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The Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition Congratulates Michelle Bekkering on her appointment as First USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Women’s Empowerment

August 14, 2017

This statement is issued by Coalition Co-Chairs Nora O’Connell, Associate Vice President for Public Policy & Advocacy, Save the Children, and Kristin Wells, Senior Director of Government Relations, CARE USA. WASHINGTON (Aug. 14, 2017) — The Big Ideas for Women and Girls Coalition applauds the appointment of Michelle Bekkering as the first Deputy Assistant Administrator for

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CARE supports the Global Food Security Act of 2015 to feed millions around the world

March 24, 2015

Rep. Betty McCollum, CARE Chef Ambassador Spike Mendelsohn delivered remarks on Capitol HillWASHINGTON (March 24, 2015) – The global poverty-fighting organization CARE applauds the introduction of the Global Food Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 1567), a bipartisan effort to combat global hunger and malnutrition for more than 800 million people worldwide.Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Betty McCollum

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CARE, GLAMOUR’S ‘THE GIRL PROJECT’ FEATURED IN A PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

December 11, 2014

WASHINGTON DC - December 11, 2014 - On Friday, the global poverty fighting organization CARE will participate in a Brookings Institution panel event to raise awareness about the importance of community empowerment in helping adolescent girls receive education. First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver remarks before the panel. The event is part of a joint collaboration with the

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CARE, H&M and H&M Conscious Foundation Collaborate on a Holiday Campaign to Further Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia

November 11, 2014

ATLANTA - The global poverty-fighting organization CARE is a beneficiary of H&M’s 2014 holiday campaign. Funds from the promotion, which runs from Nov. 13 to Dec. 31, will advance CARE’s work to empower women entrepreneurs and workers from low-income, urban communities in Ethiopia. One-third of the population in Ethiopia lives in poverty. In Addis Ababa, the

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