“We were cat-called, mocked and called names…”

Moe Moe Win (33) works hard to contribute to her family of eight’s income. She is employed as Senior Production Staff at the Mar Mar Noodle Factory, where she has worked since 2006. She is a migrant worker, who travelled to the region alone many years ago. She enjoys the job, but going to work […]

“I would like to be free from violence and discrimination in my workplace.”

Khaing (33) helps support her family of six by working as a sewing machine operator in a garment factory in Myanmar. She has worked there since 2012 and enjoys the job, but is sick and tired of the harassment that the women workers face on a daily basis. “Women feel unsafe because the male workers […]

Update on CARE’s Emergency Response for Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh

Right now, CARE Australia’s Chief Executive Sally Moyle is on the ground in Bangladesh, visiting the fastest growing refugee camp in the world. It’s difficult to know how to help when faced with such a devastating humanitarian emergency. Please watch Sally’s video update to learn more. With your support, CARE’s emergency teams are making a [...]

Six minus one: the never-ending run…

Your partner is shot right in front of your eyes…he falls down… cries for help. But you don’t stop. You continue to run… run breathlessly… until you’re far, far away from your bleeding partner… and you still don’t know if they are dead or alive… This is what happened to Ayesha (22) from Myanmar. She was sharing […]

CARE is providing urgent food and assistance to refugees

Savings Groups Creating Independent Women

Thanks to our generous supporters, in 1991 CARE launched a transformative program in Niger that would change the world. It harnessed the ancient practice of group savings in an innovative concept called Village Savings & Loan Associations or VSLAs. The groups offered communities without formal financial services – and women in particular – a safe way to save […]

Supporting women. Defeating poverty.

Supporting women. Defeating poverty.

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