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Being prepared pays off in Vanuatu

In March 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, hitting the southern islands the hardest. Fortunately, since 2011, CARE had been actively working with some of the most vulnerable communities to prepare for a Category 5 cyclone just like this, which helped to minimise the overall impact and damage of the cyclone. CARE set up gender-balanced […]

VSLA’s are transforming communities in Somalia

Damac, a 40-year-old mother of eight, and Habibo, a 35-year-old mother of nine, are members of CARE’s Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) in Somalia. Just a few years ago, they could barely make ends meet. Now, thanks to CARE’s VSLA program, their future looks promising. Introduced to Somalia in 2011, the VSLA initiative is […]

Alida Gyory: cycling to break the cycle of poverty

Meet Alida Gyory, who uses cycling to help break the cycle of poverty. She’s over 3,000km into her trip from the Balkans to Britain, and we had the opportunity to speak to her about why she’s doing it. If you think spin classes are tough, try riding a bike through nine countries over more than […]

365 days in Yemen

Ram Das, Emergency Coordinator at CARE in Yemen, discusses the daily battles and bravery of CARE staff in the face of war. One year on, and the war in Yemen continues. The majority of Yemenis who have no stake in the war continue to suffer, yet have unwavering hope that things will get better. Some of […]

Uganda banks on change

CARE Australia’s Katherine Falconer learns how families in Uganda are gaining financial security through community savings groups. I love my job because I get to see the power of people and their desire to create change, how CARE contributes to empowering those people whose children are going to inherit the world and how gifts like […]

Cyclone Winston: A reminder the poor pay the price for climate-change inaction

As we mark six months since Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji, CARE Australia’s Emergency Response Manager Adam Poulter reflects on the pattern of severe storms that are becoming the new normal. We have crossed the threshold. Gone are the days when catastrophic cyclones were a once in a lifetime event. A couple of years ago it […]

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