Development Blog
Making work safe for women everywhere: 5 things to know about ending violence and harassment
By Glen Tarman 26th Nov 2018
Co-authored by Glen Tarman, CARE International’s Head of Global Advocacy, and Lisa Hadeed, CARE International’s Senior Communications Coordinator. Movements like #MeToo, #YoTambién, #BalanceTonPorc, #NiUnaMenos and others have sparked widespread debate; violence and harassment against women is being exposed in more…
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We can’t achieve women’s financial inclusion without considering harmful social norms and trying to change them. This was the key message I shared during the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s (SDC) annual Savings and Credit Forum in Bern earlier…
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Clementine, a community activist trained by the Indashyikirwa project in Rwanda to challenge GBV and promote positive roles for women
Putting gender into political economy analysis: Why it matters and how to do it
By Rebecca Haines 16th Nov 2018
Co-authored by Rebecca Haines, CARE Senior Governance Advisor; Tam O’Neil, CARE Senior Gender Advisor; and Emily Brown, Oxfam Gender and Governance Adviser. For many development professionals, political economy has become the gold standard of foundational analysis for programming. It helps…
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Participants in CARE’s Pathways to Empowerment project in Malawi at an International Women’s Day celebration in 2017
Embracing the spirit of consortium: It's about making the right investments, not cutting delivery costs
By Helen Thompson 13th Nov 2018
Working in consortium to deliver large, complex programmes has become the norm for NGOs over the last few years. Increasingly, working in consortium is a clear expectation set out in donor tenders and calls for proposals. But is the sector…
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Girls from Syria take CARE-supported taekwondo class in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan
Integrating inclusive governance & gender equality: a case study illustrating the value of a combined approach
By Jenny Conrad 13th Nov 2018
Gender equality and inclusive governance are each acknowledged to be key cross-cutting issues vital for ensuring sustainable development. In two recent reports, CARE Australia examined the impacts and the lessons to be gained from considering how these two approaches intersect…
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Naomai, a teacher in Papua New Guinea.
Keep it female, innovative and local: Three recommendations from CARE International to President Macron’s Paris Peace and Governance Forum
By Caroline Kende-Robb 09th Nov 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron convenes a high-level conference in Paris from 11 to 13 November titled the ‘Peace and Governance Forum’, which he has described as the political sister to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Based on CARE’s…
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Vinancia Fikije, an internally displaced person at a camap in North Kivu Province, DRC
