Women and Girls

A year of war in Ukraine: “My name is Natalia, and I’m from Kharkiv”

By Natalia, as told to Daria Khrystenko · February 23, 2023

On February 24, at 5 a.m., we heard the explosions. At 5:11, my sister called me. She saw an explosion from her balcony, and she asked me what to do.

A year of war in Ukraine: Yulia’s story

By Halyna Bilak, CARE Ukraine · January 20, 2023

Yulia's family lived in Skadovsk, a small town in the South of Ukraine, near Crimea. While millions of other families fled to the West and across the border to neighboring countries, Yulia didn’t want to leave her elderly parents behind.

Ukraine: How to Stay Human in the War

By Sarah Easter · October 3, 2022

After the war erupted in Ukraine last spring, Tetyana and her 12-year-old daughter slept underground for over two months, hoping they would not be forced to leave their home. Tamara, a psychologist working with a local organization supported by CARE, has been helping Tetyana and others like her to talk through their experiences of war.

Floods in Pakistan: “This is What the Climate Crisis Looks Like”

By Travis Nichols and CARE Staff · September 26, 2022

Since catastrophic monsoon rains submerged wide swaths of the country in flood waters, thousands of Pakistani families have been forced to flee, and more than 1,500 people have died. Experts say the situation for communities in flood-affected areas is getting worse by the day, particularly for women and girls like Mai and Zarbano, featured here. CARE officials are concerned the continuing damage will spur an outbreak of waterborne diseases, including diarrhea and cholera, which will make the already dire situation even worse.

Bangladesh: “Girls are fighting child marriage. And they’re winning.”

By CARE staff and Travis Nichols · September 22, 2022

Anannya dreamed of playing soccer, but as a girl in a small village in Bangladesh, she says it was “unthinkable.” CARE’s Tipping Point program has worked to support girls and their families in areas like Pirgacha, Bangladesh as they push back against harmful gender norms that push adolescent girls into child marriage.

‘It is beautiful work.’ The only doctor in a remote Sudanese village tells her story

By Tessa Bolton · August 29, 2022

Dr. Gisma Awad Hassan Rwah, the only doctor near the Sudanese village of Gorlangbang, navigates the country’s ongoing military conflict in order to treat patients in a mountain-top clinic without electricity and accessible only by donkey.

Drought in Somalia: ‘If things go on like this, we will also lose our lives’

By Sarah Easter · August 26, 2022

In a good rainy season, Asha Mohammed, 43, can harvest her tomatoes every three weeks and sell 18 kg for around 12 euros. But for the second year in a row, it has rained far too little in Somalia. Now, Asha has to buy tomatoes herself from the next town, and her village doesn't have enough water in its tanks even to drink. The villagers must rely on expensive water trucks from the nearest town.

Ukraine: ‘Every day on the road I was scared the baby would come’

By Sarah Easter · August 24, 2022

Alone in a dark room. Air alarms and explosions outside. This is the story of 36-year-old Tatiana Yevhenivina, who gave birth to her ninth child while fleeing the war in Ukraine. Just as approximately 80,000 other women who gave birth there in the first three month since the escalation of war, Tatiana was not able to receive maternal health care or deliver her baby safe from fighting.

‘I came to Warsaw to build a new life’ – Daria’s story of hope

By Daria Khrystenko · August 24, 2022

CARE’s Daria Khrystenko is a refugee from Ukraine, with family remaining in the country while she works with fellow refugees in Poland. She shares her story here.

Somali Drought: ‘Every month, we get less to eat’

By Sarah Easter · August 23, 2022

In a village in Somalia hit hard by drought, Ardo Dhunkel, 60, runs a small store with the help of a small savings and loans group set up by CARE. She sells food, detergent, shoes and other small daily necessities. The villagers are former livestock farmers, most of whom have lost their animals due to the drought.

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Women and Girls

A year of war in Ukraine: “My name is Natalia, and I’m from Kharkiv”

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A year of war in Ukraine: Yulia’s story

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Ukraine: How to Stay Human in the War

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Floods in Pakistan: “This is What the Climate Crisis Looks Like”

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Bangladesh: “Girls are fighting child marriage. And they’re winning.”

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‘It is beautiful work.’ The only doctor in a remote Sudanese village tells her story

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Drought in Somalia: ‘If things go on like this, we will also lose our lives’

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Ukraine: ‘Every day on the road I was scared the baby would come’

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‘I came to Warsaw to build a new life’ – Daria’s story of hope

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Somali Drought: ‘Every month, we get less to eat’

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Women and Girls

A year of war in Ukraine: “My name is Natalia, and I’m from Kharkiv”

A year of war in Ukraine: Yulia’s story

Ukraine: How to Stay Human in the War

Floods in Pakistan: “This is What the Climate Crisis Looks Like”

Bangladesh: “Girls are fighting child marriage. And they’re winning.”

‘It is beautiful work.’ The only doctor in a remote Sudanese village tells her story

Drought in Somalia: ‘If things go on like this, we will also lose our lives’

Ukraine: ‘Every day on the road I was scared the baby would come’

‘I came to Warsaw to build a new life’ – Daria’s story of hope

Somali Drought: ‘Every month, we get less to eat’

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