A harrowing journey from unimaginable violence to strength

Raped and left for dead on the same day her husband was murdered, Cecile* survived. Now safe in Uganda, she helps other women who have experienced gender-based violence.  In a single horrific day, Cecile’s life changed forever.  As she tended to her garden in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of men grabbed her, […]

Rebuilding a life nearly lost to Ebola

By the end of 2018, nearly 500 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had contracted Ebola, with more than half of them dying from it. Many of the survivors are ostracised because of fear of contamination. 18-year-old Nadej is one of them; abandoned by her husband and shunned by her community, she […]

Congo crisis: Time for Aus to act

Five leading Australian humanitarian agencies are warning that an urgent funding boost is needed to avert a dire outcome for 13 million people who need humanitarian assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. World Vision, Save the Children, Oxfam, CARE, and ActionAid are urging the Australian Government to make a strong commitment at the […]

Celebrating IWD around the world

Our world today is still shockingly unequal. But we believe we can achieve gender equality if we join together to stand up and speak out. To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March and kick-start a month of #March4Women, CARE supporters around the world came together to stand in solidarity with women everywhere and help […]

Suffering in silence: 10 humanitarian crises you haven’t heard of

In 2016, we saw many news-breaking humanitarian crises. We watched the ongoing conflict in Syria, desperate refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea, and Hurricane Matthew decimating Haiti. Yet these headlines were just the tip of an ever-growing humanitarian iceberg. Underneath these more visible crises lay many more that never made it into the news – some […]

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