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Handicap International is launching a fundraising campaign combined with a large scale communication operation, through an original collaboration called “la Boite Jaune”.
Handicap International’s logo is on each box with a note explaining that for each membership a minimum of 4$ that will be donated to the organization.
www.handicap-international.ca
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The association profile
Handicap International Canada was created in 2003 as an autonomous entity within the movement. Two years after its creation, Handicap International Canada established its offices in downtown Montréal. The team members are primarily dedicated to Handicap International projects in Canada. The same year, the association developed a Website to increase its visibility to the public and create a synergy between the 7 existing offices in other parts of the world. The office is also open to the public as an information centre.
Mission
Handicap International Canada’s mission is to assist people with physical or mental disabilities. Whether the cause is conflict, natural disaster, disease or poverty, the association assists people with disabilities to regain their dignity, more autonomy and their rightful place within their communities. More precisely, the Canadian office participates actively to seek out funds and to mobilize human and technical resources necessary for the progress of the programs implemented by the Handicap International movement.
Programs
All of Handicap International programs aim for sustainable development as well as the capacity building and participatory democracy of local authorities to counter all forms of discrimination toward people with disabilities. Our association supports communities so that they become responsible for their own development: an essential condition for sustainable development.
Landmine clearance project in Mozambique
In the face of the damages caused by landmines throughout the world, simple medical interventions are not enough. Information, care, equipment, assistance, awareness and mine clearance became the basis of Handicap International’s action plan in its fight against landmines and cluster bombs. Handicap International has been carrying out mine clearance and mine risk education activities in Mozambique since 1998. The current project is carried out in the provinces of Inhambane, Sofala and Manica, where landmines represent the greatest danger to the population. Handicap International uses small, mobile teams to clear suspected mine fields located close to residential areas, agricultural lands, and essential services such as schools, health clinics and water sources. After the sites are cleared, mine clearance teams walk on the land with local residents to show that it is now safe for future use.
Promotion of the Socio-Economic Integration of People with Disabilities in Angola
People with disabilities suffer from isolation and integration difficulties in the active labour force. Enabling these populations to have access to social, educational, cultural, sporting and professional activities is a pressing need. The Angola project aims to integrate people with disabilities into the active labour force in Huambo. The project provides personalized vocational training programs for people with disabilities in growing economic sectors in order to prepare them for employment. The project then integrates people with disabilities into existing companies, or provides assistance and training to set up new small businesses that are managed by the project’s recipients. Throughout the project, the beneficiaries will receive ongoing support to ensure successful integration. The project aims to reach 350 adults or young adults, particularly women, living with a physical disability in Huambo. The indirect beneficiaries of this project include the families of these individuals, representing approximately 1,800 people.
Mine Risk Education and Victim Assistance in Burundi
Throughout the world, the prevention of disabling diseases and accidents caused by landmines and cluster bombs are all part of Handicap International missions across the globe. Our association reaches this goal by setting up information and education networks. We specifically intervene within schools. Thanks to financial support from CIDA, we are providing a Mine Risk Education (MRE) Program in the provinces of Giteya, Ruyigi, Rutana and Makamba, located in the south of Burundi. With the support of local associations, we contribute to the development and the reinforcement of local community networks, intended to help and assist the most vulnerable groups. Our Support Program Officer visited Burundi in October 2006, in order to follow-up on the project.
Our team
The Montreal office team consists of 4 permanent positions: one as a director; another responsible for communications, events and fund raising; a program support officer and a recruitment manager. Numerous collaborators and volunteers contribute to the work of the association’s team. The association also benefits from some administrative support and external assistance for the recruitment of expatriates. The Handicap International Canada Board of Directors is also very involved in the management and the governance of the association.
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