Culture Archives - News & Stories - CARE https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/category/culture/ Fighting Poverty and World Hunger Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:13:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 Empowering girls around the world through the beautiful game https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/news/empowering-girls-around-the-world-through-the-beautiful-game/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:41:15 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=29265 Over the years, we’ve seen one of the most effective tools to engage women and girls has been the power of sports, so, to celebrate the start of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, we’ve put together this collection of inspiring photos we’ve taken over the years of young girls from around the world playing the beautiful game. 

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]]> Meet three women challenging gender stereotypes in gaming https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/meet-three-women-challenging-gender-stereotypes-in-gaming/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:50:58 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=28572 Young males in low-income countries are twice as likely to have online access as girls. These women are working to change that. The gendered digital divide prevents girls from socializing, learning, and accessing opportunities.

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]]> Songs of home: preserving culture and hope in Ukraine https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/news/songs-of-home-preserving-culture-and-hope-in-ukraine/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:07:33 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=24482 Looking like a cross between harp and guitar, the bandura is an instrument steeped in Ukrainian history and culture. For Diana Polishchuk, a Ukrainian refugee living in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki just upriver from Warsaw, Poland, playing bandura has become a way to process her feelings and her turbulent recent history, while giving others a poignant reminder of home.

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]]> Picturing Hope: Helping girls in Madagascar see life through a different lens https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/picturing-hope-helping-girls-in-madagascar-see-life-through-a-different-lens/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:26:37 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=20715 Glimpses of Madagascar life through the eyes of young women

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]]> Marina: Leading in Crisis and Helping Fellow Women Farmers in Ica, Peru https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/marina-leading-in-crisis-and-helping-fellow-women-farmers-in-ica-peru/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:53:45 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=20175 Marina is a 74- year-old farmer in San José de los Molinos, Ica. She began participating in the She Feeds the World Peru program in late 2019 – just a few months before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> This Woman Stopped Making Dresses and Started Sewing Masks to Help Fight COVID in DRC https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/this-woman-stopped-making-dresses-and-started-sewing-masks-to-help-fight-covid-in-drc/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:02:05 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=19864 As of September 2021, Françoise Mbweki had made 1,000 masks to help protect her community.

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]]> How this Entrepreneur Diversified to Save Her Business During the Pandemic https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/how-this-woman-entrepreneur-diversified-to-save-her-business-during-the-pandemic/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:45:10 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=19747 When COVID-19 disrupted the supply chain to devastating effects, Marlita Tenorio Gonzales pivoted her business model to stay afloat.

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]]> How This Woman Entrepreneur in Peru is Keeping her Amazonian Heritage Alive https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/how-this-woman-in-peru-is-keeping-her-amazonian-heritage-alive/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:58:50 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=19730 Through her family's artisan business in Peru, Mery Neli Salazar Pedro celebrates her Amazonian identity.

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]]> The Vanuatu Photo Project: Meet the Photographers and Hear Their Stories https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/the-vanuatu-photo-project-meet-the-photographers-and-hear-their-stories/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:03:38 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=19682 Follow the journey of four aspiring young ni-Vanuatu women photographers, eight participants in CARE Vanuatu’s Young Women’s Leadership Program, and one professional photography mentor.

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]]> How This Entrepreneur in Pakistan is Achieving Her Goals and Paying It Forward https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/culture/how-this-entrepreneur-in-pakistan-is-achieving-her-goals-and-paying-it-forward/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:13:51 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=19595 Seeda Begum, a single mom, runs her own business and teaches other women the tools they need to succeed.

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