APOPO News

Honor a mom on Mother’s Day!

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,

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APOPO Kicks Off Project to Demine One of the Largest Conservation Areas in the World

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

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APOPO pone en marcha un proyecto para desminar una de las mayores áreas de conservación del mundo

El proyecto ayudará a proteger a las comunidades locales y a los elefantes, pangolines y otros animales salvajes amenazados. Washington D.C. – Gracias a una subvención del gobierno estadounidense, APOPO ha puesto en marcha un nuevo proyecto para limpiar un denso campo de minas sembrado hace cuatro décadas en una de las mayores zonas de

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APOPO delivers Mackintosh Lecture

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

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Mine Awareness Day 2021

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,

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