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Rajina, an HI physio, provides instructions to beneficiaries with different exercises at rehabilitation unit in Nepal (June 2020); }}

Rapid spread of pandemic causing alarming situation in Nepal May, 20 2021

The Covid-19 epidemic has plunged Nepal into a public health disaster. One of the poorest nations in Asia, it does not have the resources to cope. Humainty & Inclusion (HI) is ready to assist the most vulnerable people.

Nepal

Loading a truck in Bangui to take humanitarian supplies to Ndele, 2020; }}

Not your average delivery route June, 9 2021

Jimmy Müller who works for Humanity & Inclusion (HI) in Central African Republic (CAR), offers a glimpse into life on the logistics team during conflict.

Central African Republic

HI has helped Srey Nuch to set up her own sewing business; }}

Srey Nuch's story: a successful entrepreneur May, 27 2021

With support from Humanity & Inclusion (HI), Srey Nuch has set up a successful sewing business... and she doesn’t plan to stop there!

Cambodia

HI vehicles on the road to the Tigray region to provide humanitarian aid, Ethiopia 2021; }}

Humanitarian crisis worsens in Tigray, Ethiopia June, 11 2021

Over a million people in Ethiopia are suffering in the midst of a violent crisis. Humanity & Inclusion's team in Ethiopia are provide aid and support to those who are most affected.

Ethiopia

James, community outreach officer, helps local people May, 28 2021

Humanity & Inclusion's (HI) partner health facilities in the Selembao district of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been providing rehabilitation care to children with disabilities and treating at-risk pregnant women.

Democratic Republic of Congo

A home detsroyed in Betsizaraina Mahanoro after cyclone Batsirai ; }}

Protecting the most vulnerable from cyclone Batsirai February, 6 2022

As cyclone Batsirai tears its way across Madagascar, HI identifies safe and accessible shelter for the most vulnerable populations.

Madagascar

HI employees provide mobility aids and rehabilitation sessions to an injured man in Gaza, 2018; }}

HI teams distribute aid as Gaza ceasefire holds May, 25 2021

Four days after the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel, HI's team in Gaza is distributing assistive devices, hygiene kits and supporting reconstruction initiatives.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

25 years of weapons clearance activities in Laos June, 14 2021

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) launched its weapons clearance operations in Laos in June 1996. Twenty-five years on, the organisation continues to help decontaminate the country.

Laos

A mother and her children from HI’s early childhood project in Tana, Madagascar. ; }}

Famine risks childhood development in Madagascar June, 16 2021

As food insecurity in Madagascar intensifies, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) uses stimulation therapy and food aid to prevent long-term disabilities in malnourished children.

Madagascar

Destruction of the city of Raqqa, Syria, 2019. ; }}

Civilian harm from bombing is not a possibility, it is a fact. It cannot be ignored. May, 4 2021

United Kingdom
International

HI and partner Mobility Robotics perform drone tests during mine clearance operations in Northern Chad.; }}

Chad: HI achieved a world-first in humanitarian mine action May, 26 2021

In March 2021, HI finalised its two-year drone experimentation in Northern Chad with its partners Mobility Robotics and FlyingLabs Côte d’Ivoire.

International
Chad

Volcano Nyiragongo (archive picture); }}

Nyiragongo volcano in Goma, North Kivu: HI assists the most vulnerable June, 4 2021

HI is supplying aid to the most vulnerable people affected by population displacements following the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano near Goma, North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of Congo

During the Covid-19 outbreak in Cambodia, an HI physiotherapist teaches a mother to perform exercises with her son who has cerebral palsy, 2021.; }}

In Cambodia, one crisis leads to another June, 7 2021

Restrictive measures in Cambodia to combat Covid-19 are resulting in a daunting economic crisis. HI teams are providing rehabilitation care, both in-person and from a distance.

Cambodia

MPs in Europe against bombing of civilians May, 27 2021

More than 170 members of 4 national parliaments call on governments to make a firm and concrete commitment to the fight against the bombing in populated areas.