For a group of women tailors located in a village in Uganda’s Bidibidi settlement zone, all has not been lost during the pandemic. Their story is a true reflection of the old adage “every cloud has a silver lining” thanks to CARE and support from UN Women.
We all need courage and patience to get us through the pandemic. All around the world, CARE teams and the people you support have been rising to the challenge. And they are adding one more critical ingredient: creativity.
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.
CARE’s Reshma Khan shares her thoughts and experiences on World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
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.
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.
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Mandana Arabi, VP of Global Technical Services at Nutrition International, about COVID-19 and its impacts on the health and nutrition of moms and newborns around the world.
Unfortunately, history does tend to repeat itself. But it also provides us with the opportunity to repeat the good and the kind. There’s a CARE Package® needed for many parts of the world—and we are all in a position to give it.
Amy is a Registered Nurse at St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver, BC. After being hospitalized for COVID-19, she started asking friends and family to tie ribbons around the tree in her front yard to keep her spirits up, and to give back to the people that will be affected by this crisis both in Canada and around the world. What followed was an outpouring of support from loved ones, neighbours and complete strangers to create the “Giving Tree.”
