Earning and saving
From Bread Maker to Breadwinner
After her husband got sick with COVID, Safora started a small business selling Bolani (fried flatbread stuffed with vegetables). She shares her story and her fantastic Bolani recipe for you to try at home!
Read More15 Minutes on Localizing and Decolonizing Aid
In the final episode of our March4Women series, we speak with Everjoice Win, an activist in feminist and social justice movements in her country, Zimbabwe, the African continent and globally for over 30 years. Everjoice speaks passionately about decolonizing aid and localization in the context of international development and humanitarian work—and how women are leading the charge in this very critical area.
Read MoreCARE Partner Profile: Las Hormigas (“the Ants”)
Las Hormigas (“the Ants”) is a women’s grassroots organization in Intibucá, Honduras covering the municipalities of the Department of Intibucá and now also in Lempira and La Paz.
Read More15 Minutes on Financial and Corporate Inclusion
In the third episode of our March4Women series, we speak with Cindy Karugia, Financial Advisor at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), about financial and corporate inclusion and leadership. Cindy also lends her time and expertise to nonprofit organizations like G(irls) 20, YWCA Canada, and Equal Voice Canada, and we are thrilled to have her as a Board member at CARE Canada.
Read MoreCARE Partner Profile: SUPERB Community Based Organization
CARE’s local partner, SUPERB, is a feminist women’s rights organization led by young women based in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Learn more about the great work they are doing!
Read MorePROLEMPA Project Impact
With support form CARE’s PROLEMPA project, supported by the Government of Canada, women in Honduras have received business training to help them market their products more widely and improve their sales. These amazing women are able to pay for their children’s education and create a bright future for themselves, their families, and communities.
Read MoreDon’t plan for us, plan with us: the power of women’s leadership in emergencies
Women and girls are the hardest hit by conflict and disasters but often have little or no say in the design and delivery of humanitarian aid. CARE’s Women Lead in Emergencies approach is the first practical toolkit for frontline humanitarians to support women to take the lead in responding to crises that directly affect them and their communities.
Read MoreWomen helping women in Côte d’ Ivoire
See how two incredible women in Côte d’ Ivoire helped other women become their own bankers.
Read MoreQuiz: What you made possible in 2020
Do you know how CARE, thanks to your support, helped people around the world in 2020? See what we accomplished together this past year.
Read MoreHow a women’s savings group in Niger came together to supply +10,000 masks
After their jobs disappeared due to coronavirus, savings group president Aïchatou Cheitou helped focus the group on mask and soap production and started a mutual aid program to ensure families in her community had enough to eat.
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