Archive for May 2020
COVID-19 could have disastrous implications for 12 million breastfeeding women and their babies in high risk countries, warns CARE
According to recent data from the INFORM risk database, eight countries face the highest risk of the health and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19 community transmission. Within this population a CARE International analysis estimates that there are around 12 million breastfeeding mothers and more than 1.6 million pregnant women.
Read MoreWorld Menstrual Hygiene Day: Safe. Proud. Period.
CARE’s Reshma Khan shares her thoughts and experiences on World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Read MoreHow refugee children in Kenya are continuing to learn during the Coronavirus lock down
Amidst school closures and a partial lock down in Kenya due to the coronavirus, teachers are broadcasting their lessons on the radio in Dadaab refugee camp.
Read MorePreparing for the Food and Nutrition Security Impacts of COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, almost 350 stakeholders participated in Preparing for the Food and Nutrition Security Impacts of COVID-19–a technical webinar co-hosted by CARE Canada and FAO North America.
Read MoreBuying food when the markets are closed: Fatima’s Story
Fatima, who lives in the conflict-affected Tripoli neighbourhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, has not worked since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. She lives with her family in a very modest apartment. Her husband, Abdel Kader, lost his leg three weeks ago.
Read MoreSupporting and believing in each other: How a women’s food cooperative in Guatemala brings people together to ensure income, nutrition and health
Gilda is the president of a women’s cooperative in Guatemala that employs local women to produce soya bean derivatives. She shared with us how she is leading her community through the COVID-19 crisis, with support from CARE.
Read MoreFirst COVID-19 case in Rohingya camp could potentially lead to an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, warns CARE
The first COVID-19 case in the Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar could potentially lead to thousands of new infections; putting the world’s largest refugee camp on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Read MoreTogether in kindness: A CARE Package® recipient’s story
These acts of kindness are what we need right now. We will get through this, just as we did 75 years ago, if we think and act with love and compassion together.
Read MoreOriginal CARE Package® Recipient: Nachiko Yokota
CARE Canada donor Nachiko Yokota reflects on the CARE Package® she and her family received after the Second World War and her legacy of supporting our work over the years.
Read MoreSouth Sudan: Rising coronavirus cases coincide with start of lean season
As South Sudan has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus cases over the past two weeks, with numbers rising to 174 as of 11th May, the population of the world’s youngest country is also facing potential risks with the upcoming lean season.
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