A training session took place in Niamey, Niger, from March 12th to 14th, focusing on including people with disabilities in humanitarian action, in line with the Inter-Agency Standing Committees (IASC) guidelines on inclusion of persons with disabilities in Humanitarian Action. Previously, similar training sessions were held in Cameroon in May and in October 2023 with […]
HI’s South Sudan team conducted its first Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop for members of the technical support mechanism group at Juba Regency hotel, Juba, South Sudan from 27th to 29th February 2024. The three-day training drew 16 inclusion focal points drawn from National and International Non-Governmental Organizations, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPD’s) and […]
The Technical Support Mechanism Team on Disability Inclusion is a working group that operates within protection cluster and under Gender Inclusion Task Team (GITT) in South Sudan. It was officially launched on 10 November 2023 and its members are made up of inclusion focal points who were trained during our Review, Adapt and Action Learning […]
Between 2022 and 2023, the World Food Programme (WFP) and HI have jointly conducted research on the longer-term outcomes of a seven-month pilot project aimed at strengthening access and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities to food security and livelihood (FSL) opportunities in Western Equatoria, South Sudan. Our findings are out now! They demonstrate the […]
On 18th January 2024 as part of Phase 3 – Leave no one behind! Project, HI’s Somalia project team presented the objectives to establish the Somalia Inter-Agency Technical Support Task Team (SIDITT) during the monthly meeting of the Disability Inclusion Working Group DIWG under the Protection Cluster in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Disability Inclusion Working Group […]
On October 31st, a Disability Working Group (DWG) for North-East Nigeria was launched at the Pinnacle Hotel in Maiduguri, Borno State (Nigeria). Over 70 participants took part in the launch-event, representing a bright field of different organizations consisting of Nigerian Organisations of Persons with Disabilities like JONAPWD (Joint National Association of Persons with disabilities) Borno […]
Phase 3- Leave No One Behind! project has issued a detailed mapping exercise which assessed if and to which extend global and local protection needs assessment tools identify disability-specific risks, barriers, enablers and capacities. Despite notable advancements in disability inclusion, the study revealed inconsistencies and areas for further improvement in humanitarian needs assessment tools and […]
As 2023 draws to a close, it is a perfect time to reflect what have we achieved so far. We are delighted to report that the second year of our Phase 3-Leave no one behind! project has been characterized as full-fledged implementation by the three project partners and six pilot country-teams. Capacity building on inclusive […]
HI’s South Sudan project team conducted its second Review, Adapt and Action Learning laboratory (RAAL-Lab) workshop to Protection cluster members in Landmark hotel, Juba, South Sudan from 22nd to 24th November 2023. The three–day training drew 19 participants from six National and seven International Non-Governmental Organizations. The training was tailored based on the Disability Reference […]
Our HI team organized the first Review, Adapt & Action Learning (RAAL) Laboratory workshop in Fort Portal, Uganda on 23rd – 25th October 2023. It was held as part of the three-day training focusing on Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA). To strengthen the capacities of local, regional and international humanitarian organisation in the field of disability […]
