Healthy women live longer lives and contribute more to their families' livelihoods.
CARE addresses the critical and related issues of proper nutrition, health education, family planning and quality primary health care. Combined, these efforts lay the foundation for the next generation through safe pregnancies and deliveries that give children a healthy start in life. Click here for examples of CARE projects in women's health. Basic Education For poor families in the developing world, school costs can rank as one of the highest household expense. Often, girls are the ones left behind when parents must choose which of their children will have the opportunity to learn.