APOPO News

Supporting Sustainable Development Goal 4. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education in 2018, an occasion to remember that the right to education is a vital part of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. It is also a day to reflect on how we […]

By Michael Heiman | Country Program Manager, APOPO Mine Action Cambodia Proof of concept project for Cambodia program.  In November 2020, APOPO began a pilot project to prove the concept of using our Technical Survey Dog teams for a Cluster Munition Remnant Survey in East Cambodia, where bombs were dropped during the Vietnam War still imposing a risk on the

Cambodia program hits land release milestone in record time. Today, APOPO held a handover ceremony with partner CMAC in Siem Reap province. This ceremony was to hand over the last minefield cleared in 2020, releasing 126,560 m2 of recently cleared land back to the community living in and around the former minefield. In this minefield, APOPO and

Training HeroRATs to detect wildlife products. Over the past few years, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) of South Africa, APOPO has been exploring the feasibility of training rats to detect endangered wildlife. We first proved the principle that our rats’ can be trained to detect illegally trafficked pangolin scales (the world’s most widely trafficked

By Dr. Cindy Fast | APOPO Head of Training & Innovation APOPO to clear deadly minefield in the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor. In Zimbabwe, landmines affect not only local populations but also their precious livestock and wildlife. Thanks to an initial start-up grant from the US government, followed by another grant and strong support from the Swiss

By Micaela Bernardez Vidal | Quality Assurance Manager Shipment of quality feeds arrive from Australia. For the third year in a row, APOPO’s HeroRATs in Tanzania and Cambodia have received a very generous donation of a yearlong supply of specialist quality rat feed for our furry heroes! Australian-based Specialty Feeds mainly supply diets to the research community – largely small

By Robert Burny | Country Program Manager, APOPO TB Mozambique Flanders for the fight against COVID-19. APOPO is thrilled to announce that the Government of Flanders has approved a new grant of €600,000 for APOPO TB Mozambique. This vital support from Flanders will not only fill the funding gap for our TB program in Mozambique until the end 2021; but excitingly,

By Robert Burny | Country Program Manager, APOPO TB Mozambique Supporting rapid diagnostic testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV). APOPO’s team in Maputo, Mozambique is thrilled to share initial results from the USAID funded project that uses the APOPO lab team to support Population Services International (PSI) Mozambique in conducting a research study (launched in early 2020) on the

First rat to receive the PDSA Gold Medal. APOPO is delighted to announce that HeroRAT Magawa has been awarded the PDSA Gold Medal for life-saving bravery. Magawa is based in Cambodia and supports APOPO’s efforts to rid Cambodia of the deadly legacy of landmines. Watch HeroRAT Magawa receive his PDSA Gold Medal: Magawa is an African giant