Cyclone Winston: Reports all crops have washed away

After Fiji was hit by Tropical Cyclone Winston – one of the biggest storms on record in the southern hemisphere – emergency teams have begun to assess damage. CARE is working with local partner Live & Learn in Fiji’s Western Division to assess water sources, sanitation and crop damage.

Thirsty for a better future

In struggling communities around the world, the burden of collecting water often falls to women and girls, meaning they miss out on work or school. But thanks to funds raised through the Walk in Her Shoes challenge, clean water close to home is helping to change this.

Syrian newlyweds hope love can keep them warm

Often when people meet the love of their life, they can’t wait to start their lives together. But what if soon after marrying, conflict in your homeland forced you to flee for your lives? For Noor and Amfiraz, there has been no honeymoon, only a fraught journey across the continent in search of refuge.

“Dear Daddy” video a wake-up call

On the back of the viral CARE video standing up against gender-based violence, CARE Conflict Policy Advisor Paul-Andre Wilton explains why gender equality needs us all – men, women, boys and girls.

Walk in Her Shoes: “It feels good to give back”

What inspires a busy working mum from Sydney to walk 50km in the shoes of women and girls in developing countries to help fight poverty? Walk in Her Shoes participant Connie Mitsis says it’s all about teaching her two young daughters about the power of community and how good it feels to give back.

Towards higher ground: disaster risk preparedness in Vanuatu

Vanuatu named as the country with the greatest risk of natural disaster (2012).

Supporting women. Defeating poverty.

Supporting women. Defeating poverty.

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