CARE fights global poverty. In 2024, CARE worked in 121 countries, reaching 53 million people through 1,450 projects.
We work through six primary pillars of work.
Crisis
Conflict, environmental change, and natural disasters mean more people than ever need emergency aid.
CARE gets this emergency assistance to people in crisis by making urgent, timely, and flexible investments in local women leaders who get life-saving items where they need to go.
Theory of change
If we mobilize urgent resources and deliver assistance to impacted communities, we reduce suffering and save lives.
CARE is known for…
- Going the last mile in humanitarian response.
- Saving lives in times of crisis.
- Always being there and always being ready before disaster strikes.
- CARE gets life-saving assistance in.
Food & Water
There is enough food to feed everyone around the world, yet 800 million people still go hungry.
CARE is breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and persistent hunger by making resources and knowledge easier to access. This helps people produce, sell, and buy healthy food.Theory of change
If we enable access for everyone to the resources to grow, sell, and cook nutritious food, then we can create a world free from hunger.
Theory of change
If we enable access for everyone to the resources to grow, sell, and cook nutritious food, then we can create a world free from hunger.
CARE is known for…
- Empowering women and girls to end world hunger.
- Fixing the broken food system.
- Addressing complex problems by fixing the systems themselves.
- She feeds the world by planting the seeds of a food-secure future.
Health
Millions of people, especially women and girls, lack access to lifesaving health care.
CARE works with communities to create health solutions together, remove barriers, and demand access to services. This helps to bring lifesaving health care to whoever needs it.
Theory of change
If we provide at-risk communities, especially women and girls, with improved health systems and access to quality lifesaving health services, whole communities will be healthier with women and girls leading the way.
CARE is known for…
- Delivering health care the last mile.
- Delivering better health everywhere, for everyone.
- Prioritizing health in crisis.
- She heals the world.
Education & Skills
66% of the world’s young people don’t meet the minimum skills needed to effectively engage in an international economy.
CARE partners with governments, the private sector, communities, and young people to help them get a quality education by providing technical, life, and leadership skills to ensure a pathway to better opportunities.
Theory of change
If we provide young people, particularly girls in marginalized communities, with quality education and skills, they will invest in themselves, their families, and their communities. This will create a better and more equal world.
CARE is known for…
- Unlocking the potential of every child and young person.
- Breaking the cycle of poverty through comprehensive education and skills.
- Ensuring quality education every day and in times of crisis.
Resilient Futures
Our planet is warming at a catastrophic rate. The people most affected by environmental change are the least responsible for causing it and the least empowered to fight it.
CARE directs financial resources to communities on the front lines, with a focus on women and girls, so they can mitigate these impacts, influence leaders on a local and global scale, and build a more resilient future for all.
Theory of change
If we invest in and support communities most affected by environmental change, they will be able to protect their environment, survive, and thrive.
CARE is known for…
- Tackling the impacts of environmental change with local leadership.
- Enabling women-led environmental action.
Economic Growth
Economic systems fail women.
CARE and its partners invest in designing programs with women, for women, to help them succeed in the marketplace. Together, we increase women’s incomes and improve their communities by changing harmful norms.
Theory of change
If we make markets work for women through savings, financial products for women, and corporate social sustainability strategies, then families and whole communities thrive.
CARE is known for…
- Making markets work for women and supercharging women’s economic growth.
Differentiation
At CARE, we believe in collaborative solutions to global poverty. Our commitment is tangible – 96% of our global staff operate locally, ensuring genuine, impactful change daily and in times of crisis. With decades of dedicated service, CARE stands as a trusted local partner in making a difference. Join us at CARE, where meaningful transformation begins, one community at a time.
Men and boys are vital to CARE's mission
CARE works with girls and women, but never at the exclusion of boys and men. CARE’s work remains most successful when boys and men are fully engaged. Their involvement leads to sustainable gains. Men and women who belong to more equitable societies are, on average, healthier, more financially secure, and better educated.