After their jobs disappeared due to the coronavirus, savings group president Aïchatou, 33, (above) focussed the group on mask and soap production and started a mutual aid program to ensure families in her community had enough to eat. Before COVID-19, Aïchatou’s life was simple. But with no work, no social life, her children out of […]
Women are leading in emergencies this World Humanitarian Day
Julia Marango, CARE Vanuatu Resilience Manager Julia has been with CARE Vanuatu for more than eight years. She has responded to many disasters and was the Acting Response Manager during Tropical Cyclone Harold. In early April, when Cyclone Harold tore across Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Tonga, tens of thousands of people were injured and […]
“This is my home”: rebuilding Beirut after the blast
By Ramzi Saliba, CARE Canada Program Manager One week after the devastating blast that shook Beirut to its core and destroyed half the city, the shock wave is not done ripping through the hearts and souls of those who witnessed the single largest explosion in peacetime history. As I was born in Lebanon and am […]
Farouk and Tala survived the Beirut blast by a miracle
On Tuesday 4 August, at the time of the explosion, 52-year-old Farouk and his 16-year-old daughter Tala were in their car in a parking lot in downtown Beirut near the port. They are residents of a town 60km away, but were visiting for the day. “We were looking at the city centre and the port […]
Beirut Explosion: “Life stopped for five really long seconds”
“This is my third night sleeping on the streets. Right after the explosion, I came back from the hospital, and I, since I no longer had a home, took a plastic chair and I dozed off, sitting on the pavement. Tonight I’ll be sleeping on the street too,” said Siham, 67, who lives above the […]
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