CARE’s approach
Reflecting on Women Deliver
Hosted in Vancouver, this year’s Women Deliver conference brought together 8000 people from 165 countries around the world. Attendees brought with them an ambition to disrupt the imbalance of power that fuels marginalization, injustice and poverty through ideas, solutions, and partnerships that will transform the lives of women and girls.
Read MoreIn profile: CARE Canada’s Jessie Thomson
Meet Jessie Thomson, CARE Canada’s Vice President of Partnerships for Global Change.
Read MoreQ&A with Shaughn McArthur about CARE’s #NotOptional campaign
Shaughn McArthur talks about CARE’s #NotOptional campaign
Read MoreWhat is Women Deliver?
In the coming days you may notice Women Deliver Conference references and shoutouts throughout your social media feeds. Never heard of it? Are you currently wondering ‘what exactly is this thing’?
Read MoreEquality for all: Thoughts from CARE’s gender advisor
As CARE Canada’s senior gender advisor, I have a keen interest in ending inequality. Throughout my career, I have listened to and focused on working together with women around the world to amplify their voices and ensure they have a seat at the table.
Read MoreSafety all around: How we ensure staff stay safe in an emergency
Our Safety and Security lead, Melanie Murphy, highlights some of the biggest risks when responding to an emergency and why it is important that CARE puts women and girls at the centre of our work.
Read MoreStories on the impact of development work
ShareTweetShareEmail 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 MoreSo you want to work in international development?
ShareTweetShareEmail So you want to work in international development? Feb 5, 2019 Written by Darcy Knoll, communications specialist with CARE Canada Five years ago. It’s the end of a long day in the Philippines, visiting villages impacted by typhoon Haiyan, which devastated parts of the country. This would be my first time abroad with CARE.…
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…
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