How does CARE decide what projects and areas to support?
We work with the local communities and start by assessing people’s needs. We then design programmes that respond to this. We also work with local authorities and government to ensure we get full support. The overwhelming majority of CARE staff come from the countries in which we work, so the staff speak local languages and understand local culture. Each CARE project has an overall director who will oversee the project from within the country and may also bring in specialists from time to time to provide training – these are likely to be the only people involved with the project who will not be country nationals.
