Chakriya Yangni, CARE Cambodia Botum is one of the young women supported by the LEAD project (Literacy and Livelihood Empowering Adolescents for Development) which aims to provide vulnerable, out-of-school young people with opportunities to earn an income. Botum is undertaking a tailoring apprenticeship and although she is sensitive and shy, I am struck by her […]
I am powerful

Investing in women and girls is the most effective way to help communities overcome poverty – and you can help us spread the message. By uploading a photo with your own message to our I am powerful website, you’ll raise awareness of CARE’s work and become part of a movement to empower women and girls […]
What do you like to do when you’re not working?

By Julia Newton-Howes, Chief Executive of CARE Australia I recently visited a small village up in the hills in Liquica, about two hours from Dili, with some of CARE Australia’s Board members. CARE has been working there for about four years, supporting people to grow more food and to take opportunities to earn income. We met a group […]
Need for speed

By Faiz Paracha, CARE Pakistan It was my first day working with CARE international and I visited one of the worst affected areas of Khyber-Pakhtoon-Khaw – Nowshehra and Charsada. Both districts have beeb devastated severely by the flood. Travelling along the Motorway M-1 you cannot realize the wreckage that the torrential flood water has caused. […]
The water has stolen everything

By Thomas Schwarz When we started early this morning from Islamabad, I didn’t know what would be awaiting me in the region of Mardan. I had seen many reports on TV, read the papers, listened to the radio and spoken with my CARE colleagues. The whole weekend I had met UN representatives as well as […]