CARE International

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Non Governmental Organizations

Mission

CARE is an independent humanitarian organization working to end world poverty. Its mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.

Disaster Reduction Goal

Plays a key role in responding to emergencies such as natural disasters or civil conflict. Their projects directly assist survivors of natural disasters and conflict through immediate relief and longer-term community rehabilitation, which includes food, temporary shelter, clean water, sanitation services, medical care, family planning and reproductive health services, and seeds and tools.

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Lesson learnt from CARE's shelter responses to Cyclone Idai in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
This report reflects on CARE country offices' shelter work in response and recovery from Cyclone Idai and lessons learnt.
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Towards healthier homes in humanitarian settings
The report explores how shelter support for housing reconstruction, including through self-recovery, can contribute to physical and mental wellbeing in the short- and long-term for people recovering from disasters. The report aims to share knowledge about the connections between housing and mental and physical health and contains recommendations to inform humanitarian shelter responses and ensure wide co-benefits of post-crisis rebuilding, especially in self-recovery contexts.
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Through the eyes of local actors. How self-recovery was supported after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
The document outlines the self-recovery efforts of communities in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, emphasizing the bayanihan spirit and the support provided by CARE International.
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Supporting urban recovery after Cyclone Idai Beira, Mozambique
This paper presents the findings from a real time research project which sought to understand the impact of Cyclone Idai on urban households and communities as well as the options for shelter actors seeking to support their recovery.
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Tropical Cyclone Gita Response Program Evaluation
​​​​​​​This report documents the findings from the evaluation of the CARE's assistance in the response and recovery program and provides forward-looking recommendations for the partnership and for preparedness and future emergency response in Tonga.
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Lessons From Typhoon Haiyan: Supporting Shelter Self-Recovery in The Philippines
This research aimed to synthesise learning from several SSSR (Support for Shelter Self-Recovery) programmes in order to improve policy and practice in future humanitarian responses.
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Tropical Cyclone Gita Kingdom of Tonga Rapid Gender Analysis
This rapid gender analysis is designed to provide initial information about gender roles, responsibilities, capacities and vulnerabilities of women, men, girls and boys, SOGIE and other marginalised people prior to and after TC Gita.
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Reaching resilience: Handbook resilience 2.0 for aid practitioners and policymakers
This handbook is designed to encourage thinking and provide insights and ideas about how to design well-integrated, step-by-step actions and strategies to foster resilience at the local level.

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.care-international.org/
[email protected]
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