APOPO News

Nieuwerkerken. On Tuesday evening, September 14th, APOPO’s Chairman Prof. Dr. Herwig Leirs and CEO Christophe Cox presented APOPO’s story and impact to an engaged audience in Christophe’s hometown Nieuwerkerken. The Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation and Major Cities Policy, Meryame Kitir, and H.E Jestas Nyamanga, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Kingdom […]

Empowering women as agents of change In much of rural sub-Saharan Africa, women struggle to find regular work opportunities, leaving many families struggling to survive. APOPO made great efforts to promote the project as it was starting, at village level far and wide, and directly to female leaders and village groups. As a result they were able

Battambang, Cambodia. A landmine detection rat named in honour of a hero deminer and former British soldier is continuing his legacy 25 years after his murder. Howes, the HeroRAT, has started her new job on June 1st, clearing the deadly legacy of conflict in Cambodia. She is named in honour of Christopher Howes, a deminer

  APOPO announced today that HeroRAT Magawa will retire this month. Siem Reap, Cambodia. During his illustrious five-year career, HeroRAT Magawa’s work has directly saved the lives of men, women and children who were impacted by hidden landmines and other deadly remnants of war. Every discovery he made reduced the risk of injury or death

A celebration of mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. “TB” is short for a disease called tuberculosis. TB is spread through the air from one person to another. TB germs are passed through the air when someone who is sick with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, laughs, sings,

Project will help protect local communities and threatened elephants, pangolins, and other wildlife. Washington D.C. – Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Government, APOPO has kicked off a new project to clear a dense minefield laid four decades ago in one of the largest conservation areas in the world. APOPO has been tasked by

Gregynog Hall, Wales APOPO’s Head of Training and Innovation, Dr. Cindy Fast, was invited to deliver the keynote address at the 25th Associative Learning Symposium, traditionally held at Gregynog Hall in Wales (hence, it is sometimes referred to as “Gregynog Meeting”). Gregynog hall is relatively small, so the meeting is traditionally “by invitation only” for

International  Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Men and women around the world risk their own lives when clearing landmines in an effort to help the local communities who live in fear of these dangerous, hidden weapons. For deminers, International Landmine Awareness Day is no different to any other day on the minefield. For APOPO,

APOPO at annual conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For a second year in a row, meetings and active campaigns to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day have been very restricted due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  In Ethiopia, the consortium of the Federal Ministry of Health, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) and Addis Ababa City Administration