ONE Mom blogger Kelly Wickham of Mocha Momma, will be sharing her experience with Live Below the Line day-by-day. Read the original article here.  There’s no video recap tonight because I’m ridiculously tired and it occurred to me that I’ve been trying to post twice a day here and I wrote two pieces for Babble, a post on celebrating

On a beautiful afternoon in Soweto – a township outside of Johannesburg known for its role in the struggle against apartheid – four members of Congress visited a CARE-sponsored health center that provides HIV prevention, treatment and counseling services.

Earlier this year, a healthy little Bangladeshi girl named Morsheda celebrated her fifth birthday surrounded by her family and friends. The candles on her cake were a symbol not only of her personal celebration but also of the hope we can all have that malnutrition can be beat. Morsheda and her birthday are proof that

Brooks Keene, policy adviser for CARE’s Water Team, makes the argument that foreign aid should benefit the poor first and foremost. In 2005, Congress passed the overwhelmingly bipartisan Water for the Poor Act, sending a strong signal to the Administration that both parties believe that water and sanitation for the poor is a strategic priority

CARE’s panel discussion Standing on the corner of Fillmore St. and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco, you can just feel the history around you. The Fillmore Theatre has provided a stage for artists and causes for over four decades — and last Friday, the majestic space once again hosted artists, activists, humanitarians and Bay Area

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the CARE 2010 National Conference here in Washington, DC. It was an action packed two days of learning and then applying that knowledge on Capitol Hill as hundreds of us descended on the halls of congress for a lobby day to advocate for the world’s poorest people.

It’s almost summer here in Washington, DC—and you know what that means? Time to sign-up for national conferences! Several of our partners are hosting events and advocacy workshops in Washington, DC from May through July, and we hope you’ll be able to join them. Find out more and RSVP by clicking the links below—and don’t

Over more than 60 years, CARE has helped countless families make lasting change in the face of extreme poverty. Join us in celebrating on May 11 and 12 at CARE’s 2010 National Conference and Celebration in Washington, DC. Click here to register. Tickets for the conference package are $125 ($40 for students), but ONE will

On Thursday, March 4 join Marisa Tomei, Maria Bello, India.Arie, Nicholas Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn and others in the largest International Women’s Day celebration on the planet. Inspired by stories from the critically-acclaimed book “Half the Sky” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, CARE’s Half the Sky event – in nearly 500 movie

Check out this post about an event that ONE is partnering with CARE on in NYC Feb 11th. On Thursday, February 11 in NYC, don’t miss the chance to see an exclusive sneak peek of CARE’s 2010 International Women’s Day star-studded event, Half the Sky LIVE. Inspired by moving stories from the critically-acclaimed book “Half

Here’s a guest post about child marriage from our partners at CARE. Last week on Capitol Hill, I joined Paul Barker, CARE’s Country Director of Tanzania, as he spoke to legislators about the problem of child marriage in Tanzania. It is estimated that over the next decade, more than 100 million girls in the developing

Here’s another round-up of today’s news—including on-the-ground stories, pictures and updates—from our partners and friends on their work in Haiti. American Red Cross Read a situation report from President and CEO Gail McGovern. AmeriCares Chief of Staff Carol Shattuck recounts her experience on AmeriCares first emergency airlift to help Haiti with earthquake and humanitarian relief.