Guinea-Bissau
HI worked in Guinea-Bissau between 2000 and 2006, and again from 2020 to March 2022. The organisation's last projects focused on inclusive education, to facilitate access to school for children with disabilities.
Group of children at school in Guinea-Bissau | © M.Moreiras / HI
Actions in process
HI first worked in Guinea-Bissau from 2000 to 2006. Its actions focused on functional rehabilitation, with the creation of an orthopaedic centre, the economic inclusion of people with disabilities and the fight against mines and explosive remnants of war. During 2015, HI resumed its activities in Guinea-Bissau, mainly in the areas of support for civil society, inclusive education, HIV and disability.
Between 2020 and 2022, HI worked to ensure access to education for children with disabilities at the national level, supporting the creation of a Directorate General for Inclusive Education. The association also worked to improve the accessibility of school canteens and carried out awareness-raising activities on disability issues. HI worked in the regions of Bissau, Cacheu, Oio, Bafatá and Biombo.
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Situation of the country
Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries in the world. Marked by chronic instability, it faces many challenges.
Guinea-Bissau is a West African country on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, bordered to the north by Senegal, and to the east and south by the Republic of Guinea. Guinea-Bissau has a surface area of 36,120 sq.km, of which 28,000 sq.km is land and 8,120 sq.km is sea. The main cities are Bissau (the capital), Cacheu, Bafata and Gabu.
Political instability has had a serious impact on the country’s economy. Its growth is driven by the food-producing agricultural sector and by cashew nut production, which remains the cornerstone of the economy. This economic concentration has direct consequences for the poorest members of the population in terms of inclusion and food security.
Because of past conflicts, weapons circulate in large numbers in Guinea-Bissau and each household owns at least one firearm. Initiatives to reduce the number of weapons in circulation have had little success so far.
Guinea Bissau is prone to natural disasters caused by floods on low-lying land, which can reduce the amount of land available to grow rice and vegetables. Rising sea levels and the lack of anti-salt dikes also threaten the country’s mangrove crops. Cashew nut yields, the country’s main source of wealth, could also be affected by phytosanitary risks and the reduction in farmland caused by climate change.
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