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Amina (center), stands with her husband (left) and one of her three children (right) in front of their new home in a Hargeisa displacement camp. 2022. © HI; }}

Somaliland drought threatens pastoral communities April, 4 2022

55-year old Amina comes from a long line of herders. Years of insufficient rainfall and climate change have put her work and family at risk, forcing them out of their home and way of life.

Somaliland

In a hospital in Lviv, HI emergency rehabilitation manager Virginie Duclos provides specialized training to care for a patient burned by explosive weapons in the ongoing conflict; }}

Ukraine: Providing support where needs are the greatest April, 15 2022

Across Ukraine, Humanity & Inclusion is supporting displaced persons and hospitals where needs are greatest.

Ukraine

HI rehabilitation specialist, Violette, wraps bandages around a patient burned in an explosion. Lviv, Ukraine. ; }}

Ukraine: HI cares for patients wounded by war May, 5 2022

Humanity & Inclusion rehabilitation specialists are working in Ukrainian hospitals to support burn and amputation patients in the ongoing conflict.

Ukraine

Christina, during her psychomotor therapy session, overcoming obstacles to reach the end of the course. ; }}

Lebanon: HI supports the inclusion of children with disabilities July, 26 2022

For the first few years of her life, Christina hardly communicated at all. Today, thanks to Humanity & Inclusion, she is making very encouraging progress.

Lebanon

Residents of a refuge in the Dnipro region of Ukraine. Since the conflict began, the number of isolated older people, some of whom are care-dependent, has increased dramatically.; }}

Ukraine: Assisting vulnerable people and their carers April, 20 2022

Centres in eastern Ukraine are providing shelter to vulnerable people displaced by the conflict. Humanity & Inclusion’s support is vital to address the critical needs of both residents and carers.

Ukraine

Mali: climate change forces famers to work overtime May, 5 2022

As a farmer, Fadimata relies on regular rainfall to provide for her 10-person household in Mali. Following recent changes in the environment, she is struggling to adapt.

Mali

Rashid and Julienne, his mother at Kakuma camp in Kenya in April 2022. ; }}

“I'm happy to be able to stand up” June, 14 2022

Rashid fled Congo with his family in 2018. He has a disability and now lives in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where Humanity & Inclusion has been supporting him.

Kenya

Caglar Tahiroglu, HI’s emergency mental health and psychosocial support manager (left) and Denys Byzov (right), HI’s cultural mediator for the Ukraine emergency response. ; }}

Ukraine : “I found HI and asked if I could help” May, 2 2022

After fleeing his home during armed attacks, doctor and cultural mediator Denys Byzov joined Humanity & Inclusion’s emergency response to support his fellow Ukranians.

Ukraine

Rostyk, a physiotherapy assistant in Ukraine. © HI.; }}

Rostyk is providing physiotherapy to people in Ukraine May, 17 2022

Rostyk, a physiotherapy assistant with Humanity & Inclusion, is working to improve rehabilitation care in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Eight-year-old Shelcia Ananias is a keen student who wants to become a doctor. Matola, Mozambique.; }}

HI helps Shelcia pursue her passion for school July, 25 2022

Shelcia is a joyful, smart child. She loves going to school and playing with her best friends. She dreams of becoming a doctor.

Mozambique

. HI staff, Jeremie (left) and Caglar (right) sign the official agreement to partner with the University of Medical Psychology of Chernivtsi and the Ukranian Psychosocial Organization. ; }}

HI is supporting a mental health hotline in Ukraine May, 17 2022

With rising mental health and psychosocial support needs, the volunteer hotline allows affected populations in Ukraine to access services any time, from anywhere.

Ukraine

A man stands next to houses destroyed by armed violence in Irpin, Ukraine. ; }}

Ukraine: conflict preparedness and protection initiatives May, 19 2022

Humanity & Inclusion will work with communities in Ukraine to help them adopt conflict preparedness behaviours before, during and after armed attacks.

Ukraine

Hilário Xavier Chavela is a sports teacher at Benfica Nova School in Matola, Mozambique.; }}

Hilario: a sports teacher who is levelling the playing field! July, 25 2022

Hilario is a sports teacher at Benfica Nova School in Mozambique and lives with a visual impairment. He has been trained by Humanity & Inclusion to carry out a whole range of inclusive educational activities.

Mozambique

11-month old Pal, standing on his own after stimulation therapy from HI.; }}

Supporting growth in malnourished children: Pal’s story June, 8 2022

Malnutrition prevented Pal from developing like other children his age. With Humanity & Inclusion's nutrition support and stimulation therapy, he can now sit, stand and walk on his own.

Ethiopia

Racheal Njiru, Disability Inclusive Development Project Manager Kakuma ; }}

“In Kakuma, HI promotes autonomy for all” August, 2 2022

In Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, Racheal works each day alongside people with disabilities to help remove the barriers to accessibility and inclusion.

Kenya

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