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, climate change, and natural disasters mean more people than ever need emergency aid.
CARE gets this much-needed emergency aid to people in crisis by making urgent, timely, and flexible investments in local women leaders who get aid where it needs to go.
Theory of change
If we mobilize urgent resources and deliver aid to impacted communities, we reduce suffering and save lives.
CARE is known…
- For going the last mile in humanitarian response.
- For saving lives in times of crisis.
- For always being there and always being ready before disaster strikes.
- CARE gets aid in.
Food & Water Systems
There is enough food to feed everyone around the world, yet 800 million people go to bed hungry every night.
CARE is breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and persistent hunger by enabling access to resources and knowledge so people can 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.
CARE is known…
- For empowering women and girls to end world hunger.
- For growing a woman-centered future.
- For fixing the broken food system.
- For addressing complex problems with systems thinking.
- She feeds the world by planting the seeds of a food-secure future.
Health, Equity, & Rights
Millions of people, especially women and girls, lack access to lifesaving health care.
CARE works with communities to co-create health solutions, remove gender barriers, and demand access to services, bringing lifesaving health care to the doorstep of whoever needs it.
Theory of change
If we provide vulnerable communities, especially women and girls, with improved health systems and access to quality lifesaving health services, then whole communities will be healthier, with women and girls leading the way.
CARE is known…
- For delivering health care to the last mile.
- For delivering better health everywhere, for everyone.
- For 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 meaningfully 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 and inclusive education and skills, they will invest in themselves, their families, and their communities, creating a better and more equitable world.
CARE is known…
- For unlocking the potential of every child and young person.
- For breaking the cycle of poverty through holistic education and skills.
- For ensuring a quality education every day and in times of crisis.
Climate
Our planet is warming at a catastrophic rate. The people most affected by climate 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 better adapt to the impacts of climate change and be better able to influence leaders on a local and global scale.
Theory of change
If we invest in and support communities most affected by climate change to adapt and innovate, they will be able to protect their environment, survive, and thrive.
CARE is known…
- For tackling the impacts of climate change with local leadership.
- For enabling women-led climate action.
Women's Economic Justice
Economic systems fail women.
CARE and its partners invest in market-sustaining local solutions, designing programs with women, for women. Together, we increase women’s incomes and improve their communities by changing harmful gender 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.