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Breaking the cycle of period poverty: Alice’s story
On any given day, more than 320 million people around the world are menstruating (Global Menstrual Collective). Still many people around the world lack the proper access to menstrual products, services, and information. This is period poverty.
“I can help women raise their voices”: Halatu’s story
Concerned that women had to trek nearly 10km to the nearest food distribution point, Halatu, a South Sudanese refugee and her women’s group in the Omugo refugee settlement in Uganda, helped to organize a peaceful boycott to successfully advocate for the food distribution point to be moved closer to the community.
Meet Rehema: A Congolese refugee, survivor, and women’s advocate
Rehema lives in Uganda and draws on her personal experiences to support refugee survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
How We Can Reduce Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely have adverse and disproportionate effects on women and girls around the world, particularly in the rise of gender-based violence. CARE is working to prevent and respond to this issue in 24 countries.
In photos: How COVID-19 is affecting refugees around the world
While everyone around the world continues to cope with the devastating impacts of COVID-19, the risks are heightened for the world’s approximately 71 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes.
A ray of hope for refugee women in Uganda
For a group of women tailors located in a village in Uganda’s Bidibidi settlement zone, all has not been lost during the pandemic. Their story is a true reflection of the old adage “every cloud has a silver lining” thanks to CARE and support from UN Women.