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Taking care of your mental health means recognizing that you can sometimes be a key to change. In Sierra Leone, HI is helping people in challenging situations strengthen their resilience.

Around 240 million children globally have disabilities, and many are denied schooling. The solution to this injustice? Inclusive education!

24-year-old Doa’a Al-Naqeeb is a physical therapist with HI, part of the emergency volunteer team at public school shelters in Nuseirat camp.

Hadil Al Saqqa joined HI last April. She is a health project manager. She explains how she copes with such a difficult situation in Gaza.

Mohammad Balousha is 41. He is a supervisor for facilities and procurement at HI. He explains how difficult it is to be a humanitarian staff member when one is impacted by armed violence.

HI physical therapist Haitham works in displaced shelters to support injured people and people with disabilities. He has also been personally impacted by the conflict.

HI Uganda is thrilled to announce that the School Accessibility Companion Guide (SACG) to accompany Uganda’s 2019 Building Control Code was officially launched by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) on July 16th, 2024 in Kampala.

For 40 years, Casamance has been torn apart by conflict. Yet the women there have mobilized and become essential actors in the building of peace: they are the future.

Alio Assoumane works in the field of inclusive education in Niger. He describes the national context and the efforts made to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities in schools.

Thousands of people have fled violence in the Gao region. With the support of the European Union, HI is providing them with protection, mental health and psychosocial support.

Lithuania has officially withdrawn from the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, following endorsement by the Lithuanian President of the Parliament approval to leave the convention on July 25.

Muhammad is a young man full of energy and hope. HI helped him recover from a devastating injury. Now, he tells his story.

Hayat, 63 years old, was born with cerebral palsy. Her life has been harder since she was forced to flee the attacks on her village in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel.

The situation in Haiti is nothing short of catastrophic with a security, health and food crisis. Yet Haitians are not despairing and remain hopeful of seeing their island regain its former splendor.

More than 128,000 refugees live in Kyaka camp in western Uganda. They include Justine and Majambere, who have recently received a prosthetic leg and crutches.