Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion Prosthetist & Orthotist Technical Advisor Jobs in Uganda

Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion Prosthetist & Orthotist Technical Advisor Jobs in Uganda

Between 2009 and 2013, Handicap International was present in Uganda implementing Mine Risk Education activities.

These activities concluded in 2013 when Uganda was declared free of mines in 2012.

In October 2017, HI launched its new programme directed at the refugee response in Arua District, West Nile region. HI is currently implementing psychosocial support services, community-based rehabilitation, protection of persons with specific needs, and disability inclusion.

These actions are implemented in Omugo Settlement, the extension of Rhino Camp Settlement where most new refugees are being settled, and Imvepi Settlement.

HI is now expanding it’s rehabilitation project under BPRM funding from September 2018, in consortia with Medical Teams International (MTI) to cover all three settlements in Arua District (Omugo, Imvepi and Rhino).

In January 2019, HI is launching an innovative project under DFID funding under the Global Disability Innovation Fund: 3D Printing through Emergency Tele Rehab Access (3D-PETRA) which will bring appropriate, life changing orthopedic devices to people in need in Arua District. The aim of the Project is to develop effective solutions combining telemedicine, CAD CAM and 3D printing, in order to provide and increase access to orthotic devices for use in emergencies and remote settings:

These actions comprise the four components of HI’s Uganda Refugee Response Strategy. The total mission portfolio is 1.8 million EURO, implemented by a staff of over 60 and 20 volunteers. The current activities are limited to Arua District, HI will expand the scope to other refugee areas including other districts in Northern Uganda hosting South Sudanese refugee populations, and the Congolese refugee sites in Western Uganda.

HI is legally registered in Uganda having obtained the NGO Permit, the Certificate of Incorporation, and the Memorandum of Understanding from the Office of the Prime Minister.

These legal documents are required to implement activities in Uganda. HI’s Head Office is in Kampala, and field operations are based in the office in Arua Town. In May, HI will set-up a deep field station in Omugo settlement were field staff will reside and operate.

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