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Young men and women in fragile settings want to get ahead in their lives and build a future, but they experience numerous obstacles, related to poverty, instability, and various forms of exclusion. How do they deal with this situation? What are their needs and ambitions...
Recent years have seen a growing recognition among the international development community of the importance of supporting women’s political participation and influence in fragile and conflict affected settings (FCAS). As part of the Every Voice Counts Programme (EVC), a global study was conducted to contribute to...
CARE’s Every Voice Counts programme (EVC) aims to contribute to inclusive and effective governance processes in fragile settings. Taking place halfway through the programme, a second EVC International learning event was organised. The event brought together EVC staff of CARE Nederland, The Hague Academy for Local Governance, CARE...
Women can help lead efforts to reduce losses in disasters – if they get a chance The impacts of disaster and climate change discriminate: women, men, girls and boys are all affected differently. It is women and girls who are more likely to suffer due...
Refugees are uniquely vulnerable. But refugees girls doubly so. When extreme violence, hunger or climate drives them from their homes, they are the first to be trafficked for sex or child labor; the first to be exploited as tools of war; and the first to...
An adaptation of the SASA! approach to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence This paper reviews adaptation processes of the Indashyikirwa program in Rwanda, a four-year program to prevent intimate partner violence, implemented by CARE Rwanda, Rwanda Men’s Resource Center (RWAMREC) and Rwanda’s Women’s...
Disasters wipe out development progress and are being exacerbated by climate change, population growth, ecosystem degradation, and uncontrolled economic development. The poorest and the most vulnerable people are the hardest impacted groups of people as they are the most exposed to hazards and least able...
