CARE Canada is proud to announce that board member Doug Stollery has been named as a member of the Order of Canada. Stollery was named for his wide-ranging contributions to Canada’s legal landscape, his defense of human rights and his community and philanthropic involvement.
Month: December 2020
Reflections on a year like none other: A note from our President and CEO
Barbara Grantham, CARE Canada’s President and CEO, reflects on a year like none other
How a women’s savings group in Niger came together to supply +10,000 masks
After their jobs disappeared due to coronavirus, savings group president Aïchatou Cheitou helped focus the group on mask and soap production and started a mutual aid program to ensure families in her community had enough to eat.
Learning from local women humanitarians responding to gender-based violence
CARE’s Zainab Moallin spoke with the Arab Women Organization of Jordan (AWO Jordan), a women-led organization that partners with CARE, to understand what we can learn from women-led organizations as they navigate the impacts of the coronavirus in their humanitarian contexts and take steps to support vulnerable women and girls at risk of gender-based violence (GBV).
Meet Rehema: A Congolese refugee, survivor, and women’s advocate
Rehema lives in Uganda and draws on her personal experiences to support refugee survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
How We Can Reduce Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely have adverse and disproportionate effects on women and girls around the world, particularly in the rise of gender-based violence. CARE is working to prevent and respond to this issue in 24 countries.