CARE to be Equal
A new initiative that will improve women and girls’ livelihoods, give them a voice and address the violence and abuse they experience. It starts with equal because we cannot eradicate poverty while inequality persists.
Fighting for women and girls’ equality in Asia-Pacific
Your opportunity to help create a more equal world today. Your leadership in supporting this vital work will be an inspiration to many and every donation you make to CARE to be Equal will be amplified with funding from the Australian Government to reach more people. This means x5 the impact for every dollar you donate.
Bule’s Story
Bule’s community has noticed a drop in violence against women and girls in her community thanks to their participation in CARE’s Elimination of Violence Against Women and Young Girls program.
“Today, there is no more violence in our lives…. Before however, you feel unsafe when you see people who roam the village walk towards you, assuming they might harm you. Nowadays, you feel safe when you go around the community, and nothing will harm you.”
In Bule’s community, women are also developing their knowledge and building their skills to earn an income through CARE supported Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs). VSLAs have offered women a safe way to save money together, access to loans and an opportunity for cooperation and support.
“When a woman in the community has an initiative, all other women come to support her. If it is a positive initiative, then we support her to continue doing what she does. There has never been a case where other women have disagreed with helping a woman in need in our community and left her to struggle on her own.”
Bule is a wonderful example of what CARE calls ‘the multiplier effect’ — the simple fact that when you provide one woman with the tools to lift herself from poverty, she’ll share those skills and resources with others and lift them with her.
