Families have started rationing water in and around Taiz city in Yemen as fuel and water systems serving 3 million people have been disrupted. “We feel the situation is really getting out of hand unless we able to negotiate access to have water tankers come in to the city,” said Iman Abdullahi, CARE Yemen country director. Read more @Reuters: reuters.com/business/environ…

Boniface is an important member of the Udumka community because he has a passion for helping others. He trained in social welfare and worked as a para-social worker with a youth group in Udumka. This experience sparked his interest in strengthening his community and led him to his next role, a community-based trainer with CARE. care.org/news-and-stories/we…

Earlier this month, UNESCO recognized CARE Peru with the 2026 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education for its Niñas con Oportunidades program, which expands educational opportunities for students in rural and vulnerable communities. Read more:unesco.org/en/articles/unesc…

This winter's #ElNiño could be the strongest on record, and it could mean heavier rain, flooding, and storms for parts of the U.S. Yet 82% of emergency organizations have no tailored plan for moms and babies. CARE is working to change that. Learn who's most at risk and how to prepare: care.org/news-and-stories/el…

Rabeya has worked with JAGO NARI, a local women’s rights organization and CARE partner, for 16 years. For the past two years, she has overseen the district-level rollout of Women Lead in Emergencies (WLiE). The WLiE project helps women and women’s organizations across Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, and Ukraine lead and take part in peace, security, and humanitarian action. Join people like Rabeya making real change at care.org/whocares

“When the war reached our village, we had to flee, leaving everything behind except the clothes we were wearing,” says Morada, a newly displaced mother in southwestern Yemen. Morada is one of more than 200,000 people who have fled their homes since the Yemen conflict escalated on Sept. 3. This is the worst outbreak of conflict since a U.N.-brokered truce in 2022. Read more: care.org/news-and-stories/ye…

When Sefian gave birth to premature twins, both babies needed more specialized care than the rural health center could provide. They were referred to a hospital nearly 46 miles away, where they spent six weeks receiving care in a neonatal intensive unit. Eventually, Sefian was able to bring the newborns home. Two months later, both babies were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition. “I did not expect my babies to survive." Read more: care.org/news-and-stories/ch…

A flash flood has caused major damage in Nepal’s Gorkha District. Early reports say more than 35 homes and six bridges have been destroyed. Several communities are now cut off from essential services. At least 10 people are missing. Around 125–150 people are directly affected. Thousands more downstream are on alert, as the flood risk remains high. Read more: care.org/media-and-press/sec…

Rabeya crosses rivers by boat, travels on motorcycles through remote villages, and walks through mud to reach women in crisis-affected communities. As a project officer for a CARE-supported program in southern Bangladesh, she builds women’s leadership in emergencies from the ground up — one group, one conversation, and one changed mind at a time. care.org/news-and-stories/wo…

Ahead of Hurricane #Isaias, CARE has emergency supplies ready with local partners in the storm's projected path. CARE PACKAGE® hygiene kits and mother and baby kits are ready to be distributed within hours. We're also coordinating with state and local emergency response groups to help families get the support they need. care.org/media-and-press/gul…

In August 2026, wildfires near Spokane, Washington, forced more than 65,000 people to evacuate and destroyed more than 600 homes. Many families were left without a safe place to stay and in need of basic supplies. Read more about how CARE teamed up with trusted local partners to provide women, children, and families with emergency supplies: care.org/news-and-stories/sp…

The next four months could determine whether Sudan’s hunger crisis deepens in 2027. Conflict, displacement, poor and erratic rainfall, and worsening El-Niño driven drought conditions continue to threaten the country’s upcoming harvest. According to the Sudan Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Cluster, nearly 29 million people already face acute food insecurity. Read more: care.org/media-and-press/sud…

Refugees in Uganda whose food rations have been cut are turning to farming, tailoring, livestock, and soap-making at the Nakivale settlement, building skills to sustain themselves long after assistance ends. Read more: care.org/news-and-stories/re…

New @CARE report: 3 in 4 women say crises are making it harder to earn a living. But they're not standing still: 1 in 2 is finding new ways to earn income, and nearly half are pushing local governments for more support. Read how women are coping and what they still need: 🔗 care.org/media-and-press/new…

Svitlana chose to stay and support her neighbors through the same conflict she's living through. Join people like Svitlana in making real change at care.org/whocares

Sunset once determined when Kusey, a mother of seven, could collect water, use communal facilities, or leave her home at Daryel displacement camp in Somalia. Now, four solar streetlights are helping women and families move around more comfortably after dark and take part in community life. Read more: care.org/news-and-stories/so…

The Philippines faces a significant shortage of doctors and nurses, putting a strain on its health system. Susan had seen neighbors rely on advice from friends and acquaintances instead of seeking care at the city health center. She wanted to help change that and decided to become a barangay health worker in 2025, with the help of CARE's HEAL Hub. care.org/news-and-stories/ca…

Across Somalia, as food becomes increasingly scarce, mothers are struggling to keep their children fed, pregnant and breastfeeding women are battling to meet their own nutritional needs, and girls face growing risks of dropping out of school, exploitation and early marriage. As needs rise and support dwindles, a looming Super El Niño threatens to bring flooding, disease outbreaks and displacement to communities already pushed to their limits: care.org/media-and-press/som…