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Good news June 2024

Inclusion Rehabilitation
Somaliland Togo Venezuela

Good news from Humanity & Inclusion in June: rehabilitation in Somaliland and Togo, economic inclusion in Venezuela.

Portrait of Suhayb and his mother.

Suhayb is a 9-month-old baby who was malnourished, but is now stronger after a few sessions with physiotherapist Hamda Ibirahim Karsha. | © H. von Roedern / HI

Somaliland

“He has started to laugh and crawl!”

Living conditions in Somaliland are extremely difficult. Suhayb, aged 9 months, was suffering from severe acute malnutrition, which was delaying his physical and cognitive development. According to his mother, after a few sessions of stimulation therapy, he has completely changed and is regaining his strength!

Togo

Tricycles for greater autonomy

The lives of seven members of the Association des Personnes Handicapées des Lacs were transformed when they each received a tricycle. Today, they are enjoying their newfound freedom: "I used to have no way of getting around, I couldn't go anywhere. So I'm very happy now,” Essenam Komian tells us, delightedly.

Venezuela

Cocoa, the seed of union and sisterhood

Thirty women heads of household in the state of Apure have joined forces to produce cocoa, from the planting stage through to selling the beans. What do they have in common? A desire to learn and move forward together, for the sake of their families and the whole community. They are now rising to a new challenge – building their own premises.

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Emergency situation in Colombia: the Catatumbo crisis displaces more than 50,000 people
© C. Maldonado / HI
Health Rehabilitation

Emergency situation in Colombia: the Catatumbo crisis displaces more than 50,000 people

In northeastern Colombia, violence between non-state armed groups has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Needs for health, hygiene, protection and education are skyrocketing.

Nepal earthquake: 10 years on...
© ADH /Timm Schamberger
Emergency Rehabilitation

Nepal earthquake: 10 years on...

On 25 April 2015, a terrible earthquake struck Nepal. 10 years later, HI looks back at an extraordinary emergency response and a commitment that continues to this day.

Explosive Devices Everywhere
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Rehabilitation

Explosive Devices Everywhere

Yusuf is 15. He was injured by an exploded ordnance while he was out herding sheep. In Yemen, contamination by explosive ordnance is a constant danger for everyone.