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Meet a 'womanitarian': Olena - supporting LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine
Read moreHelen Pankhurst speaks to Olena Shevchenko, who runs Insight, an NGO which supports women’s and LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine.
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Meet the “womanitarians” striving for hope, inclusion and social justice
Read moreWomen are disproportionately affected by crises and it’s vital that they are central in leading humanitarian responses.
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The first 72 hours
Read moreWithin the first 72 hours of displacement, newly displaced families receive standard relief packages, including ready-to-eat food, basic hygiene materials, and a female transit kit.
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Northwest Syria: “I want to support my children without relying on anyone else's assistance”
Read moreWhen the earthquake started in the middle of the night, I was breastfeeding my baby, who was sick. It was a very scary experience; we did not know where to go or where to take refuge.
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Türkiye: “The earthquake is not over, we are still living in tents and containers”
Read moreElcin, 38, is awake and lying in her bed with her eight-year-old daughter Elena when the house in the Turkish province Hatay starts shaking violently.
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Türkiye and Northwest Syria, six months after the earthquakes: “We have to start from zero again”
Read moreSix months since the earthquakes in Türkiye and northwest Syria, and results both sides of the border are devastating.
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Ukraine: The ones who stayed behind
Read moreAfter the dam explosion at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, the consequences of flooding have complicated an already difficult situation for people in the South of Ukraine. With support from the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), CARE is helping people in the region to recover.
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Zemzem’s story – VSLA member, entrepreneur and farmer: “Now I see what I am capable of”
Read moreZemzem tells of how joining a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) through CARE’s Livelihoods for Resilience project has helped her find a path through the crisis in Ethiopia.
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“Art is another way to reach people”: drawings from Afghanistan
Read moreWhen the Taliban came back into power in 2021, the strict curfew meant Melissa Comet couldn't leave her building or socialise. With nothing else to do, she picked up a pen and drew.
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World Refugee Day: ‘’Now that I am a leader, I can raise my voice’’
Read moreMeet the refugee women in Uganda campaigning to be heard in humanitarian decision making – and winning!
