Bénédicte Leguezim is visually impared. She is 12 years old and studies in 5th grade in Loma Kolide, Togo. | © Studio Cabrelli / Handicap International
Since 2012, Handicap International has been improving the school enrolment and attendance of 170,000 children with disabilities in nine West African countries through the “Promoting the Full Participation of Children with Disabilities in Education” (APPEHL) project. Sandra Boisseau, who coordinates APPEHL from Dakar, Senegal, explains what the organisation is doing to remove obstacles to education for these children.
Bénédicte Leguezim is visually impared. She is 12 years old and studies in 5th grade in Loma Kolide, Togo. | © Studio Cabrelli / Handicap International
Because of the crisis shaking the region, there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Mali. Thanks to funding from the EU, Humanity & Inclusion and its partners are providing them with mental health support.
Assagid Ag Mohamed was forced to flee his home with his family. He now lives in a camp for displaced people near Gao, where he is finding support and rebuilding his life as he waits to return home.
After living in isolation for several months because of his disability, young Salama returns to school and dreams of becoming a doctor.
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