Launched in 2015 in Cuba and funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the goal of the PROSAM project was to improve the diversity and quantity of food available in local markets, strengthen the capacities of municipalities to manage food production plans and support local producers, and ensure that women are involved in agricultural production in their communities.
economic empowerment
The challenges and joys of being a woman in business: Hina’s story
Hina has been running a hostel for girls in Islamabad, Pakistan for the past eight years. Like so many women around the world, she faces challenges when it comes to work and balancing family life.
In Photos: Women’s economic empowerment in action
Women’s economic empowerment means that women have the knowledge, tools and opportunities to unlock their full potential to earn and save money. Here are just a few of the amazing women we at CARE have had the privilege of working with and learning from over the years:
Women helping women in Côte d’ Ivoire
See how two incredible women in Côte d’ Ivoire helped other women become their own bankers.
Cultivating hope: Palestinian Women Coping with COVID-19
See how Bayan Farraj, a married mother of three children from Ramallah in the West Bank, was able to fulfil her passion to run her own business, with support from CARE’s OBADER project.
Buying food when the markets are closed: Fatima’s Story
Fatima, who lives in the conflict-affected Tripoli neighbourhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, has not worked since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. She lives with her family in a very modest apartment. Her husband, Abdel Kader, lost his leg three weeks ago.
New Study: COVID-19 condemns millions of women to poverty, when they could be a solution to prosperity
A new study by CARE International reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is having a real and immediate economic impact on women in the developing world.
CARE innovations in the last decade
Is innovation more than just a buzz word? We think so! Here are just some of the ways CARE and our partners have worked to integrate smart, culturally savvy solutions for the problems that affect communities all over the world: