Humanity & Inclusion

Inclusive education in West Africa: first step towards the inclusion of children with disabilities

Since 2012, Handicap International has been improving the school enrolment and attendance of 170,000 children with disabilities in nine West African countries through the “Promoting the Full Participation of Children with Disabilities in Education” (APPEHL) project. Sandra Boisseau, who coordinates APPEHL from Dakar, Senegal, explains what the organisation is doing to remove obstacles to education for these children.

Bénédicte Leguezim is visually impared. She is 12 years old and studies in 5th grade in Loma Kolide.

Bénédicte Leguezim is visually impared. She is 12 years old and studies in 5th grade in Loma Kolide. | © Studio Cabrelli / Handicap International

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Child with disabilities Basheer’s life shattered by bombs

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Emergency Inclusion

Child with disabilities Basheer’s life shattered by bombs

Basheer is 11 years old. His story shows what life is like for children with disabilities under bombardment. It also shows how NGOs, like HI, work to make their lives more normal.

Violence and exile in the Sahel: refugees in Togo seeking a new life

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Emergency Inclusion

Violence and exile in the Sahel: refugees in Togo seeking a new life

Ibrahim* and his family fled Burkina Faso after suffering attacks from armed groups. Now refugees in Togo, they are rebuilding their lives with support from HI.

Inclusive education in Niger: Malika, the future within reach

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Inclusion

Inclusive education in Niger: Malika, the future within reach

Malika, a girl with a visual disability, has been supported by HI for almost four years. Studious and radiant, she thrives at school, enjoys playing with her friends and dreams of becoming a teacher.