Development Blog
Banking on Change is a partnership between Barclays, CARE International and Plan UK that is breaking the barriers to financial inclusion and improving the quality of life in some of the world’s poorest communities, by giving people the skills to…
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Training midwives doesn’t just protect mothers – it gives women a livelihood too
By Laurie Lee 30th Oct 2015
Blog by Laurie Lee and Ramil Burden (Vice President, Africa and developing countries, GSK): In the north eastern corner of Bangladesh lies Sunamganj district. A remote area that is underwater for almost half of the year, it is one of…
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Skilled birth attendants like Salma are trained in maternal and child care and managing home deliveries in rural regions such as Sunamganj in Bangladesh
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Training midwives doesn’t just protect mothers – it gives women a livelihood too
By Laurie Lee 30th Oct 2015
In the north eastern corner of Bangladesh lies Sunamganj district. A remote area that is underwater for almost half of the year, it is one of the hardest places in the country to be a mother. In 2012, only 11%…
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Training midwives doesn’t just protect mothers – it gives women a livelihood too
By Laurie Lee 30th Oct 2015
In the north eastern corner of Bangladesh lies Sunamganj district. A remote area that is underwater for almost half of the year, it is one of the hardest places in the country to be a mother. In 2012, only 11%…
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Shelter in emergencies: What we can learn from self-recovery in Vanuatu?
By Bill Flinn 29th Oct 2015
This is written five months after cyclone Pam caused so much devastation in the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. There has been time enough to reach a consensus on the most appropriate strategic approach to shelter recovery; but not…
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Re-building a house just a week after Cyclone Pam hit
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CARE is about to publish a report on How banks in emerging economies can grow profitably by being more inclusive. We’ve worked closely with Accenture, the global consulting firm, to analyse how banks are addressing the financial inclusion marketplace and…
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Ammpmcoata shows off her ‘Powerful Hands’ (Ibuganza Birakiza in Kirwanda). She is a CARE VSLA member since 2007, in the village of Akagarama in Rwanda
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