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Handicap International (HQ)

Last updated Mar 17, 2011. This is not confirmation of current availability; call before travelling.

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Advocacy, Disabled/Handicapped Updated Mar 17, 2011
Affiliation: Handicap International Updated Mar 17, 2011
Affiliation: InterAction Updated Mar 17, 2011
Demographic Served: Disabled, Persons With Disabilities Updated Mar 17, 2011
Demographic Served: Vulnerable & Marginalized Populations Updated Mar 17, 2011
Services, Disaster, Post Disaster Needs Assessment Updated Mar 17, 2011

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Campaigns 2

2011 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Disasters ArchivedJoined Mar 17, 2011
2010 Haiti Earthquake ArchivedJoined Mar 17, 2011

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Mission: Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Together with local partners, we develop programs in health and rehabilitation and social and economic integration. We work with local authorities to clear landmines and other war debris and to prevent mine-related accidents through education. We respond fast and effectively to natural and civil disasters in order to limit serious and permanent injuries and to assist survivors' recovery and reintegration. We advocate for the universal recognition of the rights of the disabled through national planning and advocacy.
60 countries Since its beginnings in 1982, Handicap International has operated in more than 60 countries. Our work has benefited several million people in that time.
7 national associations There are seven national associations in the Handicap International Federation: Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as an eighth office in Belgium. Together, they mobilize resources and manage projects around the world.
Service: Temporary

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From the InterAction site:

InterAction Member Organization:

Handicap International

Donation Contact Information
Organization Donation Phone #: 301-891-2138

Organization Donation Web Address:

http://www.handicap-international.us/support-us/donate-now/
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Organization accepts gifts in-kind: Operational Details

Date of Response: Mon, 03/14/2011

Operational Summary:

In response to the earthquake and devastating tsunami which occurred last week in Japan, Handicap International is gearing toward sending a small team of technical staff from its Southeast Asia programs for a fact-finding and solidarity mission to Japan. The mission will also make contact with some disabled persons organizations (DPOs), evaluating their capacity to take action and offering support. No direct involvement is foreseen at this stage. The focus will be on identifying ways with local stakeholders to tend to PwDs’ basic and specific needs while massive relief will remain the priority for all.