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Who cares about survival? People like Maria do — fierce, determined, and full of courage.
By Sarah Easter and Hillol Sobhan • September 14, 2025
Crisis Response
Who cares about recovery? People like Hiba do — resilient, determined, and full of hope.
By Dora Vangi and Hillol Sobhan • September 14, 2025
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Opportunity lost: The human cost of aid cuts in Tanzania
When U.S. funding cuts abruptly ended a youth training program in Tanzania, thousands of young people, many of them mothers, lost their chance to build stable livelihoods. Their stories reveal the real human cost of aid cuts and why support matters.
Read More6 Reasons Women’s Savings Groups Drive Economic Growth
Amid global funding cuts and rising crises, this piece outlines six compelling reasons why CARE continues to invest in women-led savings groups (VSLAs). From delivering a high return on investment (VSLAs return $18.85 for every $1 invested) to building resilience in emergencies and closing the massive global financing gap for women entrepreneurs, VSLAs are proving to be the cornerstone of sustaina
Read MoreCARE ready to deliver emergency packages in Gaza
After two years of siege and a fragile ceasefire, CARE is bringing relief to families in Gaza suffering from hunger and displacement. Building on a legacy that began in 1948, CARE's team continues delivering food, water, medical care, and hope through modern CARE PACKAGES® to communities who have lost everything.
Read MoreInternational Day of the Girl 2025: “If we take care of the earth, the earth will take care of us.”
In Ecuador, 10-year-old Perla and her mother, Josselyn, care for Pachamama — Mother Earth — as part of a women-led movement against climate change. This International Day of the Girl, CARE celebrates girls like Perla.
Read MoreHelp CARE respond to emergencies.
CARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
2025 Pakistan monsoon floods impact millions: CARE launches emergency response
Since June 26, 2025, devastating monsoon floods have claimed over 1,000 lives across Pakistan and caused massive destruction to homes, roads, and critical infrastructure. In response, CARE Pakistan and its partners are delivering urgent assistance, including shelter kits, hygiene kits, food packs, and non-food items, alongside cash support assessments to help affected families meet their immediate
Read MoreCARE wants to know: Who cares?
Who cares? It's a question answered by people like Maria, a mother fleeing war and protecting her child in Sudan; and Hiba, a Syrian entrepreneur rebuilding her life after an earthquake, and Luis, a fisherman rescuing neighbors from a flood in Mozambique. Their stories prove that caring isn't just an idea — it's an action. Join CARE in supporting communities around the world.
Read MoreWho cares about survival? People like Maria do — fierce, determined, and full of courage.
Maria, 20, fled Sudan with her nine-month-old daughter, Imtias. For days, she walked and ran through bombs, fires, and gunshots, carrying her baby whenever she could. A thin cloth — her only possession — held Imtias tightly on Maria’s weakened body.
Read MoreWho cares about recovery? People like Hiba do — resilient, determined, and full of hope.
Hiba, 30, ran a small dairy and cheese farm outside Idlib, northwestern Syria. Since 2020, her work has provided modest income for herself and her four children. As a single mother, she often struggled with business losses she couldn't explain, but she kept going. Then, in February 2023, devastating earthquakes struck.
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