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.

Venezuelan Refugee Crisis, an Exodus in Photos

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

Jacky Habib

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

This Basketball Star and Lawyer is Blazing new Paths for Young Kenyans

Peninah Musyimi has spent her life defying expectations of what women can or should do. Now she’s helping other young women do the same.

Jacky Habib and Kate Adelung

Six Years of Drought Have Left Millions in Ethiopia Without Food

Across the country, some 8 million people are going hungry. About 84 percent of all Ethiopian households are located in rural areas and rely on farming.

Jacky Habib

How Community Activists in Kenya are Working Together to End Female Genital Mutilation

Kenya banned FGM in 2011, but the practice continues. Due to poor enforcement of the law, community activists have made it their mission to save girls from this harmful tradition.

Jacky Habib

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