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The SHE SOARS (Sexual...
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Doctor Gisma Awad...
Ra’eda Abu Halawa works as a plumber, installing water tanks and repairing and installing pipes in bathrooms and kitchens. This is unusual in Jordan because women plumbers are very rare in the country, but that doesn’t bother Ra-eda.
On any given day, more than 320 million people around the world are menstruating (Global Menstrual Collective). Still many people around the world lack the proper access to menstrual products, services, and information. This is period poverty.
See how Heveline became chief of her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and how she’s encouraging other women to to pursue education and join hands in community development and leadership.
CARE is full of incredible staff, volunteers and partners that work hand in hand with women, girls and their communities around the world to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. Meet three of our inspiring humanitarian colleagues: Marilyn, Rosemary, and Mónica.
Meet another one of our incredible local partners, the Center For Livelihood Advancement (CFLA), who are working to improve protection of female domestic workers within Nairobi’s informal settlements and to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CARE Canada is extremely fortunate to receive support for our mission and work from so many different individuals, groups, companies and organizations. Kayla Chutter and Jasmine Renn, two members of The Vancouver Youth CARE Committee, share the story of how this special group of young people came to be, past and future initiatives, advice to young people wanting to make a difference and more.