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World Refugee Day: “We know what they have been through and want to help”

Every minute, 24 people somewhere in the world are forced to flee their homes. The number of displaced people in the world right now – 65.3 million – is getting scarily close to one per cent of the world’s population. It’s frightening to consider the suffering that must cause a person to leave their homeland […]

World Day against Child Labour: “We don’t have another option to make ends meet.”

World Day against Child Labour is on 12 June. As more and more refugees escaping from Syria arrive in neighbouring countries, the number of children made to enter the workforce is rising. About a year ago, Victor was an average 15-year-old boy. He attended high school, saw his friends after class, and was an avid […]

Four ways you’re helping families through emergencies

It is sometimes overwhelming to be reminded of the many conflicts and natural disasters going on around us. But it’s only through sharing these stories that we can raise awareness and the funds required to do something to help those in peril and suffering. Here are four examples, from four countries enduring emergencies, where your […]

Thank you for helping mothers like Dana

This February we set out to raise $200,000 to help give mothers like Dana a chance to start their lives again after fleeing conflict. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we are thrilled so say we reached our target! On behalf of mothers like Dana everywhere, thank you so much for helping to protect children and […]

Syria crisis: 6 years of devastating conflict

By Christina Northey, an Australian who manages CARE’s humanitarian response programs in northern Syria When the Syrian conflict began around the Arab Spring of 2011, I never thought it would last this long. Few did. Now, as it enters its seventh year, it is a conflict as long as World War II. The grim statistics […]

Married too soon: the consequences of early marriage in the Syrian conflict

By Amani Kanjo, Project Coordinator, CARE partner – Syria Relief and Development “When I met her, it was immediately clear that she wasn’t prepared for the responsibility of being a mother – she herself was still a child!” The girl was only 14, already a mother, but it was not the first time Hanan* had dealt with […]

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