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A woman sits on a blue plastic chair in front of a large tree. Dressed in a white dress with black and yellow patterns, she smiles at the camera. Crutches rest on her legs.

Martine, a mine accident survivor, tells her story to raise awareness of the risks 04/05/24

Martine comes from Senegal. In 2009, she was injured in a mine explosion. Since then, she has been speaking out to raise awareness of the dangers of explosive devices and prevent further accidents.

Senegal

A teenager is standing in front of the HI rehabilitation room, she's smiling and shows off her prosthesis.

Thanks to HI, Samira is confident and making plans for the future 04/03/24

Samira, now a teenager, lost her leg when she was 9 as the result of a bullet wound. Thanks to HI, she can now stand on her own two feet again and is confidently looking to the future.

Central African Republic

A young black woman with curly hair is in a brace shop. She holds a black plastic brace in each hand and smiles at the camera.

Jamaima, orthotist: a profession of service to others 04/03/24

Jamaima Naluggya, an orthotist, is heading a project to develop the 3D printing of prostheses and orthoses in refugee camps in Uganda. This is the story of her commitment to helping others.

Uganda

A woman embraces two children, a boy and a girl. Latsaphone, a teacher trained by HI who works with children like Junior, aged 8 (right) in a transitional class in Champassak province, Laos.

In Laos, HI is accompanying 200 children with autism on the road to education 03/29/24

HI is supporting the inclusion of children with developmental disabilities, including autism, in the provinces of Champasak and Houaphan.

Laos

Zahir, 7, lives in the Kakuma refugee camp with his family. The boy has Down's Syndrome: for 7 years, we have worked with him to develop his physical and cognitive abilities. His efforts have paid off: today, Zahir can go to school where he flourishes.

Good news in March 2024 03/29/24

Good news in March at HI: rehabilitation services and orthopedic devices in Peru, Cambodia and the Central African Republic, and inclusion in schools in Kenya.

International

Abdellatif does his physical therapy exercises with the HI team at the hospital.

Paralyzed by a bullet, Abdellatif is determined to recover 03/21/24

The little boy, wounded by gunfire almost a year ago, is working hard to regain feeling and mobility in his legs through intensive rehabilitation sessions, supported by HI’s team in eastern Chad.

Chad

Part of the mountain collapsed and the houses are destroyed.

Earthquake in Morocco: post-emergency physical rehabilitation 03/20/24

Present in Morocco since 1993, HI is working alongside its partners to provide physical rehabilitation assistance to the survivors of the earthquake that hit the country in September 2023.

Morocco

A little boy named Fouad, injured during a bombing, is followed up with by the HI team

“There will be a significant increase in the number of people with disabilities in Gaza” 03/15/24

HI physical therapist, Maria Marelli, makes regular visits in Rafah to support our team. She tells us her experience.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

A woman sits amid rubble, gravel, bricks and plastic, staring into the camera with a closed face. Behind her, three small children huddle together.

Five years after Cyclone Idai, lessons learned from the disaster 03/11/24

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique, leaving a trail of desolation in its wake. Five years on, lessons have been learned about the inclusiveness of aid and disaster prevention.

Mozambique

An underwater clearance expert withdrawing a bomb from the Euphrates river in Raqqa. The level of contamination by explosive ordnances in Syria is unprecedented

Syria: An endless humanitarian crisis 03/05/24

After 13 years of armed conflict, the humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate. Country Director Myriam Abord-Hugon paints a bleak picture.

Syria

HI staff and volunteers assessing needs and providing assistive devices for displaced individuals in emergency shelters, Rafah, Gaza, last October

Rehabilitation needs growing rapidly in Gaza 02/26/24

As violence rages in Gaza, the number of injured people is soaring. Many are at risk of permanent disability.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Portrait of Luz Abril standing beside her new mill.

Good news of February 2024 02/26/24

Good news in February at HI: demining in Senegal, inclusive development in Venezuela, post-emergency rehabilitation in Morocco and advocacy in the Philippines.

Philippines
Morocco
Senegal
Venezuela

Civil engineering teams working to rehabilitate roads damaged and gouged by weather and time.

Isolated communities in CAR on the road to economic activity thanks to HI 02/24/24

In CAR, HI is working alongside isolated communities to improve the state of roads so that aid can get through to them and they can move freely again.

Central African Republic

Vannaly Pheng, a deminer with HI for 2 years. She is clearing a rice field near a village in northern Laos. October 2023.

Cleared land for Laotian people 02/23/24

Vannaly is 25 years old. She is a member of the HI Laos demining team and tells us about her experience.

Laos

Tamara lies on a clinic bed. Beside her stands Laura Giovana, holding a facial massager in her hand, which she passes gently over the little girl's cheek.

With the help of nutrition and communication therapy, Tamara is more independent 02/20/24

Tamara, 5, has cerebral palsy. Thanks to therapy to help her with her nutrition, attention and speech, the little girl is becoming more confident.

Bolivia and Andean states

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