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Leahy War Victims Fund Country Programs

The primary objective of the Leahy War Victims Fund (LWVF) is to expand access to affordable, appropriate prosthetics and orthotic services to those in need. While maintaining this objective, the LWVF is intensifying its efforts to advance the economic, social, and political integration of civilian war victims and people living with disabilities. Barrier-free accessibility to school, work, recreation, and opportunities for political engagement, and the inclusion of people with disabilities in planning and implementing programs that affect them, are increasingly important components of LWVF-sponsored programs. Through its global, regional, and country programs, the LWVF works to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in communities, schools, industries, and civic enterprises.

Global Initiatives        Regional Initiatives        Country Programs

Regional Initiative: Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) - Pan American Health Organization, subgrant to Polus Center for Social and Economic Development Regional Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Omega Initiative - Sierra Leone, Handicap International/France, Christian Aid for Under-Assisted Societies Everywhere (CAUSE) Country Program: Senegal - Handicap International/France Country Program: Liberia - United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Country Program: Angola - Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) Regional Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Omega Initiative - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Handicap International/Belgium Regional Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Omega Initiative - South Sudan, Medical Care Development International (MCDI) Global Initiative: Wheelchairs - Albania, Albanian Disability Rights Foundation Country Program: Lebanon - World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc. (WRF) Regional Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Omega Initiative - Ethiopia, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) Regional Initiative: Sub-Saharan Africa Omega Initiative - Kenya, Pact Inc. Global Initiative: Prosthetics and Orthotics Training and Technologies - World Health Organization, Tanzanian Training Center for Orthopedic Technologists Global Initiative: Wheelchairs, Handicap International/Belgium  Country Program: Afghanistan - United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Country Program: Sri Lanka - Motivation Country Program: Cambodia - Handicap International/Belgium, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) Country Program: Laos - The Consortium (World Education, World Learning) Country Program - Vietnam, Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), Prosthetic Outreach Foundation (POF), University Research Corporation (URC), Viet-Nam Assistance for the Handicapped (VNAH), Vietnam Veterans of America Founcation (VVAF) Global Initiative: Wheelchiars - Philippines, Handicap International/France
Leahy War Victims Fund Program Countries
Photo montage of Leahy War Victims Fund program participants. Photos taken with permission, courtesy of Polus Center for Social and Economic Development, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, Mel Stills, Lloyd Feinberg, and Rob Horvath

Global Initiatives

Prosthetics and Orthotics Training and Technologies

ISPO TATCOT  

Wheelchairs

Afghanistan Albania Central America Philippines Worldwide
 

Regional Initiatives

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia DROC Sierra Leone South Sudan

Central America

Pan-Africa

 

Country Programs

Afghanistan Angola Cambodia
Laos Lebanon Liberia
Senegal Sri Lanka Vietnam
 

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