After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in August 2021, CARE is focusing on immediate needs in the short term, but we’re keeping the big picture in mind.
Month: September 2021
Healthcare System on the Brink of Collapse as New Wave of COVID Hits Northwest Syria
As Northwest Syria faces a second wave of COVID-19, hospitals and COVID-19 Community Treatment Centers (CCTCs) in the opposition-held area are unable to cope.
15 Minutes on Supporting Feminist Movements and Organizations
In this episode of our 15 Minutes to Change the World podcast, we speak with Cindy Clark, the Co-Executive Director of the Association for Women’s Rights in Development—a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide.
A Call to Action to Canada’s Federal Party Leaders Ahead of Global COVID-19 Summit on Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better
The Global COVID-19 Summit, on September 22, on the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, will take place days after Canadians elect a new government. CARE Canada urges all parties to work together now and make bold new commitments that will ensure the pandemic is defeated within the next twelve months, as a priority of the new government.
Take the wheel and drive your life to success: Dhikryat’s story
Meet Dhikryat: an inspiring entrepreneur in Yemen running a woman-operated taxi service to provide safe transportation for other women.
CARE / UN Women: Being amongst the most affected by the earthquake, women’s and girls’ meaningful participation and leadership are crucial to an effective and successful humanitarian response
Following the 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14, UN Women Haiti and CARE International, in partnership with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Women’s Rights, the General Directorate of Civil Protection, and the Humanitarian Country Team’s Special Gender Task Force, developed a Rapid Gender Analysis which aims to provide humanitarian actors with recommendations to address the needs of women and girls to ensure their rights and needs are at the core of recovery and reconstruction efforts.
High-level event: Afghanistan Statement by CARE International Secretary Seneral Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro
CARE International Secretary-General Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro’s statement at the UN High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan:
Haiti Earthquake: Round-the-clock relief efforts defy logistical challenges
Just over two weeks after a devastating earthquake struck the South-Western region of Haiti, massive damage to roads and bridges continues to hamper aid efforts. The humanitarian organization CARE reports that while aid is coming through, many remote communities are yet to be reached.