HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL

EMERGENCY:HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) RESPONDS TO CONFLICTS, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND FOOD CRISES, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE ENDURING SOME OF OUR PLANET'S MOST CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. IN PARTICULAR, WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WITH NEW INJURIES, AGING ADULTS, AND ISOLATED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. BY OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND THE MOST AFFECTED POPULATIONS, HI ENSURES THAT NO ONE FACES EXCLUSION DURING AN EMERGENCY. IN 2023, 40% OF FUNDS RAISED IN THE U.S. FUNDED EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES.THOSE ACTIONS INCLUDED HUMANITY & INCLUSION RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKES IN SYRIA, AFGHANISTAN AND MOROCCO. HI SPECIALISTS, WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, PROVIDED EMERGENCY PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE, REHABILITATION, AND BASIC NEEDS KITS. IN SYRIA, HI TEAMS ALSO WORKED TO TEACH CIVILIANS HOW TO STAY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AMID RESIDUAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE THAT MAY HAVE SHIFTED DURING THE FEBRUARY EARTHQUAKES. HI'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN SYRIA WAS SUPPORTED IN PART BY USAID.IN OCTOBER, HUMANITY & INCLUSION ADAPTED ITS PROGRAMMING IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES TO SUPPORT CIVILIANS DISPLACED BY CONFLICT. TEAMS FACILITATED NEARLY 4,000 REHABILITATION SESSIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR NEW INJURIES, DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY AIDS SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS AND WALKERS. TEAMS ALSO ORGANIZED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT EMERGENCY SHELTERS, DISTRIBUTED HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND CONDUCTED EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE RISK EDUCATION SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, HI'S TEAMS ALSO ADJUSTED PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AND DISPLACED LEBANESE CIVILIANS. FACING ONGOING WAR, DISPLACED UKRAINIANS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS, DISTRIBUTION OF HYGIENE KITS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE RISK EDUCATION. WITH SUPPORT FROM USAID'S BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, HI'S ATLAS LOGISTICS TEAM COORDINATED THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR 42 HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES NEAR THE FRONT LINE AND ACROSS UKRAINE.

DISABILITY RIGHTS AND INCLUSION:WORKING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) ADVOCATES FOR THEIR ACCESS TO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE, INCLUDING EDUCATION, DECENT, WAGED EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND MORE. CRITICAL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO ORGANIZE AROUND EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO SEE THEIR RIGHTS UPHELD. ACCOUNTING FOR 19% OF FUNDS RAISED IN THE U.S. IN 2023, THIS WORK HAPPENS AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP TO GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY. PROJECTS IN PLACES LIKE MADAGASCAR AND NEPAL HELPED CHILDREN THRIVE AT ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS. IN NIGER, 15 HI-TRAINED "TRAVELING" TEACHERS WORKED WITH MORE THAN 1,500 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, GOING FROM TO SCHOOL TO SCHOOL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, SPECIALIZED LEARNING SUPPORT.IN COUNTRIES LIKE BENIN AND SENEGAL, HI'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION ACTIVITIES BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO BOND AND FORM FRIENDSHIPS DURING VOCATIONAL TRAININGS. INDIVIDUALS LEARNED TRADES SUCH AS WEAVING AND SEWING, PARTICIPATED IN FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES AND RECEIVED EQUIPMENT TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND MAKE A LIVING WAGE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.