About CARE's Work:
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What We Do
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice. We place special emphasis on investing in women and girls because our six decades of experience show that their empowerment benefits whole communities.
In fiscal year 2010, CARE worked in 87 countries around the world, supporting 905 poverty-fighting projects to reach more than 82 million people, over half of whom are women. Underpinning all our work is a commitment to using evidence-based policy advocacy to address underlying causes of poverty, such as poor governance, gender inequity, and economic and social exclusion.
Below is a list of some of the countries where we work:
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Latin America & Caribbean
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Africa
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Middle East & Europe
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Asia
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Peru
Haiti
Bolivia
Honduras
El Salvador
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Zambia
Angola
Ghana
Sudan
Rwanda
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West Bank/Gaza
Egypt
Georgia
Kosovo
Bosnia
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Vietnam
Afghanistan
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
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Our Programs
CARE tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. Recognizing that women and children suffer disproportionately from poverty, CARE places special emphasis on working with women to create permanent social change. Each one of our programs strives to fulfill our mission as an organization to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.
- Agricultural & Natural Resources
- Education
- HIV/Aids
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- Cross-Cutting Initiatives
- Emergency Relief
- Nutrition
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- Economic Development
- Health
- Water
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Our History
CARE was founded in 1945, when 22 American organizations came together to rush lifesaving CARE Packages to survivors of World War II. Thousands of Americans, including President Harry S. Truman, contributed to the effort. On May 11, 1946, the first 20,000 packages reached the battered port of Le Havre, France. Some 100 million more CARE Packages reached people in need during the next two decades, first in Europe and later in Asia and other parts of the developing world.
| 1948 |
CARE airlifts food to Berlin when Soviet troops blockade the city. A CARE food truck is the first vehicle to enter Berlin after the blockade is lifted. |
| 1954 |
CARE starts a major relief operation in Korea as the war there expands. |
| 1961 |
President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps and asks CARE to help train its first volunteers to Latin America. |
| 1974 |
CARE provides food, relief kits and medical supplies to drought victims in Niger and Chad and launches agroforestry efforts to help prevent drought and increase food production. |
| 1988 |
CARE becomes the first private development organization to work in the People's Republic of China and, as the Cold War wanes, begins operations in the former Soviet Union and the former Yugoslavia. |
| 1992 |
CARE delivers food to 2 million people during the famine in Somalia, despite widespread violence and instability. |
| 1994 |
Civil war and ethnic massacres in Rwanda send an unprecedented flood of refugees into Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and Tanzania. CARE delivers food, water and sanitation to hundreds of thousands. |
| 1996 |
Smithsonian Institute inducts the CARE Package into its permanent collection. |
| 2002 |
CARE unveils a bold new look, reflecting our commitment to helping families around the world achieve lasting victories over poverty. |
Supporting CARE
Supporting CARE can satisfy your desire to make a difference and your expectation to see a return on your investment. Our record of efficiency meets the stringent guidelines of the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance.
