Handicap International has begun a road safety project in Benin, the country in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation, with the highest road traffic accident death rate. We will focus our actions on the regions of Cotonou and Porto Novo...
Throughout 2010, KORD continued activities developed in previous years, which include the provision of prosthetic and orthotic devices, seeking and creating jobs for mine victims so that they can provide for their families and raising awareness on...
In a different area altogether, Handicap International also continued to implement its ‘Safe roads for a better life’ road safety project. This project is structured around five main themes: educating children in schools about road...
Maternal and infant health remains a key concern, which is why we are continuing our two projects ‘Welcome to Life’ and ‘Congenital Differences’. ‘Congenital Differences’ is focused on the prevention of congenital...
Since 2007, Handicap International has been working with the Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi to improve treatment for people with spinal cord injuries. As set out in the action plan, the project has been replicated in other hospitals in the provinces of...
Handicap International is also involved in special education and is working alongside its partners to help 11 schools for deaf and blind children with, in particular, a pilot project at the school in Wonsan, Kangwon Province. The project developed...
In order to improve physical rehabilitation services, Handicap International supported several centres and services, e.g. the Hamhung orthopaedic centre and orthopaedic hospital, the Lac Sijung physical rehabilitation centre, the Dockchon coal mine...
The organisation has also proven its credibility in crisis situations, such as our brief intervention after the Mount Nyiragongo eruption in Goma in 2002 and also in Goma from 2007, helping displaced people fleeing the fighting between different...
In 1995, Handicap International intervened in Mbuji-Mayi (in the East Kasai province) when hundreds of people were suffering the after-effects of the poliomyelitis virus. Expatriate physiotherapists took charge of patient treatment while at the same...
In conjunction with its local partners, Handicap International is supporting associations for people with disabilities. The goal of these associations is to influence the decisions made about people with disabilities. The project aims to turn these...
