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Communities building climate resilience in Ethiopia

Across Ethiopia‘s Amhara Region, communities are working to strengthen access to safe water, improve livelihoods and build resilience to climate change. Through the RISE project, thousands of people in Dera and Farta Woredas (districts) are laying the foundations for healthier and more secure futures. Overcoming challenges Communities in the Amhara Region have been facing serious […]

How does CARE approach long-term development vs. emergency relief?

When disaster strikes (whether it’s an earthquake, a war or the creeping destruction caused by climate change), one question dominates: how do people live today? In the immediate aftermath of an emergency, families need food, fresh water, shelter, and safety. These first hours and days can be chaotic and heartbreaking. And for communities already affected […]

Humanitarians working through conflict: Hiba in Lebanon

“I lived through five wars,” Hiba counts them on her fingers before looking up, as if checking she has not forgotten one. “I know what war is. I know what displacement is. I know what it means to lose everything. My earliest memory is of my father carrying me down the stairwell to a safe […]

The impact of climate change on global food security

Climate change isn’t just about skyrocketing temperatures. In communities all over the globe, families experience the reality of our changing climate every day. Plants wither without rain. Animals die in floods that arrive before a village can repair its leaking riverbanks. The routines that make up day-to-day life (cooking, washing clothes, bathing children) slowly begin […]

Colombia earthquake 2026: What you need to know

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on 10 August killing over 200, injuring nearly 4,000, and causing widespread damage to homes, hospitals, schools, roads, and key public infrastructure. “The fear of aftershocks is bringing another layer of fear and uncertainty for those coping with the earthquake’s aftermath,” says Catalina Vargas, CARE Colombia country director. […]

Humanitarians working through conflict: Eliane in Lebanon

The phone stays in Eliane’s hand even as she lifts another black carrier bag from the back of a truck. Every few minutes it lights up. She answers a colleague’s question. A project participant needs help. The delivery truck needs to be moved. Somewhere overhead, the familiar deep buzzing of a drone cuts through the […]

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