We save lives by training animals to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis

Help us make the world a better place

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With your support, we can clear landmines, detect tuberculosis, and save lives. You can donate monthly, yearly, or one single time.

ADOPT A HERORAT

Join our animal heroes on their life-saving adventures as they use their extraordinary sense of smell to sniff out deadly problems.

THE PROBLEM

Over 60 countries are contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, that cause tragic accidents and hamper communities from developing their productive land.

Meanwhile, slow and inaccurate detection methods make tuberculosis the world’s most deadly infectious disease. 10.6 million new people contracted TB in 2022, 3.1 million went undiagnosed, and 1.3 million died from the disease.

THE SOLUTION

APOPO’s scent detection animals, nicknamed ‘HeroRATs’ and ‘HeroDOGs’, help to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis – returning safe land back to communities for development, and freeing people from serious illness so they can get back on their feet.

Angola – Miriam and her father Zito

Zito hit a hidden landmine with his hoe while preparing his land for crops. ...

Cambodia – Kol

A grandfather-headed family who can now safely work and play on land cleared by APOPO....

Tanzania – Hassan

Hassan was very sick with an undiagnosed illness. APOPO retested his sample using rats....

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Just $30 will clear 30m2 of minefield

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HEROGIFTS

Gifts that you’ll never forget