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A harrowing journey from unimaginable violence to strength

Raped and left for dead on the same day her husband was murdered, Cecile* survived. Now safe in Uganda, she helps other women who have experienced gender-based violence. In a single horrific day, Cecile’s life changed forever. As she tended to her garden in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of men grabbed her, […]

The racecar driver leaving gender stereotypes in the dust

“The gas pedal makes me feel free.” Car racing may be a male-dominated sport, but women like Marah are leaving gender stereotypes in the dust. Car racing may be a male-dominated sport, but women like Marah, 28, are changing that. At improvised racetracks around the West Bank, she is breaking records and stereotypes. Marah, along […]

The female car mechanic defying the odds in a male-dominated field

A rare female mechanic in Bangladesh, Rabeya is excelling in a field dominated by men and using her earnings to pull her family out of poverty. Rabeya is wearing navy scrubs spotted with grease stains. She rolls up her sleeves and steps on a stool, popping open the bonnet of a truck. She checks the […]

Rebuilding after losing everything in Typhoon Haiyan

Rosemarie had to rebuild her life after a typhoon destroyed her home in the Philippines. Today, her farm is doing better than ever, allowing her to send her kids to college. When Rosemarie recalls surviving 2013’s Typhoon Haiyan – one of the most difficult experiences of her life – the emotions are still raw. “I […]

Fighting her way to financial independence

Complete dependence on her husband strained Brigitte’s marriage and limited her freedom. Now she runs a business her whole family can be proud of. Brigitte, a 43-year-old mother of four, grew up on a small farm much like the one she lives on now in a sleepy hillside village in Rwanda. Brigitte and her husband […]

Messages of hope for Australian bushfire survivors from Syrian refugees

There are no kangaroos in Syria or Jordan, but nine-year-old twin brothers Anas and Ayman couldn’t stop thinking about the Australian animals and people affected by the ongoing bushfires. Syrian refugees living in Jordan, Anas and Ayman first heard about the out-of-control bushfires that have ravaged Australia in their CARE art therapy classes – sessions […]