Women and Girls
#TakeTheMic: How the next generation of girls are speaking up to end child marriage in Mali
For International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023, CARE is launching #TakeTheMic to amplify girls' voices globally. In Mali, a young activist name Bintou has resisted forced marriage and became a vocal community leader. By challenging social norms, she secured community agreements against further child marriages.
Read MoreThe singing banker of Thanh Hoa
Nguyen Hai Duong, General Director of Thanh Hoa Microfinance Institution in Vietnam, breaks the banker's stereotype by showcasing his passion for local delicacies, ornamental flowers -- and nurturing women entrepreneurs through a partnership with CARE's Women's Economic Justice program.
Read MoreEmpowering girls around the world through the beautiful game
Over the years, we’ve seen one of the most effective tools to engage women and girls has been the power of sports, so, to celebrate the start of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, we’ve put together this collection of inspiring photos we’ve taken over the years of young girls from around the world playing the beautiful game.
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Meet the woman helping light up Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp
Lucy is one of the only women solar technicians in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, which together with the nearby Kalobeyei settlement hosts 249,000 refugees from 24 nationalities. Like Lucy, some of these refugees have fled conflict, insecurity, disasters, or threats of persecution; others were born in the camp.
Read MoreThe remarkable life of Bushra Aldukhainah: A story from Northern Yemen
I was born and raised in highly conservative Northern Yemen, where a girl usually does not tread beyond primary school, where a girl must learn to prioritize household chores above everything, where a girl normally gets married at a very tender age, and where it is highly unlikely for a woman to chalk out a professional career.
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