Our charter

Handicap International Belgium act in favour of basic human rights. Committed to people with disabilities to whom they offer support, the members of Handicap International Belgium consider that.

the disabled person, participant, or beneficiary must be at the centre of their efforts;
their approach is guided by solidarity, justice, and equity values;
their work is achieved totally independently from any power, and should be carried out with direct access to the population. They claim to act with complete impartiality;
their efforts take place among people with disabilities without any racial or sexual discrimination, without distinction for political, religious, or philosophical preference.
Whatever the location, they devote themselves to assisting people with disabilities during armed conflict, natural or human disasters, and more broadly when a socio-economic situation worsens vulnerability.
Their mandate leads them to fight handicap-generating factors, whatever their form.
They endeavour to allow people with disabilities to acquire or recover their autonomy and their dignity within their communities, notably by encouraging their integration. Their wish it to give everyone the option to “stand tall”. In this sense they condemn any type of injustice linked to disabilities.

They defend the principle of actions adapted to circumstances.
They want their intervention to be concrete, efficient, innovative, and of the highest quality. Their primary concern is to conduct campaigns that have a real impact on the recipient population, and this in accordance with clearly defined goals.
They carry out their work among people with disabilities according to an overall approach: from prevention to integration through rehabilitation, they envisage all the possible individual, family, and environmental contingencies.
They contribute to the effective autonomy of partner organisations, more particularly through the transfer of techniques and knowledge.
They see to it that ethical principles, as defined here, are observed within the association, in particular in the choice of its partners.

By joining this Charter, the members of Handicap International Belgium undertake to respect and convey the values expressed in it.