Executive Director - USA
Handicap International
Silver Spring, maryland
Co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Humanity & Inclusion (HI) works in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict, and disaster in 60 countries. For more than 40 years, our experts have worked tirelessly alongside people with disabilities and marginalized communities to help them meet their basic needs, improve their living conditions, and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Founded in 1982, the HI Network now has more than 5,000 staff worldwide. Eight national associations, based in Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, provide overall support for our global activities.
Our programs reduce and address the consequences of disabling accidents and diseases; clear landmines and unexploded ordnance and prevent related accidents through education; respond quickly and effectively to natural and civil disasters in order to limit serious and permanent injustices and assist survivors with...