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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 Madagascar, Lalao and Jean-Louis, have been fitted with a reconditioned prosthesis
© A. Perrin / HI
Rehabilitation

In Madagascar, Lalao and Jean-Louis, have been fitted with a reconditioned prosthesis

Lalao and Jean-Louis have both lost a leg. In 2024, they were fitted with reconditioned prostheses at the CHUAM, one of HI’s partners, as part of the Liimba project.

In Bolivia, HI is supporting Hector, a child with autism, and his family
© M. Campos / HI
Inclusion Prevention

In Bolivia, HI is supporting Hector, a child with autism, and his family

In El Alto, Maria devotes herself to her two sons, Mateo, 11, and Hector, 7, diagnosed with mild autism, ADHD and epilepsy. She works with him to build a bright future.

In Uganda, Promise is now living life like any other child
© I. Aguta / HI
Inclusion Rehabilitation

In Uganda, Promise is now living life like any other child

Because of an untreated fracture, Promise lived through years of pain. Thanks to HI, he can now go to school and play with the other children.