
Alastair Whitson
Blog posts
Women and girls in emergencies
Thursday, 29 March 2018 09:45This report collects and summarises new data and evidence from reports and research on women and girls’ specific vulnerabilities in natural disasters and conflicts. It shows that disasters disproportionately affect women and girls and offers
Political consciousness, leadership and collective action in the Mata Masu Dubara structures in Niger
Friday, 15 December 2017 16:42This report presents the results of research conducted in Niger on the political power of the Mata Masu Dubara (Village Savings and Loan Associations) in
CARE International Inclusive Governance Progress Report
Thursday, 15 March 2018 12:54This report highlights some of the accomplishments and learning over the past few years in promoting Inclusive Governance across the CARE International
Violence, uncertainty, and resilience among refugee women and community workers: An evaluation of gender-based violence case management services in the Dadaab refugee camps
Friday, 23 February 2018 12:24In the Dadaab refugee camps, CARE International and the International Rescue Committee have developed a comprehensive case management approach to address the needs of gender-based violence survivors. A cornerstone of this work has been to develop
Exploring the motivations of birth companions: A qualitative assessment of the Maternal and New-born Health Improvement Project in Kenya
Thursday, 15 March 2018 11:54The MANI project was developed in 2015 to increase the survival chances of mothers and newborns by improving access to health services and promoting innovation for better maternal and newborn care. One of MANI’s interventions trains Traditional
Dangerous ground: Syrian refugees face an uncertain future
Monday, 05 February 2018 11:36This report warns that governments in Europe, the United States and the region are putting many lives at risk by closing borders and forcing Syrian refugees back to Syria, or openly discussing measures for
Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work
Tuesday, 30 January 2018 15:59CARE International’s position on the new ILO Convention
This policy brief sets out CARE International’s top line positions and comments on the suggested new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and
Suffering in silence: The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2017
Friday, 19 January 2018 10:23The year 2017 was marked by scores of humanitarian crises: armed conflicts, natural disasters, climate shocks, hunger, displacement. While most of these crises made the headlines, there are others which barely made the news. And when crises are
Targeting vulnerable households for humanitarian cash transfers
Friday, 22 December 2017 13:31A case study on using a community-based, participatory approach to target the most vulnerable in Zimbabwe’s cash-first
Left behind
Monday, 11 December 2017 17:43Find out how the world is failing women and girls on refugee family