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We are having a global food crisis and women are feeling its impacts the most
From increased unpaid labor to gender-based lockdown restrictions, women and girls are disproportionately impacted during the ongoing global food crisis.
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 MoreImproving education in Yemen through community dialogue
The education sector in Yemen has been badly affected by teachers’ absences, and school hours were reduced even before COVID-19. CARE is supporting schools in Yemen with awareness-raising programs and facilitates community dialogue as a part of the response to improve the education system and to support students to return to school.
Read MoreOne thousand days of hope and courage: Rohingya refugees still at crossroads
In 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas fled Myanmar to settle in the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh. Close to a million, the Rohingyas have been waiting for three years, for justice, to have their rights back, and to return home.
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 MoreCOVID-19 in Honduras: Gladis’ story
Gladis is a leader in her community in Honduras. She started a business to earn money and help her family and other women in the community with support from CARE’s PROLEMPA Project.
Read MoreOver 150 major charities form Emergency Coalition to save sector and maintain support to Canada’s most vulnerable
The leaders of over 150 Canadian charities have written a letter to the Government of Canada asking for urgent financial support to prevent the irreparable collapse of the sector, and their vital programs, due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreCARE warns: Short window for international community and donors to respond before it’s too late to COVID-19 pandemic in world’s most vulnerable countries
International aid organization CARE warns that the window for preparing the world’s most vulnerable countries for the COVID-19 pandemic is quickly closing due to global travel restrictions.
Read MoreCyclone Idai one year on: Southern Africa still devastated and vulnerable to climate shocks
One year after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction across parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, nearly 100,000 people continue to live in makeshift shelters and are alarmingly vulnerable to future climate shocks.
Read MoreSuffering in Silence: As climate change intensifies, so too does humanitarian need
Opinion: Media attention largely determines whether a crisis garners public empathy and galvanizes political will, or if it is left to fester beyond public perception.
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