Humble Bundle + CARE: Fueling Women's Economic Power

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 8, 2025 / Care USA

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In March 2025, thousands of everyday gamers, readers, and creators came together to do something extraordinary.

Through a partnership between CARE and Humble Bundle, more than $340,000 was raised to support women around the world, in celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month.

Each purchase made on Humble's platform acted like a modern-day CARE Package, delivering more than just digital content to users. It delivered opportunity, dignity, and hope to women across the globe.

Funds raised through Humble Bundle's campaign contributed to CARE's Women's Economic Growth Fund, helping CARE expand access to economic opportunity for at least 8,500 women. Women who are starting businesses, leading in their communities, and building brighter futures for their families. Together we're helping women level up their futures.

2025 hasn't been easy for women entrepreneurs. Global cuts to foreign assistance have made it harder for women to access capital, mobility, digital tools, and support. Yet, women entrepreneurs keep showing up.

Thanks to flexible funds from Humble Bundle for CARE's Economic Growth programming, hundreds of women in Guatemala are now participating in CARE facilitated savings groups. They're saving money, diversifying their businesses, and gaining confidence and stability to keep their families and communities resilient.

With support from CARE, women all over the world are turning challenges into opportunities: launching nature-based businesses in Colombia, creating and selling handicrafts in refugee camps, running food and garment businesses in Vietnam, and growing home gardens, family farms and daycare programs in Africa. Now more than ever, women are using digital tools to market their products, access loans, manage finances, and drive growth.

Here are some additional stories of women who have received support:

Stitching tradition into a digital future

In Multan, Pakistan, Shahjahan Begum's entrepreneurial journey is rooted in resilience. Widowed at just 14, she began stitching embroidery to support her infant son and family. Over time, her craft grew into a thriving enterprise, titled Shah Fashion Collection, employing dozens of women specializing in handcrafted embroidery and beadwork.