Development Blog
International Women's Day: Avon, Diageo, M&S and Unilever join CARE in calling for a strong and inclusive ILO Convention
By Laurie Lee 08th Mar 2019
This International Women’s Day, CARE International and our corporate partners Avon, Diageo, M&S and Unilever are commited to calling for a strong and progressive ILO Convention to end violence and harassment in the world of work. This letter is co-signed…
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Participants at the #March4Women event in London signing postcards to Alok Sharma, UK Minister for Employment, to demand a strong ILO convention
International Women’s Day: What needs to happen on #BalanceforBetter in the humanitarian sector
By Isadora Quay 07th Mar 2019
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter – a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. Working for CARE’s humanitarian team, we know all too well the very specific challenges facing #BalanceforBetter in life-saving emergency response, write…
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Women responders in a camp for displaced people following floods in Anambra state, Nigeria
The CEO Agenda 2019 was launched at DAVOS by a number of leading fashion brands, with support from Global Fashion Agenda. It’s good to see major brands trying to tackle the ethical and environmental challenges facing the sector – and…
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A garment factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
What happens when you think of poor women as economic powerhouses? The world changes.
By Emily Janoch 31st Jan 2019
We usually think of women in CARE’s projects as beneficiaries or participants, but they are so much more powerful than that. Women who work in CARE’s programmes use their skills to build businesses, create jobs, keep fresh produce in markets,…
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Marie Melia in Haiti with a basket of fresh vegetables she purchased with Kore Lavi vouchers.
Offering insurance to help poor households with disaster risk management – reflections from CARE’s experience
By Sheri Lim 24th Jan 2019
Climate change is leading to more regular, and more catastrophic, risks for people living in poor and vulnerable communities. Is insurance the way forward to help people manage these risks? And how viable is it for people in poor households?…
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A woman with her livestock in Ethiopia
Make dignity ‘the new normal’ – CARE’s hopes for 2019 on gender in humanitarian action
By Howard Mollett 21st Jan 2019
Co-authored by Howard Mollett, CARE International UK Senior Policy Advisor, and Isadora Quay, CARE International Gender in Emergencies Programme Quality Coordinator: January is an excuse for New Year’s resolutions and ambitious plans that may, or may not, translate into reality.…
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Women in Anambra State, Nigeria, at a building used as a temporary shelter following flash floods that displaced them from their homes
