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2015-2023: 8 years on, what has become of Sandesh who lost both legs in the earthquake? 04/20/23

Sandesh was only a teenager when he lost both of his legs in the earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015. Since then, HI teams have been supporting him as he rebuilds his life.

Nepal

Old and broken devices (here : prosthetic devices) different sizes put into a wall of the Kampong Cham rehabilitation centre.

At Kampong Cham, HI is changing lives through rehabilitation 04/12/23

Artificial limbs and braces, wheelchairs, physical and functional therapy… Every year, HI provides rehabilitation services to more than 1,500 patients at the Kampong Cham center.

Cambodia

Participants of the agricultural support projects in Dibaya, DRC, September 2022

Cultivating a better future: benefits for the whole community 04/11/23

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the determination of Muamba Nkinda Jean Pierre and the support of HI are the perfect combination for this community facing a food crisis.

Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Sahel, HI is helping women farmers cope with climate change 04/05/23

In Mali, drought and conflict are ravaging the region and threatening the population’s food security. HI is helping women farmers to improve their harvests.

Mali

Five women in a semi-circle sitting on a mat smile and laugh.

In Mali, HI helps poor households to meet their own needs 04/05/23

In Mali, drought and conflict are ravaging the region and threatening the population’s food security. In Léré, HI is supporting poor households to gain financial independence.

Mali

A young Afghan girl wearing a white head scarf, black outfit, and leg brace stands at a chalk board in a classroom.

Children conquer war wounds with rehabilitation, psychosocial support 03/30/23

More than a year after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban seized control, Humanity & Inclusion's teams continue to work with civilians injured in conflict.

Afghanistan

$A little boy with bandaged legs is lying on a hospital bed. His grandmother is sitting next to him. The little boy is suffering from multiple fractures and contusions.$

Abd al-Rahman, two and half years old, displaced by the war, orphaned by the earthquake 03/28/23

Abd al-Rahman lost several members of his family in the earthquake on February 6 and he himself seriously injured. Two months later, he is still in one of HI’s partner hospitals in northwest Syria.

Syria

Portrait of a young woman wearing a blue HI polo and blue lanyard, sitting in front of demining posters and smiling at the camera.

Elisabeth, an essential link between HI’s deminers and the population 03/28/23

Élisabeth, an HI community liaison agent, intervenes before, during and after the work of the demining teams. Her role is essential to ensuring the security of operations and the trust of the community.

Senegal

A young girl smiles as she lifts her prosthetic leg over a tree branch.

USAID’s physical rehabilitation activity gives children like Manju a leg up! 03/28/23

Manju was born in Dadeldhura, a hilly district in far west Nepal. Her foot and toes on her lower right leg were not fully grown, which prohibited her from walking. Things were so difficult for Manju that she couldn’t even attend infant school like other children.

Nepal

A woman wearing a blue and pink tie-dyed dress stands with an elbow crutch in front of a house with a clothing line

Thwol finds sense of belonging through rehabilitation, psychosocial support 03/27/23

Thwol, 60, had her leg amputated several years ago following complications from diabetes. At the Kalobeyei settlement in Kenya, Humanity & Inclusion offers her rehabilitation, an artificial limb and psychosocial support.

Kenya

A mother holds her toddler son with clubfoot in her lap while a female HI technician smiles

Early detection becomes a ray of hope! 03/27/23

When a couple in Jajarkot, Nepal welcomed their first baby boy, Pascal, they couldn’t have been happier. Like most new parents, they experienced their fair share of worries. When they started noticing that their baby’s feet had some kind of abnormalities, they became increasingly concerned and worried that he may never be able to walk.

Nepal

A young boy with cerebral palsy wearing jeans and a hooded sweatshirt sits in a green plastic chair in his living room.

World Cerebral Palsy Day | Taking action to include children with cerebral palsy 03/27/23

To mark World Cerebral Palsy Day on October 6, Humanity & Inclusion highlights the importance of providing care and treatment to children born with this life-long condition.

International

A woman, wearing a pink and white dress and a head covering, sits in a chair. Beside her is a smiling specialist wearing an HI tshirt holding a prosthetic leg.

A stable foundation for Kakuma’s refugees 03/27/23

Since 2014, Humanity & Inclusion’s team in Kenya has provided rehabilitation services to people with disabilities and vulnerable individuals in Kakuma refugee camp.

Kenya

A female physical therapist wearing a white coat, glasses, and a mask provides instructions on different exercises to a rehabilitation patient wearing a grey sweatshirt and mask.

Second wave of Covid-19 causes alarm in Nepal 03/27/23

The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged Nepal into a public health disaster. One of the poorest nations in Asia, it does not have the resources to cope. Humanity & Inclusion is ready to assist the most vulnerable people.

Nepal

A male physician sits on a wooden bench with a little boy. They both smile as they hold their arms above their heads in a rehabilitation session.

Kennedy stands tall thanks to his 3D brace 03/27/23

Thanks to an innovative 3D-printing project, 5-year-old Kennedy can walk on his own and play with other children for the first time.

Uganda