September 2019 - CARE Canada

Partnership with local community one year after Sulawesi earthquake in Indonesia

JAKARTA, September 28, 2019 – One year after Palu, Sigi, Donggala and other areas of Central Sulawesi were shaken by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and inundated by tsunami waters, thousands of women and girls face challenges in accessing safe shelter, water and sanitation facilities, as well as uncertainty about their future.

Listen to the latest episode of our podcast, 15 Minutes to Change the World, and learn more about Global Climate Action Week and how you can reduce your carbon footprint.

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg has sparked a generation to take action for climate change. Here are five ways she has inspired and continues to inspire millions.

Flooding in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, 2019

Today’s United Nations Climate Action Summit was a missed opportunity for world leaders to mount a response commensurate with what scientists, cities, organizations and more than four million people worldwide are declaring a climate emergency.

2019_ Malawi Floods caused by Cyclone Idai

In the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Idai, the generous support of CARE donors provided life-saving assistance to families in need including tents, food supplies, clean water and hygiene kits.

We’re all climate champions at CARE, but we have some absolutely amazing superstars when it comes to specific work on climate change adaptation in our programs, in how we advocate and affect policy change and more, and one of our brightest stars is Camilla Schramek.