Over 3.5 million people are facing severe hunger in Kenya. To access the communities affected by drought and unreachable due to safety concerns and poor road infrastructure, CARE International in Kenya adopted an existing fintech platform to disburse cash transfers. Mobile Cash transfers via money platforms are an easy and sustainable method of supporting individuals during a humanitarian crisis such as what is being experienced in Northern Kenya,” says Maureen Miruka, CARE Kenya Country Director.
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3 months of war in Ukraine: Voices from the frontlines
When the fighting in Ukraine started on February 24, 2022 it was clear that it would results in a human catastrophe. Millions of people left their homes, critical infrastructure was destroyed, whole cities were left without food, water and electricity, people lost their lives. Today, more than 6.4 million people have fled the country and over 8 million people have been displaced within Ukraine. As is often the case, women and children are more deeply affected by crisis , making up 90% of refugees and 63% of those who are displaced within Ukraine. Three months into the conflict, CARE’s staff and partners inside Ukraine and the surrounding regions share insights from the frontlines.
Photos: CARE and partners in Poland welcome Ukrainian refugees
More than 6.5 million people have fled Ukraine due to the war. CARE and its partners are responding with much-needed cash assistance, food, and shelter.
Canadian charities join forces to raise funds for Ukraine
In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, leading Canadian aid agencies – through the Humanitarian Coalition – are launching an appeal to raise funds and rush emergency assistance to people in need.
House of Commons’ Special Committee on Afghanistan: CARE Canada Opening Statement
CARE Canada President and CEO Barbara Grantham addresses the House of Commons’ Special Committee on Afghanistan.
Lethal Combination of Climate, Conflict and COVID sees humanitarian needs rise by 17% in 2022
According to the new UN OCHA Global Humanitarian Overview 2022 sees a 17% increase in global humanitarian needs from 2021, with 274 million people in need of life-saving aid around the world and US$41 billion needed to provide this aid. In just 4 years financial requirements and the number of people in need have doubled, while 45 million people are on the brink of famine.
CARE Restarts Afghanistan Humanitarian Response – Provides Seeds, Tools, Fertilizer Ahead of Lean Growing Season and Ongoing Food Crisis
In the last week, CARE has restarted its emergency humanitarian response, providing a small number of vulnerable displaced families with financial assistance to spend on key needs.
Marking World Refugee Day: “Despite the dark realities of daily life, displaced women—as they so often do—are rising”
Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro, Secretary General of CARE International, shares her thoughts on World Refugee Day about the incredible power of women leadership in crisis contexts.
NGO Forum South Sudan: Urgent need to tackle a deteriorating humanitarian catastrophe in South Sudan
Amidst a backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is reaching devastating new levels with over 8.3 million people now in need of urgent humanitarian assistance and humanitarian agencies struggling to meet lifesaving needs.