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A deminer working in the Chaparral area, where teams have to cope with regular flooding, rockslides and landslides.; }}

Demining in Chaparral raises new hopes October, 24 2022

Since October 2021, Humanity & Inclusion has been conducting humanitarian demining operations in El Cañón de Las Hermosas in Colombia, allowing communities to regain the use of their land.

Colombia

Rahmat Ali Ussene, nine years old, loves going to school and wants to be a primary school teacher. Matola, Mozambique.; }}

Rahmat, 9: “One day, I want to be a primary school teacher” July, 25 2022

Rahmat is nine years old and lives in Mozambique. She loves school. Thanks to Humanity & Inclusion, she receives support tailored to her disability.

Mozambique

Jérôme doing his rehabilitation exercises at home, helped by members of HI’s mobile teams. ; }}

In Haiti, HI is helping Jérôme to regain his self-confidence June, 29 2022

Jerome was severely affected by the earthquake in August 2021 and then by a stroke. Humanity & Inclusion is providing him with physical rehabilitation and psychosocial support to help him overcome these challenges.

Haiti

Chad: Hawa is going back to school with her new prosthesis July, 25 2022

Hawa is 14 years old. She lives in Fourkoulham, a camp for internally displaced people on Lake Chad. Born without a left foot, she is able to go back to school with her prosthesis provided by Humanity & Inclusion.

Chad

Lady Diana with ICBL campaigner Susan B. Walker at centre of the picture – February 1997. ; }}

Diana championed the ban of landmines. 25 years on from her death, their use is on the rise again August, 25 2022

Saturday 31st August 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Humanity & Inclusion pays tribute to her tremendous work in bringing global attention to the scourge of landmines. The Ottawa Treaty banning landmines was championed by the Princess and signed in December 1997, three months after her death.

United Kingdom
International

Imane, in her classroom, using a visual aid to carry out an activity.; }}

Inclusive education: "Imane now believes that nothing is impossible.” July, 26 2022

Imane is seven years old. She has a hearing impairment. Her family fled the war in Syria in 2018 and took refuge in Beirut, Lebanon. Humanity & Inclusion is supporting her.

Lebanon

Search and rescue operations conduct on a collapsed buildings after the earthquake that shakes Aleppo, Syria on February 06, 2023. ; }}

HI responds as violent earthquake kills thousands in Turkey and Syria February, 6 2023

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Turkey and Syria on the night of February 6th 2023. Already present in the region, HI is launching an emergency response to help the survivors.

Syria

In the humid region of the Inzá Mountains, a deminer carries out mine clearance operations in a contaminated area. Cauca Department, Colombia.; }}

Colombia: land freed of mines, lives freed of fear September, 21 2022

Since 2016, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been running demining operations in the department of Cauca. Today, the region around the municipality of Inzá is mine-free. The communities are resuming their activities safely.

Colombia

Journalist and psychologist Dr. Sian WIlliams recording the BBC Radio 4 Appeal.; }}

Dr. Sian WIlliams to present the BBC Radio 4 Appeal for Humanity & Inclusion UK January, 5 2023

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 on Sunday 15th January at 7.54am to hear the broadcaster and psychologist Dr. Sian WIlliams present the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Humanity & Inclusion UK.

United Kingdom
International

Mohammad Rasool, HI’s Area Manager in Kandahar province. He has been working with HI for the last 13 years. ; }}

More than 130 people seen at the Kandahar Rehabilitation Centre each week July, 28 2022

Mohamad Rasool manages Humanity & Inclusion’s programmes in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He talks to us about the country’s dire humanitarian situation, one year after the Taliban seized power.

Afghanistan

Jawad works with HI partners during his home “portage” visit. ; }}

Jordan: HI helps Jawad develop new skills August, 3 2022

5-year-old Jawad has difficulty communicating and learning new skills. Humanity & Inclusion is helping him overcome these challenges with learning-based home visits.

Jordan

ARCHIVE: Melanie Ruiz evaluating damage after Typhoon Odette in December, 2021. Philippines.; }}

7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Philippines. HI teams assess the situation July, 29 2022

After a Wednesday morning earthquake struck the Luzon region of the Philippines, Humanity & Inclusion reacted immediately to assess community needs.

Philippines

HI teams depart from Dnipro to deliver humanitarian goods to Ivanivske, Ukraine. © HI; }}

Ukraine: HI delivers aid to the "last mile” August, 8 2022

Humanity & Inclusion logistics experts in Ukraine support ‘Save the Children’ to deliver essential humanitarian goods to the bombarded city of Bakhmut.

Ukraine

Jonathan, 7, who has cerebral palsy, received corrective surgery and follow-up rehabilitation in Nairobi, Kenya.; }}

With HI’s support, Jonathan can go to school and dream big August, 18 2022

Jonathan, 7, lives with cerebral palsy. Through surgery and follow-up rehabilitation services from Humanity & Inclusion, he is able to walk and attend school for the first time.

Kenya

"The scale and desperate situation of the people I saw on the streets of Mekele that week is something I will never forget" October, 24 2022

Humanity & Inclusion regional logistics manager, Tilahun Abebe, shares the highlight of his recent visit to Tigray, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia

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