CARE’s approach
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.
Read More“I still have hope”: Overcoming unemployment during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has eliminated 277 billion hours of paid work as of June 30, the equivalent of 400 million full-time jobs. Unlike previous economic crises, those job losses are hitting women the hardest.
Read MoreTransforming COVID responses: Finding new ways to change the world
COVID-19 has forced us all to change in ways we never imagined. For CARE, it has transformed the way we work in every country and every project. Those changes can show us how to build a better world, and how to build a better CARE.
Read MoreMore than learning: Going back to school in a post-COVID world
School means so much more than books to read, dates to memorize and theories of which to make sense. School is where we form relationships, create community, and embark on the journey towards our future selves.
Read MoreBack to school around the world during a pandemic
As children in many parts of the world head back to school, we reflect on what that looks like in countries like Madagascar, Afghanistan and Haiti.
Read More“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.
Read MoreCARE Canada announces $1.1M program extension supported by Global Affairs Canada
Today, with the support of the Government of Canada, CARE Canada announced a six-month extension of its Southern African Nutrition Initiative (SANI) project as part of Canada’s ongoing humanitarian efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.
Read MoreCOVID-19: There is no health without food, and there is no food without women
On May 20, Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal, devastating crops, livestock, shelters and homes in parts of India and Bangladesh. At USD 13.4 billion, Amphan is the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean.
Read MoreBoard Chair and Vice-Chair Announcement – CARE Canada
CARE Canada is proud to announce the election of a new Chair and Vice-Chair of its Board of Directors. Effective June 25, 2020: Victor Thomas is the new Chair of the Board and Hilary Pearson, C.M, is the new Vice-Chair.
Read MoreCanada leads 30 countries in gender-responsive COVID action: New report highlights room for improvement in humanitarian response
CARE’s new report which highlights gender equity in COVID-19 responses finds that women have almost no representation in national COVID-19 responses across the globe and as a result their needs are going unmet.
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