Alastair Whitson

Alastair Whitson


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Functioning market systems and a responsible and responsive private sector are critical to livelihoods, autonomy and well-being. However, they are both heavily impacted by crisis, and women, who face greater barriers to economic activity than

No future for Yemen without women and girls

Thursday, 27 October 2016 23:00

This brief provides an overview of a 2016

Gender & shelter: Good programming guidelines

Tuesday, 15 November 2016 16:17

CARE has made a long-term commitment to strengthening gender equality and women’s voice in both emergency and development contexts. These guidelines aim to provide those involved in planning and managing emergency shelter preparedness,

CARE Philippines responded to the devastation of the November 2013 Haiyan/Yolanda typhoon with extensive shelter and livelihoods programmes. This report evaluates the shelter response which used a self-recovery approach, providing almost 16,000

The Citizens’ Charter is a process for giving service users more of a say in how their services are run. This guidance note describes how to develop a Citizens’ Charter, covering planning and preparation, design, implementation, and

Women’s leadership in Cocoa Life communities

Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:00

Emerging best practices of women’s leadership within cocoa farming in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

This report of an extensive review of the Cocoa Life program’s approach to promoting women’s leadership

The smart thing to do

Tuesday, 04 October 2016 11:50

Why women's economic empowerment is a

A guide for companies to strengthen micro-enterprise market systems

This guide is intended for large companies, and their development partners, to enable them to help micro-enterprises in their value chains to thrive, with a view

This joint statement, signed by 42 grassroots women-led civil society organisations, human rights and humanitarian agencies, outlines recommendations for commitments by states attending the Global Refugee and Migrant Summits, to ensure the

Refugee summits

Friday, 09 September 2016 16:06

CARE recommendations on refugee protection and human

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