Care Through Action

2009 FOCUS

Our focus for 2009 is to provide support to victims of sexual violence in Goma, Congo.
Since 1996, more than 200,000 women and girls have been brutally raped and sexually assaulted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conflict in the DRC is the world's deadliest since WWII, with more than 5.4 million people dead from the effects of the war. Care Through Action's mission is to raise awareness about the conflict in the DRC and the resulting widespread sexual violence against women and girls, and to raise funds to assist the survivors regain their lives.

2008 FOCUS

Care Through Action's 2008 focus was to support refugees in Darfur. Over the course of the year, we selected a group of handpicked, carefully researched organizations that provide rehabilitation and repatriation for victims of human rights abuses. Our portfolio areas of focus:

Women and Children Victims of Sexual Violence
Hunger Relief
US Refugee Assistance







Our Focus			2009 FOCUS Our focus for 2009 is to provide support to victims of sexual violence in Goma, Congo. Since 1996, more than 200,000 women and girls have been brutally raped and sexually assaulted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The conflict in the DRC is the world's deadliest since WWII, with more than 5.4 million people dead from the effects of the war. Care Through Action's mission is to raise awareness about the conflict in the DRC and the resulting widespread sexual violence against women and girls, and to raise funds to assist the survivors regain their lives. 2008 FOCUS Care Through Action's 2008 focus was to support refugees in Darfur. Over the course of the year, we selected a group of handpicked, carefully researched organizations that provide rehabilitation and repatriation for victims of human rights abuses. Our portfolio areas of focus: Women and Children Victims of Sexual Violence Hunger Relief US Refugee Assistance