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The 2013 CARE London to Brighton Charity Bike Ride on Saturday 18 May was a huge success. Well done to our 72 cyclists who completed the 56 miles. Thanks to everyone’s great efforts, the event raised a fantastic £15,000 to support CARE International's poverty-fighting work.
Walk In Her Shoes and you could win a fabulous turquoise necklace, courtesy of jewellery designer Camilla James!
Saturday 12 January 2013 marks the 3rd anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake, which killed more than 220,000 people and made 1.5 million people homeless.
Take part in a CARE challenge this year and you could be in with the chance to win one of our exclusive retro cycle jerseys!
Paul and his family from Uganda used to be so poor they could hardly afford to eat. But thanks to people like you, CARE helped Paul with an investment and he now runs a successful turkey farm.
Nearly 100 people gathered in Guildford on Saturday to ‘walk all over poverty’ for CARE. The event, now in its third year, raised a fantastic £10,000.
It was a very early start for 43 members of staff from legal firm Osborne Clarke on Friday 29th September, who arrived in Putney from 7am for the Osborne Clarke ‘Going for Gold’ cycle challenge. Participants took to their saddles in the grey light of dawn to raise over £30,000 for CARE International.
Last weekend, teams from the digital media and marketing sector challenged themselves and poverty: they completed a gruelling marathon distance on foot, bike and kayak and raised funds to help some of the world’s poorest people find a route out of poverty.
Supporters take on the mighty 3 peaks for CARE
Written by Calista HolmesThe CARE 3 Peaks Challenge took place last weekend, raising an impressive £26,000 for CARE International’s work with the world’s poorest people.
Despite the horrific weather which saw rain fall almost constantly for the entire event, all the teams enthusiastically embraced the challenge- inspired by the knowledge they were supporting people facing far bigger challenges.
This week marks one year since the East Africa food crisis hit the media. The devastating drought in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia has affected more than 12 million people. As a result, tens of thousands of people have died in the past year; half of whom were children under the age of 5. Millions of people are still facing hunger. Over 100,000 people fled their homes in search of food and water, and arrived at the Dadaab Refugee camp in Kenya, now home to over half a million people.
Below are just some of the ways in which your funds have helped vulnerable people affected by this terrible crisis.
