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COVID-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 MoreLGBTQ migrants fleeing Venezuela find refuge at Dialogo Diverso
See how an incredible community organization in Quito, Ecuador is providing counseling, workshops and support to LGBTQ migrants and refugees.
Read MoreExisting funding to biggest regional refugee crises represents only 1% of global spend on weapons
Despite the added threat of COVID-19 across all refugee hosting countries, international financial support for refugee crises is significantly lower than this time last year.
Read More15 Minutes on COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Najeeba Wazefadost and Bárbara Romero, two of the five co-founders of Global Independent Refugee Women Leaders (GIRWL). They share their personal stories as refugees and insights on how COVID-19 is affecting refugee communities and internally displaced persons around the world.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreA 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.
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.
Read MoreShow you CARE
For those of us in Canada who are grateful for the safety and protection of home, it’s time to fuel the resilience and leadership of the women and girls facing COVID-19 without a safe place of their own. This is the time to show you CARE.
Read MoreEveryone stays at home. I am staying in Iraq
Shanti Chirayath is a CARE aid worker from Bonn, Germany. When the COVID-19 pandemic led to travel restrictions worldwide, she decided not to return to her home country and stay in Iraq.
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