Development Blog
Climate change resilience: How a baseline study sets the framework for achieving impact
By Nicola Giordano 22nd Dec 2015
A baseline study is more than an assessment of reference values against future progress and an expected impact. It represents the narrative about the context of the project, the stakeholders and the key challenges in delivery. It should be seen…
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A field supervisor collecting data from a community in Niger using a tablet computer
Credit where it’s due: CARE partners with Equity Bank Kenya to launch pilot VSLA loan product
By Nathan Randall 18th Dec 2015
CARE has teamed up with Equity Bank to launch a credit product for Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) known as Pamoja Tujijenge, or ‘We Build Each Other Together’. The product provides thousands of dollars to savings groups as a…
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The Charcoal Sellers VSLA in Bondo, Kenya, conducts its weekly meeting. The group received a loan of approximately GBP 2,000 from Equity Bank, which members use to support their businesses, purchase equipment and pay school fees.
The signing of the Compromise Peace Agreement in August removed one obstacle on the long road to peace in South Sudan, but the future is far from certain. For the fragile peace to take root, South Sudan and its international…
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Three women in Pariang, South Sudan
Getting your first job in the development sector can be a hard nut to crack, writes Marco Bartholdy. Here is why I took up an internship in CARE International UK’s Policy and Advocacy team and this is what I learnt…
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Extract from CARE International Advocacy Handbook
Let's make 2016 the Year of Engaging Men and Boys to stop gender-based violence
By Paul-André Wilton 07th Dec 2015
As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, youth of all genders from the Balkans to the Great Lakes of Africa are joining together to change their societies. CARE International believes we should build on this…
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Young men participating in a march against gender-based violence during the ‘16 Days of Activism against GBV’ campaign in the DRC, December 2014
You spend half the year waiting for the government’s strategy on aid and conflict, and then two come along at once. On Monday 23 November, the government released both the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR)…
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A girl leaving a CARE-constructed latrine at the UN Protection of Civilians site at Malakal, South Sudan
