Getting to Know International Organizations: Part 1

Mission- CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice.

 

            I chose the CARE Organization.  This organization works around the world in 94 different countries as they fight poverty by using more than 1000 humanitarian-aid projects.  They have been fighting poverty since 1945.    As I explored this organization it really interested me because they focus on women and children since they are the ones the ones that are hit the hardest by poverty.  What CARE does is they empower woman by supporting them to help the economy to grow by obtaining jobs.  The organization also focuses on making sure that women are respected in the labor force, as well as they support and service women that have been abused.  There are 1.4 billion people that live in extreme poverty and women and girls make up the majority.  So CARE has committed to uncover and transform political, social and economic relationships by improving heal care, education, and the well being of women and children. 

            In addition, CARE has helped over 12 million people by helping them with emergency programs and when they have refugee crisis.  CARE has been helping Syrian Refugees with humanitarian aid.  It is known that more than half of these refugees are women and children. Another example of CARE support is in South Sudan while 3.7 million people are dying of hunger CARE is helping feed many.  The conflict in Yemen has also led for CARE to help people that are struggling to obtain water, food and medical care.  Among other humanitarian aid CARE has provided to El Nino, Haiti Earthquake, West Bank & Gaza Crisis, Chad refugees, Mali, DADAAB Refugee camps, Nepal, Democratic Republic or the Congo and many others. 

            I was really impressed with CARE organization because they continue to support more than 90 countries and their primary focus is caring for women and children first.   CARE would not be able to do it on their own if it wasn’t for many of the other organizations that have partnered with them.  For example, USAID has been their partners for over 6 decades.  It is awesome to see that there is a vast of partners supporting CARE.  The list of partners is so big that they have been categorized by: Foundations and trusts, Corporate Partners, Humanitarian Partners, Institutional Donors, and Research & Technical Partners.

            It saddens me to know that woman and girls are the target to so much injustice in many countries.  Women have always had lesser rights and the struggle of being treated fairly and equally continues to be a challenge that CARE is fighting for.  It was also shocking to learn through the CARE website that woman and girls make up the majority of the poverty in every impoverish country.

                http://www.care.org