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.
Handicap International was the winner of the 2011 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a $1.5 million dollar prize, for its commitment to disabled people living in situations of poverty, exclusion, conflict or natural disasters. Also one of member organization of the International Disability and Development Consortium.