Gender Equality

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal Commit $10 Million to CARE’s Efforts to Support Women and Girls Globally

August 22, 2022

CARE welcomed today a $10 million donation from Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal aimed at supporting CARE’s overall efforts to support women and girls globally, including ending child marriage.

Food and economic crisis in Afghanistan taking a toll on women and girls – According to preliminary findings of a new CARE report

August 15, 2022

The preliminary findings of a new CARE report confirm the harsh toll the food and economic crisis in Afghanistan is having on women and girls.

ImpactAlpha: How NGOs are blending capital to amplify their impact

By Regina Rossman · July 26, 2022

In her post for ImpactAlpha, Regina Rossman provides examples of NGOs engaging with the private sector, including CARE-SheTrades Impact Fund, a blended fund aiming to invest in growth-stage companies that champion gender equality in South and Southeast Asia.

Gender Equality

Somalia: Early Marriages, FGM and Closure of Businesses Threaten Girls and Women as Drought Worsens

March 28, 2022

Indicators point to the erosion of gains made for girls' and women's rights in Somalia as the drought worsens. Girls are being forced to drop out of school putting them at risk of harmful traditional practices such as early marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Women-run businesses have been hit especially hard with 98% of them having lost revenue and income due to the high cost of goods, and 51% have been forced to close.

Gender Equality

CARE Applauds Biden-Harris Administration For Increased Gender Equality Funding Request

March 8, 2022

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a monumental request to increase funding for Gender Equality to $2.6 billion USD.

Gender Equality

SOPHIA BUSH, LAURA DERN, AND SANIYYA SIDNEY CELEBRATE #HERVOICE WITH CARE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 8, 2022

Campaign honors the voices of leading women, including Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Vice President Kamala Harris; Gloria Steinem; Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, and more, who have paved the way and inspired young girls everywhere. CARE and the Girls Opportunity Alliance (a program of the Obama Foundation) are also launching a new 3-year partnership to empower adolescent girls around the world through education.

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International Women’s Day program explores gains, losses for women

By Maria Saporta · March 4, 2022

Women continue to face challenges as political conflicts and the global pandemic have eroded some of the progress gained in the past decade.

Gender Equality

Starbucks: The Starbucks Foundation commits to uplift 1 million women and girls in origin communities by 2030

March 3, 2022

CARE has received a grant from The Starbucks Foundation's grantees, and will use the grant to support 2,000 women in cocoa communities in Cote D'Ivoire.

Gender Equality

Cash Assistance Helps LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

February 16, 2022

Fleeing rampant crime and political violence, a collapsing economy, and severe shortages of food and medicines, some 1.5 million Venezuelans have arrived in Ecuador since 2016. Among them are LGBTQIA+ individuals, who face many risks, including intimate partner violence (IPV). An analysis carried out by CARE with 782 migrants and refugees in Ecuador in 2019 found that 50 percent of those who experienced discrimination and xenophobia, which is associated with increased exposure to gender-based violence (GBV), were LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Gender Equality

Despite Rise in FGM Over Last 2 Years of COVID, CARE Young Girl Champions in Somalia Offer Hope

February 4, 2022

As the world commemorates International Day of Zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on 6th February 2022, Somali young girl champions have been at the forefront within their communities in calling for its abolishment.

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Gender Equality

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal Commit $10 Million to CARE’s Efforts to Support Women and Girls Globally

Read More

Gender Equality

Food and economic crisis in Afghanistan taking a toll on women and girls – According to preliminary findings of a new CARE report

Read More

Gender Equality

ImpactAlpha: How NGOs are blending capital to amplify their impact

Read More

Gender Equality

Somalia: Early Marriages, FGM and Closure of Businesses Threaten Girls and Women as Drought Worsens

Read More

Gender Equality

CARE Applauds Biden-Harris Administration For Increased Gender Equality Funding Request

Read More

Gender Equality

SOPHIA BUSH, LAURA DERN, AND SANIYYA SIDNEY CELEBRATE #HERVOICE WITH CARE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Read More

Gender Equality

International Women’s Day program explores gains, losses for women

Read More

Gender Equality

Starbucks: The Starbucks Foundation commits to uplift 1 million women and girls in origin communities by 2030

Read More

Gender Equality

Cash Assistance Helps LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Read More

Gender Equality

Despite Rise in FGM Over Last 2 Years of COVID, CARE Young Girl Champions in Somalia Offer Hope

Read More

TODAY – Your gift is matched 10X! Give the gift of hope to families in crisis who need food, shelter, and medicine. Your gift makes a difference!

Gender Equality

Gender Equality

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal Commit $10 Million to CARE’s Efforts to Support Women and Girls Globally

Gender Equality

Food and economic crisis in Afghanistan taking a toll on women and girls – According to preliminary findings of a new CARE report

Gender Equality

ImpactAlpha: How NGOs are blending capital to amplify their impact

Gender Equality

Somalia: Early Marriages, FGM and Closure of Businesses Threaten Girls and Women as Drought Worsens

Gender Equality

CARE Applauds Biden-Harris Administration For Increased Gender Equality Funding Request

Gender Equality

SOPHIA BUSH, LAURA DERN, AND SANIYYA SIDNEY CELEBRATE #HERVOICE WITH CARE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Gender Equality

International Women’s Day program explores gains, losses for women

Gender Equality

Starbucks: The Starbucks Foundation commits to uplift 1 million women and girls in origin communities by 2030

Gender Equality

Cash Assistance Helps LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Gender Equality

Despite Rise in FGM Over Last 2 Years of COVID, CARE Young Girl Champions in Somalia Offer Hope

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TODAY – Your gift is matched 10X! Give the gift of hope to families in crisis who need food, shelter, and medicine. Your gift makes a difference!