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Good news - January 2024 08/02/24

Good news in January at HI: mental health in Ukraine, inclusive development in Niger and Burkina Faso and sexual & reproductive health in South Sudan.

  • Ukraine
  • South Sudan
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Chad

Promoting sexual and reproductive health for women with disabilities 18/12/23

Disabled people are too often left behind when it comes to knowing their sexual health rights. Thanks to Humanity & Inclusion and the WISH project, Asunta has a better understanding of her rights and available family planning resources.

  • South Sudan

HI’s race to protect vulnerable people against COVID-19 in a country with only 24 ICU beds 07/05/20

In South Sudan’s Juba County, Humanity & Inclusion's teams have identified more than 5,200 people with disabilities as well as very vulnerable people who need support as COVID-19 is spreading. Particularly vulnerable, most of them are already displaced from their homes, and face numerous barriers to protect themselves and stay safe from COVID-19.

  • South Sudan

South Sudan: HI’s emergency mobile teams assist displaced people 19/02/20

HI has deployed emergency mobile teams to provide rehabilitation and psychosocial support to vulnerable displaced people in conflict-affected areas of South Sudan.

  • South Sudan

South Sudan: Collaboration essential to reach vulnerable people in remote areas 08/01/20

HI’s Flying Team provides functional rehabilitation services to people with disabilities in several extremely remote areas across South Sudan.

  • South Sudan

HI goes the extra mile to bring rehabilitation to isolated areas of South Sudan 08/01/20

HI’s Flying Team travels to some of the most remote areas of South Sudan, meeting isolated communities and uncovering significant need for physical rehabilitation.

  • South Sudan

Invisible: Disabled people fleeing South Sudan violence tell of significant challenges in Uganda refugee camps 20/06/18

Renowned British photographer Giles Duley visited Omugo, Uganda, to document the stories of disabled refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan.

  • United Kingdom
  • South Sudan
  • Uganda

Uganda: HI is reaching invisible refugees who are excluded from humanitarian aid 18/06/18

On World Refugee Day, Meryll Patois, Humanity & Inclusion's rehabilitation technical advisor and coordinator, talks about the situation facing South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.

  • South Sudan
  • Uganda

Violence and trauma: the mental health needs of South Sudanese refugees 27/10/17

More than 1 million people have fled from South Sudan to neighbouring Uganda since the outbreak of civil war in 2013. Many have witnessed or experienced violence, including forced displacement, rape and indiscriminate killing. Handicap International (HI) is providing psychosocial support to respond to the complex and urgent mental health needs of refugees. 

  • South Sudan

1 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda 17/08/17

Since the outbreak of civil war in South Sudan in 2013, Uganda has offered a place of safety to people fleeing from the conflict. On 15th August, the Government of Uganda and the UN Refugee Agency announced that the staggering threshold of 1 million South Sudanese refugees has now been reached. Handicap International (HI) will launch activities to support new arrivals in Uganda this September.

  • South Sudan

Injured, hungry, and relieved: Refugee crisis in South Sudan 27/07/17

The refugee crisis in South Sudan is one of the most alarming humanitarian situations in the world. Millions of South Sudanese are fleeing from brutal violence and extensive food insecurity. 86% of those who seek safety in neighbouring countries are women and children, including at least 75,000 children who have become separated from their families, many of whom are in poor health.

  • South Sudan
  • Kenya

Seeking refuge in Kakuma camp, Kenya 27/07/17

A new photo report telling the stories of South Sudanese and Somalian refugees in Kakuma, Kenya.

  • Somaliland
  • South Sudan
  • Kenya

Changing the lives of disabled people in South Sudan 28/06/17

Aleema Shivji, Executive Director of Handicap International UK, explains how the Humanitarian Disability Charter is making vital change in the lives of people with disability living in crises.

  • United Kingdom
  • South Sudan

“No one should be left behind in a crisis” 18/05/17

Aleema Shivji, Executive Director of Handicap International UK, explains how we are keeping up the pressure to ensure people with disabilities are not left behind in humanitarian crises.

  • United Kingdom
  • South Sudan

Food Crisis: Reaching the most vulnerable people 11/05/17

Across East Africa, hundreds of thousands of people are leaving their homes in search of food and security. With such large numbers on the move and in need of assistance, Handicap international is concerned that some people may fall through the cracks. Our teams in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Somaliland are determined not to let this happen.

  • Somaliland
  • South Sudan
  • Ethiopia