Development Blog
Over the past 20 years much has been done to ensure that responses to sexual violence in emergencies are put in place. Years of advocacy, lobbying and implementation on a shoe-string have ensured that gender-based and sexual violence is at…
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Information Volunteers, who work with Syrian refugees in Turkey to raise awareness on the issue of child marriage, demonstrate the risks of child-birth by girls with under-developed pelvises by attempting to push a wrapped-up egg through a bottle
The End Sexual Violence in Conflict summit was worth it, but it was only ever the beginning
By Paul-André Wilton 22nd Jun 2015
One year on from the Global Summit in London on ending sexual violence in conflict, it is right to ask tough questions about its value and the benefit to survivors of violence in countries like the DRC. However, the Summit…
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A woman and her daughter who were forced to flee their home because of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012
CARE event: Panel discussion on child marriage in emergencies at the House of Lords, 2 July
By CARE International 12th Jun 2015
The APPG on Population, Development and Reproductive Health in collaboration with CARE International is holding a panel discussion in the House of Lords on 2 July on talking points and issues from a forthcoming CARE International paper on Child Marriage…
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A Syrian refugee photographed in 2013 for the ‘Dear World: We Are People’ project – see syria.dearworld.me (please note: this photo is used for illustrative purposes only and the woman pictured is not connected with the issue of child marriage in emergencies)
European development days 2015: Banking the bottom billions event
By CARE International 02nd Jun 2015
Page updated 4 June 2015: read below the live updates from CARE’s European Development Day 2015 event in Brussels. The event included an overview from facilitator Louise James (Global Programs Director, Accenture Development Partnerships), who introduced new research by CARE…
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The real challenge for the new Sustainable Development Goals is what happens after they are agreed. Deciding on the goals and targets is only the first step; backing them up with the commitment to implement them is crucial. The emerging…
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A student at a vocational training centre in Dili, Timor-Leste
Why financial inclusion? Follow the debate at our European Development Days event and find out if banks can serve the bottom billions
By Gerry Boyle 28th May 2015
Financial inclusion has been a key part of CARE’s work for over 20 years. We’ve learned from an enormous number of programmes in dozens of countries that giving women access to savings is an essential first step in their economic…
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A pile of savings books sit on a table as members of a village savings group meet in Bugiri, Eastern Uganda
