CARE’s Education in Emergencies programming goes beyond providing short-term educational support in emergencies to focusing on long-term education sector systems strengthening and promoting adolescent and girls’ empowerment. CARE’s approach seeks to increase access to equitable, safe, and quality education for children affected by conflict and disasters and to address barriers to learning, retention, and completion of their education. This brief highlights the Education and Adolescent Empowerment Team’s Education in Emergencies efforts across Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
For 2024 the Water+ team presents the Annual Innovation in Sanitation award to the CARE Zimbabwe Takunda team. The team has worked tirelessly to study and pilot innovative ways, through Human Centered Design, to increase access to toilets among the poorest and most vulnerable people in Zimbabwe. The Takunda team works with Latrine Builders, who are experienced masons, to promote sanitation and increase latrine coverage in the community, while also earning an income. Read more about the sanitation approach of Takunda in the brief below. Read More
This report shares case studies from six countries that detail how advocacy, partnerships, and tailored regulatory frameworks have fostered supportive legal environments for Savings Groups (SGs), promoting their growth, sustainability, and integration into formal financial systems while preserving their essential informality. Read More
Through CARE’s Her Money, Her Life Project, Bakari Shidafa, a husband and father in Tanzania’s Usambara highlands, has become a community advocate for gender equality and shared family responsibilities. Despite physical challenges, Bakari champions joint decision-making and women’s rights, encouraging an inclusive approach to family life and inspiring his village toward greater equity. Read More