Students in India clapping at a school linked to our UDAAN project.
CARE has been operating in India since 1950.
Currently CARE's work in India addresses underlying causes of poverty and works to help vulnerable groups realise their rights.
We focus on the most vulnerable populations: people at risk of malnutrition, affected by natural disasters, children not in formal school, and those excluded from mainstream society. Within these groups we have an additional focus on women and girls.
Maternal and Child Health
CARE runs one of the largest public health programmes in India, reaching 15.5 million pregnant and breastfeeding women and very young children.
There has been a measurable decrease in malnutrition in the areas where the programme has been implemented and measles vaccination coverage has doubled.
HIV/AIDS
India has the world’s third-highest HIV positive population after South Africa and Nigeria.
CARE’s programmes on HIV and AIDS focus on vulnerable populations such as female sex workers, truckers, migrants, injecting drug users and young people.
Education
CARE’s Girls’ Education Programme works to improve the education system through teacher training and curriculum development. It increases girls' access to educational services and builds communities’ abilities to demand their own right to education.
Emergency Response and Rehabilitation
India is one of the most disaster-prone countries in South Asia. When disaster strikes CARE immediately provides emergency relief, and continues to work with the affected community over the long term.
To reduce the impact of future disasters, CARE works with communities to teach disaster preparedness and risk reduction.
