinces for employment. Although women workers predominate the garment industry, sexual harassment is an issue. CARE’s research study, I know I cannot quit.’ The Prevalence and Productivity Cost of Sexual […]

Four ways you’re helping families through emergencies

It is sometimes overwhelming to be reminded of the many conflicts and natural disasters going on around us. But it’s only through sharing these stories that we can raise awareness and the funds required to do something to help those in peril and suffering. Here are four examples, from four countries enduring emergencies, where your […]

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