According to recent data from the INFORM risk database, eight countries face the highest risk of the health and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19 community transmission. Within this population a CARE International analysis estimates that there are around 12 million breastfeeding mothers and more than 1.6 million pregnant women.
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COVID-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.
Supporting and believing in each other: How a women’s food cooperative in Guatemala brings people together to ensure income, nutrition and health
Gilda is the president of a women’s cooperative in Guatemala that employs local women to produce soya bean derivatives. She shared with us how she is leading her community through the COVID-19 crisis, with support from CARE.
15 Minutes on the Nutrition of Mothers and Babies
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Mandana Arabi, VP of Global Technical Services at Nutrition International, about COVID-19 and its impacts on the health and nutrition of moms and newborns around the world.
Giving back in the midst of crisis: A BC nurse’s COVID-19 journey
Amy is a Registered Nurse at St. Paul’s hospital in Vancouver, BC. After being hospitalized for COVID-19, she started asking friends and family to tie ribbons around the tree in her front yard to keep her spirits up, and to give back to the people that will be affected by this crisis both in Canada and around the world. What followed was an outpouring of support from loved ones, neighbours and complete strangers to create the “Giving Tree.”
Why Giving Tuesday Now is an opportunity for all of us
While you may have typically seen messages about Giving Tuesday during the holiday season, tomorrow is a global day of giving and unity specifically in response to COVID-19.
What CARE is doing to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, CARE teams and the people we serve have been rising to the challenge by being creative. Around the world, people are using CARE programs to find ways to respond in the hardest circumstances.
Q&A with Marc Nosbach, CARE Country Director Mozambique
Last year Mozambique had to deal with the two severe cyclones Idai and Kenneth. Now the outbreak of COVID-19 threatens. What is the current situation?
Five reasons why women and girls are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19
Although men and the elderly are said to be at higher risk of severe illness due to COVID-19, women and girls living in poverty and amid humanitarian crises face unique challenges.