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CARE International United Kingdom

Christmas Appeal

Christmas Appeal

Shockingly one in seven people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Please help with a donation today.

Shockingly one in seven people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Please donate £15 this Christmas to help us fight hunger.

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Walk In Her Shoes

Walk In Her Shoes

Poverty disproportionately affects women. Walk 10,000 steps a day for a week and feel part of their struggle.

Women are disproportionately affected by poverty. Feel part of their struggle by walking 10,000 steps per day for one week.

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Rapid Response Fund

Rapid Response Fund

Help us be prepared with a donation to our emergency relief fund.

Our Rapid Response Fund ensures we have money to respond as soon as disasters strike. Discover more.

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Lendwithcare.org

Lendwithcare.org

Make a small loan to an entrepreneur in a developing country.

Lendwithcare.org is our fantastic micro-finance lending website. Try it today.

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DRC: Restoring dignity to survivors of sexual violence

Florance cuts her son's hair in her new salon. © CARE

Florance Kwinja from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) survived rape and the death of her husband, occurences that are all too common where she is from, but fell into a deep depression. Find out how she is rebuilding her life and that of her family.

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Slideshow: life in Somaliland, northern Somalia

Amina’s family is one of 250 households who have had latrines built by community members with support from CARE. Before the project 93 percent of residents had no latrine. The toilet, which neighbours share, has led to a decrease in diarrhea among children. © CARE / Rick Perera

In the last year Somalia has often been in the news here in the UK. This slideshow highlights some of the projects we have been involved in in Somaliland, northern Somalia, such as cash for work, teacher training and the building of latrines. As well as showing something of the daily life of those who have been touched by CARE's work.

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Video: Alastair Stewart meets Bosnia lendwithcare entrepreneurs

Alastair Stewart speaks to CARE International UK CEO Geoffrey Dennis on his trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina. © Jon Spaul / CARE

ITN’s Alastair Stewart OBE has just returned from Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he visited micro-entrepreneurs improving their lives with small loans from lendwithcare.org, supported by the Co-operative. Find out how a Christmas present of a lendwithcare.org voucher could help a widow from the country's mid-nineties war.

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Video: climate change adaptation in Bangladesh

Many farmers in Bangladesh are taking to farming ducks and geese as they cope better with flooding. © CARE / Angela Platt The very poorest are working the hardest to innovate, and adapt to the reality of climate change. Rushanara Ali MP, Shadow Minister for International Development visits Innovative local adaptation strategies to cope with climate change supported by CARE in Bangladesh.

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Guest Blog: Roberta's last days in Kenya: childcare in the slums

Children play in an alleyway in Kibera, Nairobi. © Kathryn Richards / CARE

In the last of her blogs from Kenya, Guardian International Development Journalism Competition Finalist Roberta Radu visits Kibera, known as the third largest slum in the world, and meets some inspiring women who have clubbed together to fund childcare for their young children.

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