- 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.
Where we work
Field Notes
Handicap International staff and beneficiaries report on our programs
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
April 24, 2012 — Philippe Houliat, a professional deminer, was a member of Handicap International's first mission to Brazzaville, following the explosion of several munitions dumps on March 4. Recently back from the field, he tells us more.
April 22, 2012 — Sophie Domenjoud, an occupational therapist tasked with coordinating aid for people affected by the explosions, provides an update on our work helping people with disabilities in Brazzaville. She says, “a lot of people still need our help.”
Mali
April 9, 2012 — “We are extremely concerned about current events in the country,” explains Grégory Doucet, who leads Handicap International's programs in West Africa. Read how the military coup has amplified the humanitarian crisis.
Haiti
Jan. 20, 2012 — Bedlais Bonhomme has been helping to house Haiti's most vulnerable in Handicap International's transitional shelters. What makes him most proud
Jan. 19, 2012 — Hérold Saintelus is a 28-year-old Haitian who works for Handicap International's Center for Functional Rehabilitation in Haiti as a Rehabilitation Assistant. His story
Dec. 2011 — Patrick Senia is Handicap International's Development Operations Director in Haiti. In this Q&A he explains how the organization is transitioning from its emergency operations to development programs.
Dec. 2, 2011 — Flavien Bado, "Mister Zen" of the shelter project, celebrates the 1,050th shelter built by Handicap International in Haiti. Read about his motivation
Libya
Dec. 20, 2011 — Bruno Vandemeulebroecke is the Logistics Coordinator in Libya, and has witnessed the damage that landmines, other types of unexploded ordnance, and small weapons have done to the country. Read why he found bullets on his office roof
Philippines
Dec. 8, 2011 — Edward Winter, Director of Institutional Funding for Handicap International-US, says that beneficiaries in the Philippines have created a recipe for success in promoting and fostering the rights of persons with disabilities. Read his first report
Cambodia
Nov. 29, 2011 — Chun Vanny, a Cambodian landmine survivor, works for Handicap International, serving other persons with disabilities. Read more about his work
