4. CARE
CARE – Cooperative for assistance and relief everywhere is
a major international humanitarian agency .
1945 :- largest and oldest humanitarian aid organisations
focused on fighting global poverty.
Reach :-84 countries ,supporting 1015 poverty fighting
projects and reaching over 122 million people.
7. History
1945 -1949 :- origins and the CARE package
CARE ;- cooperative for American remittances to
Europe was founded on november 27,1945.
CARE was founded by a consortium of 22
American charities with the purpose of delivering
food aid to Europe .
CARE’s food aid took the form of packages.
8. Ten-in-one package
First care packages were delivered in Le Havre,
France .
These packages consists of staples such as canned
meats, powdered milk, dried fruits, fats
,chocolate ,coffee and cigarettes.
By early 1947 the supply of ten-in-one ration packs
had been exhausted .
10. New packages
Kosher packages
England included tea rather than coffee
Packages for Italy :- Included Pasta.
By 1949 CARE offered and shipped more than
twelve distinct packages.
11. 1949-1956
Transition out of Europe
Non-European mission in Japan, China ,Korea
,Philippines, India ,Pakistan and Mexico.
In 1949 also marked CARE first expansion into non-food
aid with the development of ‘self-help’ packages
containing tools for farming , carpentry and other trades.
Due to this they changed there name to everywhere.
In 1956 ,the distribution of food to refugees of the
hungarian revolution of 1956 and thus the would be
among the last of CARE’s operation in Europe.
12. 1957-1975
Transition into broader development work
In 1961 CARE became involved with president
John f.Kenneddy’s establishment of the peace
corps.
CARE was charged with selecting and training the
first group of volunteers who would later be
deployed to development projects in columbia.
It continues until CARE-Peace corps joint projects
ended in 1967.
13. MERGER WITH MEDICO :-
In 1962 CARE merged with and absorbed the
medical aid organisation ,MEDICO.
During this transition the original CARE Package
was phased out.The last package was delivered in
1967 and the last tools package in 1968.
In 1967 also marked CARE’s first partnership
agreement with a government for the
construction of schools in Honduras.
14. NUTRITION CENTRES AND SCHOOLS:-
Nutrition centres in particular would become one of
CARE’s main area of concentration, linking with school
feeding programs and nutrition education aimed at new
mothers.
In 1975 CARE implemented a multi-year planning
system.
In 1977 project ex for the construction of over 200 pre-
schools and kindergartens throughout chile over several
years, jointly funded by CARE and the Chilean Ministry
of education.
15.
16. 1975-1990
CARE to CARE International
In 1976 CARE Europe was established in bonn
following the success fund raising campaign ‘ Dank
An CARE ‘
In 1981 CARE Germany was created and CARE
Europe moved its headquarters to Paris.
CARE Norway ,Italy and UK had been created in
1980.
17. UMBRELLA ORGANISATION
In 1979 planning began for the establishment of an umbrella
organisation to coordinate and prevent duplication among the
various national CARE organisations.
This new body was named CARE international on jan 29,1982.
In 1983, CARE France
In 1985 , international UK
In 1986, CARE Austria
In 1987 , CARE Australia, Denmark and Japan
18. 1990 today –Recent history
It focused particularly on agro-forestry initiatives such as
reforestation, soil conservation in eastern Africa and South
America.
CARE also responds to a number of major emergencies
during this period, notably the 1983-1985 famine in
Ethiopia and 1991-1992 famine in Somalia.
1990 also saw an evolution in CARE’s approach to poverty.
It also adopted a household livelihood security framework
which included a multidimensional view of poverty .
19. 1990’s –cooperative microfinance
CARE also developed an important model for cooperative
microfinance.
This model is called the village savings and loans
associations.
VSLAs involve groups of about 15-30 people who regularly
save and borrow using a group fund.
Member savings create capital that can be used for short
term loans and capital and interest is shared among the
group.
20. 2000’s
CARE expanded the confederation to twelve members in
the early 2000’s with care Netherlands joining in 2001 and
CARE Thailand joining in 2003, becoming the first CARE
National member in a developing country.
CARE well – known “ I am Powerful ” campaign launched
in the USA in sep 2006 and was intended to bring public
attention to the organisation’s long standing focus on
women’s empowerment.
In 2011 CARE added its first affiliate Member, CARE India
and in 2012 the CI board accepted CARE Peru .
21. Programming Focuses:-
Gender an women empowerment
Emergency response
Food security
Health
Climate change
Education
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Economic development
22.
23. Networks and Partnerships
The emergency capacity building project.
The consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies.
ALNAP
SHCR
ICVA
24. CARE INDIA
CARE has been working in india for over 60 years, focusing
on ending poverty and social injustice.
They do this through well-planned and comprehensive
programmes in health, education, livelihoods and disaster
preparedness and response.
Their overall goal is the empowerment of women and girls
from poor and marginalised communities leading to
improvement in their lives and livelihoods.
25. Presence in India
16 states and UT
200 districts with :-
poor marginalised communities,
caste-discriminated populations,
tribal people,
migrant workers
and women and girls .
26. Board Members
Dr. Nachiket Mor { Chairman }
Ashok Alexander
Vinita Bali [ MD of britannia indus.]
Namrata Kaul
Mattew Cherian { C exe.of helpage ind.]
Gautam Chilermane [ journalist]
Chandra Iyengar [ IAS officer ]
27. DONATIONS AND SUPPORT FROM SOCIETY
Anyone can provide any amount to the CARE
Through online
Through account deposit
Through postal
28. Assumptions by CARE India
To provide quality education to girls from
disadvantaged family:-
Rs 6000 for 2 girls Rs 3000 for 1 girl
To provide a survival kit to a vulnerable family
during disaster:-
Rs 5000 for 2 families Rs 2400 for 1 family
29. PROGRAMMES
Girls’ education programme ( GEP )
location :UP, Bihar , Gujarat, Orissa & Chattisgarh
Formal primary schools
Alternative schools and approaches to education
Udaan
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas ( KGBV)
Early Chilhood Care and Education
Power within
30. Disaster response
Andhra Pradesh Flood Recovery Project
The overall goal of the project is rehabilitation of the
flood affected families in the two worst affected
districts of Mehbubnagar and Kurnool.
PURPOSE :-
The purpose of the project is to restore the destroyed
houses and livelihoods of the affected families
31.
32. LIVELIHOODS
Insure lives and livelihoods ( ILAL )
Cashew value chain
Livelihood improvement for economic security
Banking on change
Urban microfinance
33. Balasahyoga location :- ANDHRA PRADESH
Corporate social responsibility ( Dalmiya project )
location :- TAMIL NADU
Kutch livelihood education advancement project
location :- Gujarat
Promoting Animal health in Orissa
34. HEALTH PROGRAMMES
SAKSHAM location :- Andhra Pradesh
AXSHYA location :- Madhya Pradesh
Bihar family Health Initiatives
Bihar health sector reforms ( SWASTH)
Orissa health sector plan and technical mgt
35. Gaon kalyan Samithi ( GKS )
Sure start location:- UP
Urban health initiative ( UHI) UP
Community health care management inititative
location :- West Bengal
MP tribal project –SEHAT
