Twenty million people at risk of famine around the world

An alarming number of food crises are sweeping across several countries, with 20 million people at risk of famine in Yemen, Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. By the time famine is declared, thousands of people have already died or are dying. Twenty million people at risk of famine is like all of Australia facing potential […]

One year since Cyclone Winston, Fiji is still rebuilding

Scraps of wood, broken bricks and sheets of corrugated iron are piled atop the foundations where family homes once stood. Alumita, a mother of three girls, points to the spot in her former home where she huddled her children during the storm. As the house was crumbling down around them, she used her own body […]

Six things to know about food crises in East Africa

The countries of the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia) are experiencing a severe drought. Families are in urgent need of food and water. “This is no ordinary drought. It’s the worst ever experienced in Sool region since 1974,” an 85-year old man told CARE. Why is there another food crisis happening in East Africa? […]

Stav Zotalis, Country Director at CARE Myanmar

Staff profile As the Country Director of CARE in Myanmar, I am responsible for implementing an ambitious strategy that benefits some of the poorest communities in the country. I oversee a team of more than 300 colleagues in ten offices, who are running projects all over Myanmar, including in conflict-affected areas. My job is to […]

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 […]

Preparation saves lives when disaster strikes

Always be prepared. It’s an infamous quote that can quite literally save lives, when a disaster like an emergency or cyclone strikes.

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