Leading with Care: How Women Around the World are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity

Creating Opportunities for Self-Reliance

From one continent to the next, one economy to the next, one community to the next, CARE responds appropriately to women’s needs and traditions. From Afghanistan to Guatemala to Zimbabwe, by providing the basic components for self-sufficiency, CARE helps women transform their lives. And often in the process, these very women become leaders in their communities and go on to transform the lives of others.

In Afghanistan, for example, after generations of conflict, girls are finally gaining the opportunity for basic education through sixth grade, but anything beyond that is still largely out of reach. This is particularly true in rural areas where fewer schools and teachers, combined with more conservative ...