Better access to water, food, and nutrition
An estimated two billion
people around the world do not have regular access to safe, nutritious, and
sufficient food. Around 25% of the global population do not have access to clean water,
and 1.7
billion people do not have access to adequate sanitation, such as private
toilets or latrines.
To help meet this challenge, by 2030, our aim is that 75 million people will
better exercise their right to adequate food, water and nutrition. We aim
to support 25 million people, at least 55% of whom are women, to produce more healthy
food, have better access to water and sanitation, and improve their nutrition. This will
include women small-scale food producers, women and girls living in water scarcity or
water stressed areas, as well as refugees and internally displaced people.
What is CARE International doing to improve food, water, and nutrition security?
CARE International draws on decades of work protecting and enhancing food, water, and
nutrition security for the most vulnerable.
During our 2020
Program Strategy, CARE International and partners helped 22 million people in 52
countries increase food security or improve nutrition or sustainable agriculture.
In addition, we have helped 8.2 million people in 18 countries access new or improved
clean water or sanitation services. Our 2030 impact
strategy builds on these achievements.
CARE International’s work in food and water systems adheres to the principles of
sustainability, productivity, equity, and resilience (SuPER), which address the needs of
today’s world, and future generations:
- Sustainable: Grounded in healthy ecosystems, stable and enduring
institutions, and sustainable financing.
- Productive: Increasing small-scale farmer production and profits,
earned through increased returns on investment, results in nutritionally balanced
diets, and is water smart and climate resilient.
- Equitable: Enables realization of rights, opportunities, resources,
and rewards for marginalized people, with particular focus on the needs of
women.
- Resilient: Allows individuals, families, communities, and systems
to be able to withstand shocks and stresses, including climate impacts and other
risks and to transform their lives and escape poverty.
CARE International will prioritize our work based on the following criteria:
- Countries where we have a significant record working on food and water systems and
whose Global Hunger
Index is considered either serious or alarming
- Regions experiencing high water insecurity including geographies such as the Sahel,
Horn of Africa, Middle East, the dry corridor of Central America, and the high Andes
of South America
- Our humanitarian programming
will respond to emerging crises in these or any other geographies
Read our Vision 2030 Impact Area Strategy for the Right to Food, Water and
Nutrition here.
