Following the mass influx of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing neighboring Myanmar since August 2017, HI is providing emergency response to supply aid to people who are living in extremely difficult circumstances. The organization provides rehabilitation care and psychological support to thousands of people. The organization also makes available humanitarian equipment storage center and a fleet of trucks, transporting humanitarian equipment for HI and other organizations.
HI encourages the inclusion of people with disabilities by supporting their access to services such as rehabilitation and inclusive employment and inclusion in society.
The organization also improves access to education for all children, including children with disabilities, developmental delays, psychological issues, and more in camps for Rohingya refugees. HI trains teachers to include children with disabilities in schools, organizes rehabilitation sessions for children with disabilities (which then enables them to go to school, among other activities), raises community awareness of the right of children to education, and so on.
HI also takes action to ensure that people with disabilities have access to a source of income, giving them financial independence and improving their acceptance by their communities.
In disaster-prone and environmentally fragile areas, HI also works with people with disabilities to include them in disaster risk reduction planning and train them in disaster readiness.
