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Rostyk, a physical therapy assistant in Ukraine. © HI.

“If not me, then who?” May, 18 2022

Rostyk, a physical therapy assistant with HI, is working to improve rehabilitation care in Ukraine.

  • Ukraine
. HI staff, Jeremie (left) and Caglar (right) sign the official agreement to partner with the University of Medical Psychology of Chernivtsi and the Ukranian Psychosocial Organization.

HI is supporting a mental health hotline in Ukraine May, 17 2022

With rising mental health and psychosocial support needs, the volunteer hotline allows affected populations in Ukraine to access services any time, from anywhere.

  • Ukraine
HI physical therapist, Ivan, assists Vladimir with rehabilitation exercises for his burn injuries after an explosion in Ukraine. 2022

Vladimir survived an explosion May, 11 2022

He survived an explosion in Ukraine, but suffered severe burns. HI is supporting his recovery with rehabilitation exercises and care to facilitate proper healing.

  • Ukraine
Fadimata waters her garden.

Climate change forces famers to work overtime May, 5 2022

As a farmer, Fadimata relies on regular rainfall to provide for her 10-person household in Mali. Following recent changes in the environment, she is struggling to adapt.

  • Mali
Caglar Tahiroglu, HI’s emergency mental health and psychosocial support manager (left) and Denys Byzov (right), HI’s cultural mediator for the Ukraine emergency response.

“I found HI and asked if I could help” May, 2 2022

After fleeing his home during armed attacks, doctor and cultural mediator Denys Byzov joined HI’s emergency response to support his fellow Ukranians.

  • Ukraine
Portrait of

Wilfreed is living his dream April, 26 2022

HI trains and encourages the next generation of rehabilitation professionals. After receiving support from HI, Wilfreed now works as a physiotherapist in Chad.

  • Chad
Denys Byzov, HI's cultural mediator in Ukraine

“I do not consider myself a victim” April, 25 2022

Denys Byzov, a Kyiv resident and HI’s cultural mediator in Ukraine, shares his experience evacuating his family in armed conflict.

  • Ukraine
In a hospital in Lviv, HI emergency rehabilitation manager Virginie Duclos provides specialized training to care for a patient burned by explosive weapons in the ongoing conflict

Providing support where needs are the greatest April, 20 2022

Across Ukraine, HI is supporting displaced persons and hospitals where needs are greatest.

  • Ukraine
Refugees cross the Medyka border crossing from Ukraine to Poland.

Refugees are in a state of shock. Many do not speak for days. April, 20 2022

Caglar Tahiroglu, HI Emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Manager in Ukraine explains the needs in mental health and psychological support.

  • Ukraine
Residents of a refuge in the Dnipro region of Ukraine. Since the conflict began, the number of isolated older people, some of whom are care-dependent, has increased dramatically.

Assisting vulnerable people and their carers April, 20 2022

Refuges in eastern Ukraine are providing shelter to vulnerable people displaced by the conflict. HI’s support is vital to address the critical needs of both residents and carers.

  • Ukraine
UKRAINE : Portrait of Caglar Tahiroglu

"People have become refugees overnight" April, 20 2022

Interview with Caglar Tahiroglu, HI Emergency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Manager

  • Ukraine
A family sits in the shade in Betioky, one of the regions affected by the severe drought in the south of Madagascar

Madagascar: The humanitarian impact of climate change April, 12 2022

Increasing exposure to weather-related hazards creates significant need in Madagascar. HI develops adapted solutions

  • Madagascar
Awareness flash mob in a market place.

Helping rough sleepers to cope with Covid-19 April, 12 2022

Around 15,000 people are sleeping rough on the streets of Togo’s capital, Lomé. HI has been running a project to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Togo
HI’s teams visiting a home for children with multiple disabilities in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

HI trains health professionals in specialised physiotherapy April, 12 2022

HI is providing specialised physiotherapy training to staff caring for burns patients in Ukrainian hospitals.

  • Ukraine
Amina (center), stands with her husband (left) and one of her three children (right) in front of their new home in a Hargeisa displacement camp. 2022. © HI

Somaliland drought threatens pastoral communities April, 12 2022

55-year old Amina comes from a long line of herders. Years of insufficient rainfall and climate change have put her work and family at risk, forcing them out of their home and way of life.

  • Somaliland