Women and Girls

Ukraine: What happens when you can’t hear the explosions?

By Sarah Easter · February 24, 2024

“Those who can hear a little or can feel the vibrations or see the smoke send a bomb emoji in our group chat, or just ‘Boom,’ so everyone knows that they need to find shelter immediately.”

Surviving in the rubble and ruins: Ukrainians endure the ravages of war

By Sarah Easter with CARE Staff · February 23, 2024

February 24 marks two years since the escalation of war in Ukraine, a conflict which has taken about 10,000 civilian lives while creating nearly six million refugees across Europe and internally displacing 3.67 million more people, according to UN figures.

Ukraine: How do you cope in a war zone?

By Sarah Easter · February 7, 2024

According to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), more than 28,350 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the conflict in February 2022, a number the agency says “is likely to be significantly higher.”

Want to boost the global economy by $10 trillion? Invest in women.

By Rathi Mani-Kandt · November 21, 2023

CARE and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth show how boosting in the economic power of women like Fariha is a smart investment.

Afghanistan: What life is like for the women of Ghazni

By Anisa Husain · October 31, 2023

At CARE Ghazni’s Womens Friendly Health space, women and girls receive psychosocial support, prenatal educational courses with midwives, and they learn the trade of tailoring. Out of all these services, perhaps one of the most valuable things these women receive is the support of their fellow community members.

Empowering girls around the world through the beautiful game

By CARE Staff · July 21, 2023

Over the years, we’ve seen one of the most effective tools to engage women and girls has been the power of sports, so, to celebrate the start of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, we’ve put together this collection of inspiring photos we’ve taken over the years of young girls from around the world playing the beautiful game.

A woman with a wrench? ‘Why not?’ asks Ra’edah Abu Alhalaweh

By Reid Davis · March 1, 2023

Ra'edah Abu Alhalaweh is a 53-year-old, female plumber living in Zarqa, Jordan. Since many women in the Middle East cannot be alone with a male, non-family member, home repairs can be difficult. Being able to employ a female plumber solves this problem and employs women.

Burgers, with a side of empowerment: Elisa Alvarado, fast food entrepreneur

By Reid Davis · March 1, 2023

Elisa “Ely” Alvarado started her fast-food business with just 1,000 lempiras ($40), in a tent on a vacant lot. Here, on a neighborhood street in the town of Villanueva, Honduras, just south of San Pedro Sula, the country’s financial capital and second-largest city, she began selling baleadas, a traditional Honduran handheld food, to passerby.

Honduras: fishing for a brighter future, overcoming adversity along the way

By Reid Davis · March 1, 2023

“Doors are closed to us. We are seen as weak. We are seen as incapable. Society itself has taken care of giving women that reputation, but I think that this should be left in the past, because women have a lot of strength spiritually.”

A year of war in Ukraine: “I left everything”

By Daria Khrystenko, as told to Raegan Hodge · February 24, 2023

Daria Khrystenko, a single mom, fled Kyiv the day the war started with her young son and mother, who suffers from a heart condition. This is her story of that day.

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Women and Girls

Ukraine: What happens when you can’t hear the explosions?

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Empowering girls around the world through the beautiful game

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A year of war in Ukraine: “I left everything”

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Women and Girls

Ukraine: What happens when you can’t hear the explosions?

Surviving in the rubble and ruins: Ukrainians endure the ravages of war

Ukraine: How do you cope in a war zone?

Want to boost the global economy by $10 trillion? Invest in women.

Afghanistan: What life is like for the women of Ghazni

Empowering girls around the world through the beautiful game

A woman with a wrench? ‘Why not?’ asks Ra’edah Abu Alhalaweh

Burgers, with a side of empowerment: Elisa Alvarado, fast food entrepreneur

Honduras: fishing for a brighter future, overcoming adversity along the way

A year of war in Ukraine: “I left everything”

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