Archive for April 2020
New Study: COVID-19 condemns millions of women to poverty, when they could be a solution to prosperity
A new study by CARE International reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is having a real and immediate economic impact on women in the developing world.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 stalls flows of remittances worldwide, millions of people risk losing their lifelines, warns CARE
According to recent analysis, remittances to low and middle-income countries are projected to fall by 19.7 percent to $445 billion (from $554 billion in 2019), leaving millions of people who rely on remittances for survival at risk of losing these critical lifelines.
Read MoreWhat CARE is doing to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, CARE teams and the people we serve have been rising to the challenge by being creative. Around the world, people are using CARE programs to find ways to respond in the hardest circumstances.
Read MoreQ&A with Marc Nosbach, CARE Country Director Mozambique
Last year Mozambique had to deal with the two severe cyclones Idai and Kenneth. Now the outbreak of COVID-19 threatens. What is the current situation?
Read MoreFighting Coronavirus as a nurse in Sierra Leone: Rosaline’s story
“There are a lot of things that are happening in Sierra Leone. We, the nurses, are putting everything in place.”
Read MoreFive reasons why women and girls are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19
Although men and the elderly are said to be at higher risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, women and girls living in poverty and amid humanitarian crises face unique challenges.
Read MoreVIDEO: Reconstruction of Drinking Water Schemes | Leaving No One Behind
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Read MoreWhy home-based humanitarianism can only take us so far
As the world stays indoors, and individuals around the globe come together in a historical moment of solidarity to stop the spread of COVID-19, for many of the world’s most vulnerable people; lock downs, border restrictions and limitations on movement pose life-threatening challenges.
Read MoreHeroes are made in times of crisis: CARE Bangladesh colleagues lead the way
Ram Das, CARE Bangaldesh Deputy Country Director, Humanitarian Response, acknowledges the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world and pays tribute to humanitarian colleagues in CARE Bangladesh Cox’s Bazar—home of the largest refugee camp in the world today.
Read MoreCOVID-19: 50 million people threatened by hunger in West Africa
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic could increase the number of people at risk of food insecurity and malnutrition from 17 million to 50 million people between June and August 2020.
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