CARE

Helene Gayle. Helene D. Gayle is president and CEO of CARE USA. An expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then directed the HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. At CARE, she heads one of the world's premier… See full bio.

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Story: How did CARE, one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations begin? Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, CARE is part of an international confederation of 11 member organizations committed to helping communities in the developing world achieve lasting victories over poverty. The scope of their mission has changed considerably since their founding in 1945, when 22 American organizations came together to rush lifesaving CARE Packages to survivors of World War II. Thousands of Americans, including President Harry S. Truman contributed to the effort. On May 11, 1946, the first 20,000 packages reached the battered port of Le Havre, France. Some 100 million more CARE Packages reached people in need during the next two decades, first in Europe and later in Asia and other parts of the developing world. Over the years, their work has expanded as we've addressed the world's most threatening problems. In the 1950s, they expanded into emerging nations and used U.S. surplus food to feed the hungry. In the 1960s, they pioneered primary health care programs. In the 1970s, CARE responded to massive famines in Africa with both emergency relief and long-term agro forestry projects, integrating environmentally sound tree- and land-management practices with farming programs. Today, their staff of more than 12,000 -- most of whom are citizens of the countries where CARE works-- help strengthen communities through an array of programs that work to create lasting solutions to root causes of poverty. (Learn more at: http://www.care.org/about/history.asp)

Evidence of Impact Summary:

CARE has reached 59 million people in 72 countries and has supported 800 projects.

Organization Strengths Summary:

Microfinance experts believe that CARE International has a strong grassroots presence, some successful products, and good international visibility because of their size and strength in advocacy.
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At the same time, they should collaborate with other microfinance groups and rethink what product and model they want to focus on.
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Helene D. Gayle is president and CEO of CARE USA. An expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then directed the HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. At CARE, she heads one of the world's premier humanitarian organizations, with programs in nearly 70 countries to end poverty. Dr. Gayle has been appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and on the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. Named one of Foreign Policy magazine's "Top 100 Global Thinkers," Newsweek's top 10 "Women in Leadership" and the Wall Street Journal's "50 Women to Watch," as well as one of the "100 Most Influential Atlantans" and the "100 Most Influential Georgians," Dr. Gayle has published numerous scientific articles and been featured by media outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, ForbesWoman, Glamour, O magazine, National Public Radio and CNN. Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Gayle serves on several boards, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, ONE, the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Institute of Medicine. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bretton Woods Committee and the American Public Health Association.

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