Gender equality
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Six women leaders on staying safe and supporting women and girls in a humanitarian crisis
Read moreAs we mark World Humanitarian Day (WHD) on Monday 19th August, we put the spotlight on six women leaders who are bringing desperately needed relief to people facing crises.
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Building caring economies
Read moreNew report from CARE International UK and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women: Building caring economies as a pathway to economic and gender justice.
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Standing up for the rights of mothers in Ethiopia: ‘We finally have a voice’
Read moreSince the outbreak of conflict, the maternal mortality rate in Northern Ethiopia has increased fivefold. Kahsa is supporting women in her community to access healthcare services and stand up for their rights.
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Buro Happold partners with CARE International to provide shelter in emergencies across the world
Read moreGlobal engineering, design and advisory practice, Buro Happold, has partnered with leading humanitarian organisation, CARE International UK, to support its response and emergency shelter work in disaster-affected communities around the world.
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Meet a ‘womanitarian’: Yulia - "May love, tolerance, and understanding unite our world"
Read moreYulia, a humanitarian worker from Ukraine, shares the deep impact the escalation of the conflict has had on her organisation's work and how they plan to continue supporting women in a context of growing needs.
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Meet a ‘womanitarian’: Abeba - "Stand on the side of Tigrayan women"
Read moreIn her work at the Women’s Association of Tigray (WAT), Abeba Hailesilassie helps to support survivors of gender-based violence and promotes women’s leadership in decision-making.
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CARE International warns climate change is sexist ahead of COP28
Read moreWomen and girls from Bangladesh, Ecuador, Kenya, Philippines, Vietnam and Zambia are calling on negotiators to recognise that women and girls are not just victims of climate change but also have a critical role in addressing it.
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Girls' education in Somalia
Read moreCARE International’s Adolescent Girls’ Education in Somalia (AGES) project aims to increase access to education for extremely marginalised girls in Somalia who face multiple barriers to education.
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Zemzem’s story – VSLA member, entrepreneur and farmer: “Now I see what I am capable of”
Read moreZemzem tells of how joining a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) through CARE’s Livelihoods for Resilience project has helped her find a path through the crisis in Ethiopia.
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Humanitarian action
Read moreThe impact of humanitarian crises is not equal – women and girls bear the brunt of emergencies from food crises to climate-change disasters and conflicts.