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Disability Rights and Inclusion Advocacy
DISABILITY RIGHTS AND INCLUSION:WORKING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) ADVOCATES FOR THEIR ACCESS TO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE, INCLUDING EDUCATION, DECENT, WAGED EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND MORE. CRITICAL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO ORGANIZE AROUND EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO SEE THEIR RIGHTS UPHELD. ACCOUNTING FOR 31% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US IN 2024, THIS WORK HAPPENS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP TO GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY. PROJECTS IN PLACES LIKE MADAGASCAR AND NEPAL HELPED CHILDREN THRIVE AT ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS. IN IRAQ, HI TRAINED 43 WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES ON LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. IN COUNTRIES LIKE JORDAN AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC), HI'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO HELP PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BECOME FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT, THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS. IN JORDAN, 24 PEOPLE ENROLLED IN AND COMPLETED VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES SUCH AS TAILORING, PHONE MAINTENANCE, AND HAIR DRESSING. FROM THE COURSE, TWO PARTICIPANTS EVEN TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. IN DRC, HI SUPPORTS SAVING AND INTERNAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO BOLSTER FINANCIAL LITERACY OF PARTICIPANTS WITH LOW SPENDING POWER AND USES MONITORING TOOLS TO ENSURE GROUPS ARE INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. IN KENYA, THE "INBUSINESS" PROJECT HELPED TO TRAIN AND EMPOWER ALMOST 1,200 MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS LIVING IN THE KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN SUPPORT TO DEFINE THEIR BUSINESSES AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR SALES, BUDGETARY AND MARKETING SKILLS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$15.2MEmergency Humanitarian Response
EMERGENCY:HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) RESPONDS TO CONFLICTS, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND FOOD CRISES, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE ENDURING SOME OF OUR PLANET'S MOST CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. IN PARTICULAR, WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WITH NEW INJURIES, AGING ADULTS, AND ISOLATED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. BY OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND THE MOST AFFECTED POPULATIONS, HI ENSURES THAT NO ONE FACES EXCLUSION DURING AN EMERGENCY. IN 2024, 25% OF FUNDS RAISED BY THE HI-US OFFICE FUNDED EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES.IN 2024, 24 CYCLONES MADE LANDFALL IN THE PHILIPPINES IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. HI PROVIDED FINANCIAL AID TO 3,900 HOUSEHOLDS, DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 500 HOUSEHOLDS, SUPPLIED MOBILITY AIDS TO 250 PEOPLE, AND DISTRIBUTED 250 WASH KITS IN THE CAGAYAN VALLEY.HI CONTINUED RESPONDING TO ONGOING CONFLICTS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY AND UKRAINE. IN GAZA, TEAMS PROVIDED REHABILITATION SESSIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND NEW INJURIES AND DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY AIDS SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS AND WALKERS. TEAMS ALSO LED EXPLOSIVE RISK EDUCATION SESSIONS TO TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS HOW TO STAY SAFE DURING BOMBINGS AND AMID UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION. IN UKRAINE, DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS, DISTRIBUTION OF HYGIENE KITS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE RISK EDUCATION. WITH SUPPORT FROM USAID'S BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, HI'S ATLAS LOGISTICS TEAM COORDINATED THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR DOZENS OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES NEAR THE FRONT LINE AND ACROSS UKRAINE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$12.5MArmed Violence Reduction Initiatives
ARMED VIOLENCE REDUCTION:A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION STRATEGY IS KEY TO ACHIEVING NOT JUST LANDS FREE OF WEAPONS, BUT ALSO TO ENSURING THAT CIVILIANS LIVING IN DANGEROUS ZONES ARE WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE RISKS OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THE WAYS TO STAY SAFE. IN 2024, 16% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE ARMED VIOLENCE, AND SUPPORT VICTIMS OF EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR IN PLACES SUCH AS COLOMBIA, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND SENEGAL.IN 2024, HI RAN LAND RELEASE OPERATIONS ACROSS COLOMBIA, INCLUDING VISTAHERMOSA, CHAPARRAL, ANTIOQUIA, META, AND CAUCA. HI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED LAND RELEASE EFFORTS, DECLARED THE AREAS MINE-FREE AND HANDED OVER THE LAND IN 5 MUNICIPALITIES: ACANDI, CAJIBIO, ZONE 5 CHAPARALL, VEGACHI AND YALI. LAND RELEASE ALLOWS AGRICULTURE, THE MAINSTAY OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY, TO TAKE OFF AGAIN WITH THE CULTIVATION OF COFFEE, SUGAR CANE, PINEAPPLE, CASSAVA AND BANANA CROPS.MEANWHILE, IN CAMBODIA, DEMINING TEAMS CONTINUED WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMBODIAN SELF-HELP DEMINING ORGANIZATION (CSHD) TO CLEAR MINEFIELDS AND RESTORE THE LAND CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES. FURTHER, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO STRENGTHEN CSHD'S CAPACITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS SO THAT IN 2025 THEY COULD TAKE OVER THE LAND RELEASE OPERATIONS. IN 2024, THE CAMBODIA PROJECT MANAGED TO RELEASE 308,908 M2 OF LAND. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE FUNDED IN LARGE PART BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THROUGH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT GRANTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.9M
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