Advocating for Change. Fighting for Equality
Advocacy
Advocating for change. Fighting for equality.
Our focus on creating equality for women and girls goes beyond the hard work done in countries overseas. The fight for equality is also right here in Canada. By advocating for positive change through better policies that serve a greater good for all, our actions, our words and our efforts translate into tangible action.
Why advocacy matters
At its root, poverty exists because of inequality.
But what does this really mean? It means many things, but particularly:
- Women around the world don’t have the same rights and opportunities as men.
- Marginalized communities—often but not always found in countries that struggle with poverty, hunger, political turmoil and more—do not have the same rights as communities considered “power holders.”
- A country lacks the opportunities, rights, resources that another has.
The term social justice means that all people, everywhere in the world, have the right to a life free from poverty, violence, discrimination or human rights violations.
Social justice is what we are advocating for. That is the goal.
How CARE Canada is advocating for change
She Leads in Crisis
CARE’s global She Leads in Crisis advocacy campaign demands gender-just and women-led response to today’s defining global challenges: conflict, climate and COVID-19. CARE will work across existing and new networks and external partners to promote women’s voice, leadership, and participation by influencing national governments, targeted UN agencies and coordination mechanisms to fund and elevate women led-organizations (WLOs) in disaster preparedness and response to COVID-19, conflict and climate crises.
She Leads in Crisis calls on Canada to meet its commitments in ways that meet women’s and girls’ needs and promotes their leadership.
WOMEN IN CRISIS
While women and girls face great risk in times of crisis, they also have potential to lead. We work with humanitarian groups, lawmakers, and governments to ensure that women’s rights, gender equality, and local women are at the heart of humanitarian response.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change has devastating consequences for those least responsible and could push an additional 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030. CARE calls for action to help those facing climate change today to be better prepared to adapt to the impact of severe weather, shifting rain patterns, and drought.
SAFE WORK
More than one third of the world’s countries have no laws prohibiting sexual harassment at work, leaving nearly 235 million women vulnerable in the workplace. CARE calls for Canada to lead in the adoption of an International Labour Organization Convention that addresses gender-based violence.
Projects
Women’s Voice and Leadership – Kenya, South Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda
International Women's...