- Making it Work (MIW) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative supporting the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
- Source is an international information support center designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability.
- The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Bombs, currently coordinated by Handicap International, is a coalition of thousands of people and U.S. non-governmental organizations working to convince the U.S. government to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Handicap International
Helping for Over 20 Years
1982 - 1986
The birth and early years of Handicap International
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Handicap International was founded in Thailand in 1982 by two French doctors. The first orthopaedic centres were set up in refugee camps in Cambodia, Burma and Laos. Simple, locally available equipment was used enabling Handicap International to provide immediate, effective and practical aid and to train competent local teams. The organization extended its work to other countries.
Emergency
Taking emergency action to build
Providing an emergency response to natural disasters or major conflicts is an integral part of the association's mandate.
emergency response missions