Development Blog
Rwandan men confront male attitudes and challenge gender-based violence
By John Plastow 06th Oct 2014
On arrival in Rwanda I was struck by a small but significant detail. There on a notice board advising people on the usual emergency services contact numbers was one for gender-based violence. This, as I learnt in the course of…
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A man taking on a task traditionally undertaken by women during an 'Enlighten' group meeting
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Why CARE and Accenture are creating a financial inclusion maturity model
By Gerry Boyle 30th Sep 2014
CARE International and Accenture are jointly creating a Financial Inclusion Maturity Model – which will provide a unique viewpoint on financial inclusion in the developing world. It will support financial institutions in expanding the scope of their services to the…
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Queuing to make a deposit at a bank in Uganda
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Three reasons for attending our fringe event at the Conservative Party conference
By Gerry Boyle 24th Sep 2014
CARE International and the Fairtrade Foundation are hosting an event at this year’s Conservative Party conference in Birmingham to bring together business, civil society and politicians – Inclusive chocolate? How can private sector partnerships ensure women farmers and workers get…
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Farmers preparing cocoa for drying at Ampenkro village, Ghana
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A call to action on gender and humanitarian reform: What happened at the high-level review at the UN General Assembly of the Call to Action?
By Howard Mollett 23rd Sep 2014
Yesterday (22 September 2014) at the UN General Assembly in New York, John Kerry, US Secretary of State, convened a ministerial meeting to review progress on the Call to Action on Violence Against Women and Girls in Emergencies. What were…
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Women queuing at a CARE seed distribution event in Jonglei, one of the areas in South Sudan most affected by the conflict
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As one of the estimated 30,000-40,000 people who took to the streets of London yesterday (as well as one of an estimated 570,000 people who protested across 161 countries) I am calling on governments of the world to take action…
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Catherine Pettengell holding a placard as the marchers pass Big Ben in London
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Corporate Social Responsibility has been with us for over 20 years – but genuine uptake of CSR by the corporate sector, either conceptually or in practice, is still low. Can CSR cut it any more? And if so, how can…
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The skyline in Hong Kong
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