Israa, 6 years old, is walking again 8 June 2023
Israa was seriously injured in the earthquake on 6 February. Physiotherapy and psychological support have helped her recover.
- Syria
Aziza, Omot and Khalid all entrepreneurs: their battle against Covid-19 8 June 2023
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.
- Kenya
Simon supports children at the Kakuma Rehabilitation Centre to live more simply 8 June 2023
Simon Njenga, nous raconte son quotidien en tant que chargé de réadaptation pédiatrique au centre de réadaptation de Kakuma au Kenya.
- Kenya
Life in a refugee camp as a teenage amputee: the story of Mouch, 17, from South Sudan 8 June 2023
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.
- Ethiopia
Review, Adapt, and Action Learning (RAAL) Workshop Organised in Juba 7 June 2023
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.
- South Sudan
Unveiling “Phase 3 – Leave no one behind!” to International and Local Humanitarian Actors in Kyaka II, Kyegegwa and Kampala in Uganda 7 June 2023
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.
- Uganda
HI promotes Disability Inclusive Humanitarian Response in North East Syria 7 June 2023
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.
- Syria
Vocational inclusion: Badariya, talent at her fingertips 7 June 2023
In Niger, HI helps young women with disabilities find employment. Badariya, a talented seamstress, is an apprentice turned trainer.
- Niger
Mahamat is back to school thanks to HI 5 June 2023
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.
- Chad
"My biggest fear was that Nita would never walk!" 2 June 2023
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!
- Cambodia
In Niger, severe weather events destroyed people's homes and crops 30 May 2023
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.
- Niger
“We all have the same objective: to save lives!” 30 May 2023
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.
- Ukraine
"Nowadays, anything can be mined, even a pillow!" 30 May 2023
Svitlana took part in an explosive ordnance and bombing awareness session organised by HI. Here is her story.
- Ukraine
Mahamadou’s hopes 30 May 2023
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.
- Niger
Massalouka’s smile is a victory over malnutrition 17 May 2023
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.
- Niger