KATHMANDU- (April 25, 2016)- One year after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, reconstruction efforts need to be accelerated, urges international humanitarian organization CARE.
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4/21/16
Ecuador quake: Displaced earthquake survivors at risk of Zika Virus; CARE providing clean water and shelter
QUITO (April 21, 2016) — After a powerful earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday, CARE International is supporting affected survivors with water, emergency shelter and disease prevention.
4/20/16
The Journey of a Refugee: Omar Almasri
The first time I see Omar Almasri, he is lying on the floor at the refugee reception centre in Sid, a Serbian city on the border with Croatia. He is too weak to speak to me.
4/19/16
A Shelter Called Home
Narayan Shrestha, 63 of Dhading village sits on a hay mat basking in the sun with his nine months old granddaughter. He takes out an orange from a basket, peels it off and gives it to his granddaughter.
4/19/16
Providing Quality Care
25-year old Amrita Giri from Thatipokhari in Palungtar Municipality, Gorkha was pregnant with her second child when she visited the Palungtar birthing center supported by CARE Nepal.
4/19/16
Proper Hygiene Prevents Disease Outbreak
Desh Kumar Ghale inconveniently hops down the stairs as he makes his way home. He pulls his traditional Nepali stool and sits in his quadrangle where his nephews hustle in a playful manner. His oldest niece accompanies Desh as she pulls out another stool and sits beside him.
4/19/16
WSB-TV: Group asks for help providing relief to earthquake victims in Ecuador
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on Ecuador's coast on April 16. CARE responded to the crisis providing water and other essential supplies to victims, Holly Frew, CARE's emergency communications manager explains to Atlanta ABC affiliate, WSB.
4/19/16
“Mason training on earthquake resilient building construction has widened my skills”
CARE Nepal with its local partner Group of Helping Hands (SAHAS) Nepal is training local masons to build earthquake resilient build houses. One of the trainees is 37 year old Pyaksi (Sunita) Pariyar.
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Report: While there is a broad understanding of basic humanitarian needs in Southern Syria, there has been limited analysis of the...
Fact Sheet: While there is a broad understanding of basic humanitarian needs in Southern Syria, there has been limited analysis of the...
Eliminating the immediate suffering of Internally Displaced Persons in host communities
Innovative USAID-funded program that links food aid with building long-term food and nutrition security
Providing a means for survival for IDPs experiencing economic and humanitarian uncertainty
Addressing the urgent humanitarian needs of communities affected by communities in South Darfur
Lessons in peacebuilding and economic development in South Sudan.
A joint aid agency report calling on the international community to increase investment in long-term economic needs of countries...
A two-page report about CARE's response to the deadly earthquakes in Nepal in 2015.
Over the last five years, CARE has transitioned from post-earthquake emergency relief into programming aimed at addressing the...
Building Back Safer, Stronger - A Financial Update
Haiti Earthquake Emergency Response Fund - January 2010 – December 2014
The Case for Placing South Sudan’s Healthcare System at the Heart of the Humanitarian Response
One year later, CARE continues to reach needy families and communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
From Emergency Aid to "Build Back Safer"
On 16 September 2014, the northern Syrian town of Kobane came under siege. Since then, 188,000 refugees are reported to have flooded...
June 2012 through March 2014
This 12 page report on Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan, from May 2014, provides the results of interviews and research CARE is...
Fixing a food crisis and preventing a catastrophe in South Sudan - April 2014
CARE Jordan – Urban Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities - April 2014
Urban Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities three years into the Syria Crisis
June 2012 through March 2014
A handbook for aid practitioners and policymakers in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and poverty reduction
Update on CARE's Response to Typhoon Haiyan
The goal of CARE’s crisis response is to meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable people, especially women and girls.
This paper briefly summarizes our analyses, options and directions on food resources and spending on food aid.
January to March 2014
Situation Report as of January 4, 2014
The impact of the Syrian crisis as shared by Syrians in Jordan
We call on donor governments to address the specific needs of women and girls affected by the crisis in Syria.
An assessment of Syrian refugees in Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon in August 2013.
CARE has responded to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa with aid to approximately 2.8 million people.
In the year since the United Nations declared a famine in parts of Somalia, much has been accomplished.
Three years after the worst earthquake in Haiti’s history, the massive task of recovery and reconstruction continues.
Baseline Assessment of Community-Identified Vulnerabilities among Syrian Refugees living in Irbid, Madaba, Mufraq, and Zarqa
CARE Haiti places strong emphasis on developing the principles of good governance in all its program sectors.