<give: climate/indigenous communities> care puru

<learn:care peru> care peru’s mission targets poverty, social injustice, and equitable development by directly empowering women, girls, and vulnerable populations. As an independent member of the global CARE International confederation, the organization addresses structural inequalities across Peru’s rural, high-Andean, and Amazonian regions.To achieve this overarching mission, the organization structures its long-term strategy around four primary pillars:

1. Gender Equality and Women's EmpowermentCentral Focus: CARE Peru operates under the core belief that poverty cannot be overcome unless all people have equal rights and opportunities.Target Initiatives: Programs like Niñas con Oportunidades (Girls with Opportunities) provide secondary education, life skills, and leadership development to adolescent girls in rural regions.

2. Climate Resilience and Water ManagementCentral Focus: Building the capacity of indigenous and high-altitude populations to adapt to changing ecosystems and water scarcity.Target Initiatives: Implementing glacial risk monitoring and local watershed conservation to protect vulnerable mountain communities. through targeted interventions like the Glaciares+ project, CARE works side-by-side with Andean communities to manage the acute risks of melting glaciers, secure diminishing water resources, and design sustainable water infrastructure. Find details on their regional strategies at CARE Climate Change: Through initiatives like the <glaciares+ project>, care works directly with highland populations to manage the risks of bursting glacial lakes and design modern, community-led water resources management systems.

3. Economic Inclusion and LivelihoodsCentral Focus: Supporting small-scale producers and entrepreneurs to increase income and achieve financial security.Target Initiatives: Providing technical business training, sustainable agricultural tools, and access to secure financial services like credit and savings.

4. Crisis Response and Humanitarian ProtectionCentral Focus: Responding to acute natural disasters and migration emergencies with a gender-sensitive lens.Target Initiatives: Providing food vouchers, hygiene kits, and psychosocial support to vulnerable populations, including migrant families and survivors of gender-based violence