Handicap International (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Handicap International (HI) has been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1994. In Kinshasa, the capital city, HI is very active on disability prevention, mother and child health and road safety. In Kinshasa and Kananga, the association works to improve rehabilitation services, notably by training ortho-prosthetists or by manufacturing mobility aids (crutches, chairs, etc.).

In North Kivu, HI provides support to the most vulnerable in areas affected by a chronic humanitarian crisis. In North Kivu and Kasai, HI is improving the management of disability and post-operative follow-up of victims of armed conflict in health care and rehabilitation facilities. The association also coordinates a logistical platform to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the most remote areas, in collaboration with other national and international organizations and the United Nations. In Kasai, HI is improving food security for the affected populations. The association also provides victims with rehabilitation care and psychological support.

Throughout the country, HI is strengthening the integration of disabled people in society and fighting for the schooling of disabled children. The association also supports several Congolese associations defending the rights of the disabled. Finally, the association sensitizes humanitarian organizations to the inclusion of the most vulnerable, so that they are taken into account in the services they provide.