Humanity & Inclusion (HI) works alongside disabled and vulnerable people in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

Between October 2016 and July 2017, Mosul, in Nineveh province, was the scene of heavy fighting. The intensive use of explosive weapons such as bombs and improvised mines was particularly destructive in the western half of the city. More than 500,000 people are still displaced in camps.

Last year, we were delighted to welcome disability & human rights activist Eddie Ndopu to HI as our new Ambassador. We recently caught up with Eddie in Rwanda, where he was visiting our inclusive education projects in and around Kigali.

Aleema Shivji, Executive Director of Humanity & Inclusion UK, explains how recent events bring us one step closer to protecting civilians caught in armed conflict.