CARE International ranks 7 in The Top 100 Best NGOs by The Global Journal

Responsible for coining the term ‘care packages’, CARE International initially established itself as an emergency relief body in 1945. Post-World War II, the organization sent cardboard boxes filled with food, toys and messages of hope to the exhausted population of Europe. Nearly 67 years later, CARE International’s mission has shifted to embody a holistic approach to fighting global poverty. Adhering to the belief that the root causes of poverty are complex and interlinked, their programs respond to emergencies and tackle multiple issues including health, education, economic empowerment, adaptation to climate change, food security, water and women’s empowerment.

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About CARE International in Egypt

CARE Egypt is an international non-profit, non-sectarian development NGO that works with the most marginalized communities in Egypt as part of CARE International. CARE began work in Egypt in 1954 with a nationwide school-feeding program. The project was closed by the 1967 war, but CARE returned to Egypt in 1974, and for several years created and managed a diverse set of development projects.

These activities provided material and equipment support services to fishing communities in the Aswan High Dam Lake areas, water supply and agriculture development in North Sinai, food assistance to Bedouin families in Sinai, and food incentives to encourage attendance at family planning centers in six governorates. Since 1986, CARE Egypt has expanded its activities to comprise a wide range of projects in more diversified areas, and has shifted away from direct service delivery towards more sustainable methods aimed at building the capacities of people and local institutions to solve their own problems.