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In #Gaza, women and girls are facing a crisis that goes beyond war—it's a daily fight for dignity, safety, and health. Jolien Veldwijk, Country Director for CARE Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), spoke to CNN about the devastating lack of sanitary supplies, privacy, clean water, and medical care for women and girls living through the conflict.

Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan urgently need immediate humanitarian assistance and sustained support to rebuild their lives in communities already under severe economic and environmental pressure. https://lnkd.in/eyht8yNU

🚽 More than 3.6 billion people around the world don’t have access to safe toilets. That’s a massive public health and dignity crisis. CARE is teaming up with iDE (International Development Enterprises) and IDinsight to change that — starting with a new pilot in Zambia that connects sanitation entrepreneurs with community savings groups to make safe toilets more accessible and affordable. Together, we’re using local solutions, private sector power, and data-driven insights to bring sanitation to the communities that need it most. Read more about this powerful new partnership and what it means for health, dignity, and opportunity: https://lnkd.in/eUDbADSy

Facing shrinking global aid funding, how do NGOs and civil society organizations continue to scale what works? Social change leaders can draw valuable lessons from the trajectory of village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) or savings groups. Aisha Rahamatali, Vidhya Sriram, and Maria Liu (Maria L.) of the humanitarian agency CARE highlight VSLAs as “a useful, real-world example of how organizations can make strategic investments to scale community-led models through public systems while keeping communities in the driver’s seat.” Learn more about the role governments have played in scaling savings groups and how other community-led solutions might partner with government to realize the same progress in fields like health care, education, or climate resilience: https://lnkd.in/erUeJY24 

CARE celebrates the strength and leadership of women who often work twice as hard to gain the recognition they deserve. In Sierra Leone, the team partnered with photographer Nigel Barker and Studio NB to highlight local women leaders through the #SheLeadstheWorld campaign. These powerful stories showed how CARE’s programs helped women rise—and how they’re now lifting others. The campaign reached millions, gained celebrity support, featured in top media outlets, and brought communities together through virtual and in-person events. With a blend of authentic storytelling, strategic partnerships, and media outreach, CARE’s 2024 International Women’s Day campaign made a lasting impact, elevated the brand, and advanced global support for women’s leadership. Congratulations to CARE on winning the In-house GEM Gold Award!

For every mom who’s cried over spilled milk — literally. This #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, we see you. The struggle, the strength, the sacrifice. 💪🍼❤️ (And yes, it’s okay to cry when the milk goes down.) CARE works to ensure every mother has access to the support and information she needs to breastfeed as long as she wishes to do so.

Famine is no longer a looming threat in Gaza — it is a deadly reality. As malnutrition rates grow and humanitarian access remains blocked, aid groups are calling for a full ceasefire, the release of hostages, and unrestricted delivery of food and medical supplies to save lives. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ens6qSpp

🚨Famine is tightening its grip on #Sudan. One in three children in parts of Darfur is acutely malnourished—surpassing famine thresholds. CARE is calling for urgent funding before more lives are lost. https://lnkd.in/e8Y5HnxY

“In the first few weeks, they will experience fatigue, they will have muscle loss and muscle wasting, and they will have impaired cognition. And if it goes longer, some of their organ systems can malfunction and shut down.” - Abyan Ahmed, CARE Global Humanitarian Nutrition Advisor https://lnkd.in/egFBnekt

CARE and local partners are providing urgent relief to vulnerable communities displaced along the Thai-Cambodia border, including women, children, and the elderly. Support includes clean water, food, hygiene items, and dignity kits. We’re working closely with partners and remain committed to helping families return home safely when possible.