Annual report 2009 - Handicap International
Annual report 2009 - Handicap International
Annual report 2009 - Handicap International
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xz dEvEloPMEnt <strong>2009</strong>Mali x Morocco x Mozambique x Nepal x Nigeria x Rwanda xSenegal x Sri Lanka x Tunisia x Vietnam.Civil society supportBy the end of <strong>2009</strong>, 76 countries had ratifi ed the <strong>International</strong>convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.Instigated by <strong>Handicap</strong> <strong>International</strong>’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”. <strong>Handicap</strong><strong>International</strong> 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 <strong>Handicap</strong> <strong>International</strong>’s expertise in the fi eld ofdisability prevention, the association organised a seminar in<strong>2009</strong> 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 <strong>2009</strong>, 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.© <strong>Handicap</strong> <strong>International</strong> © P. Guimet / <strong>Handicap</strong> <strong>International</strong>Burundi21,000 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.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> ı 11