COVID-19: HI continues to assist people affected by the epidemic 10/05/20
Humanity & Inclusion's teams are still working to inform and help people affected by the COVID-19 crisis in many countries around the world.
- International
1982 - 2020 : Innovation is part of HI's DNA 09/22/20
On 24 September, the European Union Horizon Prize for Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid honored Humanity & Inclusion (HI) with two awards. On that occasion, HI recounts its 38 years of innovation from 1982 to 2020.
- International
World first: HI locates mines buried underground 09/22/20
Xavier Depreytere, head of innovation projects at Humanity & Inclusion (HI), explains why the drone demining project launched by HI in 2018 is a world first.
- Chad
European Union awards HI two prizes for its innovative projects 09/22/20
On 24 September, the European Union Horizon Prize for Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid honored Humanity & Inclusion with two awards. These prizes recognize the organization’s efforts to develop practical and effective solutions in order to enhance the care and treatment of vulnerable people.
- International
High-tech Recycling: HI re-uses donated artificial limbs to help children like Elinah 09/15/20
Volunteer orthopedic specialists in a workshop in Lyon, France, are changing the lives of people supported by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) around the world by reconditioning valuable artificial limb parts donated by amputees.
- Madagascar
HI helps mine survivor Ismail to live with dignity again 09/14/20
Ismail lives in Lebanon with his family. He comes from Syria and lost both legs in a landmine explosion at the age of 14. Humanity & Inclusion is now helping him to walk again with his new prostheses.
- Lebanon
HI in Lebanon helps 10-year-old Shahid to walk again 09/14/20
Shahid was seriously injured in Syria in 2011 and has been unable to walk since. Humanity & Inclusion is providing her with physical therapy sessions and splints to get her back on her feet.
- Lebanon
Rana, HI's physical therapist, explains her work with persons with disabilities in Lebanon 09/14/20
Humanity & Inclusion's physical therapist Rana Abdel Al explains her work with persons with disabilities in Lebanon since 2019. Among them, many were injured during the war in Syria. Humanity & Inclusion's work with Syrian refugees in Lebanon is made possible thanks to support from players of People's Postcode Lottery.
- Lebanon
Beirut: Ramadan, impacted by the explosions, receives support from HI's teams 09/02/20
Many of Beirut’s inhabitants have been affected by the explosions that ripped through the city’s port on 4th August. Ramadan, 23, a Syrian refugee from Aleppo, who now lives in Beirut, is one of them.
- Lebanon
Beirut: Nour, injured in the explosions, received support from HI's teams 09/02/20
Many of Beirut’s inhabitants have been affected by the explosions that ripped through the city’s port on 4th August. Nour Khalaf, 33, has chronic lower back pain, aggravated by a fall she suffered in in the second explosion.
- Lebanon
Kay Reh injured by an explosive device as he worked in a field in Thailand 09/02/20
Since 2012, Humanity & Inclusion has provided some 13,000 people living in nine refugee camps along the Thai-Myanmar border with information on the risks from explosive devices.
- Thailand
Beirut: Nada, injured in the explosions, received support from HI's teams 09/01/20
Many of Beirut’s inhabitants were seriously injured when explosions ripped through the city’s port on 4th August. Nada Baghdadi, 27, suffered a severely broken leg.
- Lebanon
Lebanon: HI’s teams are assisting people injured in the explosion 08/27/20
Humanity & Inclusion’s teams are conducting rehabilitation sessions and providing psychosocial support to people impacted by the explosion that ripped through Beirut on 4 August.
- Lebanon
HI provides 500 people with psychological "first aid" in Beirut 08/26/20
The explosion in Beirut on 4th August traumatized an entire population. Over the last fortnight, Humanity & Inclusion’s teams have provided emergency psychological assistance to some 500 people.
- Lebanon
COVID-19 response: HI is supporting schools in Madagascar 08/18/20
Humanity & Inclusion's team in Madagascar has trained 60 schools on Covid-19 prevention measures.
- Madagascar
