| | 25,000 Signatures Handed to Foreign Secretary in Quest for Cluster Bomb Ban On Monday 28th of April, after five years of campaigning, Handicap International presented Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, with over 25,000 UK signatures calling for an international ban on cluster munitions. Stephanie Stuart, Director of Handicap International UK, spoke at length with the Foreign Secretary, urging him to support a total ban on the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions. Representatives from Landmine Action and No More Ladmines also presented petitions to the Foreign Secretary and campaigners were joined by peers Lord Elton, Lord Hannay and Lord Ramsbotham. Read More
Easy Rider - One Man's Motorcycling Adventure in Aid of Handicap International Most people in their early 30s are thinking about kids, mortgages and generally settling down. Not Bjorn Holland. On the 25th of April, he sets out an incredible adventure half way across the world on his trusty BMW F650 motorbike. The trip, which will raise money for Handicap International, will begin by taking Holland through Central Europe before heading east through Asia and finally finishing up in Sydney, Australia, six months after his journey began. Read More
Send my Friend to School Global Campaign for Education - Be part of the world's biggest lesson on 23 April and demand education for all. Read more.
Promote Inclusion in Rwanda
Play your part to End Exclusion
Provide quality Education for All
Handicap International is pleased to announce the news of a groundbreaking trip taking place this spring to Rwanda. Aiming to raise awareness and understanding of cross-cultural approaches to inclusive education, ‘Inclusion Rwanda’ is looking for ten teachers, headteachers, other teaching personnel and specialists working with disabled children from across the UK to work with local teachers and disabled children in Rwandan schools for one week. Read more.
| The International Ban on Landmines: A Decade On December 10th marks the ten year anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty, a landmark agreement which ensured an international ban on the production and use of anti-personnel mines. Masterminded by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) – an organisation co-founded by Handicap International – the treaty was greeted with international acclaim and representatives from the ICBL were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Read More
138 States Attend Vienna Conference The momentum behind the upcoming Vienna Conference, held from 5th-7th December, appears to be mounting with 138 countries registered. The event is the third meeting in the “Oslo Process”, a series of meetings aimed at producing an international ban on cluster bombs. Cluster munitions are canister bombs containing between a dozen and a few hundred small bomblets, and Handicap International estimates that 98% of victims are civilians.* Read More
International Day of Disabled Persons 2007 To mark this year’s International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3rd the BOND (British Overseas Non Governmental Organisations for Development) Disability and Development Group (DDG) will hold “DD-Day”, an awareness raising event supported by Handicap International, along with other international development organisations, at The Central Methodist Hall in London. Read More
Handicap International Responds to Emergency in Bangladesh Following the devastation of Cyclone Sidr, Handicap International is taking urgent action to ensure that the needs of disabled people are a key part of emergency relief efforts.
Read more
The Perfect Christmas Gift Handicap International is pleased to announce the launch of its “Virtual Gift Catalogue”, a seasonal initiative offering a range of stocking fillers “to make someone’s day by changing someone’s life”.
The gifts will give direct and practical support to a disabled person, or whole community, struggling to live independently or with the unknown threat of landmines or cluster bombs. Gifts range in size from £5 to £250, but all offer the opportunity to spread a little festive cheer and change forever the life of someone with a disability.
Whether it’s giving £15 to supply six weeks of daily rehabilitation or £60 to fund a brand new wheelchair, it’s clear this is one stocking filler which won’t be languishing at the back of any cupboards come January. For more information about the catalogue, or to place an order online, please visit www.higiftshop.org.uk
Special Appeal from Cambodia
Handicap International has recently launched an appeal to support landmine and cluster munition victims. The mailing is sent from our offices in Cambodia. One person is victim of a landmine or unexploded munition every day in Cambodia. We need your support now! Read more about our work in Cambodia.
As States head to Vienna, Sign the Ban Cluster Bomb Petition and Make a Difference!
In December States will gather in Vienna for the latest round of negotiations aimed at creating an international treaty to ban cluster bombs. This will be the third major meeting in the Oslo process, a series of meetings which aims to achieve an international ban on cluster bombs by 2008. In the lead up to this latest meeting public pressure is key to bringing more States to the negotiating table, while helping to ensure the creation of an effective and comprehensive treaty. To date 82 countries have signed onto the Oslo process. Support a ban and help ensure the meeting in Vienna is a success by signing the petition calling for:
• A ban on the production, use and transfer of cluster bombs
• A commitment from the UK government in favour of an international agreement on this ban
• The destruction of any existing stocks To date, over 400,000 people worldwide have signed the petition against cluster bombs. Add your voice and make a difference! Click here to sign the petition
Read the latest news on the Ban Cluster Bomb Campaign
WARNING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (18/01/2007)
We have been informed by the police that there are currently some people in London claiming to raise money for Handicap International. These people are FRAUDULANT fundraisers as we do not collect money in the streets of London at this moment in time.
The fraudsters all have an address of a so-called Handicap International office in Barcelona, Spain. Handicap International does NOT have an office in Spain. If you are approached by one of these people, please do not give any money or personal details and contact the police immediately. Thank you
|
