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After joining the LEAD Project, Alma, a 50-year-old woman, proved that living with a disability does not stop her from being proactive during flooding and typhoons. LEAD, ‘Local Empowerment and Advocacy Disability Inclusive Climate Actions Led by Persons with Disabilities,’ is a USAID-funded project that aims to empower people with disabilities and engage them in emergency and disaster preparedness.

One month after the beginning of the new Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, repeated shelling is taking a heavy toll on the population.

Today, Cox’s Bazar is home to a million Rohingya refugees; 12% of these now stateless people are people with disabilities.

The Philippines is a country that's been severely affected by climate change. People with disabilities are among those hit hardest. HI is at their side.

Norcia is thriving at school thanks to her access to inclusive education. At just 17, she is also an ambassador for HI, helping to promote disability inclusion in Madagascar.

Edwige is a 20-year-old student with vision loss. She has been in education since the age of four, but it has not always been easy getting to where she is today.

Good news in May at HI: demining in Colombia, rehabilitation in South Sudan, and inclusive education in Madagascar.

Since May 10, 2024, Russia has been conducting a new offensive in the region. As the security situation deteriorates, humanitarian needs continue to increase.

Gawalé, 24, currently works as a garment maker. She is also blind. With determination and the support she received, she was able to go to school Today, she talks to us about her experience and why we need to make the school system inclusive.

Damigou is a young woman with vision loss. Thanks to the inclusive education and vocational training project in Togo, she attended school and now works as an accountant in a pharmacy.

Mardoché’s leg was torn off by a bullet when he was just a baby. Today, thanks to HI, he feels confident and is looking forward to a bright future.

Gina*, age 4, lives in Uganda. She has a disability which makes her daily life difficult and painful. HI has fitted her with 3D-printed knee-ankle-foot orthoses to correct the alignment.

Flore is a woman of commitment, passionate about her job. She is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of humanitarian supplies in Burkina Faso in a complicated security context.

Slip into the protective clothing of HI's deminers in Senegal and come spend a day with them in the field.

HI employs 40 people in the Gaza Strip, supported by 300 volunteers. HI is also engaged in Egypt and Lebanon, helping to address the impact of the crisis there.