HI has been working in Madagascar for more than 35 years. After setting up several orthopaedic centres and rehabilitation projects, the programme is now facilitating access to healthcare for people with disabilities, promoting their social inclusion and defending their rights.
The team runs various projects, always placing people with disabilities and vulnerable people at the centre of its activities. For example, the programme is engaged in developing an "education-training" continuum to strengthen equal opportunities for children and young people with disabilities to succeed along their educational and learning pathways.
HI supports the mental health of people in psychosocial distress and/or living with mental health disorders, notably in Madagascar's prisons.
HI also contributes to the humanitarian response by working with people suffering from food insecurity. This consists in identifying the most vulnerable populations, in particular people with disabilities, providing technical support to partners and working towards greater inclusion.
HI is also building capacity to prepare for and respond to climate hazards through an integrated and inclusive multisector approach. Teams are also supporting vulnerable families affected by the current drought with food aid and stimulation therapy to prevent disabilities in children suffering from acute and severe malnutrition.
