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Reham Shaheen, rehabilitation specialist for HI in the Gaza Strip.; }}

Reham Shaheen, stranded in Jordan and helping civilians in Gaza October, 24 2023

HI rehabilitation specialist Reham Shaheen lives in the Gaza Strip. She talks to us about the situation and the threat posed to civilians by recent events.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Two members of the emergency team sorting through the 500 kilos of aid equipment flown in. ; }}

Nepal: HI provides support to affected populations after the recent earthquake November, 7 2023

HI teams arrived in the worst-affected areas to assess needs and support local health services following the earthquake in Nepal on November 3rd.

Nepal

Kids and disabled teenager in front of a house; }}

Typhoon Haiyan: 10 years ago, a massive storm hit the Philippines November, 3 2023

10 years ago, Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Yolanda) claimed the lives of some 10,000 people in the country's worst-ever natural disaster.

Philippines

HI volunteers conduct recreational activities for displaced children in a collective shelter in Southern Gaza ; }}

HI provides aid in 94 shelters in Gaza November, 24 2023

HI and partners have distributed aid to more than 3,500 people in Gaza since October 7.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

The volume of rockets falling on Gaza was unlike anything we’ve seen before December, 4 2023

Hani is working for HI in Gaza and shares with us his experience since the escalation of violence in October.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

HI's psychologist talking to Amal in a school in Tyre converted into a reception centre managed by the Union of Municipalities in the Tyre region. 30 October 2023.© Henri Bonnin / HI; }}

Since arriving in Tyre, Amal and her grandchildren need help November, 15 2023

HI is helping people who have been evacuated from their homes in southern Lebanon because of the growing violence along the border with Israel – people like Amal.

Lebanon

HI provides aid in 98 shelters in Gaza December, 18 2023

HI and partners have provided aid to more than 3,500 people since October 7 in Gaza.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Yevheniia KHORUZHA, HI risk education officer, explains safe behaviour to children through an educational story prepared by HI's Poltava teams. ; }}

Ukraine: Protecting children from explosive weapons with play December, 11 2023

HI teams use interactive methods to raise awareness among young people of the dangers of explosive remnants of war.

Ukraine

Salimata crouches in a straw and bamboo stable. She feeds an ox standing behind her, while looking at the camera.; }}

Salimata and Amina: the journey of two sisters towards financial autonomy December, 6 2023

Salimata and Amina live in Niger. Through the RECOSA project, HI has helped them find a source of income and improve their household’s living conditions.

Niger

Vuth Ta and her mother were both amputated after a terrible road accident and were fitted by HI teams at the PRC in Kampong Cham, Cambodia; }}

Mother and daughter: both walking again thanks to HI! November, 17 2023

After a road accident, Vuth Ta and her mother Tum Thab were both amputated. They have been treated for four years at the HI rehabilitation center in Kampong Cham province.

Cambodia

A woman stand in front of a building; }}

Promoting sexual and reproductive health for women with disabilities November, 6 2023

Disabled people are too often left behind when it comes to knowing their sexual health rights. Thanks to Humanity & Inclusion and the WISH project, Asunta has a better understanding of her rights and available family planning resources.

South Sudan

HI truck at the Rafah border crossing on the way to the HI warehouse. ; }}

Eight HI aid trucks have entered Gaza December, 22 2023

Humanity & Inclusion will deliver more than 14,000 items including wheelchairs, mobility aids, first aid kits and hygiene items for people with disabilities and injuries in the Gaza Strip.

Occupied Palestinian Territories

A group of children smile and wave at the camera. Behind them, Miss Jeannette also waves and smiles. They all stand in front of a school wall decorated with drawings.; }}

Miss Rwanda contestant joins HI as ambassador January, 3 2024

In October 2023, Jeannette Uwimana, a young woman with an hearing impairment who was elected Miss Rwanda Innovation 2022, became HI's ambassador in Rwanda.

Rwanda

Several people stand under the awning at the entrance to the rehabilitated airfield.; }}

Arrival of Sudanese refugees in Chad: a challenge for humanitarian logistics January, 3 2024

Thousands of refugees continue to arrive in eastern Chad after eight months of war in Sudan. This massive influx of people is presenting humanitarian workers with a host of logistical challenges.

Chad

Moustafa Al Sweid, aged 87, takes refuge in a school with one of his sons and his daughter-in-law in Tyre. December 2023. ; }}

HI helps 87-year-old Moustafa displaced by violence at Lebanon-Israel border December, 19 2023

HI is helping 87-year-old Moustafa, who fled the violence on the border of Israel and Lebanon.

Lebanon

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