As the world celebrates International Day of the Girl on 11 October, CARE calls for girls’ voices to be amplified, and for them to shape prevention and response interventions in the fight against COVID-19.
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Five girls who inspire us
We’re thrilled to introduce you to five amazing girls we’ve had the honour of meeting through our work to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice:
Building Forward: Creating a More Equitable, Gender-Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable World
CARE’s report demonstrates how women and girls worldwide – particularly those affected by systemic inequalities – are bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s socioeconomic impacts.
CARE Canada applauds Canadian leadership towards a just, global recovery
CARE Canada welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement of $400 million in new funding to support trusted partners addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in some of the most fragile and vulnerable communities around the world.
CARE Canada Statement: Canada joins COVAX initiative
CARE Canada welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement that Canada will join the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) and the COVID-19 Advance Market Commitment.
We are having a global food crisis and women are feeling its impacts the most
From increased unpaid labor to gender-based lockdown restrictions, women and girls are disproportionately impacted during the ongoing global food crisis.
CARE Canada statement: Throne Speech
As COVID-19 pushes hunger, gender-based violence and economic exclusion to new highs in Canada and around the world, bold new measures are needed to tackle the systemic weaknesses the pandemic has exposed, and to prepare for future shocks – whether from health crises, economic decline or the climate crisis.
CARE Canada welcomes new members to Board of Directors
CARE Canada is pleased to announce that Cindy Karugia, Dr. Victoria Lee, Lisa Raitt P.C., and Dr. David Turpin have been elected to its Board of Directors.
Cultivating hope: Palestinian Women Coping with COVID-19
See how Bayan Farraj, a married mother of three children from Ramallah in the West Bank, was able to fulfil her passion to run her own business, with support from CARE’s OBADER project.