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CARE. Defending Dignity Fighting Poverty. Focus. CARE’s main focus is women living in poverty. Women can strengthen entire communities and escape poverty when provided with proper resources. To serve those in the poorest communities. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Focus Focus
CARE’s main focus is women living in poverty.
Women can strengthen entire communities and escape poverty when provided with proper resources
MissionMission
To serve those in the poorest communities.
Growing strength from global diversity, resources and experiences
promoting innovative solutions.
MissionMission
Facilitating LASTING change by: ◦ Strengthening the capacity for self help◦ Providing economic opportunity◦ Delivering relief◦ Influencing policy decisions◦ Addressing discrimination
Where in the Where in the world?world?
CARE works in several world regions:
•Africa•Asia•Latin America•South America•Middle East
What do they do?
What do they do?
5 sectors of CARE’s work Agriculture and Natural Resources Education Economic devolvement Emergency Relief Health
Agriculture and Natural Agriculture and Natural ResourcesResources
75% of the poor live in rural areas. Improving agriculture in these countries would have a dramatic impact.
Agriculture and Natural Agriculture and Natural ResourcesResources
Agricultural projects focus on: Increasing cash crops Planting winter crops Building irrigation systems, small dams, and water tanks
Conservation of Natural resources
EducationEducation 774 million adults can not read or write - 64% are women.
•Work with governments to make education readily available to everyone.
•Focus on vulnerable groups:• Refugee children• Women and children• People with HIV/AIDS
Economic Economic DevelopementDevelopement
•Provide financial services to the poor.
•Initiates community savings-and-loan programs.
•Provides technical training.
Emergency ReliefEmergency Relief
Emergency and Humanitarian Assistance Unit (EHAU) ◦ Helps create plans for emergencies
◦ Ensure they receive supplies when they need them most.
Health
Health
Increase awareness of HIV/AIDS
Reduce the spread of the disease.
provide health care to vulnerable groups.◦Women◦Children
World Hunger World Hunger CampaignCampaign
Provides feeding programs, education, microcredit loans, sustainable agriculture and other projects to help families lift themselves out of poverty.
World Hunger World Hunger CampaignCampaignLaunched on October
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