Handicap International UK
Broadcaster and journalist Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Handicap International UK.
The broadcaster and journalist Mike Wooldridge makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the charity Handicap International UK.
Registered Charity Number: 1082565
To Give:
- Freephone 0800 404 8144
- Freepost ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Appeal. (That's the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope 'Handicap International UK'.
- Cheques should be made payable to 'Handicap International UK'.
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Handicap International
Of the worldβs one billion disabled people, 80% live in
developing countries. Despite being some of the poorest of the poor, disabled
and vulnerable people living in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict
and disaster, are too often left behind.
Outraged by this injustice, Handicap Internationalβs teams
work in 55 countries alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet
their basic needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for
their dignity and fundamental rights.Β
Restoring hope in a time of war
Bakr, 9 (who you hear about in the appeal), lost both of his
legs in a bombing as he was playing with his friends in the street of Mosul in
Iraq. Handicap Internationalβs teams help children like Bakr recover both
physically β working to minimise the impact of often horrific injuries, and
psychologically β dealing with the trauma of suffering, fear and isolation.
PhotoΒ Β© E. Fourt / Handicap International
Ali is not a human shield
βWhen heβll be old
enough to understand, I will tell him what happened to his parents. And I want
everybody to know their story, not only Ali.β Β Β said Kitba, Aliβs aunt. Ali and
his family were used as human shields in Mosul, Iraq. Caught in a bombing, Ali
was severely injured and his two parents and brother were killed. Handicap
Internationalβs physiotherapist took care of little Ali and gave advice to his
aunt on how to support his recovery and help him to walk, play and smile again.
Photo Β© E. Fourt / Handicap International
This Christmas, thousands of children are wishing for peace
This Christmas let's give hope and a future to innocent
children like Ali and Bakr living in conflict zones and whose only wish for
2018 is peace.
Together we could let them know there is someone who cares β
no matter how far away.
Photo Β© E. Fourt / Handicap International
Broadcasts
- Christmas Eve 2017 07:54ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Christmas Eve 2017 21:26ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 28 Dec 2017 15:27ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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