Beirut: Chafik, injured in the explosions, received support from HI's teams

Humanity & inclusion (HI)’s teams have been reaching out to the residents of two Beirut neighbourhoods - Karantina and Basta - to identify people with injuries and those who need help to overcome their ordeal.

Chakif Mia was in the kitchen of his home in a neighbourhood near the port of Beirut when it was hit by two explosions on 4th August.

“The blast from the explosions was so powerful the kitchen ceiling collapsed on top of me. I was in deep shock,” he explains.

Beneficiary assistance

HI’s teams met up with Chafik to find out more about what had happened to him and provide him with emergency equipment and psychological first aid to help him recover from his ordeal.

Chafik is still waiting to have his leg X-rayed and his injury is causing him a lot of pain. Since, he finds it hard to move around and go about his daily routine, HI has provided him with crutches and an abdominal belt.

Physiotherapy care

Once doctors have fully diagnosed his condition, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) will provide Chafik with follow-up care and decide if he needs physical rehabilitation to rapidly restore his mobility.

“I’m grateful to HI’s teams, who have assisted everyone with a serious injury. I hope the support I have been receiving will help me get through this difficult period," says Chakif.

HI in Lebanon

HI has been working in Lebanon since 1992. HI teams provide assistance to the most vulnerable individuals and people with disabilities and help ensure that they are included in the life of their community . the teams also implements demining projects in the north of the country where people’s lives are still at risk from explosive devices left over from the 15-year civil war, which ended in 1990.