Livelihoods
Sudan: farming during wartime
In East Darfur, women and girls still largely earn a living through agriculture, working hard on land owned by their families to produce food and cash crops. Yet they often see few of the proceeds when crops are sold. Their agricultural fortunes have begun to change through a CARE Sudan program which helps women establish vegetable gardens for both food and income, and has also assisted herders wi
Read MoreAfghanistan: What life is like for the women of Ghazni
At CARE Ghazni’s Womens Friendly Health space, women and girls receive psychosocial support, prenatal educational courses with midwives, and they learn the trade of tailoring. Out of all these services, perhaps one of the most valuable things these women receive is the support of their fellow community members.
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Lebanon: what happened to health care?
In 2019, there were about 18 million fewer health workers than needed around the world. After two years and 15 million deaths over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, this gap has likely increased dramatically to at least 26 million fewer health workers than we need.
Read MoreCARE celebrates International Coffee Day
With roughly three billion cups enjoyed around the world every day, coffee is the planet’s second-most popular beverage – behind only water. Coffee farming forms an important part of the economy in many of the countries where CARE works, where women compose some 70 percent of the workforce and operate between 20 and 30 percent of the farms.
Read MoreHonduras: ‘Women need to know these things’
Rural women producers face specific barriers that prevent them from forming associations and gaining equal access to credit to start or improve businesses. In response, CARE, together with USAID and Cargill, launched Properous Futures to offer a comprehensive response in the most affected areas, focused specifically on building women leaders.
Read MoreLebanon: When hard work is not enough
Taha and his family have moved in with his 67-year-old mother after he lost his job and could no longer afford to pay rent for his own home. He works two or three days a week as a taxi driver, but the cost to rent the car often exceeds the money he makes driving it.
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