Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, HCI delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities. Families are uncertain and vulnerable as they return to their communities to rebuild homes and lives after a crisis. HCI help them transition from relief to recovery through innovative programs that get them back to work quickly, which restores dignity, puts pay in workers’ pockets and injects cash into ailing local economies.
Emergency and Transition
The recent turmoil in Libya pushed the healthcare system beyond breaking point; many hospitals, clinics and ambulances were destroyed, others were not sufficiently equipped to cope with the demand for medical care and medical supplies were running out. As the events evolved the hospitals were overwhelmed by the large number of casualties. According to official [...]
Horn of Africa Urgent Appeal
Current Emergency Appeals, Emergency and Transition, Sudan
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Nov 142011
Help Us Help the Vulnerable People of Horn of Africa Following the worst drought in 60 years, the situation in the Horn of Africa is rapidly deteriorating: families across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and some parts of Sudan are struggling to find anything to eat or drink and are in need of emergency healthcare. Over 13 [...]
Aug 242011
HCI’s latest intervention in Libya is timely as the conflict in Libya spreads and the number of casualties and people needing medical help has increased in recent days. HCI is proud to announce that a shipment of life saving medical supplies put together in Canada has reached the port of Benghazi and is waiting to [...]
Mahmoud; father of three and owner of cell phone repair and accessories shop, Ahmed; owner of electrical hardware shop, Doaa, owner of a small beauty center, Farouk; the sole breadwinner of a family of seven and owner of leather manufacturing workshop, Hamdeya; mother of seven and owner of sandwich shop, Abdel Hamid; tailor of men’s [...]
HCI’s Journey Into Libya: Accounts from the Field
Emergency and Transition, Featured Stories from the Field, Libya, Uncategorized
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Mar 282011
(Due to the sensitive nature of this information we are unable to disclose specific information and full names in this story. Please contact us if you want more specific information.) “Across the border the roads were dark and completely deserted, there wasn’t a single vehicle anywhere, the weather was very cold, we heard two or [...]
Thousands of Vulnerable Libyan Families Receive Relief Supplies
Emergency and Transition, Featured Stories from the Field, Libya
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Mar 212011
Over this weekend, thousands of vulnerable families in Libya received family-sized food packages containing essential items including rice, sugar, pasta, canned food and wheat flour. HCI’s relief supplies crossed the Salloum border with Egypt overnight and in the early morning hours the much needed food items were taken to designated distribution points in cooperation with [...]
Libya Emergency Appeal
Current Emergency Appeals, Emergency and Transition, Libya, Uncategorized
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Mar 102011
Help us Help the Vulnerable People of Libya Now that the unrest in Libya has ended, it is time to make the shift from relief to development; there is an urgent need to undertake rehabilitation initiatives that have a quick and high impact to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Libyan population. Throughout the [...]
Emergency and Transition in 2010, the HCI Way
Children, Disability, Egypt, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Orphans, Palestine, Sudan, Woman, Youth
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Mar 092011
Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, HCI delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities with the provision of food rations, clean water, non-food items, transitional shelter and emergency medical supplies and [...]
Gaza Emergency Appeal
Current Emergency Appeals, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Palestine
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Mar 022011
Help Us Help The Vulnerable People of Gaza “A number of areas inside Gaza City look like the aftermath of a strong earthquake where entire neighborhoods are beyond recognition. Some houses have been either completely leveled or badly damaged that it would be too dangerous to move back in,” reported Eman Khader, Director of HCI’s [...]
Egypt Emergency Appeal
Current Emergency Appeals, Egypt, Emergency and Transition, Entrepreneurs, Youth
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Mar 022011
Help Us Help The Vulnerable Youth Of Egypt The recent turmoil in Egypt completely paralyzed the country and claimed hundreds of lives, caused thousands of injuries, and resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs and livelihoods, particularly among the weakest members of society. HCI realizes that the situation is highly sensitive and [...]
