A mother and newborn deserve more than 28 days
AN India Free From Newborn Deaths
About Us
CARE has been working in India for over 65 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. We also focus on generating and sharing knowledge with diverse stakeholders to influence sustainable impact at scale. Our overall goal is the empowerment of women and girls from poor and marginalised communities, leading to improvement in their lives and livelihoods. We are part of the CARE International Confederation working in over 90 countries for a world where all people live with dignity and security.
Our Impact
Pillars of Change
12 Inspiring stories of role models who are today loved, respected and emulated.
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..”
QUICK FACTS
Over 80% of donor contributions utilized to ensure accessible and quality healthcare for marginalised communities.
Testimonials
Manish Gour
"Madhepura Electric Locomotives Pvt. Ltd. A Joint venture of Alstom Transport India Ltd. And Indian Railways is establishing an Electric L..."
Saraswati Rayar
"'Although a couple of oganisations came to distribute relief material, we were not able to access it as we were left behind due to old ag..."
Shapath Parikh
"I am a regular supporter of CARE India. When Nepal tragedy happened, I was looking to help the people of Nepal, and saw this appeal on St..."
Haleema
"Ever since I can remember, I was denied an education because I was handicapped. But, through CARE’s accelerated learning programme at K..."
A. Lawrence
"Our partnership with CARE India started way back during the Tsunami Rehabilitation program days in 2006. REAL implemented a number of inn..."
C.C. Jeevanandham
"I have been able to learnnew systems, and was trained to act as a fruitful social worker for the communities on behalf of the National Mo..."
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