Angola
Fighting against landmines and exclusion
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Handicap International has been working in Angola since 1995, first supporting landmine prevention programmes. Between 2001 and 2004, the organisation set up a socio-economic inclusion project for people with disabilities. From 2003, direct community-based work was prioritised, with the return of displaced people and the arrival of refugees.
The organisation’s activities in Angola have now been re-oriented to focus on increasing the impact on the beneficiaries of its projects while limiting their geographic scope. Handicap International is also working to defend and promote the rights of people with disabilities, both in the practical implementation of our projects and by strengthening associations of people with disabilities to assert their own rights.
Key Facts - Angola
• Population: 19 million
• Household Consumption: n/a
• Life Expectancy: 48 years
• Human Development: ranked 146th out of 169 countries
Source: UNDP HDR 2011
Eduardo Caita“My name is Eduardo Caita, I was born in 1961 and I have been living in Bibala in the province of Namibe, Angola since 1998. When I was young I was able to attend school, afterwards I worked as a teacher. In 1993, I was hit by 7 bullets in my legs. Since the wounds were not properly cared for, I was never able to regain my former mobility.
Our projects
 | Community-based rehabilitation
Aims to improve the social and economic inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and their participation in local development. Activities include identifying people with disabilities, refering them to existing social, health and employment services, providing them with technical aids like wheelchairs or crutches, and raising awareness on disability within the community. Based in the provinces of Benguela, Huila, Namibe and Huambo. |
| Socio-economic inclusion
Between 2001-2004, Handicap International supported a public sector professional training centre for disabled people in Luanda. Together, these programs are intended to encourage social inclusion by promoting professional training, the development of micro-businesses, access to micro credit, and formal employment. |
 | Supporting local organisations
Strengthening the capacity of 21 disabled people’s organisations in the provinces of Huambo, Huila, Namibe and Benguela to increase their influence on public policy by improving their representation at local and national level. |
 | Preventing mine-related accidents
In 2006, Handicap International, began working with partners to consolidate local coordination capacities and to provide training and technical support in the area of Mine Risk Education. |
