Physical Therapy Helps Malnourished Children in the Sahel
Malnutrition is endemic in Africa’s Sahel, an arid region in between the Sahara desert and the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, which is often affected by drought. Due to a lack of essential vitamins and minerals, children with malnutrition suffer from restricted growth and develop after-effects, which can be disabling in the long term. The result is not always fatal, but the impact on their quality of life can be devastating.
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Global Inclusive Health
Disability Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Resources and Publications
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All: Disability Inclusion from Theory to Practice
A comprehensive guideline which explores key concepts in disability inclusion, inclusive SRHR programmatic approaches and technical areas of iSRHR
Publication Date: March 2022
Author: Humanity & Inclusion
Step Towards Disability Inclusive Sexual Reproductive Health: Learnings from WISH2Action Project
Publication Date: August 2021
Compiled & Edited by: Faruk Ahmed Jalal; Esrat Jahan; Md. Tareq Mahmud; Md. Rakibul Islam; Md. Mazedul Haque; Samira Naher Tazreen
Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Information and Services: Perspectives of women and girls with disabilities in Uganda and Bangladesh
Qualitative research that explores barriers and enablers to accessing SRHR for women and girls with disabilities
Publication Date: August 2021
Authors: Access... | Humanity & Inclusion
Research Author: ThinkPlace
Learning from a disability-inclusive sexual reproductive health and rights program (WISH2ACTION)
A compendium of lessons learned and best practices from across nine key themes related to disability inclusion and SRHR from the WISH2ACTION Program
Publication Date: July 2021
Author: Humanity & Inclusion
Other languages: French | Portuguese
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure on Disability Inclusive Family Planning and Sexual Reproductive Health Services
Publication Date: June 2021
Developed by: Clinical Contraception Services Delivery Program; Directorate General of Family Planning; Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW)
Drafted by: Shirin Akhter, Consultant; DGFP and Chairman, Women with Disabilities; Development Foundation (WDDF)
Supported by: United Nations Population Fund
Reviewed by: Technical Working Group on disability inclusive; SOP & Humanity & Inclusion (HI)
Disability Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health (2020)
Humanity & Inclusion promotes Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of people with disabilities and vulnerable populations in development and fragile settings. View the flier here.
Policy Brief: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Young Persons with Disabilities in China
Publication date: 2019
Developed by: HI and UNFPA
Author: Dr. Alessandra Aresu
Chapter 19: When Sexuality Meets Disability: Experiences, Attitudes and Practices from China
Publication Date: 2019
Authors: Dr. Alessandra Aresu and Dr. Muriel Mac-Seing
HIV & Disability in West Africa: A Combined Analysis of 4 Studies Conducted in Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (2019)
(Only available in French) Humanity & Inclusion works to ensure that no one is forgotten. This research paper responds to the call of UNAIDs and ensuring that no one is forgotten in the response to the epidemic. This paper includes four studies which seek to better understand the situation by HIV-related situation of disabled men and women living in West Africa. View the paper in French here.
Seeing the invisible: Sexuality-related knowledge, attitudes and behavior of children and youth with disabilities in China (2019)
Young people with disabilities have the same right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) as their peers without disabilities, but their needs and rights are often overlooked. The findings of this study, which was initiated by UNESCO and Humanity & Inclusion, aims to provide evidence to support decision-making by government agencies, educators, development workers and other relevant stakeholders regarding developing and implementing disability-inclusive SRH and sexuality education policies and program for young people in China. View the report here.
AIDS and disability: Just not good enough (2015)
People with disabilities are living with HIV. This paper explains why they must be included in virus prevention education, provided access to treatments, and rehabilitation. What's more, people living with HIV are not receiving proper rehabilitation care as the virus causes impairments. View the article here.
Inclusive and integrated HIV and AIDS programming (2012)
This policy paper describes Humanity & Inclusion’s mandate and values as applied to the theme of inclusive and integrated HIV and AIDS programming. View report here and brief format here.
OTHER RESOURCES
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (2019)
Since 1982, Humanity & Inclusion has worked in more than 30 countries to respond to the mental health and psychosocial needs of people facing humanitarian crises and/or living in precarious contexts. Our teams promote optimal mental health and foster social participation in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. View the flier here.
Kisumu County sexual & reproductive health strategy 2019-2024
This Kisumu County strategy outlays the principles, objectives and actionable activities that the Department of Health and Sanitation of the County Government of Kisumu, Kenya commits to undertake in order to provide the highest attainable standards of health; particularly sexual and reproductive health. View the strategy here.
Community mental health: Theory, practices, and perspectives (2018)
Mental health problems are commonplace and affect more than one in four people worldwide. They are responsible for a quarter of all disabilities. This document aims to provide a basis for exploring these concepts as part of more in-depth work, including an update of the 2011 mental health framework document. View the document here.
Protection Against Violence Based on Disability, Gender, Age (2019)
Humanity & Inclusion works to prevent violence based on disability, gender and age and its disabling consequences in development and fragile settings, as well as to provide holistic care for survivors of violence, exploitation and abuse. HI’s goal is to ensure that people with disabilities and other at-risk groups are less exposed to violence and can live in dignity, independently, and with control over their own lives. View the flier here.
Non-communicable diseases: Prevention and Detection (2019)
Humanity & Inclusion promotes the awareness raising, prevention, early detection, and care management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes in development and fragile settings View the flier here.
Road safety: Focus on vulnerable users (2015)
Road safety is a growing development and public health issue. Globally, road crashes are close to becoming one of the first five causes of death, and non-fatal injuries heavily impact on disability. Indeed, each year, road crashes kill 1.25 million people and injure as many as 50 million others. View the briefing paper here.
Diabetes and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors (2012)
This document is intended to provide guidance and a framework for each stage of the project cycle for projects tackling the theme of diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors. View report here and brief format here.
Santé mentale communautaire et violences liées au genre dans la Province Ouest du Rwanda (2012)
A report on community mental health and gender-based violence in Rwanda. View report here and brief format here. (In French)
Mental Health in Post-Crisis and Development Contexts (2011)
This policy paper describes Humanity & Inclusion’s actions, choices and commitments towards mental health in post-crisis and development contexts. View report here and brief format here.
Diabetes Prevention and control projects in countries with limited resources (2009)
This analysis paper presents the ‘know-how’ acquired by Humanity & Inclusion in its diabetes prevention and control projects. View report here.
Policy Paper on Psychosocial Interventions in Lebanon (2008)
A policy paper that presents a design for a national plan on psychosocial interventions, aiming to develop and promote the national plan established during the July 2006 war. View report here.
As It Is: Research Findings on the Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Access to HIV and AIDS Information and Services Amongst Persons with Disability (2007)
Scientifically gathered information concerning the knowledge, attitude and practice among people with disabilities in areas surrounding HIV and AIDS. View report here.
Emergencies
Removing Barriers (2018)
With support from the Australian Government, this study was carried out between October 2017 and January 2018, in areas with high concentrations of Syrian refugees such as Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel governorates of Lebanon; and Azraq and Zaatari refugee camps, as well as Irbid in Jordan. We reached 1,665 households, including 1,159 (6,381 people) in Jordan and 506 (2,495 people) in Lebanon. Participants were randomly selected to join the study. The following fact sheets are available:
Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (2017)
This policy paper defines the themes of inclusive disaster risk reduction and explains how these activities fit into our mandate. It also identifies the target population and defines modalities of intervention–standard expected outcomes, standard activities–as well as monitoring and evaluation indicators.
Disability in humanitarian context: views from affected people and field organizations
This report is based on the results of a global consultation carried out in 2015, as a contribution to the World Humanitarian Summit and is intended to better identify the changes needed for a disability-inclusive humanitarian response. A total of 769 responses were collected through three online surveys targeting persons with disabilities, disabled people's organizations and humanitarian actors.
The responses show that persons with disabilities are strongly impacted when a crisis occurs: 54% of respondents with disabilities state they have experienced a direct physical impact, sometimes causing new impairments. 27% report that they have been psychologically, physically or sexually abused. Increased psychological stress and/or disorientation are other effects of the crisis for 38% of the respondents with disabilities. To read the full study, click here.
Syria: Equal Access Monitor examines durable solutions for Syrians with specific needs (with HelpAge)
Durable solutions – including local integration and resettlement - have the potential to transform the lives of individual refugees and their families, particularly those with specific needs whether due to disability or old age. Moreover, resettlement is a crucial way that “third countries” can stand in solidarity and assist the countries that are currently bearing the brunt of the economic and infrastructural demands of sheltering the refugees fleeing the ongoing war in Syria.
The Surgical and Rehabilitation Response to the Haiti Earthquake
The disaster response environment in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake represented a complex healthcare challenge. This study was designed to identify challenges during the Haiti disaster response.
Medical rehabilitation of spinal cord injury following earthquakes
This literature review examines epidemiological studies reporting data on spinal cord injury survivors of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Briefing paper — Humanitarian Response: how to include everyone?
Inclusion of persons with disabilities and the most vulnerable people in emergency response must be considered a core component of principled and effective humanitarian action. Field experience and observations indicate that persons with disabilities and most vulnerable people are often neglected in the contingency planning, assessment, collection of data, design and delivery of humanitarian relief, making them ‘invisible’ to relief operations.
Hidden victims of the Syrian crisis: disabled, injured and older refugees (2014)
Older, disabled, and injured Syrian refugees are being doubly victimized as a result of the Syria conflict, according to a new report by Humanity & Inclusion and HelpAge International. The new data show that these vulnerable individuals, as well as those suffering from chronic diseases, are being left in the shadows of the humanitarian responses. View report here.
Syria: Causes and types of injuries (2014)
Guidelines for Creating Barrier-free Emergency Shelters (2009)
This manual provides guidance on the design and building of barrier-free emergency shelters that are used within a community following a natural disaster, such as a flood or landslide. View report here.
Mainstreaming Disability into Disaster Risk Reduction: A Training Manual (2009)
This manual is intended to build actors' capacities to mainstream disability in disaster risk reduction. View report here.
How to Include Disability Issues in Disaster Management: Following Floods 2004 in Bangladesh (2005)
This publication provides practical ideas and concrete knowledge to include disability issues in disaster management. Although it is based on floods, ideas can be adapted to any type of disaster. View report here.
Mali
In Mali, Humanity & Inclusion continues to run programs under the operating name "Handicap International."
Humanity & Inclusion in Mali
Working in Mali since 1993, our teams support communities severely affected by years of armed violence. The organization runs multiple projects to strengthen economic recovery in northern Mali, and to promote and support sustainable and inclusive development throughout the country.
Areas of Intervention
- Early childhood development
- Rehabilitation
- Maternal and newborn health
- Economic inclusion
- Inclusive education
- Conflict transformation
- Inclusive humanitarian action
- Transportation and storage platforms
- Protection against violence and abuse
- Mental health and psychosocial support
- Health, sexual and reproductive rights
Our 195-member team works to support victims of recent conflict and to defend the rights of people with disabilities.
Today, Humanity & Inclusion is active in the regions of Sikasso, Bamako, Mopti, Timbuktu and Gao, covering a wide range of services: functional rehabilitation, mental health and psychosocial support, early detection and care of disabilities, education on the risks related to explosive devices and assistance to victims of armed conflict.
Teams help improve health centers and the care management of pregnant women to make services more accessible to all. The organization also helps young children with multiple disabilities and severe malnutrition by providing them with holistic care management and assisting communities in implementing stimulation activities.
To provide every child with access to education, Humanity & Inclusion builds the capacities and helps train education staff in the inclusion of children with disabilities, implements awareness-raising actions in communities and supports building transformation projects. In addition, the organization works in the field of economic inclusion to promote access to inclusive employment for young people and to provide support to micro-finance projects.
By assisting community projects and prevention actions, Humanity & Inclusion also works to build the resilience of people at risk of food insecurity and to improve the security situation of communities in the regions of Segou, Koulikoro and Mopti.
ERW Clearance Begins in Mali
Not long ago, 13-year-old Amadou Hamadoune Diallo was playing with two friends near the ancient city of Timbuktu in northern Mali when they spotted what looked a toy—a hard black ball.
Protecting Mali’s Civilians
As the conflict in northern Mali intensifies, civilians must be protected and humanitarian organizations need better access to the nearly 230,000 people who fled fighting near their homes for safer regions of the country.
