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Haiti is facing its most serious humanitarian emergency since the earthquake of 2010, after Hurricane Matthew made landfall on 4th October 2016. Another torrential rain storm swept through the department of Sud during the night of 20th to 21st October, causing disastrous flooding and heightening the vulnerability of affected communities. Handicap International is providing humanitarian response to victims of the disaster.

Three weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit the southwest and northwest of Haiti on 4th October, 1.4 million Haitians still need humanitarian aid. To help the most vulnerable people, Handicap International has deployed a team of nine emergency specialists to areas affected by the hurricane.

More than 15,000 people have been displaced since military operations to retake the city of Mosul in Iraq began on 17th October 2016. Handicap International is preparing to supply them with aid and fears mass displacements are likely to occur within weeks.

After more than 48 hours cut off from the outside world, the first images and reports are arriving from Beira, the Mozambican city devastated by cyclone Idai on the 15th of March. Humanity & Inclusion is planning an emergency response to reach the most vulnerable people.

Hurricane Matthew hit southeast Cuba on the night of 4th to 5th October, after making landfall in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. In Cuba, the hurricane had a significant impact on vulnerable people, particularly people with disabilities. Handicap International has been present in Cuba for more than 18 years and part of its work includes preparing the most vulnerable people for natural disasters.

Early in the summer of 2015, 9-year-old Shua’a and her family were caught in a bombing raid in Syria. It resulted in the amputation of her left foot. Her family now lives in Azraq camp, in Jordan. With Humanity & Inclusion's help she will very shortly be fitted with a prosthesis and will be able to walk over longer distances.

Three weeks after the start of the military offensive to take back the city of Mosul in Iraq, over 34,000 people have already been displaced. Handicap International is preparing to provide them with support and to deploy substantial resources to respond to the emergency situation.

One month on from Hurricane Matthew, 1.4 million people in Haiti still need humanitarian aid. The south and north of the country were also recently hit by intense rainfall, and many roads are completely blocked by floods. Handicap International continues to provide emergency response to victims of the disaster.

There’s only one football field for 40,000 people. Being a child in Mae La Refugee Camp,Thailand, doesn’t come easy. Besides difficult backgrounds and poor living conditions, children lack possibilities to play, although playing could help them deal with their situation. Luckily, So Eike and his friends are creative.  

Within the space of two years, more than 2,800 people have benefited from our rehabilitation services in Bolivia. Handicap International has helped set up seven rehabilitation centres in the country and also promotes access to quality care for people with disabilities.

Despite her situation, Hae Tar (9) realises she’s lucky. She has friends who accept her disability and who wait for her when she slowly navigates the bumpy paths of the refugee camp. But not all the children in the camp are that patient.

Twelve year old Saw is missing out on his childhood. Taking care of Kyan, his disabled younger brother, is a full time job without any opportunities to play. And for Kyan, the possibilities in the Thai refugee camp are even more restricted. Luckily, they have each other.

Handicap International is launching Growing Together, a project to give every child in the Thai refugee camps the right and the opportunity to be a child. Because being a child in a context of poverty and stress doesn’t come easy…

More than 55,000 people have been displaced since military operations to retake Mosul began on the 17^th October 2016. Several thousand of them now live in Khazer camp, 15 kilometres away from the frontline. 

Since the launch of the Mosul offensive in Iraq, more than 55,000 people have been displaced. Handicap International’s teams will start providing assistance to vulnerable people in displacement areas, from next week.