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After living in isolation for several months because of his disability, young Salama returns to school and dreams of becoming a doctor.

With HI’s support, the Malembo school aims to give children with disabilities the opportunity to go to school.

Mushange, 13, lives in Uganda. She is full of dreams and determination. Thriving at school and making new friends, she is looking to the future with hope and confidence.

Because of an untreated fracture, Promise lived through years of pain. Thanks to HI, he can now go to school and play with the other children.

This is one example of a HI team Explosive Hazard Assessment in Gaza. It took place in Deir el-Balah last December.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck Myanmar on March 28, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. HI, present in the country, is assessing the extent of the damage and preparing to intervene.

The third Global Disability Summit (GDS) will be held in Berlin, Germany, on 2 and 3 April 2025. It will be a key moment to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and to achieve meaningful and systematic inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development. HI submits a series of commitments on this occasion.

Belvine, an apprentice garment maker loves to make pretty dresses. Thanks to the personalised support she has received, her state of health has improved and she has found her professional calling.

Chantal lives in Uganda, where she is determined to see her daughter Elizabeth thrive. As part of a EU-funded project, HI’s teams have been supporting the young girl who can now walk on her own.

Gabriel had long dreamt of going to school in the refugee settlement where he lives. As part of a EU-funded project, HI’s rehabilitation and inclusion teams have helped make his dream come true.

Fifaliana has been fitted with a reconditioned prosthesis as part of HI's Liimba project. She would now like to find a job to continue her journey towards autonomy.

In humanitarian crises, a variation of just one degree can make the difference between a drug's effectiveness and the irreversible loss of this effectiveness.

Nanut received a prosthesis as part of HI's Liimba project in Madagascar. He shares his story and his desire to help others who, like him, are in need of a prosthesis.

Since 2006, HI's Liimba project has been giving a new lease of life to used prostheses, while offering affordable, high quality, innovative solutions to people in need of a device.

Roger Eid, HI’s Chief of Operations in Iraq, discusses the ongoing threat to the population of explosive remnants of war in a country littered with these deadly vestiges of past conflicts.