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CARE wants to know: Who cares?

By CARE Staff • September 14, 2025

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Who cares about survival? People like Maria do — fierce, determined, and full of courage.

By Sarah Easter and Hillol Sobhan • September 14, 2025

Crisis Response

Who cares about recovery? People like Hiba do — resilient, determined, and full of hope.

By Dora Vangi and Hillol Sobhan • September 14, 2025

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“When I joined this school, I could hardly read and write,” says 12-year-old Hamdi. “Now I am the best in my class. I can even speak English. When I grow up, I want to be a doctor and help all people who are sick or hurt.”

Meet One of the Leaders Behind CARE’s Syria Response

By Debbie Michaud • August 16, 2018

Eight years of intense fighting in Syria have shattered millions of lives.

One Syrian Family’s Winding Journey in Search of Safety

By Joelle Bassoul • May 17, 2018

One family’s winding journey in search of safety from the conflict in Syria.

The Bread Maker of Eastern Ghouta

By Rukia Alshamy • April 5, 2018

“When life becomes almost too much to bear, and no one but God is left to provide for you, you become an inventor to support your family."

Maids in Ecuador Face Exploitation and Lack of Workplace Protections

By Shawn Reeves • March 8, 2018

Neurali, a domestic worker, says it was a small sticker that saved her life, even though she hardly noticed it at first.

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Women and Girls

Years as a Domestic Worker Leave a Trail of Sexual Abuses

By CARE Staff • March 8, 2018

Fernanda, a domestic worker from Ecuador, thought suicide might be the only way she would ever escape. Then she made a discovery that changed her life.

Domestic Workers in Ecuador Band Together to Demand Change

By CARE Staff • March 8, 2018

Sexual abuse, harassment, and rape are daily occurrences for many of the 300,000 domestic workers in Ecuador. Without legal protection, victims remain silent and the violence continues. You can help change that.

EXPLORE 360°: Inside a Cambodian Garment Factory

By Kate Adelung and CARE Staff • March 8, 2018

Cambodia employs 500,000 garment workers, 90 percent of them are women. A third of them report they have experienced sexual harassment at in the past 12 months.

Founder of Ecuador’s Association of Domestic Workers on the Power of Organizing

By Shawn Reeves • March 8, 2018

“We needed to join together."

How Silence Allows Sexual Abuse to Continue

By Shawn Reeves • March 8, 2018

When Elizabeth was 6, her mother died and she took her first job: farming beans, corn and peanuts in an eastern Ecuadorian town known for its agricultural processing industry, about 20 miles from the Pacific coast. It was the same year her uncle raped her for the first time.

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News & Stories

CARE wants to know: Who cares?

By CARE Staff • September 14, 2025

Crisis Response

Who cares about survival? People like Maria do — fierce, determined, and full of courage.

Crisis Response

Who cares about recovery? People like Hiba do — resilient, determined, and full of hope.

View News & Stories by topic:

View news and stories by topic:

Education and Skills

Restoring Hope to Learn

Crisis Response

Meet One of the Leaders Behind CARE’s Syria Response

Crisis Response

One Syrian Family’s Winding Journey in Search of Safety

Food and Water

The Bread Maker of Eastern Ghouta

Women and Girls

Maids in Ecuador Face Exploitation and Lack of Workplace Protections

Help CARE respond to emergencies.

Women and Girls

Years as a Domestic Worker Leave a Trail of Sexual Abuses

Education and Skills

Domestic Workers in Ecuador Band Together to Demand Change

Education and Skills

EXPLORE 360°: Inside a Cambodian Garment Factory

Education and Skills

Founder of Ecuador’s Association of Domestic Workers on the Power of Organizing

Education and Skills

How Silence Allows Sexual Abuse to Continue

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