Emergency Lifesaving Health & Nutrition, Food Security & Livelihood and Winterization Intervention in Afghanistan
CARE contributes to enhancing the resilience of vulnerable households in the designated areas against shocks through the comprehensive health and nutrition services and livelihood interventions.
Multisectoral Humanitarian response to the humanitarian crisis in the Boucle of Mouhoun region, Burkina Faso
CARE assists populations affected by the security and humanitarian crisis in the Boucle of Mouhoun region with access to timely and appropriate humanitarian assistance.
Urgent, life-saving humanitarian assistance for conflict-affected women, girls, boys and men in Palestine
CARE supports women, girls, boys and men in conflict affected areas by meeting their critical basic sanitation, hygiene and urgent basic shelter and NFI needs.
Integrated Multisectoral Emergency Response to Drought and Conflict-Affected Areas in West Hararghe Zone
CARE improves access to nutrition and GBV services, strengthens livelihoods and the water and sanitation infrastructures as well as hygiene practices in vulnerable communities.
SELAM 2 - Early Recovery and Socio-Economic Stability of Conflict Affected Populations in Amhara and Afar, Ethiopia
Individuals, households, and communities in Amhara and Afar (bordering areas with Tigray) have strengthened their resilience in domains identified as key for
peacebuilding.
Successive 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck southern Türkiye on 6 February 2023, followed by thousands of aftershocks leading to widespread damage and destruction. The affected population is about 14 million people including about 2 million Syrian refugees.
Developing digital solutions to enhance livelihood opportunities for refugees and Jordanian host communities
Increased financial inclusion, livelihood and learning opportunities for refugees and vulnerable Jordanians, specially women, through CARE's digital solutions.
The Women and Youth Resilience Project (WAYREP) supports women and girls as well as young men in refugee, host and urban communities to realize their rights through socio-economic strengthening, resilience building and reduction of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Prepare, Respond, and Protect. Addressing the needs and protection concerns of crisis-affected girls, boys, women, and men in northern Mozambique
Armed-conflict, insecurity, and violence have affected Cabo Delgado since 2017. Driven by ideological, economic and climate-related factors, conflict is expected to continue to impact northern Mozambique for the foreseeable future. 55% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are under 18, and 15% have a disability. Girls are particularly vulnerable and are being married off at an alarmingly high rate.
Protection, Livelihoods & Basic Needs Multi-sector Response in Syria
More than 15 million people are in need in Syria, including 5,3 million IDPs, 9,9 million resident and 52.700 returnees. Behind the number of 15 million people in need are 2,1 million IDPs who are living in last resort sites in northern Syria.
Gender-responsive support for improved resilience of women, men, girls, and boys affected by conflict, displacement and natural disasters in Mozambique
Armed-conflict, insecurity, and violence have affected Cabo Delgado province since late 2017. This project's objective is to improve resilience of women, men, girls, and boys affected by conflict, displacement, and natural disasters in Mozambique.
Promoting resilience of refugees and vulnerable host communities
The Syria conflict has displaced more than 13.5 million individuals within and across Syria’s borders. The Government of Jordan estimates that there are currently 1.36 million Syrians residing in Jordan.
SCCR – Strengthening conflict and gender sensitive community resilience
Since 2013, South Sudan has experienced civil war, intercommunal and localised violence. As a consequence many South Sudanese are either internally displaced or flee to Uganda.
RECOSOC – Emergency programme for the stabilisation of the G5 Sahel cross-border regions
The regions chosen in this project in both countries are border areas strongly affected by climate change, floods, high food insecurity, malnutrition, gender-based violence, as well as forced migration and internal displacements.
The agricultural sector in Chad faces challenges related to production systems, notably the poor management of natural resources, their low availability and difficulties in accessing inputs (seeds, fertilisers, etc.) and agricultural equipment.
PASS PRIN – Project to improve primary health care and nutrition
In Chad, the nutritional situation remains worrying. In August-September 2019, the national prevalence of acute malnutrition was 12.9%, above the 10% alert threshold set by the WHO.
Improved WASH systems and Resilience in Amhara – IWRA
Due to poor infrastructure and the difficult geography of the country, rural parts of Ethiopia are isolated from many services such as health and education or opportunities in business and trade.
RELIVES: REsilient LIVelihoods and sustainable Ecosystems in the Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP)
The livelihood of the communities around the Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP) highly depends on the park’s natural resources, agriculture, and livestock.
SELAM – Recovery and Socio-Economic Stability of Conflict Affected Populations
As a consequence of the conflict that started in November 2020, households in all the six zones of Tigray have lost both stocks and assets, including food stocks, seeds, agricultural tools, and livestock.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Initiative in Amhara
Despite laws and policies protecting women’s rights and banning Harmful Traditional Practice (HTPs), Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and Early Marriage (EM) undermine the health and rights of women and girls in Amhara, Ethiopia.
Food Systems Transformation in Southern Africa for One Health (FoSTA-Health)
Across southern Africa, a combination of environmental and climatic changes, and external shocks (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) place considerable stresses on governance systems, food systems and supply chains.
Building Resilience Among Refugees and their Jordanian Hosts
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, over 1 million Jordanians (15% of the population) and over 600,000 refugees in Jordan (85% of refugees) lived below the poverty line.
WEERA – Women’s Economic Empowerment in Rural Areas of Kosovo
Although women represent a significant part of the workforce in agriculture, they often receive no recognition or income, and benefit significantly less from public funds, including subsidies.
Udaan IV – Equitable access to basic education for poor and vulnerable adolescent girls
In Nepal, most adolescents and young people live in rural areas (82%) with half of them in underdeveloped and underserved areas. A quarter of Nepali citizens live on less than $1 a day.
Addressing livelihood and WASH-related needs and strengthening the resilience of IDPs
Mozambique is one of the world’s poorest countries and faces diverse challenges that have created a complex humanitarian crisis for which the country is under-resourced and under-equipped.
Future for You(th): Young people as Leaders of Life Skills Education
The educational and social welfare systems in the region, generally rigid and obsolete, do not succeed with current programs in the response to this situation.
Urgent Protection and Resilience Programme – Phase VII
As the refugee crisis enters its eleventh year, the Government of Turkey (GoT), the UN system, and local and international actors are struggling to address the protracted needs of families trying to build their lives in Turkey’s major hosting cities.
In this second phase, CARE is continuing to support refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Food and hygiene items, warm clothes for the cold winters as well as appropriate clothing for the heat in summer are distributed.
ACROSS Ethiopia - COVID-19 Response Across the Humanitarian – Development Nexus
The April 2020 countrywide shutdown of schools and institutions affected the most vulnerable, in particular, women, girls, and people with disabilities.
PADEP – Project to support the development of pastoralists
All of Chad, and particularly its Sahel region, is facing recurrent climatic and environmental shocks (floods, drought, sandstorms, etc.) that increase the vulnerability of its population.
Promoting Safe Migration for the Women of Bangladesh
Poverty, gender discrimination and limited livelihood options in rural areas create a supply of women workers for countries with high demand for migrant workers.
FAIR II – For Active Inclusion & Rights of Roma Women in the Western Balkans II
All three countries adopted Strategies and related Action Plans with the goal to enhance the social inclusion of Roma population and to improve their social economic status.
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been undergoing post-war recovery and transitional processes ever since the war in the nineties. The devastating effects the war had on the economy, infrastructure and social setup of the country are still visible.
An estimated 836,000 children have been orphaned in Burundi due to war and HIV/AIDS, and almost an equal number have been rendered physically and psychologically vulnerable due to violence, malnutrition, poverty, disease and discrimination.
Cyclone Idai Emergency Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) and Non-Food Items (NFI) response to most affected
Estimates indicate 1.85 million people have been affected by the cyclone and 600,000 need humanitarian assistance, though the full extent of the damage is not yet known.
Since the onset of the Syria crisis in 2011, more than 1.3 million Syrians have settled in Jordan. The protracted nature of the crisis has caused a tremendous strain on public resources.
Emergency Cash Assistance, and Support the Preventive WASH Preparedness for COVID-19 to Refugees
The poverty rate of Syrian refugees in Jordan is one of the highest of the countries bordering Syria with 8 out 10 registered refugees living outside the camps are either already defined as poor or soon to be living under the Jordanian poverty line.
RESETE – Employment, Resilience and Social Cohesion
The hypothesis of the program is that a more attractive agricultural and pastoral sector in the target regions will contribute to diminishing the vulnerability of the population most in need and will allow them to stay in their communities.
Emergency WASH and cash intervention for drought and conflict affected communities
In recent years and due to climate change, East and West Hararghe have had recurrent droughts often putting millions at risk and requiring humanitarian assistance.
Resilience and adaptation to climate variability for sustainable and lasting food security
Chad, particularly the Sahel zone is confronted with recurrent and environmental climatic shocks (floods, drought, sandstorms, etc.) which exacerbate the population’s vulnerability.
Cash grant to assist Desert Locust affected households
The worst Desert Locust infestation since 25 years was reported in Ethiopia in the late 2019 and has continued to affect many communities to date, leading to livelihood loss and food insecurity.
CLAR – Climate Learning and Advocacy for Resilience
The Climate Learning and Advocacy for Resilience (CLAR) links together and supports the work on adaptation, resilience strengthening and policy influencing that each country is undertaking.
Emergency Multi-purpose cash and protection response
The inter-communal conflict between the Amhara and the Qemant communities started in November 2018. The conflict led to the displacement of tens of thousands of people in western and central parts.
Covid-19 Nexus response for improving the socio-economic situation of marginalized people
CARE is part of a consortium who will collaborate to address the needs and rights of older persons, women, persons with disabilities and other marginalised people.
Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Women and girls
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects women and girls in Ethiopia, with increased risks of job or income loss, gender based violence, early marriage, food insecurity and limited access to health facilities and information.
Support to Gender Mainstreaming in EU interventions’ design and implementation
The overall objective is to conduct a gender analysis in two regions of Ethiopia and to inform gender mainstreaming methods and approaches in the new EU development intervention.
SWEEP -Water for Food Security, Women’s Empowerment and Environmental Protection
Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries in the world, ranking at 174 out of 188 countries ac-cording to the UNDP Human Development Index 2016.
Financial support for Syrian refugees with disabilities in Azraq
Refugees living in Azraq camp report similar needs, apart from shelter, food and hygiene items. They depend on basic services and assistance and have little/no savings or belongings.
Towards socio-economic wellbeing and women empowerment
The Action’s main purpose is to establish a grant scheme to finance the implementation of micro-projects through effective partnerships between grassroots CSOs, local authorities and the private sector.
Building Resilience among Refugees and their Jordanian Hosts
Among refugees in Jordan, there are numerous indications that the protection environment is in a downward spiral, as basic needs go unmet and girls, boys, men and women seeking to cope are at risk.
The current modelling studies indicate that from the present level of 350,000 infections per day, India is likely to have 600,000 infections per day before the current wave peaks.
There is extensive damage to infrastructure, including residential houses, shops, mosques and hotels. It is likely that this will continue to increase as more areas become accessible and the Government conducts more assessments.
For Active Inclusion & Rights of Roma Women in the Western Balkans III (FAIR III)
This project is part of the wider FAIR programme, under which CARE has already implemented two previous project phases aiming to empower and foster the inclusion of Roma women.
Implementing LEADER in Mestia municipality for better livelihoods in high mountainous regions
The overall lack of economic opportunities results in an increasing out-migration of local population, particularly women and young people, and high poverty levels.
Integrated WASH and Nutrition Response for Conflict affected IDPs and Host Communities in Somali Region
Prolonged drought and renewed inter and intra-communal conflict have been severely affecting the already-strained living conditions and access to services for people living in Somali region.
Mercy Corps and the co-applicants CARE, People in Need & the European LEADER Association for Rural Development build in this project on the work accomplished under the ENPARD I “Pilot Rural Development Measures” projects which was implemented in the municipalities of Borjomi, Lagodekhi and Kazbegi.
The youth living in rural areas (47% of the total population) struggle to find employment or pursue further education and typically do not meaningfully participate in community decision-making.
Building Resilience Among Refugees and their Jordanian Hosts
Jordan has been deeply impacted by the crisis in neighbouring Syria, and is now host to the second largest share of refugees in the world at 89 registered refugees for every 1,000 inhabitants.
The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey still paints a daunting picture of the nutritional situation of children, particularly under the age of five, placing Siaya county as one of the lowest ranking in Kenya.
Integrated, multi-Sector response to acute and urgent needs of vulnerable women, men, girls, and boys
Across Syria, conflict and displacement affected communities struggle to cover their most basic needs. Protracted needs are exacerbated by recurring emergency situations.
Education and Protection for Syrians and vulnerable Jordanians Phase II
More than 745,000 registered Syrian, Iraqi, and other refugees and asylum seekers currently reside in Jordan. The vast majority fled war in Syria and live in urban areas.
Udaan – Equitable access to basic education for poor and vulnerable adolescent girls
Dalits, Muslims and indigenous communities are subjected to systematic discrimination and depend on low-income labour works that hardly meet their basic needs. Girls from these communities face an additional layer of discrimination due to the gender inequality.
According to UNHCR, 96% of vulnerable non-camp-based Syrian refugees alone are living below the Jordanian poverty line and need social assistance and protection.
Increasing life-saving protection and resilience for refugee and Jordanian children and youth
The project builds upon successful past programing funded by ECHO focusing on Education in Emergencies programs implemented in collaboration with Ministry of Education and Madrasati, as a key educational Royal initiative.
Building resilience of the most at risk households and communities
The restructuring process of Nepal has set different layers of local and federal administrative systems. The overall vulnerability of assessed areas is high.
On 4 August 2020 a massive ammonium nitrate explosion at the Beirut port triggered a shockwave causing devastation across the city. The homes of more than 300,000 people were damaged or even completely destroyed.
Regional Program “Learning for Change (L4C) – Strengthening Women’s Voices in East Africa”.
The regional program is applying an integrated program approach and it directly contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Strengthened civil society capacity to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable groups at risk of being negatively affected by COVID-19 in Timor-Leste.
Cyclone Kenneth Emergency WASH response to the most affected
Still reeling from the impact of Cyclone Idai, Mozambique was struck by Category 4 tropical cyclone Kenneth which made landfall on April 25th on the Northern coast.
Strengthening Mozambique’s Preparedness for Natural Disasters
Mozambique is increasingly exposed to multiple weather-related hazards, disproportionately affecting the poorest populations and costing the country about 1.1 % of GDP annually.
CSOs and Policy Dialogue” Part III – CSOs systematically engaging in Policy Dialogue
In the course of the last 5 years, 5 Austrian NGOs have implemented a project aimed at strengthening the capacities of 9 East African Partner Organizations.
Multi-sector response to urgent needs and protection concerns
In 2019, the Humanitarian Needs Overview estimates that 11.7 million people are in humanitarian need in Syria. 5 million people are in acute need, facing life-threatening needs and more severe forms of deprivation in terms of their security, basic rights and living conditions.
On 25th April, an earthquake of a 7.8 magnitude on the Richter scale and a depth of 2 km, hit Nepal in Lamjung District (north-west of the capital city of Kathmandu; south of the China border).
Promoting Gender Equality & the Prevention of Youth Extremism and Violence
The project objective is to enable positive and peaceful societies for young people in Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, that support gender equality and decrease interpersonal violence and its extremism.
Providing life-saving protection for refugee and Jordanian children
Since 2011, some 1.3 million Syrians have settled in Jordan most live in urban areas, the remaining reside in three refugee camps. Jordan also hosts other refugee populations.
Emergency response to Disaster affected communities
A severe drought due to lack of rainfall in the Liben Zone, Somali region in Ethiopia has led to crop failure and a huge number of livestock deaths, which has greatly affected the livelihoods of the local communities.
Multisectoral Earthquake Emergency Assistance to affected communities in Grand Anse
More than 3 months after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, half of affected communities continue to struggle with the quake’s multi-faceted impact and still require urgent and immediate assistance to address growing needs related to shelter, food, safe and clean water and sanitation; and protection services.
As of early April 2022 more than 1,202,000 people have entered Romania from Ukraine, far exceeding the target projected in the Government’s response planning.
Sri Lanka is experiencing an acute economic crisis brought on by structural problems such as an over-reliance on remittances and tourism receipts and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strengthening of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Systems
Tropical storms or cyclones occur along the coastal regions of Mozambique caused by tropical depressions in the Indian Ocean. Their frequency and intensity has increased in the past years.
When fleeing violence, thousands of families are often stranded on roads and in the open for several days as they identify options for temporary settlement or wait for access to safer areas.
The situation in Syria continues to be highly complex due to a confluence of security, displacement, socio-economic, and most recently epidemiological factors, leading to continuously high humanitarian and protection needs.
Protection & Basic Needs Multi-sector Response – Phase II
Access to sufficient and affordable safe water, adequate sanitation, solid waste management and/or hygiene supplies remain a significant challenge for both IDPs and host communities.
The project is designed to deliver systems strengthening activities in Mozambique to enable well-targeted preparedness and emergency response actions whilst also supporting local communities.
Mobile Health Teams for Emergency Health Care Delivery
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, led to bank closures since 15 August 2021 and the World Bank’s freezing its funding to Afghanistan. This has effectively cut funding for approximately two-thirds of Afghanistan’s health facilities in 31 out of 34 provinces.
Urgent Protection and Resilience Programme – Phase VI
Socio-economic deprivation and reliance on negative coping strategies, e.g. children begging, also increase vulnerabilities vis-à-vis exploitation and trafficking.
Urgent Protection and Resiliency Programme Phase V
Turkey remains home to the largest registered refugee population in the world, with over four million refugees and asylum-seekers now registered in Turkey.
Urgent protection assistance for refugees Phase IV
The majority of the refugee population still does not have access to accurate information on how to access services and their rights, given the constantly changing regulatory environment in Turkey.
Improving living conditions and mitigating Monsoon risks for the refugee and host communities
On 25 August 2017, violence erupted in Rakhine State, Myanmar, triggering a massive and swift refugee influx into Bangladesh. Today, nearly 884,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar live in Bangladesh.
Emergency Reponses to Crises Affected Communities (ERAC)
Afghanistan is descending into the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Amidst the backdrop of an already dire situation following 40 years of war, economic decline, price increases, and rising poverty, in 2021 the people of Afghanistan faced the worst drought in 27 years which is still ongoing.