Central African Republic (no interventions)

HI was first active in the Central African Republic from 1994 to 2004. Over the course of 10 years, the organisation developed rehabilitation services in the country by opening a prosthetics centre in Bangui, the capital, and by helping to establish a university course for physiotherapy assistants.

The organisation resumed its work in the Central African Republic in 2016, notably through projects to improve access logistics for humanitarian actors operating in the country. HI’s aim was to develop and support the logistical infrastructure needed to deliver humanitarian aid as effectively as possible to the most remote communities (light civil engineering, storage facilities, alternative modes of transport such as waterways and air transport, etc.). In addition, HI worked with people with disabilities in the Bambari and Bangassou regions, providing physical rehabilitation services, mobility aids, and mental health and psychosocial support to those with specific needs. The organisation also implemented stimulation therapy activities for children who had suffered from malnutrition. Stimulation therapy aims to prevent and reduce developmental delays and disabilities linked to malnutrition, and to train parents in stimulating and caring for their children.

HI also focused on raising awareness among communities most at risk from explosive devices in the north-east of the country – these activities were combined with mental health and psychosocial support sessions. Finally, the organisation has worked in the field of inclusive education in three prefectures of the country – Ouaka, Ouham and Ouham-Pendé – to promote access to quality education for girls and boys with disabilities.