Handicap International
Handicap International
Founded in 1982 to provide assistance to the stricken disabled populations of Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Burma, Handicap International grew to be an internationally-renowned organization operating in all parts of the world and struggling to bring peace and preserve human rights.
The work methods and techniques of Handicap International (notably the use of simple and locally available materials) helped it be quite effective and efficient in providing assistance to the victims of conflicts.
In 1997, the work of Handicap International has been crowned. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the founders of the International Campaign on the Ban of Landmines, among which is Handicap International. Since then, the struggle of the abolition of anti-personnel mines gained momentum and was debated in several UN sessions. These efforts led, 10 years later, to the emergence of the Ottawa Treaty, considered as one of the most successful achievement of NGOs.
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