Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)

Description: CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE''s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.

Direct beneficiaries per year: In fiscal year 2010, CARE supported 768 poverty-fighting projects in 70 countries to reach almost 57 million people, more than half of whom are women.

Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: CARE generally doesn't recruit volunteers for fieldwork, for several reasons:

■ Whenever possible, CARE works with local people in order to expand skills and knowledge in a country, as well as to ensure sustainability.
■ Often, local laws prohibit or severely restrict the use of foreign volunteers.
■ Most of our programs require specific expertise and several years of experience in international development and relief.
■ Using volunteers internationally can be very costly in regard to airfare, meals and lodging.

However, we have a network of almost 200,000 supporters who ask our elected officials to adopt policies that address the underlying causes of poverty, such as gender inequality and poor governance. Find out how you can get involved at can.care.org.

To learn more about our volunteer opportunities in the United States, please e-mail us at http://www.care.org/feedback or call 404-681-2552.

Geographic areas served: CARE works with people in poor communities in the following regions:

■ Africa
■ Asia
■ Eastern Europe
■ Latin America and the Caribbean
■ Middle East

USA locations: CARE 151 Ellis Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Contact information for our 12 regional offices are located at http://www.care.org/about/contact_regional.asp.

Board Members and Affiliation: ■ Richard J. Almeida, retired chairman and CEO, Heller Financial
■ K. Y. Amoako, president, African Center for Economic Transformation
■ Joanne Bradford, chief revenue officer, Demand Media, Inc.
■ Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman, Walmart
■ Gilles Concordel, president and founder, Tutator Foundation
■ Susan Crown, vice president, Henry Crown & Company
■ W. Bowman Cutter, director, 21st Century Economy Project, Roosevelt Institute
■ Katharin S. Dyer, chief talent & transformation officer, VivaKi
■ Maria Echaveste, principal, Nueva Vista Group, LLC
■ Helene D. Gayle, president and CEO, CARE
■ Paul J. Jansen, principal, McKinsey & Company
■ Dean C. Kehler, managing partner, Trimaran Capital Partners
■ Emery Koenig, senior vice president, Cargill
■ Richard A. Marin, president, Ironwood Holdings
■ Doris Meissner, senior fellow, Migration Policy Institute
■ Afaf I. Meleis, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
■ John P. Morgridge, chairman emeritus, Cisco Systems
■ Randall E. Pond, executive vice president, Cisco Systems
■ Virginia Sall, co-founder, Sall Family Foundation
■ Ranvir Trehan, vice chairman, Apptis Holdings, Inc.
■ Bruce Tully, managing director, Beehive Ventures, LLC
■ William D. Unger, partner emeritus, Mayfield Fund
■ Monica Vachher, president, The Astor Group
■ Deidra Wager, owner, DJW, LLC