CARE Winter 2017

www.careinternational.org.uk

in action

Here’s how your support has helped people in the last year

Two young Syrian refugees play by the clean water taps at the Preševo refugee camp in Serbia. With your support, we’re providing refugees at this camp with clean water, washing facilities and showers.

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� We are accountable to the people we reach through your support

In this edition, we look back at 2016 and how much your support has helped vulnerable families around the world.

Your support has helped refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria with food and clean water. It has helped children in rural Ghana stay safe and receive the education every child deserves. It has helped save lives in many countries and helped women and girls across the world fulfil their potential. None of this would be possible without you so thank you.

I hope you enjoy reading this edition. As always, thank you for your ongoing support.

Caroline Tatum Senior Supporter Care Officer

P.S. If you have any questions or anything you’d like to share with me, please get in touch – I would love to hear from you.

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On the cover:Despite three years of violent conflict in South Sudan, with your help CARE has been able to offer continuous support to families in the hardest-to-reach areas, including this girl’s family in Mankien, Unity State. ©CARE/CJosh Estey 2-3

Get in touchWrite to me: CARE International, 9th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP

Phone me: 020 7091 6100 Email me: supportercare@careinternational.org

Make a donationYou can give a gift over the phone on 020 7091 6100 or give online at www.careint.uk/winternews2017

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1. Ecuador In April last year, a massive earthquake rocked Ecuador, leaving an estimated 720,000 people in need of assistance. Thousands of people were left homeless but with your help, CARE was there to provide life- saving emergency support, including hygiene kits, mosquito nets and mattresses.

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Your support is invaluable to the work we do around the world. Thanks to you, we save lives in emergencies, and help communities rebuild safer and stronger for the future. And thanks to you, we tackle the underlying causes of poverty, providing people with the skills they need to change their lives for good. Without your support, none of this would be possible.

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3. Zambia We’re constantly seeking new ways to bring sustainable improvements to people’s lives. In Zambia, working with our private sector partners GSK and Barclays, we’ve launched a new social enterprise that trains people to provide health advice and products to rural communities. In addition to providing access to vital health support for people in remote regions, Live Well will create jobs for 7,000 Community Health Entrepreneurs.

2. Niger In 1991, CARE set up its fi rst Village Savings and Loan Association in Niger. 25 years later, we’ve supported 200,000 VSLAs in 35 countries. It’s brought lasting change to communities like Kagadama, where generations of women – like Aboubaca, member of one of the fi rst VSLAs, and her grand-daughter Nana (left) – have been empowered to save money, earn an income, and help their children get an education.

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Supporting families in South Sudan

Many refugees fleeing Syria harbour hopes of reuniting with family in Europe. However, the journeys they make are exhausting and often fraught with danger. Families leave with next to nothing and are forced to spend all their money in the hope of reaching safety. With numerous blocked routes and closed borders, many refugees find themselves stuck in Serbia.

Dana, a Syrian refugee and mother says ‘In Syria, you can die one day from a bomb but on this journey you die every day.’ Dana and her two young sons faced a gruelling 1,700 mile journey from their home town in Al Bab, Syria to reach Europe.

When they finally reached Serbia, they stopped at a refugee camp in Preševo that CARE helps run where they were able to rest and receive hot meals.

Since conflict began in the world’s youngest country more than two years ago, over 2 million people have been displaced and even more people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, with food and water hard to come by. But thankfully, with your help, we have teams on the ground responding in some of the most conflict-affected and hardest-to-reach areas of South

Sudan including Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states.

Five-year-old Chianyal’s family fled their home in Koch county when fighting reached their village and they ran out of food. Although she is only five, Chianyal helps to look after her younger sister Nyanen who is currently on CARE’s feeding programme for severe malnutrition.

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Trekking in Nepal

Thank you to everyone who took part in our fi rst Nepal trek, seeing

fantastic scenery and visiting villages helped by CARE in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquakes.

Why not sign up for next year’s trek? (6-17 October) Experience true Nepalese culture, stay in traditional homestays, and meet community members who have benefi ted from the work that your support makes possible. Find out more and sign up at careinternational.org.uk

Laos to Cambodia bike ride

Congratulations to our 25 amazing supporters who took on an unforgettable challenge: cycling 650km from Laos to Cambodia over 8 days, stopping off en route to meet entrepreneurs who had benefi tted from the Lendwithcare microfi nance scheme. ©

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“An experience I’ll never forget, new

friends made, money and awareness raised for a fantastic cause - what could be better?”

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“A life-changing experience I will never forget. Thank you to CARE for everything!”

- Trisha Ford

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Keeping children safe and enabling them to receive an education in GhanaMany children in remote parts of Ghana don’t attend school because the risks of making the long journey to the nearest school are far too great. The long journeys put young girls and boys at the real risk of dehydration and even animal attack. However, with your support, we’ve been able to help provide children with safe places to learn in their local communities. You’ve helped give children the

chance to learn in safety and begin to fulfil their potential.

Having a debilitating disease, Fifi used to risk her life every time she embarked on the long walk to her closest school. However, with the help of supporters like you, Fifi is now safe and able to attend a school that was set up in her local community. “Learning makes me happy,” said Fifi.

Help us continue to deliver lasting change to poor and vulnerable people, donate now at careint.uk/winternews2017 or call 020 7091 6100

#March4Women

Find out more and register now at careinternational.org.uk/march4women

Show your support for gender equality and be part of our movement for change by joining the #March4Women in London on Sunday 5 March.Kick-starting a month of action for a more equal world, CARE’s annual celebration to mark International Women’s Day is a great way for all CARE supporters – women, men, boys and girls – to come together for a day of inspiration and entertainment. Last year, celebrities and activists including Annie

Lennox, Bianca Jagger and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launched the event with speeches and debate, then joined us on a circular march around London ending with a live performance by Sister Sledge. We can promise you a great day out for all the family this year too – visit our website for more details!

Other dates for your diary

Please go to careinternational.org.uk/march4women to fi nd out more and register!

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Jurassic Coast Women’s Trek 3 JuneTake on our spectacular 26-mile women-only trek and help support women around the world to stand up for their rights.

Walk in Her Shoes 8-14 MayJoin thousands of people across the UK walking 10,000 steps a day for one week, and raise money to help women and girls in poor communities.

Sunday 5 March 2017

Save the date

Not in London? Stay tuned to the website for further

things you can do throughout March 2017 to help build a

more equal world.

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Continue to care for future generations with a gift in your Will

Registered charity number: 292506

CARE packages have given hope to those most in need for over 70 years.

A gift in your Will means CARE International can always be there when and wherever it is needed most.

To fi nd out how even a small percentage of your Will can make a difference, please contact Lauren Mander on 020 7091 6151 or

email mander@careinternational.org

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Refugees receiving a CARE package in Jordan in 2016

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