CARE is celebrating its 70th anniversary of providing relief from suffering worldwide. The document introduces CARE's work in the East, Central and Southern Africa region over the past 70 years, including delivering life-saving aid and developing tools to address the roots of poverty. It highlights CARE's pioneering role in emergency response and development assistance across multiple sub-regions in Africa. The anniversary series will tell CARE's story in the region and its vision for continuing its impact in improving lives.

4. Welcome to ECSA!
CARE’s story from the original CARE package box which CARE created to deliver life-saving food and
‘box’ that has tools that help us
cut at the roots of poverty while giving us power to change the world.
Many not only recognize CARE’s pioneering role in the relief of suffering worldwide but also highlight
CARE’
or responding to dozens of
emergencies around the world.
As the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region we celebrate CARE over this 70th
year by
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This series tells CARE’s story and how it has evolved within the ECSA region, the impact it has had as
well as the future it aspires. We welcome you to celebrate with us as we mark this great milestone
The Sudan and South Sudan
Horn of Africa Sub-region
Southern Africa Sub-region
Great Lakes Sub-region

5. CARE@70 SERIES 1:
OUR WORK WITH WOMEN
© 2009 Shaw McCutcheon/
CARE
Students at the Iyenzi Primary School, near the town of Bugarama where in 2005 CARE began a