A delegation of four U.S. Congressional Representatives traveled to Nepal with CARE to learn firsthand how U.S. investments are helping build communities that are more resilient against economic and environmental shocks and more empowered to assert their agency in the face of gender and caste discrimination, labor exploitation, and human trafficking.
Read MoreA bipartisan delegation of six U.S. Congressional Representatives traveled to Kenya with CARE and Save the Children’s Action Network to learn about how U.S. foreign investments are enabling communities to thrive and find durable solutions to hunger and malnutrition in the region, even as they experience economic hardship, conflict, and humanitarian crises.
Read MoreA bipartisan and bicameral delegation of Congressional staffers traveled to Ecuador with CARE to see the impacts of U.S. foreign investments firsthand. The delegation met with Ecuadorian government officials, civil society actors, and program participants to discuss how violence and poverty undermine development throughout Latin America and force people to flee their communities, as well as the role that global investments in rights-based, community-led emergency response and development can play in combatting poverty.
Read MoreA bipartisan group of U.S. Congressional staffers traveled to Malawi with CARE to see how vital U.S. investments in health, women’s and youth’s empowerment are helping to equip families and communities with the tools and resources necessary to lift themselves out of poverty.
Read MoreU.S. Congressional Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA-03) and Andy Levin (D-MI-09) traveled to Bangladesh with CARE to see how vital U.S. investments in combatting malnutrition and stunting are helping to build more resilient and healthier Bangladeshi and refugee communities.
Read MoreU.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Chris Coons (D-DE) traveled with CARE to see how U.S. investments and partnerships are supporting economic opportunities and improving social conditions for refugees, women and children in Uganda.
Read MoreA bipartisan group of Congressional staffers traveled to Mozambique with CARE to see how vital U.S investments in agricultural research and development (R&D) and food security help build the capacity and resiliency of farmers.
Read MoreFrom April 24-28, Representatives Susan Brooks (R-IN-5), Carol Miller (R-WV-3) and Ann Wagner (R-MO-2) traveled to Guatemala with CARE to see how U.S. investments and partnerships are promoting women’s and girls’ empowerment and building long-term stability in the region.
Read MoreFrom August 5-11, a group of members of Congress from California and their staff and guests traveled with CARE to Sierra Leone to see how vital U.S. investments and partnerships are improving health outcomes for women and their families.
Read MoreIn May, a bipartisan group of senior, all-female House Congressional chiefs of staff and committee directors, technical experts and a media representative traveled to Rwanda with CARE to see how U.S. investments and partnerships are saving lives and promoting women’s and girls’ empowerment.
Read MoreIn February 2018, a bipartisan and bicameral delegation of Congressional staffers, technical experts and the media traveled with CARE to see how U.S. investments and partnerships in Zambia are saving lives and improving maternal and child health outcomes for families and communities.
Read MoreIn October 2017, a bipartisan delegation of Congressional staffers, technical experts and the media traveled with CARE to see how U.S. investments and partnerships in Honduras are saving lives and improving food and nutrition security for families and communities.
Read MoreIn July 2017, a delegation of policymakers, technical experts and the media traveled with CARE to see the positive reach and scope of U.S. investments and partnerships in Jordan, particularly focused on the impact of humanitarian assistance programs and the long-term efforts to protect and empower displaced women and girls.
Read MoreIn April 2017, a bipartisan delegation of Senators and leaders from the public and private sectors traveled to India and Nepal with CARE to see how U.S. investments build healthier, stronger and more resilient communities.
Read MoreFrom February 17-23, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Congressional communications staffers traveled with CARE on a Learning Tour to Bangladesh to see firsthand the role that U.S. investments play in empowering women and girls to lift themselves out of poverty and be catalysts for change in their families and communities.
Read MoreFrom October 30 to November 4, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Congressional staffers and influential leaders from the public and private sectors traveled with CARE on a Learning Tour to Niger.
Read MoreFrom September 24-27, a group of influential leaders traveled on a Learning Tour to Haiti with CARE and Hope Through Healing Hands.
Read MoreFrom May 28-June 4, a group of House and Senate congressional staffers, technical experts and a media representative, traveled with CARE to visit Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire, where they learned about the importance of U.S. investments in maternal and child health to promote better health outcomes for women and youth in West Africa.
Read MoreOn this five-day Learning Tour, a group of five Arizona delegates, a technical expert and one of CARE’s board members traveled more than 7,000 miles to visit Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Read MoreFrom August 17-23, 2015, a delegation of U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee staffers, the Administrator from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a technical expert from Global Child Nutrition Foundation, traveled to Djibouti and Mozambique to see how U.S. investments in food and nutrition security are providing short-term food assistance to those in need, while also building the capacity of smallholder farmers to sustainably produce enough nutritious food to feed their families and lift their communities out of poverty.
Read MoreOn this Learning Tour to Malawi and Kenya, a diverse delegation from the public and private sectors, including an Ambassador and five members of Congress from California, Florida and Texas, saw firsthand the challenges girls face around the world.
Read MoreOn this Learning Tour to Guatemala, a diverse delegation from the government, private sector and the media, including two members of Congress, saw firsthand the impact of U.S. investments focused on improving maternal, newborn and child health.
Read MoreOn this Learning Tour to Cambodia, a diverse delegation from the public, private and media sectors, including three members of Congress who sit on the Appropriations committee and two Australian Members of Parliament, saw firsthand the impact of U.S. and Australian investments in improving maternal, newborn and child health.
Read MoreOn this two-country Learning Tour to Guatemala and Honduras, a diverse delegation, from the public, private and media sector traveled on the Learning Tour – bringing their expertise and perspective to the issue of global hunger.
Read MoreFrom January 19-24, seven Congressional chiefs of staff and Kojo Nnamdi, longtime host of WAMU FM’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show and The Politics Hour in Washington, D.C., traveled to Ethiopia with the global poverty-fighting organization CARE to see how U.S. investments in food and nutrition security are enhancing the resilience and self-sufficiency of smallholder farmers.
Read MoreOn this CARE Learning Tour, a group of U.S. Congressional chiefs of staff, policy experts and the media traveled throughout India to explore how U.S. investments are helping improve the country’s health and education outcomes, particularly through empowering women and girls.
Read MoreThe civil war in Syria has left more than 2 million people externally displaced and that figure is expected to reach 3 million by the end of 2013.
Read MoreOver the last few years, rising food prices and climate pattern changes have compromised the ability for many farmers in Africa to access food for their families, and the countries of South Sudan and Tanzania are no exception.
Read MoreIn August, a group of U.S. Congressional staff members and a media representative traveled on a CARE Learning Tour to Haiti to focus on progress – as well as the economic and social challenges that remain – more than two and a half years after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the country.
Read MoreFrom April 4-6, 2012, a high-level delegation of U.S. policymakers and influential decision-makers traveled to Uganda to learn how key innovations and investments in U.S. foreign assistance, particularly those designed to improve the conditions of women and girls, have made progress possible.
Read MoreIn January 2012, a high-level delegation, including U.S. Representatives Tom Marino (R-PA), Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Hank Johnson (D-GA), traveled to the countries of Liberia and Ghana on CARE’s Learning Tour to examine the effectiveness of U.S. Government investments in foreign assistance programs.
Read MoreOn this unique two-country Learning Tour, a high-level delegation, including Congressman Jim McDermott from Washington State who helped lead the trip, traveled to Rwanda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to learn about the reach and scope of U.S. investments in overseas development programs, particularly those focused on positive health outcomes for women, young girls and their families.
Read MoreCARE has worked in Bangladesh for over sixty years and knows the improvements people have made in their communities to lift themselves out of poverty. On this trip, CARE engaged key leaders from the public and private sectors to examine maternal, newborn, and child health \ issues (MNCH) and overall foreign assistance programs in Bangladesh.
Read MoreOn this Learning Tour to Ethiopia, CARE engaged key decision-makers and advocates in the work being done to reduce maternal deaths. The trip took place just before the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Summit in New York, which focused the delegation’s observations on U.S. global health investments.
Read MoreCARE’s Learning Tour to Peru was an opportunity to see firsthand the strategies behind a successful maternal health program. At the heart of this trip was the rural town of Ayacucho where maternal mortality was reduced by 50 percent between 2000 and 2005, twice the reduction seen in a comparison region.
Read MoreOn this CARE Learning Tour we bring together influential people, connectors, all with a common goal to prevent maternal deaths and empower women. The delegation travels to Sierra Leone to witness first-hand what is being done to address maternal mortality, one of the most pressing health issues facing that country and which disproportionally effects poor and marginalized women across the world.
Read MoreOur delegation traveled to Kenya 18 months after post-election violence left deep scars on its population of nearly 40 million people. We heard from women about their most pressing issues related to the health and well-being of their families. We spoke to health workers in rural communities and in urban areas about successes they’ve had at reversing maternal mortality and the spread of diseases like HIV and malaria, and the challenges they continue to face in these fights.
Read MoreNo matter how committed an advocate is, reading analysis papers and citing statistics simply does not replace meeting the people living in the developing world, where 99 percent of maternal deaths happen.
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