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Wednesday July 22, 2009
A most meaningful gift
Posted by: CARE at 2:19PM EST on July 22, 2009

Blog on her recent trip to Ghana by Sarah Blizzard, Development Writer, CARE

Today, I received one of the most meaningful gifts I have ever been given – a bouquet of flowers from the Girls' Club in the village of Manso Nkwanta in the Ashanti region of Ghana.

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Wednesday July 15, 2009
What do cocoa farmers and school kids have in common?
Posted by: CARE at 5:05PM EST on July 15, 2009

Blog on her recent trip to Ghana by Sarah Blizzard, Development Writer, CARE

CARE works with farmers in the Ashanti region of Ghana to help improve cocoa yields and educational opportunities for children. How do these two seemingly-disparate things go together?

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Monday June 29, 2009
Little Man
Posted by: CARE at 12:34PM EST on June 29, 2009

by Rick Perera, Media & Communications Officer

 

Just 12 years old, he carries the weight of the world on his narrow shoulders. The eldest of five children of a widowed mother, Sajjad Ahmad feels responsible for his family. It’s not easy being the man of the house at such a young age.

 

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Tuesday September 16, 2008
Time Machines
Posted by: CARE at 12:29PM EST on September 16, 2008
My first lesson in the realities of poverty and global inequality came on a trip to Guatemala when I was four years old.  My father, a doctor, had volunteered for a rural medical project, and brought his young family along.

The country was a riot of unfamiliar colors, smells, and sounds for a child’s senses.  The joyfully clattering melodies of the marimba.  The bustling marketplaces, where meat came not wrapped in cellophane, but on two or four legs.  The destinations called out in sing-song voices by boys hanging precariously from brightly painted buses. “Gua-te, Gua-te, Gua-te-ma-la!” they’d shout, as they departed for the capital.  I had no idea that these children, only a few years older than I, worked to help their families survive, at the price of a missed education.


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Thursday August 7, 2008
A One-Stop Shop
Posted by: CARE at 4:21PM EST on August 7, 2008

This is my first time at the International AIDS Conference, and I have to admit it's a bit overwhelming!  But I'm learning a lot, especially about how we can improve our work with children affected by the epidemic.

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Wednesday July 9, 2008
When Giving Life Means Risking Life
Posted by: CARE at 2:05PM EST on July 9, 2008

As a young woman not yet initiated into motherhood, I am both excited and frightened by the thought of giving birth.  I can imagine nothing more amazing, and yet I recoil at the thought of labor.  But standing here in Rancho Grande, Nicaragua, I must admit that my fears seem kind of absurd.  After all, if I give birth, I will have the benefits of modern medicine at my fingertips – drugs, experienced doctors and sterile and well-equipped delivery rooms. 

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Saturday June 21, 2008
Why Do I Care?
Posted by: CARE at 1:00PM EST on June 21, 2008
Sean Camoni offers insight and reflection following his advocacy efforts on the Hill for CARE's 2008 National Conference.
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