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Ala'a Dieri: “These small victories fill me with joy” 03/14/16
Ala’a has been one of Handicap International’s social workers since April 2014. Based in Amman, she identifies the most vulnerable people and helps meet their needs. An industrial engineer by training, she explains why she chose to work with Handicap International.
- Jordan
- Syria
A wheelchair to go back to school 03/10/16
Ahmad is eight years old. He was born with spina bifida, a condition where the spine does not develop properly, and which prevents him from walking. He arrived in the Azraq camp, northern Jordan, with his family in November 2015. To improve his quality of life and his mobility he is being supported by one of Handicap International’s teams*.
- Jordan
- Syria
Five years of the Syria crisis: Meet four amazing people supporting injured and people 03/10/16
Handicap International's response to the Syria crisis, which began five years ago, has become the biggest humanitarian response in the organization's history. More than 600,000 people have been supported by our teams of physical therapists, orthopedic technicians, social workers, logistics officers and many others. Here, four of Handicap International's 370 strong team explain what their roles mean to them.
- Syria
Abdel Rahman: “I’m going to care for people too one day” 02/29/16
Abdel Rahman, 13, has muscular dystrophy. At the end of 2015, he and his family arrived in Azraq camp, Jordan, where he is being supported by a Handicap International team*. Abdel's physical therapy sessions are helping him adapt to life in the camp.
- Jordan
- Syria
Dalal, 7, goes outside for the first time in a year 02/28/16
Dalal is seven-years-old. Born with cerebral palsy, which affects her speech and mobility, she arrived in Lebanon with her family in March 2012. Today, one of Handicap International’s teams has brought her a wheelchair so she can move around more easily. With help from Handicap International* and her family, Dalal was able to leave her family’s apartment for the first time in eighteen months.
- Lebanon
- Syria
Bushra: “I want to walk again and get my life back to normal” 02/24/16
Injured in an air strike, Bushra receives help from Handicap International’s team in one of several hospitals in Yemen where we provide support to victims of the conflict.
Preventing sexual violence against children 02/24/16
The Ubuntu Care1 project combats sexual violence against children, particularly children with disabilities, in Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda. Launched in November 2012, it has already provided care and treatment to 600 child victims of sexual violence. Regional coordinator Sofia Hedjam describes the program and its achievements.
- Rwanda
- Burundi (inactive)
- Kenya
Abdallah: “I’d like to go out and see my brothers again” 02/24/16
Abdallah, 11, was injured in a bombing raid in Syria. He is now paraplegic and lives with his mother, brothers and sisters in a shelter for refugees in Lebanon. Since he arrived in the Beqaa Valley in September 2015, he has been supported by a Handicap International team* who are helping him to gradually recover and meet the new challenges he is facing.
- Lebanon
- Syria
Weapons: a daily threat to people’s lives 02/18/16
The fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and Libya’s descent into chaos has led to a proliferation of arms and an escalation in fighting between militia groups. In response, Handicap International is providing the population with risk education on firearms, mines and explosive remnants of war. Over the last four years, the organization has educated 120,000 people at greatest risk from these weapons, most of them children.
- Libya (inactive)
Providing healthcare in a country at war 02/16/16
South Sudan’s brutal two-year civil war is forcing an increasing number of civilians, who are often the victims of violence, to flee their homes. Over two million people have been internally displaced or taken refuge in a neighboring country since the start of the conflict. Present in South Sudan since 2006, Handicap International is providing humanitarian response to people caught up in the fighting, particularly in the field of health.
- South Sudan
Air strike destroys MSF hospital in northern Syria 02/15/16
A hospital supported by humanitarian organization Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in Marat al-Numan, 280 kilometers to the north of Damascus, was destroyed in an air strike on Monday 15th February. Seven people were killed in the attack and dozens injured.
- Syria
Helping malnourished children to flourish in the Sahel 02/15/16
Malnutrition hampers children’s physical and mental development, leaving them in an extremely fragile state of health. Handicap International is responding to the particularly acute problem in the Sahel. Over the next two years, the organization intends to limit the impact of malnutrition in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, to ensure that children in the Sahel can grow up in the best possible health.
- Mali
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
Senegal: Ensuring no school children are left behind 02/15/16
Since 2014, Handicap International has been running an inclusive education project in Senegal in the regions of Dakar and Ziguinchor. One of the project’s flagship initiatives is to provide medical consultations in primary schools for the early screening of pathologies which might lead to a delay in learning or even to the affected children dropping out of education. Adama Awa Ba, 12 years old, is one of the program’s first beneficiaries.
- Senegal
UN Security Council Open Debate on protection of civilians: Governments should recognize impact of explosive weapons 01/18/16
A UN Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict will be held on 19th January 2016. Handicap International urges States to take action against the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, which killed or injured 32,000 civilians in 2014.[1]