CARE India - An NGO Empowering Marginalised Women & Girls in India

CARE India is a registered Section 8 company in India and a member of CARE confederation present in 100 countries, which works with the most marginalised women and girls to alleviate poverty and reduce social injustice through comprehensive programmes in health, education, livelihoods and humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation.

Battling COVID – 19

Providing relief to more than 3 lakh people across 10 states

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Women Cooking on Improved Cook Stoves under SWITCH ASIA Program - CARE India

Saving Women’s Lives with Improved Cook Stoves

500,000 women die every year from cookstove pollution in India

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Girls Describing Project - Empowering Girls Through Education - CARE India

Give Girls a Chance to Learn Maths and Science

21,370 children reached over four years in Uttar Pradesh

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A girl with a book is a vaccine against poverty

Bringing girls back to school through accelerated learning curriculum

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Women Farmer in the Field - Enhancing Sustainable Farming Initiative by Integrating Gender and Nutrition (EnSIGN) | CARE India

Fighting malnutrition with nutrition sensitive cropping

Reduce severe malnutrition among women and children in Odisha

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Reena Devi supported by CARE India's Strengthening the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Program

About Us

CARE has been working in India for 70 years, focusing on alleviating poverty and social exclusion. We do this through well-planned and comprehensive programmes in health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response. CARE India is collaborating with development partners in fighting COVID-19 health crisis. We are helping frontline workers stay safe with PPE, distributing dry rations to feed the needy, raising awareness in our programme areas. We are part of the CARE International Confederation working in over 100 countries for a world where all people live with dignity and security.

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Our Impact

Change Makers

12 Inspiring stories of role models who are today loved, respected and emulated.

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Reena Devi

“Going against my family was hard yet important for my daughter’s survival. Now I want others also to realize the importance of proper health check-ups and correct medical advice for expecting mothers and their newborn babies”

Shabnam Jahan

“I want to pave the way for other girls. Any girl who wants to go to school should be able to”

Sweta Verma

“My mother got married when she was 12-years-old. But that’s not me. I don’t want to get married until I complete my education and achieve my dream of becoming a doctor.”

Surya Kanti

“I always believed that women should go out to work. I am proud that I could motivate others too”

Latha

“I cannot bear injustice towards women. My aim is to help every woman I can. Latha is today an elected treasurer..”

Comprehensive COVID - 19 response

CARE India is in the forefront with the government of India to fight the coronavirus pandemic. We are serving the poor and marginalized across the country by providing PPE Kits, dry rations, N-95 masks and other protective gear supplies to the frontline workers.