HI has been implementing actions to mitigate the impact of the crisis affecting the entire country, focusing on the most vulnerable populations—including injured people and people with disabilities—and addressing urgent needs as close as possible to the frontlines.
The organisation currently works in health facilities (hospitals and rehabilitation centres) across the governorates of Sana’a, Hajjah, Hodeidah, Aden, Lahj, and Taiz. Its teams provide physical and functional rehabilitation, as well as psychosocial support, including the distribution of assistive devices, prostheses, and orthoses, to people injured or left with disabilities as a result of the conflict. HI also delivers technical training to physiotherapists and other medical personnel involved in rehabilitation care and the management of war-related injuries.
In addition, HI supports capacity-building initiatives in rehabilitation education. It provides a Bachelor's Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics at the National College for Health Sciences in Sana’a and supports the Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy at Hodeidah University. HI also works closely with the Amin Nashir Institute in Aden to upgrade the Physiotherapy Diploma curriculum.
HI provides mine action services, including explosive ordnance risk education, non-technical surveys, explosive ordnance spot tasks, and victim assistance.
HI has also implemented inclusive livelihoods programmes for people with disabilities, including soft skills training, vocational training, internships with local entrepreneurs, and small business grants.
Furthermore, HI has started providing sexual and reproductive health services and gender-based violence response services, with a particular focus on ensuring accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.
In addition, HI supports humanitarian organisations operating in Yemen to ensure that vulnerable groups—including people with disabilities, isolated individuals, women, older people, and children—are adequately considered in humanitarian interventions and are not left behind.
