The education sector in Yemen has been badly affected by teachers’ absences, and school hours were reduced even before COVID-19. CARE is supporting schools in Yemen with awareness-raising programs and facilitates community dialogue as a part of the response to improve the education system and to support students to return to school.
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Just trying to survive: Syrian migrant workers in Beirut after the explosions
Migrant workers, as well as refugees and domestic workers were already some of the most vulnerable to Lebanon’s economic crisis before the blast. Their situation is only likely to worsen now, with their places of employment and means of making a living destroyed, and for many their homes also affected.
“Poverty taught me to be strong”: Khonaf’s story
Khonaf Saido Abdullah is a mother of 7 from Sinjar, Iraq where she was living with her young children and disabled husband in a small rental property. They worked as farm labourers to get a small income, but she still did not have enough money to be able to send any of her children to school. But that changed.
How one farmer is rebuilding after losing everything
Rosemarie lost everything when Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013. Since then (and with a little hlep from CARE!), she has rebuilt her life, earning enough money to send her children to school and is now hopeful for the future.
In photos: How COVID-19 is affecting refugees around the world
While everyone around the world continues to cope with the devastating impacts of COVID-19, the risks are heightened for the world’s approximately 71 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes.
A ray of hope for refugee women in Uganda
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.
World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Safe. Proud. Period.
CARE’s Reshma Khan shares her thoughts and experiences on World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Buying food when the markets are closed: Fatima’s Story
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.
Supporting and believing in each other: How a women’s food cooperative in Guatemala brings people together to ensure income, nutrition and health
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.