The CARE-WWF Alliance’s Post

As we mark #WorldHumanitarianDay, CARE is putting the spotlight on five women leaders who are bringing needed relief to people facing crises. From #Gaza to #Ukraine and #Sudan, these women leaders share how to improve security for female aid workers and what needs to change to make sure women and girls get the support they so urgently need. #WHD https://ow.ly/YtPV50T1tZq

According to Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - WILPF 90 per cent of the casualties in conflicts and wars are non-combatants, of whom 70 per cent are women and children. In #Gaza, #Sudan, #Yemen, #Syria,#Mynmar, #Haiti, #Lebanon and many other places around the world, they bear the brunt of war amid food insecurity, severe medicine shortages and sexual violence. Armed conflicts are often started, led and perpetrated by men. Women bear the brunt disproportionately. They are left out of peacemaking, stabilization and reconstruction processes. They often see themselves like the world want to see them: victims! Untill this is changed, by women themselves first, and by #humanitarianactors, #policymakers and #developmentpartners, we will miss many opportunities to save lives and advance peace. So lets do all what it takes to stop the madness and move the narrative. ✅ Show trust in women as leaders! It would empower them to come out. ✅ Invest in them. They are often willing to move the lines. ✅ Bring them to the tables where systems are designed and decisions are made. In most cases they will do better than men. ✅ and be bold enough to seat them at the head. In most cases, they will make a difference. Women are your best partners to restore and preserve families, societies and #peace.

“In Ethiopia, our Lighthouse social worker Adyam, identified that girls as young as seven or eight years old are being targeted for early marriage and domestic servitude.” In celebration of International Women’s Day, throughout the month of March, we have conducted interviews with women from various regions worldwide. They have shared insights on the risks faced by women and girls after exploitation. To delve deeper into this story in Ethiopia, check out our blog: https://lnkd.in/e336n-4s #InternationalWomensDay #IWD24

Our own Julie McKinlay spoke with CBC/Radio-Canada's All in a Day about how women and girls are affected by the conflict in #Sudan. "For women and girls there are four key concerns. The first being that women and girls are always the primary target of gender-based violence. Even before this recent conflict, there was a staggering 3 million women and girls that lived in fear of sexual and gender-based violence. That's increased by nearly 60 per cent as a result of the past year's conflict. Second would be that women and girls make up the majority of those forcibly displaced, within Sudan but also outside of the country...Third would be that women and girls bear the brunt of hunger. When food is scarce, women and girls eat less and they eat last. And fourthly is the staggering sexual and reproductive health needs and rights needs for women and girls that aren't being met." https://lnkd.in/eqajdGVh

📉 Young women and girls need crisis funding too! While they’re on the frontlines of responding to disasters, only 0.34% of global aid supports women’s rights organizations and movements.    🌍 Crises like famine, war, pandemics, and natural disasters disproportionately affect women and girls—disrupting education, shuttering reproductive care, and increasing gender-based violence. Years of gender justice progress can vanish in an instant.  Young feminists are on the frontlines of responding to these crises, driving transformative initiatives that center those living at the intersections of oppression – yet they remain underfunded and underresourced. 📊 The report “Young Women & Girls Need Crisis Funding Too” highlights how crises can be opportunities for young women to lead transformative initiatives centered on those who have been historically marginalized. ➡️ Download it here: https://lnkd.in/dV3tFNpy #FeministCrisisResponse 

🌟 Exciting Insights from our Latest Research! 📊 In our recent study, "Engaging Women in the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan," a collaborative effort by Salma Consulting and Ground Truth Solutions, supported by #UNWomen, we've identified some compelling findings: 🔹 Women feel SAFER accessing distributions due to enhanced safety measures. 🔹 Promising PRACTICES emerged, such as prioritising women at distribution centres and establishing gender-specific spaces for women at aid sites. 🔹 Encouragingly, women report REDUCED concerns about engaging with men at distribution sites since early 2023, as such interactions have become more socially normalised and deemed essential by many women facing growing needs. 🔹 However, there's an ongoing concern about the LACK of women aid workers in the response and in distributions, especially in distant locations from their homes. 🤝 Our commitment is to foster a gender-inclusive humanitarian response. Keep an eye out for additional updates and valuable insights from this significant study! #HumanitarianResponse #GenderEquality #EmpowerWomen #Afghanistan #ResearchFindings

Returning migrants often face misunderstandings about their lives after coming back home. Despite these challenges, there are stories of resilience and triumph. Meet Success and Joy — two women who, with IOM's support have not only safely returned home from Libya but are now thriving entrepreneurs and pillars in their communities. Success, with her bustling clothing business, and Joy, crafting a future stitch by stitch as a seamstress, exemplify the untold potential of returning migrant women. Together, they are sewing together dreams and shattering stereotypes. Discover their inspiring journey using the 🔗 below. https://bit.ly/3IFHvNg

A note worth reading to gain understanding the “Growing number of women and girls migrating via perilous Eastern Route”. Thanks to my dear colleague Claudia Rosel. https://lnkd.in/e9zv8dkM.

No “Happy” Women’s Day While Women and Children Are Suffering. Today, as we observe Women’s Day in South Africa, let’s remember that our celebrations are hollow if we turn a blind eye to the struggles faced by women and children in our own communities. From gender-based violence to economic hardship, many are enduring unimaginable challenges. Instead of just saying “Happy Women’s Day,” let’s pledge to take action. Support local organizations working to end violence and poverty, advocate for policy changes, and stand in solidarity with those who need it most. Let’s make a difference beyond today. Our collective effort can help build a safer, more equitable South Africa for all. #WomensDay #NoHappyDay #ActNow #SupportWomen #EndViolence #SouthAfrica

The United Nations came together, to have the strength over destructors. It is to avoid conflicts, disagreements, disparity, and war. However, recent worldly situations reflect that disagreements elsewhere around the globe become out of control of the organization. People are killed, cities are destroyed, and environments are polluted. The impact of these resulted in disease, hunger and displacement. Therefore, countries should revise their local and global agenda to overcome problems appeared.