Reflection
Yemen: ‘An airstrike almost on my doorstep’
‘This morning, peace was shattered as 19 airstrikes tore through the city. It was terrifying and my hands are still shaking as I write this.’
Read MoreEnding Inequality For Mothers
I recently caught up with a friend of mine who is enjoying her sixth week of motherhood.” You weren’t kidding about whirlwind…” she said…
Read MoreCyclone Idai: When tears don’t even scratch the surface
CARE’s Jennifer Bose shares Isabel’s story from Cyclone Idai-affected Mozambique.
Read MoreIn the midst of war, Yemeni women are creating opportunities
While Yemen faces crisis, we cannot ignore those women who are fighting bravely – not only for their own survival, but also against violence and poverty in a country at war.
Read MoreMake March for women
A day to celebrate women is a key step in this path. So, what if we celebrated for more than one day? What if we made March, in its entirety, for women?
Read MoreStories on the impact of development work
ShareTweetShare+1Email Stories on the impact of development work Feb 5, 2019 To celebrate International Development Week we asked our staff how development work has impacted the people we work with and how it has impacted them. We share some of their stories below. “When I was last in Tanzania, I was left inspired by how…
Read MoreThe people who make the difference: Putting faces to change in the West Bank
Have you ever met someone for the first time and felt like you’ve known them for years? Have you experienced an immediate kinship, a common way of speaking about things and a natural openness? I felt that way when I met CARE’s West Bank and Gaza (WBG) staff this past fall at their office in…
Read MoreHungry for change: Women entrepreneurs in the West Bank
Walking up the steps to a small concrete building nestled amidst oak and cypress trees, it’s hard to believe that this is the site of such a big and important operation. A childcare centre next door fills the air with children’s laughter and I find myself breaking into a smile. We’re in Al Shyoukh, Hebron, in the West Bank…
Read MoreFour easy ways you can bring people together
Is scrolling through your social media feed, bits and bytes showing a screen, our best best to connect with each other? Though this can be a powerful tool, we can do more to bring people together, in real life, away from their phones, to make a change. At CARE we are driven by the potential…
Read MoreEnding inequality in the West Bank
By Kasia Souchen, CARE Canada’s Marketing Outreach Manager This was the third street we had turned down to try to find a route to get us back to Ramallah, West Bank. There was tear gas used on some of the routes so it wasn’t safe to go down certain roads. With no satellite phone connection…
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