Development Blog
Women affected by disasters often face the greatest protection risks – they need to be part of the solution
By Suzy Madigan 30th Nov 2018
From Cox’s Bazaar to Kinshasa, women are not passive beneficiaries of assistance. Women responders – volunteers, activists, leaders, women-led groups, organisations and networks – are taking actions to mitigate and respond to protection risks. Yet too often, women are sidelined…
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Refugees from the DRC rehearsing a play about GBV in CARE’s psychosocial support centre at a refugee camp in Uganda
Ways forward for the humanitarian system to better empower and protect women
By Caroline Kende-Robb 29th Nov 2018
Co-authored by Caroline Kende-Robb, CARE International Secretary General, and Howard Mollett, Senior Policy Advisor November 29th is the International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders, part of the 16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women and Girls. So it’s a…
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Lucy Mainandji, who works with CARE in Chad, lived as a refugee in Cameroon when she was a young girl
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
