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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 18/12/23

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
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 18/12/23

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

  • Ukraine
HI volunteers conduct recreational activities for displaced children in a collective shelter in Southern Gaza

HI provides aid in 98 shelters in Gaza 18/12/23

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

  • Occupied Palestinian Territory
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 05/12/23

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
Nahy, 66 ans, s'occupe seule de ses enfants et petits-enfants, soit 16 personnes au total. Elle vit avec un handicap physique et est incapable de travailler. Avec la sécheresse persistante, les cultures ne poussent pas, ce qui rend la nourriture plus rare et plus chère. Sa famille n'a pas les moyens de nourrir tout le monde. HI fournit des provisions alimentaires chaque mois pour les aider à subvenir à leurs besoins

How climate change affects people with disabilities 05/12/23

Climate change exacerbates discrimination and affects the daily lives of people with disabilities in particular.

  • International
After typoon Rai hit the central areas of the Philippines, HI sent two emergency teams to two of the hardest hit regions: Bohol and Surigao. Here, HI Country Manager, Melanie Ruiz, is pictured amongst destruction in Surigao city, where she is leading one of HI's evaluation teams.

COP 28: Raising awareness of disability at the Climate Conference 05/12/23

COP 28 opened in Dubai on November 30th. HI will be bringing strong messages in support of the communities and individuals most impacted by climate change, including people with disabilities.

  • International
Hani in his office

The volume of rockets falling on Gaza was unlike anything we’ve seen before 05/12/23

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

  • Occupied Palestinian Territory
A person in a wheelchair stands where HI's activities take place.

Nepal and climate change: the challenges faced by people with disabilities 05/12/23

In 2023, HI published a report highlighting the impact of climate change on people with disabilities in Nepal, one of the countries most exposed to the consequences of this phenomenon.

  • Nepal
HI volunteers conduct recreational activities for displaced children in a collective shelter in Southern Gaza

HI provides aid in 94 shelters in Gaza 27/11/23

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

  • Occupied Palestinian Territory
Kids and disabled teenager in front of a house

Typhoon Haiyan: 10 years ago, a massive storm hit the Philippines 14/11/23

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
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 07/11/23

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
Abderamane standing outside HI’s rehabilitation room at Bambari hospital.

Thanks to HI, Abderamane can walk again 25/10/23

Both of Abderamane’s legs had to be amputated after a wound became infected. With the support of HI, and thanks to his own determination, he now has hope for the future.

  • Central African Republic
Reham Shaheen, rehabilitation specialist for HI in the Gaza Strip.

Reham Shaheen, stranded in Jordan and helping civilians in Gaza 25/10/23

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 Territory
HI’s staff and volunteers providing recreational activities for children in a UNRWA shelter, in Khan Younès West, a town in the south of the Gaza Strip, October 2023

Gaza: a crisis within a crisis 25/10/23

Sharaf Al Faqawi and Haytham Abusabet, members of HI’s team in Gaza, describe their daily lives since the escalation of the conflict.

  • Occupied Palestinian Territory
A HI physiotherapist stands next to a child in a wheelchair near the shelters.

Earthquakes in Afghanistan: HI has helped over 900 people, but the needs are still important 25/10/23

More than 74,000 people were affected by the powerful earthquakes that struck the province of Herat in early October. HI and its partners have been providing assistance to the victims.

  • Afghanistan