Uganda

HI works with refugees with specific needs, such as people with disabilities, older people, single mothers with children or unaccompanied children, facilitating their access to services in the refugee camps. As many of these people have witnessed traumatic events or suffered severe shock, HI provides psychosocial support in the form of individual or group discussion sessions and other mental health services. Our teams also train care professionals to meet the needs of these patients.

In the refugee camps, where access to healthcare is difficult, HI provides physical rehabilitation services to help people with disabilities increase their autonomy. More specifically, the programme distributes mobility aids (walking sticks, wheelchairs, etc.) and runs an innovative project to produce prostheses and orthoses using 3D printers. These made-to-measure devices enable people to regain their mobility. 

HI also works with refugee children to promote education services and ensure that children with disabilities can attend school. Our teams train teachers in inclusive teaching methods, distribute school materials adapted to the children's needs and run awareness-raising sessions in the communities. In the West Nile region, HI Uganda is also developing early childhood projects for very young children with disabilities or children at risk of developmental delay. These projects involve supporting the children’s parents and relatives and training them in good care and educational practices.

Lastly, HI is working in the field of sexual and reproductive health, raising young girls' awareness of their rights and teaching them good menstrual hygiene practices. Our teams also train community and health workers to take these issues into account. More broadly, HI is working with other organisations and actors in Uganda, training them in disability issues, thereby helping to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities and vulnerable people are included in all actions undertaken in the country.