Development Blog
With humanitarian crises in the Middle East, Africa and Asia having reached the shores of Europe, political attention is finally fixed at what is perhaps the greatest challenge of our time: reversing the trend of ever greater numbers of people…
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A family of Syrian refugees at the Serbia-Croatia border in 2015
In Cambodia, employing women to promote and sell beer in entertainment venues has long been a common way to market beer brands (both regional and international). CARE International in Cambodia sought to address the stigma and safety issues facing women…
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A dispenser in a beer garden in Cambodia
Opportunities exist in Tanzania to scale up access to financial services for unbanked groups. The National Forum on Linking Informal Savings Groups to Formal Finance, held last month, revealed the depth in which organisations are supporting this market segment to…
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The National Forum on Linking Informal Savings Groups to Formal Finance held in Tanzania last month
Allies not leaders – How we work with men in support of gender equality
By Hilde Roren 05th May 2016
In late April the MenEngage Alliance facilitated an online discussion to surface some of the more challenging issues around accountability when working with men and boys on women’s rights and gender justice. One of the things that I really appreciated…
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Students at a Youth Vocational Training Centre in Dili, Timor-Leste
Why is violence against women so prevalent? What is perpetuating and fuelling this trend of misogyny? Is society to blame? And, most importantly, how can we prevent gender-based violence? Advocacy intern Miski Abdi argues that GBV should have no place…
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What next? A timeline of incidents that have inspired global activism against GBV (taken from CARE's global GBV strategy)
Those with less who save the most: How savings group members become bank customers in Tanzania
By Fiona Jarden 29th Apr 2016
In Tanzania a group has gathered to purchase shares, grow their savings, access loans and do their book-keeping. Regular financial sector activities, but with a difference. These are the activities of the Tushikamane Paris group – an informal savings group…
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A meeting of the Tushikamane Paris savings group
