SaremFROM YEARS OF EXPERIE CE CARE HAS LEAR T THAT I VESTI G I WOME A D GIRLS
IS O E OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HELP COMMU ITIES OVERCOME POVERTY. WEK OW THAT WHE EQUIPPED WITH THE PROPER RESOURCES, WOME A D GIRLS HAVETHE POWER TO LIFT FAMILIES A D E TIRE COMMU ITIES OUT OF POVERTY.
Poverty, at its roots, is a lack of power. It is a girl in Timor-Leste who is denied thechance to go to school; a young woman in Vietnam who has no control over whetheror when she becomes pregnant; a woman in Yemen who doesn’t have the right to own
land; a mother in Kenya who is denied the chance to play a significant role in society.

‘Women bear and carefor our children. Inmuch of the world
they plant the cropsthat feed us. They
weave the fabric of
our societies.’– Ban Ki-Moon,
United ations

CO SIDER THE FACTS:• Of the world’s 1 billion poorest people, 60 per cent are women and girls. For less than$35, CARE can help form village savings and loan groups that help women earn and savetheir own money.
• Each year, more than 500,000 women – at least one every minute – die from pregnancyrelated causes. Yet, basic antenatal, delivery and postpartum care can cost as little as$3 for each mother.
• Out of the world’s 72 million out-of-school youth, 60 per cent are girls. It can cost as
little as $69 to educate a girl for a year.
EVERY DAY, I 65 COU TRIES AROU D THE WORLD, CARE is inspired by the women andmen who are committed to changing the systems that have held them back.

Secretary General
Take Sarem from Cambodia. CARE introduced fish farming to Sarem’s village to help thevillagers generate a sustainable income. CARE trained Sarem’s father, Chaan, in everything
he needed to know about fish farming. He was given tools and equipment and was taught
about cost-effective fish food.
Sarem then learned the art of raising fish from her father. Recognising the potential fish
farming had for her family to improve their financial situation, she was determined to growthe business. With her father’s support, she took on full responsibility for the fish farm.
Today, the pond and business are thriving.
‘Before I learned how to raise fish, I couldn’t afford to buy the things needed to improve myfamily’s situation. But now, the fish in the pond are almost ready to go to market and weplan on selling the fish and the piglets to buy a cow.’Zainab

Sasikala

EmebetZainab from Jordan participated in CARE’s training and learnt about child care, house keeping, food preparation, self
confidence and women’s empowerment. ow, at 19 years of age, she is a valued member of a food preparation kitchen.
‘For the very first time I feel confident and I feel powerful,’ said Zainab.
Sasikala has lived and worked on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka her whole life. CARE has helped Sasikala mobilise her fellow workers
to demand their rights: access to government services, an address, a birth certificate, a voice.
Emebet from Ethiopia gave birth to her first two children at home, and, after the birth of her second child, attended her
first CARE family planning meeting. She chose to wait five years to have her third child, and delivered it safely at thehealth centre. There, she was supported by a trained midwife, who today continues to monitor Emebet’s reproductivehealth.

SHE HAS the POWER to change her world.
YOU HAVE the POWER to help her do it.
CARE WORKS ALO GSIDE WOME A D GIRLS LIKE ZAI AB, SASIKALA A D EMEBET BECAUSE WE K OW THAT,EQUIPPED WITH THE PROPER RESOURCES, WOME HAVE THE POWER TO HELP E TIRE COMMU ITIES ESCAPE POVERTY.
Despite the inequality they face, women are able to unite families and whole communities. When CARE sees a woman
we see unlimited potential:
Potential to LIVE a healthy and dignified life as a valued member of society
Potential to LEAR about how she can help herself and her community
Potential to EAR a living
Potential to LEAD her community towards a brighter future.
When you donate to CARE, you are making a wise investment. Over 88 per cent of CARE’s resources support our workin poor countries, making CARE one of the most efficient of all charitable organisations.
Support CARE and join the movement to fight poverty, defend dignity and empower women and girls everywhere tofulfill their potential. Together, we have the power to change the world.

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Saskilia © Mel Brooks/CARE

Emebet: © Allen Clinton/CARE