MINE ACTION ANGOLA: HISTORIA DA CUNHA “Landmines are one of the big evils in the world because they continue to kill and injure people long after wars have ended. We have lived in fear for so long because of them. We cannot live our lives freely. Before moving here to Quitexe I lived a place […]
Pendo Msegu is an APOPO Mine Detection Rat Training Supervisor & Animal Welfare Officer. “My name is Pendo Msegu and I am a Training Supervisor at APOPO’s Training and Research center in Tanzania. When I first joined APOPO I began as a Data entry clerk. It soon became clear that I was a hard worker
Cambodia – Pum Min Min stepped on a landmine as he was walking to his field, it changed his life. “My name is Min and I am 60 years old, I live and farm in Sre Nui commune. I am married and we have two adult daughters. They both work in construction in Siem Reap
Amadhi Juma Amadhi’s family worried as he lost weight and got weaker, his local clinic couldn’t find out why. My name is Amadhi and I’m 60 years old. I live in Tandika area in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with 5 of my family members, in a small three room house. My son and his
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Mhudini Mhudini is a bus conductor and he kept working even though he was sick. My name is Mhudini Malisa. I’m 20 years old and I live in Dar es Salaam with my uncle and his family. I work as a conductor on one of the many minibuses (daladalas) in the city. This is the
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Jacobo Nanjalahu “My name is Jacobo Nanjalahu, I’m 24 and I live in an area of Dar es Salaam called Manzese with my parents and siblings. I work as a plumber. Last year one of my brothers fell ill with tuberculosis (TB). He started coughing blood and was feeling very tired all the time. I
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Leila Leila got too sick to go to school and spread her disease to her brother and sister before APOPO diagnosed her with tuberculosis. My name is Leila and I’m 13 years old. I live in the Tandale area in Dar es Salaam with my grandparents, and younger brothers and sisters. Our small house has
Abdulrahman Abdulrahman feared for his pregnant wife when he fell ill and his local clinic couldn’t tell him what he had. My name is Abdulrahman and I’m 25 years old. My wife and I have a little baby daughter who is three months old and we live close to Tandale market in Dar es Salaam.
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Mine Action Angola – Diu Luciano Village Chief of Camatende Village, Malanje The landmines have always prevented our freedom of movement. From the last house in the village, you can see the sign that shows where the landmines begin, only about 30 meters away. That is prime land for growing crops. But during the war,