Women and Girls

Ukraine: What would you bring if you had to flee in a hurry?

By Sarah Easter · August 23, 2022

More than 13 million people have left their homes since the escalation of the war on February 24. Half of these are seeking refuge in Western Ukraine. Most have left everything behind and were only able to take a few essential items with them. Some thought they would be able to return home soon. Here are a few people sharing what they were able to bring with them while fleeing from their homes.

Somalia: ‘I want to become minister of education so that other girls can learn’

By Sarah Easter · August 23, 2022

“The children in our school come from families that have been displaced due to the current drought,” explains Halima, principal of Ayaanle Primary School. Currently, 1.4 million children in Somalia are affected by the drought. Hamdi, 14, is one of them. She attends the fifth grade.

Q&A: Afghan aid worker shares how the U.S. should respond to the hunger crisis

By Dhabie Brown · August 12, 2022

Amid a global food security crisis, CARE’s latest research puts a spotlight on Afghanistan and the unique ways that women and girls are affected by food insecurity.

Lebanon: “I will be another mouth to feed”

By Patricia Khoder · August 1, 2022

Angela appears to be quite younger than her 85 years. She has never been rich. She lives in a small house in Nabaa, a suburb of East Beirut.

Ukraine: Helping women navigate unfamiliar systems to get help

By Raegan Hodge · July 20, 2022

As Ukrainian refugees arrive and find themselves in a completely new place, they can find foreign health and legal systems and hard to navigate. In Poland, CARE has partnered with local organizations primarily specializing in helping women with their specific needs.

Dispatches from Lviv: Displaced women share their stories

By CARE Staff · June 9, 2022

More than 6.8 million people in Ukraine have fled to neighboring countries since the conflict began, and more than 8 million have been internally displaced. All these people, most of them women and children, need support and protection.

How to fix the sexist future of work

By Emily Janoch · June 8, 2022

The first three industrial revolutions opened up rights and equality. The fourth one threatens to roll them all back.

Women, girls in Afghanistan hope for the return of education for all

By Suzy Sainovsky and Reid Davis · June 3, 2022

In Afghanistan, most schools closed as the country’s government changed in August 2021. Over the following months they gradually opened for boys in all grades, but girls above grade six have been home for nearly 10 months.

Kabul Women’s Association builds gender equality at a grassroots level

By Suzy Sainovsky and Reid Davis · May 27, 2022

Since the change in Afghanistan’s government, which resulted in the dissolution of the country’s Ministry for Women’s Affairs, the CARE-funded Kabul Women’s Association has served an increasingly important role.

Documenting women garment-industry leaders: photographers reflect on a fashion revolution

By CARE Staff · April 21, 2022

We asked women photographers in three countries in Asia to document the stories of women working in the garment industry. Yen in Vietnam, Fabeha in Bangladesh and Anita in Indonesia each spoke to women holding different roles in garment factories to learn what matters most to them. Their stories are inspiring and clearly show the importance of ensuring women’s voices are respected and valued in the garment industry. Here the photographers tell us in their own words what drew them to this project and why their favourite images made such an impression.

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Women and Girls

Ukraine: What would you bring if you had to flee in a hurry?

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Somalia: ‘I want to become minister of education so that other girls can learn’

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Q&A: Afghan aid worker shares how the U.S. should respond to the hunger crisis

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Lebanon: “I will be another mouth to feed”

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Ukraine: Helping women navigate unfamiliar systems to get help

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Dispatches from Lviv: Displaced women share their stories

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How to fix the sexist future of work

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Women, girls in Afghanistan hope for the return of education for all

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Kabul Women’s Association builds gender equality at a grassroots level

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Documenting women garment-industry leaders: photographers reflect on a fashion revolution

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Women and Girls

Ukraine: What would you bring if you had to flee in a hurry?

Somalia: ‘I want to become minister of education so that other girls can learn’

Q&A: Afghan aid worker shares how the U.S. should respond to the hunger crisis

Lebanon: “I will be another mouth to feed”

Ukraine: Helping women navigate unfamiliar systems to get help

Dispatches from Lviv: Displaced women share their stories

How to fix the sexist future of work

Women, girls in Afghanistan hope for the return of education for all

Kabul Women’s Association builds gender equality at a grassroots level

Documenting women garment-industry leaders: photographers reflect on a fashion revolution

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