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Iraq: “We’re recovering together, from the same tragedy” 06/22/16
In June 2016, after two years of fighting between the Iraqi and Kurdish forces and the Islamic State group, more than 3.4 million people have been displaced in Iraq. Since the start of the crisis, Handicap International has been providing assistance to these displaced people. And some of the organization’s staff members also share their experiences. Hareth, Zahra and Rana fled their city to escape the fighting. Now, they tell us their story.
- Iraq
Saadi: “My family is all I have left” 06/21/16
Saadi was forced to flee his hometown in Iraq after it fell into the hands of the Islamic State group. Months later, the armed group retreated from his region and Saadi returned to check on his house. The instant he opened the front door, a bomb exploded, leaving him seriously injured. Today, Saadi and his family are trying to recover from this traumatic event with help from Handicap International.
- Iraq
Iraq: Abdelillah turns towards the future 06/21/16
Abdelillah lost his leg in an attack on his home village, in the center of Iraq, more than ten years ago. In 2014, when the Islamic State group seized control of his region, Abdelillah fled with his family to the north of the country. As part of the response we provide to displaced Iraqis, Handicap International has offered Abdelillah the chance to attend psychosocial and physical therapy sessions.
- Iraq
Sign language, education and friendship in Togo: Moussifa’s story 06/14/16
Moussifa was born in 2007 in Togo. Long deprived of a primary education because of her hearing disability and difficult family situation, she has finally been enrolled in school thanks to Handicap International, who intervened with the educational authorities in Togo on her behalf. She now attends a second-year primary school class (almost) like any other.
- Togo
Handicap International supports DR Congo in its struggle to become mine-free 06/14/16
Handicap International has started up mine clearance operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Starting in June 2016, the organization and its local partner AFRILAM will clear a 50,000 meter squared plot of land, the equivalent of eight football pitches, located around 15 kilometers from Kinsagani, the main city in the province of Tshopo in the north-east of the country.
- Democratic Republic of Congo
West Africa: Inclusive education is first step towards full participation of children with disabilities 06/13/16
Since 2012, Handicap International has been improving the school enrolment and attendance of 170,000 children with disabilities in nine West African countries through the “Promoting the Full Participation of Children with Disabilities in Education” (APPEHL) project. Sandra Boisseau, who coordinates APPEHL from Dakar, Senegal, explains what the organization is doing to remove obstacles to education for these children.
- Liberia (inactive)
- Benin
- Mali
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
- Togo
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
Sri Lanka floods: Access to food and drinking water a priority 06/10/16
Handicap International is preparing to launch a response in aid of the most vulnerable individuals affected by flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, which was hit by Cyclone Roanu on 15th May.
- Sri Lanka
Qusay, 14: “I don't have to depend on anyone” 06/08/16
Eloquent, determined and mature beyond his 14 years, Qusay is coping with losing both his legs in an air strike in Syria. His progress is an inspiration to everyone he meets.
- Jordan
- Syria
Football promotes the rehabilitation and inclusion of amputees 06/07/16
The European Football Championships, Euro 2016, will be closely followed by fans of European football across the world. Handicap International’s teams plan to use the event to highlight how playing football or another sport can help restore some of the mobility and self-esteem of lower-limb amputees. Isabelle Urseau, a rehabilitation specialist at Handicap International, tells us more.
Fundraising dinner at the French Ambassador’s Residence in aid of Handicap International UK 06/03/16
- United Kingdom
Malak, 5, gets her curiosity back 06/03/16
Five-year-old Malak is a curious and independent child who likes nothing more than walking round the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan with her father Houdey. But in December 2015 she was at home in Syria with her brother and sisters when the room they were in took a direct hit during an air strike.
- Jordan
- Syria
Sri Lanka floods: Thousands of people affected 06/01/16
Handicap International is preparing to launch a response in aid of the most vulnerable individuals affected by flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, which was hit by Cyclone Roanu on 15th May.
- Sri Lanka
Floods in Sri Lanka: Handicap International prepares to help affected populations 06/01/16
Cyclone Roanu, which hit Sri Lanka on Sunday 15th May, caused severe flooding and landslides, killing over 100 people, and affecting 300,000 more. Handicap International is preparing to launch a response in aid of the disaster’s victims.
- Sri Lanka
Gaza: Turning rubble into accessible buildings 05/24/16
Erika Trabucco is one of Handicap International’s reconstruction and building accessibility specialists. An architect by training, from March 2015 to April 2016, she worked for Handicap International in Gaza to rebuild a hospital specialized in the care and treatment of people with disabilities and to improve the accessibility of public buildings for people with disabilities.
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
Handicap International voices concerns over Kenyan government’s decision to close Dadaab refugee camps 05/12/16
Kenya has announced plans to close the refugee camps on its territory and to rapidly repatriate refugees who, in some cases, have lived in the camps for over 20 years. A collective of 11 NGOs, including Handicap International, have signed a joint statement reminding the Kenyan government of its obligation towards the refugees.
- Kenya