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 2024, 25% of funds raised by the hi-us office funded emergency activities.in 2024, 24 cyclones made landfall in the philippines in less than 30 days. Hi provided financial aid to 3,900 households, distributed food to 500 households, supplied mobility aids to 250 people, and distributed 250 wash kits in the cagayan valley.hi continued responding to ongoing conflicts in the occupied palestinian territory and ukraine. In gaza, teams provided rehabilitation sessions for people with disabilities and new injuries and distributed mobility aids such as wheelchairs and walkers. Teams also led explosive risk education sessions to teach children and adults how to stay safe during bombings and amid unexploded ordnance contamination. In ukraine, displaced individuals 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 dozens of humanitarian organizations serving communities near the front line and across ukraine.

Armed violence reduction:a comprehensive humanitarian mine action strategy is key to achieving not just lands free of weapons, but also to ensuring that civilians living in dangerous zones are well informed about the risks of unexploded ordnance in their communities, and the ways to stay safe. In 2024, 16% of funds raised by hi-us supported activities to reduce armed violence, and support victims of explosive remnants of war in places such as colombia, cambodia, laos and senegal.in 2024, hi ran land release operations across colombia, including vistahermosa, chaparral, antioquia, meta, and cauca. Hi successfully concluded land release efforts, declared the areas mine-free and handed over the land in 5 municipalities: acandi, cajibio, zone 5 chaparall, vegachi and yali. Land release allows agriculture, the mainstay of the local economy, to take off again with the cultivation of coffee, sugar cane, pineapple, cassava and banana crops.meanwhile, in cambodia, demining teams continued work in partnership with the cambodian self-help demining organization (cshd) to clear minefields and restore the land conditions required for sustainable economic and social development, as well as the safety of communities. Further, the goal of the project was to strengthen cshd's capacity and organizational systems so that in 2025 they could take over the land release operations. In 2024, the cambodia project managed to release 308,908 m2 of land. These two projects are funded in large part by the american people through u.s. Department of state office of weapons removal and abatement grants.

Rehabilitation: physical and functional rehabilitation has been a component of humanity & inclusion's (hi) work since its founding in 1982. Physical and occupational therapy, along with assistive devices, help to foster autonomy for people with injuries, chronic diseases, or disabilities. As a pioneer in humanitarian rehabilitation, especially after natural disaster and conflict, hi has firmly embedded physical and functional rehabilitation components into many of our projects. In 2024, 15% of funds raised by hi-us supported rehabilitation activities.in places like bangladesh, thailand and central african republic, civilians injured by armed violence received tailored rehabilitation services, including fittings for prosthetics and other mobility aids. In uganda, hi's teams serving refugees and host communities, utilized 3d-printing to create state-of-the-art, custom braces and prosthetics for individuals. This innovative technology helps patients unable to travel back and forth to prosthetics workshops and rehabilitation clinics to be fitted with devices through home visits by hi's specialists. Hi provided physical and functional rehabilitation services 519 refugees and host community members in uganda, overachieving the goal by 30%.

Health and prevention: worldwide, more people are being exposed to disease, road accidents, or injuries that can result in permanent disability. In 2024, 13% of funds raised supported a mix of prevention and health projects. In ethiopia, hi implemented a consortium project focused on nutrition for refugees and host community members in gambella. Hi provided stimulation therapy for malnourished children, which promotes swift recovery and prevents long term disability. As a part of the project, in 2024 hi provided 2,917 stimulation therapy sessions to children under five. In syria, hi provided stimulation therapy to 1,377 malnourished children over 7,214 sessions.