The Serbian documentary film of the Media Research Center "13 years after where are we today" won Honorable Mentions of the Jury of 18th International Festival of Local Televisions "Golden Beggar Košice 2012" in Kosice, Slovakia.
Violaine Fourile is Handicap International’s head of mission in Laos, the country most polluted by cluster munitions in the world. Handicap International has worked in Laos since 1996 clearing dangerous areas and educating the population about the risk of mines and explosive remnants of war.
After studying law and social anthropology, Stéphanie soon developed an interest in education, non-discrimination and equality issues. Following a four-year stint as the manager of education research projects in Burkina Faso, in conjunction with stakeholders and beneficiaries in the sector, she worked on several local development projects in France before deciding, in May 2010, to join the...
Handicap International's team in Casamance, Senegal knows the country's southern soils intimately. These 23 individuals spend plenty of time on their knees, inspecting the region's abandoned paths, fields and orchards. The soil we work in is much richer than other areas of the Sahel, perfect for planting or for nourishing grazing animals. Casamance is even considered to be the barn of...
On Wednesday 11 July, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a brief stop in Laos on her Asia tour. At an artificial limb center, Mrs. Clinton was introduced to Phongsavath Manithong, a 20 year old cluster munitions survivor and member of the Lao Ban Advocates, who told her how he lost his hands and eye sight in a ‘bombie’ explosion. The United States has not signed the Convention...
On Wednesday 11 July, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a brief stop in Laos on her Asia tour. At an artificial limb center, Mrs. Clinton was introduced to Phongsavath Manithong, a 20 year old cluster munitions survivor and member of the Lao Ban Advocates, who told her how he lost his hands and eye sight in a ‘bombie’ explosion. The United States has not signed the Convention...
A specific feature of the work performed by the demining teams in Senegal is the innovative techniques they use, including the Digger machine, which clears mines but withstands explosions.
The Sahel crisis presents us with yet another, terrible situation of exclusion. Without access to free food distribution or to food at moderate prices, these vulnerable people are left hungry. And in the case of Mali, those who are able are fleeing fighting in the north. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 320,000 Malians have been displaced. They are traveling en masse to...
20 Ban Advocates and support staff gathered in Belgium for a one week residential workshop from 9th to 17th of June 2012. The participants of this workshop came from 9 different countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Ethiopia, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Serbia, Tajikistan, The United States of America, and Vietnam.
On the occasion of the 2012 International Book Fair in Havana, Handicap International co-organized an initiative geared toward optimizing the access of blind persons to literature and reading in general.
