Discover what CARE is doing globally to support women and girls

Syrian Refugees: “Girls my age should be wearing school uniforms, not wedding dresses”

When Fatimah*, 16, reached a refugee camp in Jordan after fleeing Syria, she thought that her life had come to an end. But what she found was the passion and challenge of her life: advocating for education and against child marriage amongst Syrian Refugees.

CARE assessing damage caused by devastating Ecuador earthquake

CARE emergency teams in Ecuador are assessing the damage caused by a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake that has killed at least 246 people and left more than 1,500 people injured. Additional water, sanitation and shelter experts are on standby and are ready to be deployed to the disaster zone. “This is the largest disaster most people […]

“I want to come to school every day”

In Cambodia, children from ethnic minority backgrounds once struggled in the school system. Classes were taught in Khmer: a language they did not speak. But the introduction of a multilingual education program has been a gamechanger.

Tackling root causes of violence against women and girls

Recently, CARE Australia Chief Executive Dr Julia Newton-Howes visited some of CARE’s work in Papua New Guinea tackling the root causes of gender violence. This is what she learnt.

Syrians: Hopes and fears for the next five years

This March marks five years of fighting in Syria; a milestone no one wanted to reach. Here, Syrian refugees share their hopes and fears for what Syria might be like in another five years-time.

Five ways you can help prevent hunger

We often hear about hunger around the world. Much of this is caused by shifting global weather patterns such as El Nino , which make it even harder for the world’s poor to grow crops for food and income. So what can you do? Here are five ways you can help.

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