Other members of the team are working with the East Timorese to construct shelters and repair or restore water supplies and sanitary facilities. CARE also is procuring more seeds and tools from the region for a major program to help farmers get their rainy-season crops planted as soon as possible so they will have food next year. CARE has been working in Indonesia since 1967 and in East Timor since 1994. CARE's original emergency food distribution in East Timor began in June 1998, after the area had been badly hit by drought and economic crisis in 1997 and 1998. CARE also distributed food crop seeds and tools to help rehabilitate agriculture, and implemented community development and education programs, including a scholarship program to keep children in school while their families tried to overcome the difficult conditions.
CARE manages wide-ranging programs throughout Indonesia.
Since the 1980s, it has concentrated on development work in the areas of water supply and sanitation, primary health care and the environment, with an emphasis on working with and through local partners. CARE launched an emergency program to distribute food to areas at risk of widespread hunger following the economic crisis in 1997, and developed new programs to promote small-scale enterprises, agricultural rehabilitation and the strengthening of civil society. If you have questions or comments, please click here and fill out our feedback form.