CARE is engaged in a broad-based attack on poverty in the developing world.
Our fundamental mission is to help families acquire the skills and resources they need to improve their lives. Reproductive health is a key component of CARE's worldwide strategy for alleviating poverty and promoting human dignity. All families face difficult choices, but the dilemmas are amplified for poor families in developing countries. Too often one basic need must be weighed against another before a family invests scarce resources into health care. Even the slightest miscalculation can have a devastating consequence on a family's ability to meet its basic needs.