Women and Girls

Ethiopia: Breaking the cycle of early marriage by building successful businesses

By Sarah Easter • September 26, 2024

Discover how young women in Ethiopia are empowering themselves through entrepreneurship and breaking the cycle of early marriage.

World Humanitarian Day 2024 spotlight: Seada in Ethiopia

By Sarah Easter • August 15, 2024

Seada, a humanitarian in rural Ethiopia, helps young women realize their dreams through village savings groups, providing personalized support and fostering community-driven development.

In Nepal: Forced to marry at 10

By Hillol Sobhan • July 23, 2024

Learn how CARE’s Tipping Point program is trying to prevent child, early, and forced marriage in Nepal where five million girls are child brides.

A ‘window of hope’ for the women of Afghanistan: business training to address missing jobs

By Anisa Husain and Sarita Suwannarat, translations by Arezo Nabizada and Zarmina Hakimi • June 3, 2024

Learn how women in Afghanistan are getting around strict employment restrictions by starting their own businesses.

The “Amazons” of Côte d’Ivoire

By Aisha Rahamatali • May 23, 2024

The 18th century Amazon women of the Kingdom of Dahomey were known for their bravery, their audacity, and their innovation. Like their ancestral sisters in Dahomey, these Amazons of Côte d'Ivoire are modern-day warriors.

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Women and Girls

How a women-led textile business is weaving a lasting legacy in Peru

By CARE Staff • May 9, 2024

In Peru, it’s common for banks to require men as co-signers on loans, even loans for women-owned businesses. This is a story of one woman's success, despite the odds.

The ‘VIP Gypsy’ of Odessa

By Halyna Bilak • April 7, 2024

Thanks to the women’s leadership training organized by Winds of Change, a national NGO in Odessa, with the support of CARE, Zinaida has gained confidence and ideas to counter discrimination and stigma against her own Roma community in Ukraine.

CARE US on International Day of Human Solidarity: Violence Against Women & Girls Demands Accountability

December 19, 2023

Today on International Day of Human Solidarity, CARE stands with women and girls everywhere and condemns all acts of violence against women and girls in the strongest terms, including sexual violence and rape.

“My name is Madame Aichatou Mounkaila. I come from Niger”

By Aichatou Mounkaila, as told to Michael de Vulpillieres • December 4, 2023

Aichatou Mounkaila has spent the last 20 years of her life supporting and empowering women and girls in Niger. She recently spoke at the United Nations.

Meet Fatima, the 110-year-old financial ‘mother’ of Greater Cairo

By Sarah Arafat • November 20, 2023

Fatima is a 110-year-old Sudanese mother of seven and grandmother of many more. This is her inspiring journey to hope and economic empowerment.

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Women and Girls

Women and Girls

Ethiopia: Breaking the cycle of early marriage by building successful businesses

Women and Girls

World Humanitarian Day 2024 spotlight: Seada in Ethiopia

Women and Girls

In Nepal: Forced to marry at 10

Women and Girls

A ‘window of hope’ for the women of Afghanistan: business training to address missing jobs

Women and Girls

The “Amazons” of Côte d’Ivoire

Help CARE respond to emergencies.

Women and Girls

How a women-led textile business is weaving a lasting legacy in Peru

Women and Girls

The ‘VIP Gypsy’ of Odessa

Women and Girls

CARE US on International Day of Human Solidarity: Violence Against Women & Girls Demands Accountability

Women and Girls

“My name is Madame Aichatou Mounkaila. I come from Niger”

Women and Girls

Meet Fatima, the 110-year-old financial ‘mother’ of Greater Cairo

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