CARE

/kair/, n.

a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.

Also, Care.

[C(ooperative for) A(merican) R(elief) E(verywhere)]

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▪ charitable organization

in full  Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere , formerly  Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe  and  Cooperative for American Remittances Everywhere 

      international aid and development organization that operates in some 35 countries worldwide.

      CARE was formed in 1945 as an umbrella organization for a group of U.S. and Canadian associations working to help rebuild war-torn western Europe. Rather than disband after Europe had recovered, the organization extended its services to the less-developed countries of the world, and many western European countries formed their own branches of CARE.

      Working through the host governments, with an emphasis on shared cost and self-help programs, CARE organizes a number of projects, including land management, soil conservation, food distribution, nutrition, and nutrition education. Since 1962, CARE's services also have included the Medical International Cooperation Organization (MEDICO; founded 1958), which gives health care workers training for service to remote rural areas.

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