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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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In Syria, Enas is walking towards her future
© A. Rahhal / HI
Emergency Rehabilitation

In Syria, Enas is walking towards her future

Born with a congenital malformation in her left leg, 5-year-old Enas has been fitted with a prosthesis and is receiving follow-up care at Aqrabat Hospital, HI's partner in northwest Syria.

In Syria, the war robbed Mohamed of his childhood
© A. Rahhal / HI
Emergency Explosive weapons Rehabilitation

In Syria, the war robbed Mohamed of his childhood

Mohamed, aged 12, lost his leg in the explosion of an explosive remnant of war. HI is working to protect civilians and reduce the dangers in areas contaminated by years of conflict.

”I wanted to share my experience as a person with a disability, as a survivor”
© S. Rae / HI 2024
Explosive weapons Rehabilitation

”I wanted to share my experience as a person with a disability, as a survivor”

Srey Neang, whose leg had to be amputated after she was injured by an explosive device, was one of the speakers at the Fifth Review Conference of the Ottawa Convention in Siem Reap, Cambodia.