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SHE SOARS podcast: Engaging men and boys in gender equality – Part 1

Podcast, Advocacy, Education & Training, Featured, Health, SHE SOARS podcast

International Day of the Girl honours girls’ rights and experiences around the world and celebrates the power of girls everywhere to change the world. In this episode, Madeline and Amal, two of the Youth Champions, are joined by Gloria, an inspiring youth advocate from Kenya, to talk about women’s leadership in the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) space. Learn about Gloria’s journey advocating for girls’ health and their rights in Kenya, and how she founded a community-based organization to reach girls with SHR information and services. The group discusses what it’s like to speak up as a young woman in different contexts, the importance of breaking down harmful gender norms, and the role models who have helped shape them into who they are today.

Why do we put women and girls at the centre of all we do?

Advocacy, Education & Training, Featured, Partnership, Story

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CARE Canada and the Government of Canada announce funding for new CARE project to address the growing crisis in the Horn of Africa

News releases and statements, Emergency Response, Featured

CARE Canada is excited to announce a new pilot program that aims to bridge the work between humanitarian and development projects towards more sustainable outcomes. One of the first of its type, the nexus project Lifesaving Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and Protection Assistance for Crisis-affected IDPs and Host Communities in the Eastern Zone of Tigray Region will help to bridge the crossover between humanitarian and development programming towards more sustainable outcomes.

House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development: CARE Canada Opening Statement

News releases and statements, Advocacy, Emergency Response, Featured, Health

Dr. Ilhas Altinci with CARE Turkey and Nicole Tobin with CARE Canada address the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on the need for investment in global vaccine equity.

5 ways women and girls are impacted by the Ukraine conflict

Emergency Response, Featured

As with all conflicts, the crisis in Ukraine is disproportionately affecting women and girls, both within the country and those fleeing across borders. CARE has identified five key areas where more support and attention are urgently needed for women and girls affected by the crisis in Ukraine:

How CARE is reaching people in Haiti and rebuilding after the earthquake

Emergency Response, Featured

After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in August 2021, CARE is focusing on immediate needs in the short term, but we’re keeping the big picture in mind.

CARE / UN Women: Being amongst the most affected by the earthquake, women’s and girls’ meaningful participation and leadership are crucial to an effective and successful humanitarian response

News releases and statements, Emergency Response, Uncategorized

Following the 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14, UN Women Haiti and CARE International, in partnership with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Women’s Rights, the General Directorate of Civil Protection, and the Humanitarian Country Team’s Special Gender Task Force, developed a Rapid Gender Analysis which aims to provide humanitarian actors with recommendations to address the needs of women and girls to ensure their rights and needs are at the core of recovery and reconstruction efforts.

15 Minutes on Climate Action and Climate Justice

Podcast, Advocacy, Featured

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.

Reflecting on Women Deliver

Featured, Advocacy, Emergency Response, Health

Hosted in Vancouver, this year’s Women Deliver conference brought together 8000 people from 165 countries around the world. Attendees brought with them an ambition to disrupt the imbalance of power that fuels marginalization, injustice and poverty through ideas, solutions, and partnerships that will transform the lives of women and girls.