Archive for March 2016
Yemen: The Conflict Needs to Stop
By Theo Alexopoulos, Deputy Director of Security at CARE With war raging for a year now, Yemen has been a very unsafe and difficult place for aid workers to travel to. But I recently visited Yemen and saw how desperate the situation has become for millions of people. In Northern Yemen, I saw many longing…
Read MoreYemen: The Forgotten War
By Daw Mohammed, CARE Country Director in Yemen On a warm night in late March 2015 at around 2am I was sleeping soundly when suddenly two deafening explosions awoke me with a jolt. The house shook and the windows rattled. I nervously ran to the window and saw the sky lit up with airstrikes and…
Read MoreCARE Canada Response to 2016 Federal Budget
[OTTAWA] The following statement is from CARE Canada President and CEO Gillian Barth: The Government of Canada’s pledges to being back on the world stage will require new approaches and investments in development and humanitarian assistance. We are encouraged by the government’s commitment in Budget 2016 to re-energize its engagement with the United Nations and…
Read MoreGirl power in India: simple changes lead to big differences
Written by Mara O’Brien James, Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness, CARE Canada On a recent trip to our CARE India office, I had the pleasure of sitting with a young Indian girl named Swoti. Swoti is a member of a Girls Leadership Program that CARE is running in Bihar Province and her story deeply impacted…
Read MoreWar forcing Syrian women to take a lead role to survive, despite numerous risks, says new CARE report
Five years of war have left Syrian women under immense pressure as they struggle to fill gaps in family income and deteriorating public services, a new report from CARE International says. The report, Women, Work and War highlights the impact of war on Syrian women’s struggle to provide for their families, and the risks in…
Read MoreCARE Canada Discusses Women, Peace and Security at House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
On Thursday, March 10, CARE Canada Vice President of International Programs Jacquelyn Wright and Gender Advisor Margaret Capelazo spoke before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on the topic of Women, Peace and Security. Listen to audio here (external website). CARE Canada’s Key Recommendations Much has been achieved in…
Read MoreLast year was worst for Syrians, world powers must safeguard hope not fan the flames, warn aid agencies
The fifth year of the Syria conflict was the worst yet for people as warring parties have continued to wreak havoc, increasingly blocked aid and placed more communities under siege. Russia, the United States, France and the United Kingdom must now safeguard the glimmer of hope that the ceasefire has brought to civilians, rather than…
Read MoreMother finds a ‘blessing’ after the storm
Written by Dennis Amata, Information & Communications Manager, CARE Philippines Maria Samillano’s simple life with her husband and three children was turned upside down when super typhoon Haiyan smashed its way to her coastal village in Laua-an, Antique, Philippines. Haiyan completely destroyed her small house made of bamboo and disrupted the family’s ability to earn…
Read MoreThis surprise in Mali ‘definitely’ helped save lives
It came unexpected. And we originally thought there was something wrong. But in a country where a food shock can lead to a crisis, this surprise definitely saved lives. Mali sits in the Sahel region of West Africa and is highly prone to food shortages from the harsh climate. CARE has been working here since…
Read MoreExpanding the discussion to feed the world
By Santiago Alba Corral, Senior Director of International Development, CARE Canada Too many people around the world remain wondering when they will eat their next meal. In 2013, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated World Food Day under the motto, “Sustainable food systems for food security and nutrition.” While these words may sound…
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