Discover what CARE is doing globally to support women and girls

Nepal Floods: “When there was no road, we made one”

“Shovel haldai jane, bato banudai jane.” — “We kept using the shovel and making a path as we went.” That is how our driver colleague Subhash described his journey into the flood-affected areas of Nuwakot and Rasuwa in Nepal. Among the first colleagues from the Kathmandu office to reach the affected areas, Subhash said the […]

“Without this health facility there is no life”: Funding cuts forcing closures in Somalia

Bushra is 30 days old. Her mother Khadra, 26, nearly did not survive her delivery. “I was so weak and malnourished. My body could not take it, we both nearly died,” Khadra says. They both survived because they had access to a CARE health facility in the displacement camp where they live, 4km from Dhahar […]

“No mother should risk her life to give life”: Advancing maternal health in Papua New Guinea

Safe pregnancies and childbirth should be accessible to every woman, everywhere. However, in many countries, pregnant women and new mothers face serious challenges to accessing maternal healthcare. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), many women and babies die every year during pregnancy or childbirth. According to UN data, it is estimated that 40% of women in […]

Standing up for the rights of women in Ethiopia: Kahsa’s story

Kahsa grabs two long wooden sticks tied together with two old linen sacks and starts running. One of her neighbours is giving birth. Because of the conflict, this is currently the only way for them to get mothers in labour to a clinic. “We are trying our best to reduce the number of home births, but […]

From surviving genocide to supporting mothers: Diyana’s story

Diyana was 15 years old when a group of armed members from the Islamic State entered her village at the foot of the Sinjar Mountains in northern Iraq. As they marched down the streets, Diyana squeezed into a rickety station wagon with twelve other family members and fled into the barren mountains. On that journey there was also a young, heavily pregnant woman. Suddenly, her contractions began. In […]

How does CARE choose where to respond first?

If you’ve ever wondered where our emergency response teams are sent when a crisis occurs, you’re not alone. With natural disasters and crises occurring globally at any time of the year, people often question why assistance is provided to some communities before others, and how charities choose where they can make the biggest impact when […]

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