Our guest today is Catherine Abreu, an internationally recognized, award-winning campaigner whose work centers on building powerful coalitions to advance transformative action on climate change. Catherine is the Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, Canada’s primary network of more than 100 organizations working on climate change and energy issues from coast to coast to coast.
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Stories of shock and survival: Three months after the Beirut explosion
Three months after the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, CARE Canada’s Ramzi Saliba reflects on his deployment there: how it personally affected him being from Lebanon, the complexities of compounding emergencies happening all together, CARE’s response, and the incomprehensible impact on the people.
Preventing a COVID catastrophe in Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh is home to around one million Rohingya refugees, living in close proximity to each other. These are ideal conditions for the spread of coronavirus. Ram Das, Deputy Country Director at CARE Bangladesh, explains how a well-coordinated humanitarian response has prevented a COVID catastrophe.
Yemen conflict, hunger and now COVID-19
Yemen is a country already battered by conflict, hunger and flooding. Suha Basharen describes how CARE is responding to the intersecting of needs of a complex emergency.
Women Increasingly at Risk and Unable to Access Assistance Post the Beirut Explosion
In the aftermath of the Beirut Port explosion on August 4, women in female-headed households, living within the explosion range, are suffering increased vulnerability.
Women photographers show the impacts of COVID-19 in West Africa
CARE commissioned five women from different West African countries to go out and document the impact of COVID-19 on their communities—especially on its women and young people.
Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Kenya: CARE’s Women’s Voice & Leadership work
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sharp increase in gender-based violence (GBV) in many parts of the world. CARE is working with local women’s organizations in Kenya’s informal settlements to address GBV and protect survivors as part of our Women’s Voice and Leadership work.
15 Minutes on Canadian International Assistance
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with The Honourable Bob Rae about Canadian international assistance in the age of COVID-19: how it has compounded existing inequalities around the world and changed how Canada is responding to support people in vulnerable places. And of course, what we can do to ensure this crucial work continues and expands.
Five girls who inspire us
We’re thrilled to introduce you to five amazing girls we’ve had the honour of meeting through our work to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice: