CARE supports people in Laos to develop new ways of earning an income and improving food supply, health and hygiene.
Indecent proposal: Syrian women exploited
By Noura Shahed, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, CARE Jordan ‘Are you Syrian? Will you marry me?’ These are just some of the questions that 34-year-old Mufeeda has been hearing since her husband went missing in Syria. Mufeeda, her husband Awad and their four children fled to Jordan in August 2012 after already having left their […]
Ethiopia: Not just a divorcee
By Amelia Poxon, CARE Australia Communications Coordinator Divorce can have social stigmas attached to it in countries all over the world. In Ethiopia, it can also leave women trapped in poverty. Young girls in rural Ethiopia have limited opportunities to access education and are often married as young as 15 years of age. Their sole […]
I am powerful
Investing in women and girls is the most effective way to help communities overcome poverty – and you can help us spread the message. By uploading a photo with your own message to our I am powerful website, you’ll raise awareness of CARE’s work and become part of a movement to empower women and girls […]