Annual report 2009 - Handicap International

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xz DevelopmentIntensified and more inclusiveactionHandicap International continued to shift the focus of its development activitiestowards Africa in 2009. At the same time, it extended its inclusive approach byintensifying its efforts to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities on all thecontinents, particularly in the fields of education, local development and disasterpreparedness and prevention.The association increased its development activities bymore than 10% in 2009. Despite the uncertainty surroundingcertain types of funding, Handicap Internationalwas able to fulfil its commitments in Burundi, Ethiopiaand Madagascar. The programme reviews carried out to determinean operational framework for each country over thenext three to four years illustrate the association’s determinationto press ahead with its work. The heightened instabilityin Sudan did not discourage Handicap International fromworking in a region where it is extremely difficult to operate.In West Africa, rehabilitation actions were identified and studiesconducted in Benin for launching new activities in 2010.xz Areas of activityRehabilitationWhether they concern orthopaedics or rehabilitation techniques,all our projects focus on training and supportinglocal operators, including health professionals, communityofficers and families. Among the innovations in 2009, aprogramme was launched simultaneously in five countries(Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Cambodia and Nepal)to study ways of ensuring the sustainability of rehabilitationservices and the factors likely to foster their ownership bylocal authorities. In West Africa, another regional project hasfocused, since 2009, on including the prescription of wheelchairsas part of the overall case-management of peoplewith disabilities.Countries: in 2009, a rehabilitation project was organisedin almost all the countries in which the association operates.HealthIn other health-related fields, 36 projects were organisedin 21 countries in 2009, covering prevention and the treatmentand support of patients. AIDS is still a major problemworld-wide, and many projects were implemented to promoteaccess to care for people living with HIV, especiallythose with disabilities. Specific actions focusing on disablingdiseases such as diabetes, lymphatic filariasis and Buruliulcer were organised to raise the awareness of local populationsand to improve the care offered both in the communityand by health services. The association’s mental healthprogrammes focused on populations affected by armedconflict. Lastly, three projects were set up focusing on gender-basedviolence.Countries: Algeria x Bangladesh x Burkina Faso x Burundi xCambodia x Ethiopia x India x Kenya x Lebanon x Madagascarx Mali x Mozambique x Nicaragua x Philippines x Rwanda xSenegal x Somaliland x Tanzania x Thailand x Togo x Vietnam.InclusionThe association’s inclusion actions focused on three keyareas: access to education, social inclusion and economicinclusion. In 2009, Handicap International’s teams workingin the inclusive education sector in Africa developed activitiesdesigned to promote access to education for childrenwith disabilities and to raise the awareness of students todiversity issues. Handicap International also launched a “Microfinancefor all” campaign as part of its efforts to improveaccess to economic activity for people with disabilities byensuring they are taken into consideration by microcreditorganisations.Personalised support now forms the foundation of all of ourinclusion actions.A lesson-learning document was also produced, compilingthe association’s expertise on this subject.Countries: Afghanistan x Algeria x Bangladesh x BurkinaFaso x Burundi x Cambodia x Indonesia x Madagascar x10 ı Annual report 2009
xz dEvEloPMEnt 2009Mali x Morocco x Mozambique x Nepal x Nigeria x Rwanda xSenegal x Sri Lanka x Tunisia x Vietnam.Civil society supportBy the end of 2009, 76 countries had ratifi ed the Internationalconvention on the rights of persons with disabilities.Instigated by Handicap International’s US section, a followupgroup set about collecting and sharing best practices onimplementing the convention. The association continued tocarry out its awareness, training and advocacy actions forthe mainstreaming of disability issues by national cooperationagencies and the UN. The association also intensifi edits support for disabled people’s organisations in the MiddleEast, the Maghreb and West Africa to help them build theircapacity for action and to infl uence with a view to achievinggreater inclusion.Countries: Algeria x Bangladesh x Brazil x Burkina Fasox Cambodia x Ethiopia x Southeast Europe x Indonesia xMadagascar x Mali x Morocco x Middle East x Mozambique xNepal x Nicaragua x Nigeria x Pakistan x Rwanda x Senegal xSierra Leone x Sri Lanka x Togo.Cross-sector themesDisaster preparedness and preventionDuring relief operations in the wake of natural disasters,people with disabilities are often the biggest “losers”. HandicapInternational runs projects in six countries (Bangladesh,India, Nepal, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan and Pakistan) to promotethe inclusion of disability issues in prevention plans,from risk information through to the preparation of evacuationprogrammes and the constitution of emergency packs.An integrated approach to the effects ofdisabling diseasesBuilding on Handicap International’s expertise in the fi eld ofdisability prevention, the association organised a seminar in2009 on the theme of “Conditions for the integrated casemanagementof chronic foot and lymphedema wounds”.Organised in Kenya, this seminar was attended by specialistsand stakeholders from twenty-two countries, all workingon lymphatic fi lariasis, Buruli ulcer and diabetes controlprogrammes. The outputs from this seminar are expectedto form the basis for pilot projects in 2010.Inclusive local developmentIn 2009, 24 projects in 18 countries implemented an inclusivelocal development approach designed to improve theinclusion and participation of people with disabilities and disabledpeople’s organisations. These actions usually startby providing technical, fi nancial and logistical support tolocal associations to help them make the voices of peoplewith disabilities heard. These associations then go on tofoster dialogue with local authorities. Inclusive local developmentprojects also support pilot initiatives in the fi eld ofaccessibility, for example.© Handicap International © P. Guimet / Handicap InternationalBurundi21,000 people with diabetes benefit from our project in Burundiwhich aims to prevent disabling complications and improve thequality of life of patients.The inclusive education project inDapaong, in northern Togo, involves2,000 disabled children aged between3 and 15.NepalWarning messages for use in the event of a natural disasterhave been developed in conjunction with disabled people’sorganisations in Nepal, including audio messages for the visuallyimpaired and colourful posters for the deaf.Annual report 2009 ı 11
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