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

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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. 10.8 million new people contracted TB in 2023, 2.7 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.

NEWS AND ARTICLES

What’s happening at APOPO?

Why Your Regular Donations to APOPO Matter
Why Regular Donations Are a Lifeline for APOPO’s Programmes…
New HeroRAT Recruits Join APOPO’s TB Detection Team in Ethiopia
Discover how five new TB detection rats are strengthening APOPO’s fight against tuberculos…
HeroRAT Exhibit Opens at Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Find out about the HeroRAT exhibit in Kansas! Learn how APOPO’s scent detection rats……
APOPO’s Search and Rescue Rats Arrive Safely in Turkey
Explore how RescueRATs in Turkey are revolutionizing disaster response……
From Minefields to Rice Fields: Year Three Begins in Preah Vihear, Cambodia
Discover how APOPO helps Cambodian farmers reclaim land from landmines and grow rice…
New Study Confirms HeroRATs Boost TB Detection by 48% — Outperforming Even Advanced Diagnostics
Discover how tuberculosis detection rats improve diagnosis rates beyond Xpert testing….

MAKE A DONATION

Just $30 will clear 30m2 of minefield

ADOPT AN ANIMAL

Join us on a life-saving mission

HEROGIFTS

Gifts that you’ll never forget