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Israa was seriously injured in the earthquake on 6 February. Physiotherapy and psychological support have helped her recover.

Thanks to financial aid from HI and support from the Mastercard Foundation, many people have been able to cope with the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis.

Simon Njenga, nous raconte son quotidien en tant que chargé de réadaptation pédiatrique au centre de réadaptation de Kakuma au Kenya.

Mouch fled from South Sudan to Ethiopia to escape the war. After arriving in the refugee camp, his left leg was amputated due to an infection. Now supported by HI, Mouch tells his story.

From 10th to 12th May 2023, as part of Phase 3 – Leave no one behind! project, HI’s South Sudan team conducted a Review, Adapt, and Action Learning laboratory (RAAL-Lab) workshop to protection cluster members in Juba grand hotel, South Sudan. The Participants were drawn from both National and International Non-Governmental Organizations and UN agency.

In Uganda, persons with disabilities are among the most excluded from humanitarian assistance. The stigmatisation in the community, combined with the limited capacity of humanitarian actors to include persons with disabilities in programming and coordination, exacerbates vulnerability and further exclusion.

As part of the “From Guidelines to Action Project”, HI team and Disability Ambassadors delivered two Review, Adapt and Action Learn Laboratories (RAAL Lab) in North East Syria in March 2023 in English and Arabic.

In Niger, HI helps young women with disabilities find employment. Badariya, a talented seamstress, is an apprentice turned trainer.

Mahamat (not his real name) is 13 years old. After fleeing his village after attacks by armed groups, he is now living in a camp for displaced people in Kousseri, on the shores of Lake Chad.

Un Sonita, known as Nita, was born with clubfoot. When she was just a baby, she started treatment at HI’s Kampong Cham rehabilitation centre in Cambodia. Nita has now made a complete recovery!

Torrential rain and violent hailstorms: extreme weather events are a threat to people like Ali, 76, who lost his home and his harvest in 2021. HI provided him with an emergency shelter.

Olga Savchenko, EORE¹ project manager iand Kaitlin Hodge, AVR² specialist in Ukraine, explain how HI is raising the population’s awareness to the dangers linked to explosive devices and bombings.

Svitlana took part in an explosive ordnance and bombing awareness session organised by HI. Here is her story.

Mahamadou is 13 years old and lives in Niger. He has an ambition: to become a doctor and save lives. HI is supporting him so that he can go to school in good conditions and fulfil his dreams.

As a consequence of malnutrition, Massalouka, aged two and half, could not sit up unaided. Today, thanks to HI's rehabilitation services in Niger, she is making amazing progress.