Cuba
Supporting the inclusion of people with disabilities
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Handicap International first intervened in Cuba in 1998 by contributing aid for the production of prostheses. Since 2001, the organization has geared its actions towards community-based rehabilitation and inclusive education programmes, to promote inclusion of the most vulnerable people in Cuban society.
In 2008, a new community-based rehabilitation project opened in Holguín, as well as a project to support and reinforce three associations representing people with disabilities in Cuba. The year was also marked by two particularly violent hurricanes, Gustav and Ike, which struck the island just one week apart, leaving much of the population living in precarious conditions in the hardest hit areas.
Key Facts - Cuba
• Population: 11.2 million
• Household Consumption: n/a
• Life Expectancy: 79 years
• Human Development: n/a
Source: UNDP HDR 2011
Our projects
 | Community-based rehabilitation
A project aiming to support people with disabilities and their inclusion in society through rehabilitation and institutional support. The project focuses on creating inclusive community support for people with disabilities living in remote areas. |
 | Inclusive education
This projects works towards the improvement of the Cuban model for the inclusion of children with disabilities in the mainstream educational system. Activities include providing adapted equipment, training teachers, and raising awareness amongst educators, pupils and families. |
 | Strengthening disabled people's associations
A project aiming to improve the management of disabled people's associations and also to improve access of people with disabilities to professional training, by making training centres more accessible and working to increase the variety of training available to people with disabilities. |
