Humanité & inclusion
Country : France
Year of establishment : 1982
The Handicap International network, renamed Humanity & Inclusion in 2018, has been operating since 1982 in more than 60 countries to respond to emergencies, improve living conditions and defend the rights of people with disabilities or in vulnerable situations. Its missions include rehabilitation, mental health, inclusive education, humanitarian demining and international advocacy. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1997 for its role in the campaign to ban landmines, the NGO develops innovative solutions: 3D-printed prosthetics, lightweight exoskeletons, accessible navigation apps. It advocates at the UN to embed universal accessibility in public policies. Guided by principles of humanity and impartiality, HI places dignity, community participation and violence prevention at the heart of its programs, while ensuring financial transparency and reducing the carbon footprint of field operations.
Partnership operations to identify and activate corporate philanthropy and skills-based partnerships that are useful on the ground and coherent with the humanitarian mission, while controlling reputational risk. Strategic framing, mapping and targeted approaches, support to negotiation and formalisation of deliverables. Activation scenarios, governance safeguards through regular checkpoints and a dashboard, then a consolidation roadmap.
The programme mapped 41 potential partners and executed 18 targeted approaches, resulting in 2 structured partnerships, i.e. a 43.9% approach rate and an 11.1% conversion from approach to signature. Activation planning covered 10 deliverables, with 8 executed, corresponding to an 80% counter-party fulfilment rate; 1 of 2 partnerships was renewed. Reporting tracked impact contribution, deliverable delivery, partner compliance and narrative consistency. Estimated partnership value secured (cash and in-kind rights and inventory): EUR 360,000.
