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Care International

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Care International
Organization's acronym:	ZAP
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	7-9 Chemin de Balexert 1219 Geneva ZAP Switzerland
Phone:	41-22-7951020
Fax:	41-22-7951029
Email:	vjackson@careinternational.org
Web site:	www.care-international.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Children De-mining Development Education Environment Extreme poverty Financing for Development Food Habitat Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples International Security Least Developed Countries Micro-Credit Peace and Security Population Private Sector Refugees Safety Social Development Statistics Sustainable Development Trade and Development United Nations Reform Water Women Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Policy advice Research Service provision The girl child Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Social Development: Poverty Sustainable Development: Agriculture Disaster management and vulnerability Education Health Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Sanitation
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	El Salvador Malawi Togo Benin Egypt India Mali Armenia Guatemala Thailand United Republic of Tanzania Pakistan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Cameroon Sudan Sierra Leone Uganda Ecuador Peru Afghanistan Haiti Zambia Tajikistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Zimbabwe Madagascar Lesotho Ethiopia Somalia Bangladesh Azerbaijan Ghana Mozambique Hungary Yemen Nicaragua Austria Rwanda Canada Sri Lanka South Africa Japan Honduras Angola Georgia Nepal Eritrea Kenya Côte D'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Niger Burundi State of Palestine Jordan
Mission statement:	Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility.
Year established (YYYY):	1945
Year of registration (YYYY):	1991
Organizational structure:	International confederation, with HQ in Geneva, governance by 14 "National Members," and programming at community level in at least 80 countries -- both for humanitarian response and sustainable development.
Number and type of members:	14 national CARE organizations in the United States, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Peru, Thailand and Europe; programming in more than 65 countries.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Rio Major Groups, CAN (Climate), ICVA and SCHR (Geneva), InterAction, to name a few.

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:	Indigenous people Women Non-governmental organization Farmers
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	Every Woman, Every Child -member of UN S-G's UNICEF - Better Care network UN OCHA, WFP, HCR, FPA partnerships in implementing humaitarian/relief and development programming
Affiliation with other organizations:	Numerous international alliances for maternal+child health; sustainable development; gender empowerment and climate change; food security; women, peace and security; children and armed conflict.
Publications:	CARE International Annual report "Reaching New Heights," impact of women's empowerment programming on child health (March 2012) "Sex and Age Matter," joint OCHA, Tufts Univ., CARE Int'l report showing important impact of disaggregating emergency data by age and gender.