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We’re thrilled to announce that APOPO organized the first-ever course in Syntropic Farming in Ethiopia following on the success of APOPO’s pilot training in Tanzania. This initiative is part of APOPO’s HeroTREEs project. The course was a combination of theory classes and practical experience with mostly hands-on experience under the guidance of Permaculture and Syntropic […]

This year, the prestigious Christoffel Plantin Prize, went to Christophe Cox, APOPO’s CEO. The Christoffel Plantin Prize is an annual prize awarded to a Belgian who contributes to the prestige of Belgium abroad. Members of the Christoffel Plantin Fund chose Christophe, as Laureate this year in the category of Social Entrepreneurship. The Prize was created

On October 21, 2022, APOPO’s Mine Risk Education team in Angola held a session on explosive hazards with the Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, an Angolan football (soccer) club based in Libolo, Cuanza Sul Province. The football team lives in a building complex of about 200 homes, which is only 5 meters from the “Mangueiras

APOPO, famed for its use of specially trained rats in landmine and tuberculosis detection celebrates its 25th birthday this month! Harnessing the highly attuned sense of smell in the African giant pouched rat, APOPO has spent the last 25 years training these affectionate rodents in detecting two of the deadliest threats on the planet: landmines

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2022 is out! The report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels. Unfortunately, the newest data reflects the lingering repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing

This week on Wednesday October 26th, APOPO’s Innovation team in Tanzania was thrilled to host a high-level visit from Flora Müller, advisor with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The GIZ ‘Partnership against Wildlife Crime (in Africa and Asia)’ program, commissioned by the German Government, has been supporting APOPO’s ground-breaking wildlife detection research since 2019.

It is peaceful at APOPO’s Training site in Morogoro. HeroRAT Daniel and his unit wait quietly in the shade for their training sessions to begin. The rats are secure and comfortable in a travel box padded with wood chippings. They are rolled up into a signature ‘ball’ taking a nap. This is normal for the

Today, October 11th, marks the 10th anniversary of a day dedicated to girls. Over the last decade there has been increased attention on issues that matter to girls at all levels: governments, policymakers and the general public. And with this, more opportunities for girls to have their voices heard on the global stage. While the

Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) Situated on the edges of Southeast Zimbabwe is a dense minefield, spanning from the Sango Border Post to Mwenezi River. This minefield falls under APOPO’s area of responsibility and has much potential for development for local communities through agricultural and livestock farming. However, the presence of deadly landmines blocks access to