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Yerfranli & Franderlin, 10, Twins from Miranda in Venezuela huddle in blankets in freezing temperatures at Rumichaca in Ecuador.

Tell Congress: Protect Foreign Aid in Central America

The Trump administration is moving to cut all foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in Central America. Speak up and tell Congress to reject this dangerous and inhumane plan.

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2019 CARE National Conference | June 9-11

The most influential advocacy event dedicated to ending global poverty and empowering women and girls
worldwide is coming to Washington, D.C. on June 9-11, 2019. Receive best-in-class trainings, hear
from inspiring speakers, and meet face-to-face with your members of Congress.

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Our Issues

Gender and Empowerment

Math teacher Seema Singh (center) works with Shalindri, 13, and Nisha, 14, during class at the UDAAN Accelerated Learning Camp for girls near Hardoi, India.

Gender-based violence has reached epidemic proportions in countries around the world.

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Foreign Assistance Budget

Women receive seeds at CARE's seed distribution in South Sudan. CARE distributed seeds for cowpeas, tomato, eggplant, sesame, sorghum, watermelon and more to 21,000 households in Jonglei, one of the areas most affected by the conflict.

Foreign aid represents one penny on the U.S. dollar, but saves millions of lives each year.

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Emergencies

Refugees from Myanmar arrive in Bangladesh.

In humanitarian crises, women and children are often affected the most.

Learn more about our emergency response

Food and Nutrition

Kien Quang Thi is a human weather app - not only does she forecast the weather, but she also provides advice for farmers on on what, when, and how to plant. Her objective is to better prepare her community for extreme weather phenomena.

We aim to feed people in a more sustainable, equitable, and flexible way.

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Health

Access to reproductive health services is key to preventing maternal and child mortality.

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From the Blog

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Sidra, 13, whose family fled Syria to Jordan four years ago, participates in a peer to peer support group at a CARE community centre in Irbid, Jordan.

A Mother's Love Is Stronger Than All Traditions

Posted 4/29/19

Of the estimated 125 million 10-year-olds alive around the globe today, just over 60 million are girls. They are the world's future leaders...

Fidella Nzeyimana, 24, is one of thousands of success stories of women's economic empowerment.

5 Minutes of Inspiration: How Savings Help Girls Stand Up for Themselves

Posted 4/23/19

By Emily Janoch

Here’s a link I never thought about: Savings make it easier for teenage girls to refuse sex with boys if they don’t want it....

CARE Action Statement on Proposed Cuts to Foreign Aid in Central America

Posted 4/4/19

David Ray, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for CARE USA, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's proposal to cut...

Children in PNG, especially girls from remote communities, experience profound challenges to getting a quality education.

How Leila Found Empowerment and Self-Worth From Earning An Education

Posted 3/29/19

“At some point, I lost hope, and I almost drowned… but today, I am the one helping people to float.”

That’s how Leila*, a mother of five from...

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