India
HI launched its first operation in India in 1988, providing technical support to a community-based rehabilitation center in Pondicherry, southern India. After launching an emergency response to the Gujarat earthquake in 2001, the organization developed a more permanent structure in India.
Rukiya was injured in a house fire. She received an artificial limb and physical therapy from HI, and can now walk again. | © D. Van Ophalvens / HI
Our actions
Humanity & Inclusion is part of Indian Forum on Rehabilitation for All (IFRA) an informal network that influences the government of India to improve the quality of rehabilitation services and to advocate the need for proposing a resolution on rehabilitation to the World Health Organization.
HI has established itself as a disaster risk reduction actor with technical expertise on disability-inclusive processes and tools. Our teams work with state governments, local and international NGOs and organizations of persons with disabilities.
Currently, HI is working on opening up private-sector employment opportunities for people with disabilities (Technical Assistance to MICHELIN). HI is supporting organizations conducting a study to identify the aspirations of persons with disabilities aged 15–40 years in terms of their career choices, expected remuneration, and preferred job location.
Areas of intervention
Latest stories
Cyclone Amphan: HI team is ready to launch an emergency response
Cyclone Amphan is expected to hit India and Bangladesh this Wednesday around 6pm local time and could affect millions of people. Humanity & Inclusion stands ready to help the most vulnerable.
Fayaz, 5: If I grow, will my legs grow too?
Kashmir, India. When Fayaz was 3-years-old, his legs were injured by an explosive shell. One year later, Humanity & Inclusion fitted him with artificial limbs. Back on his feet again, he’s now a budding cricket star.
Inclusive cricket match: “For the first time in my life, I forgot I had a disability”
Baramulla Tigers against the Kupwara Tigers. In early June 2016, Handicap International organized the first ever cricket match to include players with and without disabilities at Handwara degree college, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. A big success and an opportunity to promote the inclusion of young people with disabilities in society.
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Background
India is considered one of the fastest-growing economies if the world. However, it continues to face socio-economic challenges. 21.9% of its population lives below the poverty line.
There are numerous forms of discrimination and social exclusion prevalent in India, notably against women, people from the lowest casts, of different cultures, and from isolated rural zones. People with disabilities are subject to multiple forms of discrimination and are ill-informed about the available social welfare systems. Women are undervalued and experience injustice, particularly when accessing services and the jobs market.
Last, the country is highly exposed to natural disasters such as droughts, cyclones, flooding and landslides.
Number of HI staff members: 4
Date the program launched: 1988
