Archive for October 2018
The male feminist: a Halloween conundrum
Par Darcy Knoll, spécialiste des Communications, CARE Canada Messieurs! Vous en avez assez d’être des pirates sexy ou des policiers virils? Trouvez-vous que l’industrie des costumes d’Halloween vous réduit à des stéréotypes et vous représente mal? Cette année, pourquoi ne pas choisir un costume qui démontre votre facette féministe? Au bureau où je travaille, un…
Read MoreFleeing Venezuela: Outside the law and at serious risk
Milagros Rincon, une mère de trois enfants qui est âgée de 31 ans, a voyagé avec sa famille pendant plusieurs jours du Venezuela à la Colombie puis en Équateur. Le voyage s’est fait en autobus et à pied. Le parcours a été long, dit-elle. Comme elle, de nombreuses personnes n’ont eu d’autre choix que de…
Read MoreOne month on from the Indonesia tsunami and the onset of the rainy season exacerbates survivors suffering
One month after a terrible earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi the onset of the rainy season has increased the suffering for many survivors. The arrival of the rains is likely to see an increase in diseases like malaria and dengue fever, and further contamination to already polluted water sources. “One month…
Read MoreIt’s not all bad: Stats that will make you have faith that things ARE getting better
It seems like every day, the state of the world is getting worse, from wars to politics to poverty and inequality. Despite all the bad news out there though, there is just as much (or maybe even more!) happy news that flies under the radar, just as many amazing people changing the world, just as…
Read MoreFive empowered costumes to add to your closet this Halloween
ShareTweetShareEmail Five empowered costumes to add to your closet this Halloween Oct 24, 2018 Opening our basement storage closest can feel like stepping into another world. Moby Dick takes up the most space, but there’s also Bat Girl, a Minion, Jabba the Hutt and a host of random woodland creatures. With each passing year as…
Read MoreCARE distributes aid kits to survivors of the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami
CARE is distributing hygiene kits to around 1,000 households over the coming days. Distributions will target some of those worst affected by the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Lack of clean water and access to sanitation facilities are two of the biggest problems currently facing survivors of the earthquake. “People have…
Read More15 Minutes on World Hunger and Food Waste
Have you ever looked at how much food you’re throwing out every week? How much of that food was still usable and how much of that waste could have been prevented? In this episode we talk to Chef Jagger Gordon, founder of the first pay-what-you-can grocery store in Toronto and the Feed it Forward program.
Read MoreCARE begins procurement of key relief items for Indonesia earthquake response
CARE aims to target some of the most remote and in-need communities affected by the earthquake and tsunami JAKARTA — CARE has begun procurement of key relief items including shelter and sanitation kits with the aim of reaching some of the most remote and, as yet, unassisted communities devastated by last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami.…
Read MoreCARE responds to earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
CARE Canada launches appeal to help survivors JAKARTA — The death toll from the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi grew to more than 1,200 today as rescuers fought to reach the worst-affected areas. CARE will focus its planned response mainly in the Donggala area, north of Palu city –…
Read MoreIndonesia: CARE begins emergency response activities as death toll soars
(Jakarta, Indonesia) – International humanitarian organization CARE has begun preparations for an assessment of the damages caused by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that has left at least 832 people dead and a further 540 injured on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This assessment will allow CARE to begin immediately assisting those affected by the…
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