On the morning of 7 October, an earthquake of magnitude-6.3 shook Herat in North-west Afghanistan, where CARE has been implementing a cash-for-work project aimed at building resilience. The district of Zindajan was the worst hit with at least 1,294 people killed, a further 1,688 injured, and 500 people still missing, but these figures are expected [...]

These five touching photos capture life around the world in 2022

Five photographers from all around the world have shared their favourite images from the year. All of them highlight the strength and power of women who will stop at nothing to keep their families safe and create a better future for their children. By Adrienne Surprenant, Agence MYOP Photographing the Polish-Ukrainian border was not the […]

Stories from Afghanistan

Suzy Sainovski, CARE’s Asia Pacific Communications Advisor, recently returned to Australia after three weeks working with our humanitarian teams in Afghanistan. Flying over Afghanistan was a jaw-dropping experience. Stark, jagged peaks, covered in snow, set against a brilliant blue sky were an incredible sight on that cold February morning. CARE has been working in Afghanistan […]

Afghanistan: equivalent of 1/2 Australia’s population facing hunger

As the large-scale evacuation of people from Afghanistan comes to a close, the aid agency CARE is warning that 12.2 million Afghans – the equivalent of around half Australia’s population – are facing acute hunger. Many parts of the country are experiencing drought, made worse by a warm winter with rain and snowfall at half their […]

CARE stands in solidarity with Afghans

As the latest chapter unfolds in Afghanistan’s decades-long struggle with conflict, the aid agency CARE is committed to staying in the country and continuing its lifesaving work. CARE has worked alongside communities in Afghanistan since 1961 as a trusted provider of humanitarian assistance. CARE Australia CEO, Peter Walton, says: “throughout our decades working in Afghanistan, CARE’s […]

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