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With your help, CARE’s savings groups are changing the world

In 1991, CARE launched a program in Niger that would change the world. We harnessed the ancient practice of group savings in a concept called Village Savings and Loan Associations. Now, it has expanded to include more than five million members across Africa and around the globe. Members are earning an income, starting businesses, and […]

Suffering in silence: 10 humanitarian crises you haven’t heard of

In 2016, we saw many news-breaking humanitarian crises. We watched the ongoing conflict in Syria, desperate refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea, and Hurricane Matthew decimating Haiti. Yet these headlines were just the tip of an ever-growing humanitarian iceberg. Underneath these more visible crises lay many more that never made it into the news – some […]

Indonesia Earthquake: “I am afraid to go home”

“I do not have money right now to feed my son. I have not received food for my son.” – Nurhasanah, 38, with her five-month-old son. Wahyu Widayanto, CARE’s Emergency Response Manager in Indonesia is currently assessing the impact of the devastating earthquake which hit on Wednesday 7 December: I arrived in Aceh on 8 […]

Married too soon: the consequences of early marriage in the Syrian conflict

By Amani Kanjo, Project Coordinator, CARE partner – Syria Relief and Development “When I met her, it was immediately clear that she wasn’t prepared for the responsibility of being a mother – she herself was still a child!” The girl was only 14, already a mother, but it was not the first time Hanan* had dealt with […]

Workplace waste: $50 million to be spent on office Kris Kringles

Are you still scratching your head, wondering what to buy for that person at work you know nothing about? Wondering when you’ll find time to get to the shops to buy them some pointless trinket? You know the kind – you probably still have that Christmas hat someone gave you last year, or an unused […]

Australia investing in women in Vanuatu

Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja (left), visits CARE’s programs in Vanuatu, where she announced an additional $1 million from the Australian Government would help promote gender equality and women’s leadership. CARE’s Country Director in Vanuatu, Megan Chisholm (centre), reflects on the visit: I met one of my role models this week […]