Archive for August 2022
Women and girls most at risk as Pakistan floods create humanitarian crisis, warns CARE
Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has affected more than 33 million people, and the international aid organization CARE is warning that women and children will be most at risk in the weeks and months to come.
Read MoreBarbara Grantham – Travel Diary, Part Three – Morocco
Recently I returned from my first trip to visit CARE projects in Africa since I became President and CEO of CARE Canada in April 2020. It was a wonderful and inspiring visit to Zambia and Morocco, meeting incredible people and learning how CARE and our partners are supporting women’s leadership.
Read MoreCARE providing much needed assistance to flood-affected communities in Pakistan
CARE Pakistan Country Director Adil Sheraz provides a statement on the flooding in Pakistan, how people are impacted, their greatest needs, and how CARE and our partners are assisting.
Read MoreSix months of war in Ukraine: Brutal mental health toll must not be overlooked, warns CARE
Since February 2022, CARE and partners have reached over 466,000 people affected by the crisis, across Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Georgia, and Germany with protection and psychosocial support, cash assistance, food, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, health services, support for accommodation, and education.
Read MoreBarbara Grantham – Travel Diary, Part Two
Recently I returned from my first trip to visit CARE projects in Africa since I became President and CEO of CARE Canada in April 2020. It was a wonderful and inspiring visit to Zambia and Morocco, meeting incredible people and learning how CARE and our partners are supporting women’s leadership.
Read MoreUkraine: “It is terrifying when rockets fly your way”
The war escalated six months ago, on February 24. On February 27, the first drivers were already behind the wheel, driving to Kyiv to evacuate two families. They now drive to towns in Kharkiv, Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrosvsk, Mykolaiv and Odesa—areas that are heavily affected and very dangerous.
Read MoreWorld Humanitarian Day 2022: South Sudan continues to be one of the deadliest places to be an aid worker
South Sudan continues to be one of the deadliest places to be an aid worker, according to analysis done by CARE on data from the Humanitarian Outcomes Aid Worker Security Database. Forty-four aid workers have lost their lives globally since the beginning of this year, including 11 in South Sudan, 8 in Afghanistan and 7 in Myanmar.
Read MoreBarbara Grantham – Travel Diary, Part One
I just returned from my first trip to visit CARE projects in Africa since I started. To visit Zambia and Morocco, and learn how CARE and our partners are supporting women’s leadership, was a wonderful opportunity. I kept a diary along the way, that I am now sharing with you.
Read MoreMeet Doctor Gisma Awad Hassan Rwah
Doctor Gisma Awad Hassan Rwah, the only doctor in the clinic in Gorlangbang, Sudan. Tessa Bolton/CARE Canada Meet Doctor Gisma Awad Hassan Rwah Aug 15, 2022 By Tessa Bolton, CARE Canada In the aftermath of the Darfur war, the village of Gorlangbang was completely isolated for over ten years like most of South Jebel Marra.…
Read MoreThe next generation of entrepreneurs
These are Niger’s future entrepreneurs, teachers, and doctors. Those who will build the country and dream up new ideas. Those who will work for equal rights and opportunities for all.
The group meets every week after school. They get together to save money and have created their own little bank. Everyone saves what they can, and those who need it can borrow money to test out their own business ideas.
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