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| The Arunima - a boat saving and changing lives in Bangladesh
Since June 2008, the Arunima has covered areas in the north-east and north-west of Bangladesh. In the remote areas in which we travel almost one-third of the people we help have a physical disability, an additional third are visual impaired and 25% have a speech or hearing impairment. So far, the boat’s crew of medical professionals has helped thousands of the world’s poorest people to better lives. People made vulnerable by poverty, disability and isolation. With your help, more lives could be changed for the better. Read more about the Arunima boat. |
Play your Part to Promote Inclusion in Rwanda Handicap International is launching the second Inclusion Rwanda, an innovative trip taking place this summer to Rwanda. Aiming to raise awareness and understanding of cross-cultural approaches to inclusive education, ‘Inclusion Rwanda’ is looking for 15 teachers, head teachers, other teaching personnel and specialists working with disabled children from across the UK to work with local teachers and disabled children in Rwandan schools. Read more.  
March 2009 – New funding for the Democratic Republic of Congo The Big Lottery Fund granted Handicap International UK £498,870 for an inclusive education project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The main objective of this 3-year project is to increase the number of disabled children accessing a quality primary education in 12 schools in Kinshasa. The project focuses around four main outcomes: -
increase the enrolment of disabled children in mainstream state primary schools -
train teachers in new teaching methods which are adapted to the needs of disabled children -
develop and submit three new educational policies on the rights of disabled children to education to the Ministry of Education -
carry out awareness-raising activities with parents of disabled children. 
1st March 2009 – Mine Ban Treaty 10th Anniversary Ten years ago, the historic treaty banning antipersonnel mines became binding international law. Handicap International, co-founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), is calling for the horrific consequences of landmines not to be forgotten. “The Mine Ban Treaty has made a major difference on the ground in dozens of mine-affected countries, but despite the successes to date, too many people’s lives remain impacted by uncleared minefields, too many mine survivors are denied decent living conditions, and too many mines are still stockpiled,” said Sylvie Brigot of the ICBL. “We always knew that pursuing a mine-free world would be a long-term mission, but it can be done. States Parties need to recommit themselves to doing everything in their power to end the suffering caused by these weapons. This is ‘mission possible’.” To date, 156 states have joined the treaty and only Burma and Russia – and a handful of non-state armed groups – recently used these weapons. 42 million antipersonnel mines have been destroyed from stockpiles since 1997; only 13 of the more than 50 countries that manufactured antipersonnel mines in the early ‘90s still have a production capacity; trade has virtually stopped; and large tracts of land have been cleared and returned to productive use. However, the task of ensuring full compliance by Mine Ban Treaty members is an ongoing challenge. Fifteen States Parties, including the UK, asked for an extension of their 10-year deadline for clearance of mine-affected areas. Programs to address the lifelong needs of mine survivors – estimated at almost 500,000 people worldwide - are still grossly inadequate in the vast majority of affected countries. Read more about Handicap International’s work on landmines
Treaty to Ban Cluster Munitions - An historical victory!
Foreign Secretary David Miliband sign the Convention on behalf of the UK government. Read more.
| | 25,000 Signatures Handed to Foreign Secretary in Quest for Cluster Bomb Ban On Monday 28th of April, after five years of campaigning, Handicap International presented Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, with over 25,000 UK signatures calling for an international ban on cluster munitions. Stephanie Stuart, Director of Handicap International UK, spoke at length with the Foreign Secretary, urging him to support a total ban on the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions. Representatives from Landmine Action and No More Ladmines also presented petitions to the Foreign Secretary and campaigners were joined by peers Lord Elton, Lord Hannay and Lord Ramsbotham. Read More
Easy Rider - One Man's Motorcycling Adventure in Aid of Handicap International Most people in their early 30s are thinking about kids, mortgages and generally settling down. Not Bjorn Holland. On the 25th of April, he sets out an incredible adventure half way across the world on his trusty BMW F650 motorbike. The trip, which will raise money for Handicap International, will begin by taking Holland through Central Europe before heading east through Asia and finally finishing up in Sydney, Australia, six months after his journey began. Read More |
WARNING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (18/01/2007)
We have been informed by the police that there are currently some people in London claiming to raise money for Handicap International. These people are FRAUDULANT fundraisers as we do not collect money in the streets of London at this moment in time. The fraudsters all have an address of a so-called Handicap International office in Barcelona, Spain. Handicap International does NOT have an office in Spain. If you are approached by one of these people, please do not give any money or personal details and contact the police immediately. Thank you
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