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On 22nd March, a major blaze ripped through the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. More than 40,000 people were directly affected and lost their shelter. Eleven people died and over 550 people were injured, according to initial reports. Humanity & Inclusion's (HI’s) teams have been deployed to assist the most vulnerable.

Covid-19 has presented numerous challenges, changing the way Humanity & Inclusion teams around the world work with the communities we serve. One of those challenges was figuring out how to safely continue providing rehabilitation to people with disabilities. The answer in many places? Telehealth.

Abdullah is 12 years old. In December 2019, he was seriously injured in an airstrike when he was playing outside with his friends. Humanity & Inclusion (HI) have supported Abdullah since the attack. This is his story.

The Central African Republic (CAR) has "entered a new cycle of violence," says Coralie Frémion, Humanity & Inclusion's (HI's) Program Director. HI is providing logistics and rehabilitation support to assist the most vulnerable people in CAR amid rising tensions.

To mark International Women's Day, we talked to Reiza Dejito who works for Humanity & Inclusion (HI) in Nepal - just one of many strong women who are deeply committed to both their roles as mothers and professional careers in the humanitarian sector. Reiza has worked in countries affected by humanitarian crises for two decades.

Mohamad is one of thousands of victims who have experienced the impact of bombing in populated areas. After an explosion hit near his home in 2012, he became paralyzed from the waist down. This is Mohamad's story of how he has learned to rebuild his life with support from Humanity & Inclusion (HI).

Malik was just 13 years old when his home in Syria was bombed. From having his leg amputated to attending rehabilitation sessions and focusing on his mental health, the road to recovery has been long. Humanity & Inclusion's (HI) team in Jordan have supported Malik throughout this journey.

After a decade of war, Syria has been contaminated by explosive remnants on a scale experts have never seen before. When the conflict ends, the complex work of clearing weapons and rebuilding the country will begin. Emmanuel Sauvage, Director of Armed Violence Reduction at Humanity & Inclusion (HI), tells us more.

At just 5 years old, Salam was picking olives in the field by her home in Syria when she found a strange piece of metal, a small bomb.

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is using telemedicine and 3D printing to provide physical rehabilitation services for refugees in Uganda. This work not only helps to improve people's mobility, but it gives them the ability to regain independence and restores hope.

On 14th January 2021, a fire broke out in Nayarapa refugee camp, Bangladesh, destroying more than 500 shelters. Humanity & Inclusion’s (HI) teams provided support to individuals and families impacted.

The explosion in Beirut on 4th August 2020 traumatized an entire population. In the six months since the blast, Humanity & Inclusion has helped almost 1,000 families.

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has built a rehabilitation unit in Sana’a, North Yemen, where patients will have access to specific rehabilitation equipment such as treatment tables, shoulder wheels and exercise bikes. This unit will complete the Al Kuwait hospital which is one of the main hospitals in Sanaa. 

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) continues to implement its mine clearance activities in Colombia despite the Covid-19 crisis and an upsurge in violence.

Following a study conducted in 2019 in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, and on International Day of Education on 24th January 2021, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) alerts Sahel countries’ governments and international cooperation organizations about the exclusion of girls with disabilities from school.