Jacky Habib

Regional Multimedia Reporter & Editor

Jacky Habib is a freelance journalist reporting on humanitarian issues, social justice, and impact. As CARE’s Regional Multimedia Reporter and Editor based in Nairobi, Kenya, she shares stories from across East, Central, and Southern Africa. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram and read more of her work on her website.

Some Students in Ethiopia Are Hitchhiking to School Every Day

The public bus runs just one day a week in Dire Dawa’s suburbs. The rough terrain and long distance to school make walking impossible.

Jacky Habib and Kate Adelung

Inside Kenya’s All-Girls Boxing Club

Over the last 10 years, more than 2,000 girls have learned self-defense and self-confidence through Box Girls’ programs

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48-year-old Mama Carmela offers food, shelter and support at her family home to those fleeing Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis

Meet the Ecuadorian Woman Who’s Hosted More Than 9,000 Migrants

48-year-old Mama Carmela offers food, shelter and support at her family home to those fleeing Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis

Jacky Habib

How WhatsApp Groups Are Helping Those Who’ve Fled Venezuela

After making the difficult decision to leave her home, Rogelys Carmona found solidarity and support from an unlikely source.

Jacky Habib

LGBTQ Migrants Fleeing Venezuela Find Refuge at Dialogo Diverso

Jacky Habib

Meet the Ethiopian Teacher-Turned-Entrepreneur Using Cartoons to Fight Social Injustice

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Q&A: Ecuadorian Anti-Trafficking Advocate Veronica Supliguicha Discusses Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis

“The gravest and most severe thing of this migrant crisis is how invisible human trafficking is, and how difficult it is to identify these cases in a clear way.”

Jacky Habib

Meet the Ethiopian Man Who Makes Injera

Jamal Ibrahim makes the pancake-like bread every day for his family, an unusual sight in Ethiopia, where injera is considered a woman’s responsibility

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Venezuelan Refugee Crisis, an Exodus in Photos

‘We Were Starving Then and We’re Starving Now’

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Meet the Racecar Driver Leaving Gender Stereotypes in the Dust

Car racing may be a male-dominated sport, but women like Marah Zahalka are changing that.

Jacky Habib and Raegan Hodge

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