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Handicap International (HQ)
Organization:
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open
Address:
6930 Carroll Avenue
Suite 240
Takoma Park, MD 00000
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Main/General Business Number: (301) 891-2138
Website: http://www.handicap-international.us/
Mission: Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.
We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Together with local partners, we develop programs in health and rehabilitation and social and economic integration. We work with local authorities to clear landmines and other war debris and to prevent mine-related accidents through education. We respond fast and effectively to natural and civil disasters in order to limit serious and permanent injuries and to assist survivors' recovery and reintegration. We advocate for the universal recognition of the rights of the disabled through national planning and advocacy.
60 countries
Since its beginnings in 1982, Handicap International has operated in more than 60 countries. Our work has benefited several million people in that time.
7 national associations
There are seven national associations in the Handicap International Federation: Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as an eighth office in Belgium. Together, they mobilize resources and manage projects around the world.
This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary
Notes:
From the InterAction site:
InterAction Member Organization:
Handicap International
Donation Contact Information
Organization Donation Phone #: 301-891-2138
Organization Donation Web Address:
http://www.handicap-international.us/support-us/donate-now/
Gifts
Organization accepts gifts in-kind: Operational Details
Date of Response: Mon, 03/14/2011
Operational Summary:
In response to the earthquake and devastating tsunami which occurred last week in Japan, Handicap International is gearing toward sending a small team of technical staff from its Southeast Asia programs for a fact-finding and solidarity mission to Japan. The mission will also make contact with some disabled persons organizations (DPOs), evaluating their capacity to take action and offering support. No direct involvement is foreseen at this stage. The focus will be on identifying ways with local stakeholders to tend to PwDs’ basic and specific needs while massive relief will remain the priority for all.
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Created At: Thu Mar 17 07:29:36 +0000 2011
Updated At: Thu Mar 17 07:29:36 +0000 2011
Updated By: LTel
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