Welcome to CARE Insights
Your one-stop shop for the latest thinking on what works, innovation, shared experience and lessons learned in the world of humanitarian and development policy and practice.
In Depth: analysis and opinion
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Ending violence and harassment at work
Could an ILO convention reduce the prevalence of GBV faced by women workers around the world? -
Gender justice
Why is working for gender justice crucial to overcoming poverty – and how can we achieve it?
In Practice: guidance and tools
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Women lead in emergencies
Supporting women to take a lead in responding to the crises that affect them and their communities. -
Rapid gender analysis
Assessing the needs, capacities and coping strategies of women, girls, men and boys in a crisis situation.
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Building Forward after COVID-19
Creating a more equitable, gender-just, inclusive, and sustainable world
Featured Blogs
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5 minute inspiration: How to improve food security in Syria
By Emily Janoch12th Jan 2021“I felt like life will go on, and we are able to find new ways to live a better life.” Nidal is one of more than 150,000 people who worked with CARE’s Food For Peace project to improve food security in Syria. From growing more food, to building bakeries, to monitoring quality — Syrians drove dramatic improvements in their own livelihoods.
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Unlocking greater impact: What CARE’s advocacy wins tell us
By Dina Hanania08th Jan 2021By Dina Hanania, Katherine Mercer, and Andrew Wells-Dang
CARE’s impact data over the last five years has shown that nearly half of our total impact comes from advocacy and influencing that stretches beyond the direct implementation of programs. This striking number points to a clear conclusion: advocacy to influence policies and programs is a powerful pathway to scale and is key to multiplying impact. But what types of advocacy work? What combination of advocacy tools and tactics yields initiatives that bring impactful wins to fruition?
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5 minute inspiration: How peace returns in Somalia
By Emily Janoch15th Dec 2020“Initially, we opposed and resisted the [displaced people] from being settled in our community land. [These] are people who came in with nothing and wanted to use and enjoy our local resources at the expense of our community. But with time, meetings between the refugees and local communities chaired by local leaders … peace has returned.”
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Featured Publication
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Where are the women? The conspicuous absence of women in COVID-19 response teams and plans, and why we need them
The COVID-19 crisis is disproportionately affecting women and girls. This makes it all the more important that their voices are equally included in the decision-making spaces and…
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Latest Publication
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Beyond economic empowerment: The influence of savings groups on women's public participation in fragile and (post) conflict-affected settings
Research shows that in addition to improving income and access to savings, women’s participation in savings groups also improves their confidence, skills and ability to influence household decision-making. This prompts the question: do these benefits of women’s participation in savings groups extend into the public sphere?
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