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A new set of inclusion standards that provide humanitarian organizations with guidance to ensure older people and people with disabilities are not marginalized in emergency responses has been launched on 7th February.

In Gaza, HI is working to ensure that all children, including children living with a disability can access risk education to prevent accidents.

HI has completed its demining operations in the Tshopo, Ituri, Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), launched in January 2016. Over a two-year period, HI and its local partner, AFRILAM (Africa for Anti-Mine Action) cleared 34,520 m² of land of mines, the equivalent of 5 football pitches, benefiting the 5,600 inhabitants in the region.

Developments in mine clearance largely reflect recent changes in working environments. Thomas Hugonnier, head of Mine Action at HI, explains how this currently affects our mine clearance operations.

HI physical therapist, Farhana, works in Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh, which has become one of the largest refugee settlements in the world. Ibrahim is one of more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees who fled when violence broke out in Myanmar in August 2017 and one of many who sustained life-changing injuries. Farhana shares her experience of meeting Ibrahim and the progress they have made.

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 on Sunday 24th December at 07.55am to hear the broadcaster and journalist Mike Wooldridge make the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Handicap International UK.

This year, HI launched the “Idmag” project in Egypt, where the organization is advancing the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. The project’s manager, Kazem Hemeida, explains why this sort of initiative is so important. 

Ali, 4, lives in Jordan. He has cerebral palsy and, for the last few months, he has been visiting an HI partner center, where he benefits from physical therapy and occupational therapy sessions. 

Naayem is 35. In 2013, she fled the conflict in Syria with her family and took refuge in Jordan. After having her leg amputated as a young girl, she now benefits from the support of HI, which has fitted her with a new prosthesis.

Since 2016, Handicap International (HI) has been working closely with local and international humanitarian organizations in Jordan to ensure that services and initiatives in camps and communities are accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities. The organization’s work in this field has already benefited a large number of people.

Syria’s seven-year conflict has devastated the country, resulting in unprecedented population movements. More than five million Syrian refugees are living in neighboring countries, including more than one million in Lebanon. Mariam has been working as a physical therapist for Humanity & Inclusion (HI) in Lebanon ever since the organization launched its response in the country. Below, she describes a day in her life supporting refugees.

The latest version of the Fair ‘n Square website, which was first launched in 2015 by Handicap International (HI) in conjunction with UNICEF, looks at the ways in which children and adults with disabilities in Mozambique are discriminated against on a daily basis.

From the 1st to 10th December 2017, local clubs, community groups and schools around the UK are taking action in support of the forgotten victims of conflict. These events are part of the Forgotten 10 Challenge, a campaign coordinated by the charity Handicap International.

Several NGOs operating in Yemen are calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities across Yemen, including in Sanaa. The NGOs are asking parties to the conflict to allow full and unfettered humanitarian access to people in need and to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

On 13 November, voters in Somaliland elected their new president. Over a period of more than two years, Handicap International (HI) encouraged people with disabilities to participate in the electoral system. This inclusive elections initiative was implemented in six of the country’s regions and benefited some 300,000 people with disabilities.