Ten million children die before their fifth birthday every year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of these deaths.

CARE needs your support to help people in crises worldwide escape hunger and poverty.

Hasana is a young mother in Niger who struggled to feed her 10-month-old daughter during the food crisis that gripped the Sahel region of Africa earlier this year. “I have no milk for her,” Hasana said. “When she cries, I give her millet mixed with water and milk, but it does not have the nourishment she needs.”

Suffering from severe malnutrition, baby Farida, was admitted to a health clinic supported by CARE just in time. CARE also helped Hasana through a program for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Today, both are fine. However, Farida’s future depends on whether Hasana will be able to provide the infant with the nutrition she needs to grow healthy and strong in the months and years to come.

Hasana needs a partner in her fight against hunger and poverty. Will you make a gift to CARE today? Here are just a few ways your tax-deductible gift can make a difference:

• $77 could provide more than 900 hungry children a warm, nutritious meal at school to improve their energy, attention and performance.
• $46 could provide a mother with a garden kit, including a spade, watering can and other tools, to improve crop production and income for her entire family.
• $24 could give two farmers a handbook on improved techniques to increase and better manage their crop production.

When women like Hasana are empowered to fulfill their potential, they invest in their families and work for lasting change. That’s why CARE works side-by-side with women in the fight against hunger and poverty in more than 70 countries around the world every single day of the year.

Please don’t wait for another crisis to help people like Hasana and Farida. Make a gift today to help empower women around the world create a brighter future for all.

Sincerely,

Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH
President and CEO, CARE