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Our top 5 favourite photographs of 2023

Each of these images has beautifully captured poignant moments in everyday life from diverse corners around the world. Thank you to our dedicated photographers, who work tirelessly to showcase how supporting women plays a crucial role in our ongoing endeavours to overcome poverty. By Grayscale Media, Gaza We take a glimpse into a child’s [...]

The generosity of strangers

Seventy-five years ago, Tim Thomas received one of the very first CARE Packages. Tim lived with his family in England during World War II, and soon after peace settled across Europe, CARE was formed in the US, and “CARE Packages” were sent to those who were struggling. “We were very poor and like millions of […]

“This is my home”: rebuilding Beirut after the blast

By Ramzi Saliba, CARE Canada Program Manager One week after the devastating blast that shook Beirut to its core and destroyed half the city, the shock wave is not done ripping through the hearts and souls of those who witnessed the single largest explosion in peacetime history. As I was born in Lebanon and am […]

Farouk and Tala survived the Beirut blast by a miracle

On Tuesday 4 August, at the time of the explosion, 52-year-old Farouk and his 16-year-old daughter Tala were in their car in a parking lot in downtown Beirut near the port. They are residents of a town 60km away, but were visiting for the day. “We were looking at the city centre and the port […]

Beirut Explosion: “Life stopped for five really long seconds”

“This is my third night sleeping on the streets. Right after the explosion, I came back from the hospital, and I, since I no longer had a home, took a plastic chair and I dozed off, sitting on the pavement. Tonight I’ll be sleeping on the street too,” said Siham, 67, who lives above the […]

“The last seven years feel like twenty…”

A quarter of Syria’s pre-war population has fled the country. Inside the country more than 6 million people are homeless. Hundreds of thousands are living under siege. “For millions of men, women and children the past seven years have meant losing their home, moving from one place to the other in search of safety, sometimes […]

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