Handicap International

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Handicap International is a non-governmental organization created in 1982 to provide help in refugee camps in Cambodia and Thailand. Based in Belgium and France, it has since opened branches in six other countries : Switzerland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and the United States. It is an independent, non-profit organization which aims to help persons with disability. Handicap International is one of the 6 founding members of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Since February 2005, the organization has also been calling for a ban on cluster munitions and conducted research documenting the human impact of the weapon. In February 2006, Belgium became the first country to enact such a ban as a result of Handicap International's public awareness and advocacy efforts.

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