Women and girls are disproportionately affected by poverty.

In developing countries there are more girls than boys out of school, more women than men out of work, and women die needlessly from pregnancy-related causes every minute of the day.

Yet women and girls are part of the solution to overcoming poverty and injustice.

Women tend to transfer improvements in their own lives into the lives of their children, families and communities. If they have the opportunity to gain an education, access health services, generate an income, and take a lead in their community, women and girls can create lasting change.

CARE is working with women and girls around the world every day to bring about this change. 

We’d like to introduce you to four women CARE has helped to live, learn, earn and lead in their communities. Click on the pictures below to read each woman's story.

You can help her to live, learn, earn and lead

	It can cost as little as $69 to educate a girl for a year.
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