Nearly nine years of conflict have brought about sweeping and protracted changes in the lives of Syrian people. Syrians are adapting to a ‘new normal’ as it relates to new livelihood strategies, new ways of accessing education, and new gender roles.
Month: February 2020
Together we can make March for women
CARE Canada’s President and CEO (Interim) Mara O’Brien James shares CARE’s March4Women campaign to take action for a more equal world. Whether you march or walk or share your voice, you can ensure that the month of March is for women.
15 Minutes on Charitable Landscapes
We talk with Bruce MacDonald President & CEO of Imagine Canada about the changing charitable landscape and what that means for governments, non-profits, Canadians and the importance of social good.
Statement of Concern – Situation in northwest Syria
As violence continues to escalate in northwest Syria, 10 Canadian aid agencies are warning that the number of people displaced could reach one million by next week unless immediate action is taken.
Turning Pain into Power on Valentine’s Day
Among women of reproductive age, violence against women causes as many deaths worldwide as cancer. It is a greater cause of health problems than malaria and traffic accidents combined.
Hundreds of thousands in northwest Syria caught in humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies warn
As hostilities continue to escalate in northwest Syria, eight aid agencies are making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire as they warn that hundreds of thousands of people – the majority of them women and children – fleeing the unrelenting violence are caught in a humanitarian catastrophe.