Present in Haiti since 2008, HI has gradually developed an approach combining rehabilitation, health, inclusion and humanitarian response. With a long-standing commitment to strengthening the physical and functional rehabilitation sector, the organisation continues this support today by building the capacity of healthcare facilities and transferring skills to national professionals, thereby contributing to a sustainable improvement in healthcare provision and the recognition of rehabilitation professions.
Since 2021, in response to the worsening security, humanitarian and health crisis, HI has strengthened its position as a key player in the inclusive emergency response. The organisation works as closely as possible with affected populations, particularly internally displaced people and host communities, by facilitating access to essential physical and mental health and protection services. Through mobile teams, HI provides rehabilitation services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy) combined with psychosocial support sessions, as well as technical aids for mobility (canes, crutches, wheelchairs, etc.) and the distribution of dignity kits. The organisation also refers people to specialist services, particularly in primary healthcare and for survivors of violence.
Inclusive humanitarian action and inclusive governance are cross-cutting approaches integrated into all of HI’s interventions. As such, the organisation provides technical support to humanitarian actors, authorities and local partners to promote the systematic integration of disability, age and gender into the national response. This support includes training and capacity-building activities, conducting accessibility assessments, adapting response mechanisms (infrastructure, services, tools), as well as supporting organisations of people with disabilities to strengthen their participation in coordination and decision-making mechanisms.
In this context, HI also implements water, hygiene and sanitation interventions as part of a vital emergency response that goes beyond the mere response to cholera (access to drinking water and water for domestic use, rehabilitation of water and sanitation infrastructure, support for waste management, promotion of good hygiene practices and distribution of hygiene kits…).
Across all its interventions, HI combines emergency response, capacity building and development to ensure the continuity and sustainability of its work in the context of protracted crises.
- Number of HI staff: 85 people
- Number of direct beneficiaries supported by HI in 2025: 183,694 people
- Number of indirect beneficiaries supported by HI in 2025: 792,557 people
- Programme launch date: 2008
