Handicap International is an independent international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.
Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we take action and raise awareness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
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• Over 60 countries worldwide
Since its beginnings in 1982, Handicap International has gone on to work in over 60 countries worldwide. Our work has benefited several million people in that time.
• Winner of 3 major international awards
The 2011 Hilton Humanitarian Prize was awarded to Handicap International in recognition of almost 30 years of humanitarian action. The largest humanitarian award in the world at $1.5 million, the prize is presented annually by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to a humanitarian organisation doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering.
Handicap International was a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines which led to the signing of the Mine Ban Treaty.
We also received the 1996 Nansen Refugee Award for our work with refugees and victims of landmines. Instituted in 1954, the Nansen Refugee Award is given annually to an individual or an organization in recognition of extraordinary and dedicated service to refugees and is the most prestigious honour conferred by UNHCR.
• 8 national associations
There are 8 national associations in the Handicap International network: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, UK, USA and Switzerland. Together, they mobilise resources and manage projects around the world.
