Central African Republic

Humanity & Inclusion first worked in the Central African Republic from 1994 to 2004, running development programs that included opening the Bangui orthopedic center and setting up the country's only university training course for physical therapy assistants. HI returned to CAR in 2016 to launch logistics platform projects that support and facilitate the delivery of aid by humanitarian organizations throughout the country. The program is currently managing a logistics platform composed of a road and river component and an aerial component.

In September 2018, in partnership with MSF Holland, HI introduced rehabilitation activities at Bambari General Hospital. This project is providing physical rehabilitation care, technical devices and mental health support to people with specific needs. In 2022, the program opened a new integrated rehabilitation service in Bangassou Hospital.

Since 2022, HI has implemented stimulation therapy activities for children experiencing malnutrition. Stimulation therapy prevents and reduces developmental delays and disabilities linked to malnutrition and trains parents to stimulate their children.

A Technical Cell for Inclusive Action (CTAI) was set up in Bangui in 2019 to improve the response of humanitarian actors to people with specific needs throughout the country. In 2022, the program also launched a project to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities and individuals living in vulnerable circumstances.

In 2022, HI launched its first explosive ordnance risk education project in CAR, in the Ouham-Pendé region in the northeast of the country. This project is being conducted in conjunction with a mental health and psychosocial support project for populations exposed to the risks of explosive devices or in situations of psychological distress.

Finally, HI has just started a pilot project on inclusive education in Ouaka, Ouham and Ouham-Pende. The aim is to promote access to quality education for children with disabilities.