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“Where a man can run an association, so can a woman” 25/07/23

  • Senegal
Fama Ka during the workshop gender and disability in Saly, Senegal, in February 2022.

“Passing on my knowledge and preparing the next generation” 25/07/23

  • Senegal
Portrait of Mr Khamphong.

"People with disabilities have a much more difficult life than others" 25/07/23

Mr Khamphong lives with a disability. In 2006, he underwent surgery on his leg for acute gout, but later contracted a bone infection in his ankle. Now HI is helping him.

  • Laos
Liva smiles outside her home in Ankilimalinike, Madagascar

"I already have seven children. That's enough.” 25/07/23

Thanks to the sexual and reproductive health project supported by HI, Liva can finally make her own decisions when it comes to her family.

  • Madagascar
Atilio outside his home in the informal settlement in Maicao, November 2021

Thanks to his prosthesis, Atilio has regained his independence 25/07/23

In Colombia, HI is supporting Venezuelan migrants like Atilio who crossed the border with an amputated leg. HI has provided him with a prosthesis and rehabilitation services.

  • Colombia
Risk Education Agent is delivering a risk education session to a group of females

Safety messages in the wake of the earthquake 20/07/23

HI teaches people how to protect themselves during an earthquake and aftershocks and from the large quantities of explosive ordnance littering the region.

  • Syria
Vadim is receiving rehabilitation treatment from HI’s teams at St Luke’s Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine.

"I'm alive!” Vadim, after weeks spent sheltering from the bombs in a cellar 14/07/23

Vadim spent the winter hiding in a cellar in Bakhmut, the theatre of the deadliest battle of the war in Ukraine. He developed severe frostbite in his legs and has had to be amputated.

  • Ukraine
Souleymane Chapiou, 13, is studying in Maradi, Niger, with the help of adapted teaching materials provided by HI.

Souleymane wants to fight to ensure that children with disabilities access education 07/07/23

Souleymane, who is visually impaired, is studying with adapted teaching materials supplied by HI. When he grows up, he dreams of becoming a teacher and making schools more inclusive.

  • Niger
Israa Fahed Al Abood,injured during the earthquake on 6 February, at Al-Rahma hospital.

Thanks to HI, Israa, 6 years old, is walking again 05/07/23

Israa was seriously injured in the earthquake on 6 February. Physiotherapy and psychological support have helped her recover.

  • Syria
Ayham sits on a mat and uses a ball to help with his rehabilitation.

Ayham, 10, lost his entire family in the earthquake that struck Syria on 6 February. 30/06/23

Ayham has been receiving psychological and rehabilitation care from HI and its partners since the earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on 6 February.

  • Syria
A little Syrian child draws a picture of a house and a sun

HI helps Syrian children to overcome their trauma months after the earthquake 30/06/23

Mohammed, Taim, Hosain are three of the young survivors receiving psychological support from HI’s partners after the deadly February earthquake in northwest Syria. These are their stories.

  • Syria

"With this prosthesis, I finally feel like myself again! " 30/06/23

After being shot as he fled to Bangladesh, 12-year-old Rohingya refugee, Jubair, was hoping for just one thing: to be able to play football on his own two feet. And now he can!

  • Bangladesh
Yacouba looks at the camera and raises both hands in the air, palms open and fingers outstretched.

Yacouba is overcoming the effects of malnutrition with the help of stimulation therapy 30/06/23

Due to malnutrition, two-year-old Yacouba had lost the ability to walk. HI's stimulation therapy sessions have made him more autonomous, much to the delight of his whole family.

  • Niger
Portrait of Roumanatou looking at the camera and smiling.

In Niger, Roumanatou wants to become a role model for others 30/06/23

At 21, Roumanatou feels confident about the future. With the support of HI, she is studying hard to become a strong, independent woman.

  • Niger
Students at a participatory theatre performance by the Nyagbe (

HI is engaged in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health for young people 30/06/23

With the ENSEMBLE project and the support of the Togolese government, HI is implementing actions to promote sexual and reproductive health, particularly among women and young people.

  • Togo