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Welcome to CARE Connections Welcome to CARE Connections, where you can: Connect with others who share your interests in global poverty and humanitarian aid news. Join the conversation on our blog Tap into the latest news from around the Web on global poverty, women's empowerment and world events Create your own profile, invite others and form groups and events Get started now, by surfing the links below and creating your profile. We'd like to get your feedback about these tools and what you'd like to see. E-mail us at blogs@care.org Read More
Policy & Advocacy Blog Impact Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:26 PM CARE's Learning Tours program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a strategic entry point for education and engagement of policymakers and those who can influence policy. The Learning Tours program provides these decision makers wi... Read More Impact Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:32 PM CARE's Learning Tours program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a strategic entry point for education and engagement of policymakers and those who can influence policy. The Learning Tours program provides these decision makers wi... Read More Impact Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:25 PM CARE’s Learning Tours program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a strategic entry point for education and engagement of policymakers and those who can influence policy. The Learning Tours program provides these decision makers wi... Read More	Notes from the Field Blog Mali – let’s not forget those who have suffered the most and seen the worst Friday, March 15, 2013 10:48 AM Claudine Mensah Awute, Country Director with CARE Mali, describes the humanitarian crisis in the West African nation. "Suddenly a bullet pierced the bedroom door of my children; it hit ... Read More Mali: What does it mean to be a ‘host’? Friday, March 15, 2013 10:45 AM In NGO jargon, they are called ‘host communities.’ Most often, they are people who, despite going through a difficult time themselves, welcome and support others who are even less fortunate. In brief, they are good people. ... Read More A delightful holiday… in Kosovo? Friday, March 15, 2013 10:41 AM Skiing areas, fresh water lakes, great cuisine, history, culture and an unmatched hospitality. Would Kosovo come to your mind when reading these words? Fourteen years after the end of a bloody civil war, Kosovo is still mostly associated with poverty... Read More

Latest News From Around The Web The Barriers to a College Degree Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:21:52 -0500 When it comes to education beyond high school in the United States, fewer males than females, fewer young people from low-income than high-income families, and a smaller share of blacks and Hispanics than whites and Asians tend to enroll and earn degrees (February 2013). More The Need for Reproductive Health Education in Schools in Egypt Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:21:52 -0500 Currently, young Egyptians receive little accurate information about sexuality and protecting their health, leaving them vulnerable to coercion, abuse, unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. This policy brief describes the current state of SRH education in schools in Egypt and presents the rationale and recommendations for improvements. (October 2012) More	Latest Blogs From Around The Web After Years of Silence, Women Living With HIV in the Middle East Speak Out Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:21:55 -0500 MENA-Rosa is a new initiative in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region to help women living with HIV connect with one another, and to raise awareness of their needs among decisionmakers. Their experiences are highlighted in a new report, Standing up, Speaking Out: Women Living With HIV in the Middle East and North Africa, published by UNAIDS, and presented at the XIX International AIDS Co... More A Journalist's Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Health in East Africa Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:21:55 -0500 Sexual and reproductive health encompasses health and well-being in matters related to sexual relations, pregnancies, and births. It deals with the most intimate and private aspects of people's lives, which can be difficult to write about and discuss publicly. As a result, the public often misunderstands many sexual and reproductive health matters. The media play a critical role in bringing sexual... More