APOPO News

The Government of Flanders has stepped up to tackle Ukraine’s pressing landmine crisis, granting 1 million euros in funding to APOPO to support the training and deployment of Technical Survey Dog (TSD) teams in the country’s most affected regions. With estimates suggesting over a third of Ukraine’s land may be contaminated with landmines and other […]

From January 24th to 26th, APOPO hosted a syntropic farming workshop in Caiombo, a rural locality within the Ebo municipality of Cuanza Sul province, Angola. The event, led by syntropic farming expert Roland van Reenen, aimed to introduce and educate on the principles and practices of syntropic farming, an approach that could revolutionize agriculture in

In December 2023, APOPO, with over two decades of history in humanitarian mine action, reached an extraordinary milestone. Our clearance efforts over the years reached a total of 100 million square meters of land released since our humanitarian demining work began. To put this into perspective, that’s an area roughly the size of the city

In December 2023, players of People’s Postcode Lottery, through funds raised and allocated by the Postcode Global Trust, generously awarded an additional £100,000 to APOPO. This humanitarian funding is part of a broader initiative to support longstanding charity partners in response to the increasing global cost of living and specific sector challenges. It’s a clear

APOPO Cambodia was recently honored to host a visit from a Belgian government delegation, including Sarah Gasquard, Deputy Head of Mission for the Belgian Embassy in Thailand, and Marc Fransen, a Desk Officer Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The visit focused on APOPO’s efforts to tackle the issue of landmines in Cambodia, with

APOPO is delighted to share the news of the extension of our long-term collaboration with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) for landmine clearance in Cambodia. We signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on that will extend through to the end of 2024. The MoU reaffirms our commitment to working together with CMAC to

In the mine-affected area of Malipati, near Zimbabwe’s Sango Border Post, female deminer Rhodah is a symbol of gradual change in a field traditionally dominated by men. Her work with APOPO Mine Action reflects a growing shift towards inclusivity in mine clearance, a sector known for its gender challenges. With APOPO’s goal to establish a

APOPO recently hosted members from GEA at its Training and Innovation headquarters in Morogoro, Tanzania. This visit marks a significant step in the evolution of the RescueRATs project, aimed at integrating these intelligent animals into Search and Rescue operations. Natural disasters like earthquakes and cyclones, which are predicted to increase in frequency due to climate

APOPO recently presented its Mine Action Development Impact Bond (DIB), the HeroTREES project, and its private sector engagement strategy at the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) Innovation in Demining Conference and the Twenty-First Meeting of the States Parties. Both conferences were held in Geneva, in the weeks of 9 and 16 November, respectively,