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Tragic loss of HI team member in Gaza 12/18/23

On the Global Day of Action to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Humanity & Inclusion mourns the tragic loss of its dedicated staff member, Nahla, and her four children.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Portrait of Isabel Fanny and her daughter.

One mother learns to value herself to better care for her daughter with Down syndrome 12/14/23

Isabel Fanny's daughter, Carmen, has Down syndrome. Thanks to Humanity & Inclusion's psychosocial support, she has learned to overcome challenges and support her child.

Bolivia and Andean states

Yevheniia Khoruzha, HI risk education officer, explains safe behavior to children through an educational story prepared by HI's Poltava teams.

Ukraine: Protecting children from explosive weapons using creative interactions 12/11/23

Humanity & Inclusion teams use interactive methods to raise awareness among young people of the dangers of explosive remnants of war.

Ukraine

Salimata crouches in a straw and bamboo stable. She feeds an ox standing behind her, while looking at the camera.

Salimata and Amina: the journey of two sisters towards financial autonomy 12/06/23

Salimata and Amina live in Niger. Through the RECOSA project, HI has helped them to find a source of income and improve their household’s living conditions.

Niger

'The volume of rockets falling on Gaza was unlike anything we’ve seen before' 12/04/23

Hani, who works for Humanity & Inclusion in Gaza, tells us his experience of this war.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

A person in a wheelchair stands where HI's activities take place.

Nepal and climate change: the challenges faced by people with disabilities 12/04/23

In 2023, HI published a report highlighting the impact of climate change on people with disabilities in Nepal, one of the countries most exposed to the consequences of climate disasters.

Nepal

Nahy, 66 ans, s'occupe seule de ses enfants et petits-enfants, soit 16 personnes au total. Elle vit avec un handicap physique et est incapable de travailler. Avec la sécheresse persistante, les cultures ne poussent pas, ce qui rend la nourriture plus rare et plus chère. Sa famille n'a pas les moyens de nourrir tout le monde. HI fournit des provisions alimentaires chaque mois pour les aider à subvenir à leurs besoins

How climate change affects people with disabilities 12/01/23

Climate change exacerbates discrimination and affects the daily lives of people with disabilities in particular.

International

After typoon Rai hit the central areas of the Philippines, HI sent two emergency teams to two of the hardest hit regions: Bohol and Surigao. Here, HI Country Manager, Melanie Ruiz, is pictured amongst destruction in Surigao city, where she is leading one of HI's evaluation teams.

COP 28: Raising awareness of disability at the Climate Conference 11/27/23

COP 28 opens in Dubai on November 30. Humanity & Inclusion will be bringing strong messages in support of the communities and individuals most impacted by climate change, including people with disabilities.

International

HI volunteers conduct recreational activities for displaced children in a collective shelter in Southern Gaza

HI provides aid in 94 shelters in Gaza 11/24/23

Humanity & Inclusion and its partners have distributed aid to more than 3,500 people since October 7 in Gaza.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Mother and daughter: both walking again thanks to HI! 11/20/23

After a road accident, Vuth Ta and her mother Tum Thab were so seriously injured that they each required a leg amputation. They have been treated for four years at the HI rehabilitation center in Kampong Cham province.

Cambodia

Mohammed at a reception center managed by the Union of Municipalities in the Tyre region.

With HI's support, Mohammed copes with vision loss 11/17/23

Humanity & Inclusion is helping people who have been evacuated from their homes in southern Lebanon because of the growing violence along the border with Israel – people like Mohammed.

Lebanon

Zekia Musa Ahmed left, during Family Planning conference in Pattaya, Thailand, November 2022.

South Sudan: Working toward greater inclusion 11/17/23

Zekia Musa-Ahmed, who lives with vision loss, is a campaigner for the rights of people with disabilities. She talks about her role as inclusion officer on the WISH project in South Sudan.

South Sudan

HI's evaluation team with Hussein and Zahraa in a school in Tyre converted into a reception center managed by the Union of Municipalities of the Tyre region. 30 October 2023

Since being displaced, Hussein and Zahraa face daily challenges 11/16/23

Humanity & Inclusion is helping people who have been evacuated from their homes in southern Lebanon because of the growing violence along the border with Israel – people like this elderly couple, Hussein and Zahraa.

Lebanon

HI's psychologist talks to Amal in a school that's been converted into a reception center managed by the Union of Municipalities in the Tyre region.

Since arriving in Tyre, Amal and her grandchildren need help 11/15/23

Humanity & Inclusion is helping people who have been evacuated from their homes in southern Lebanon because of the growing violence along the border with Israel – people like Amal.

Lebanon

Portrait of a woman smiling in front of a building.

South Sudan: Silvia is happy with the WISH project 11/07/23

Thanks to Humanity & Inclusion and the WISH project in South Sudan, Silvia has the resources she needs to understand her sexual and reproductive health.

South Sudan

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