Onesia’s sister suffered from tuberculosis and she vowed to do all that she could to try and stop TB. “My name is Onesia and I am 26 years old. I have been studying ways to prevent and treat TB since my sister suffered from it two years ago. It is an insidious and dangerous disease that […]
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MINE ACTION MOZAMBIQUE: SAM MUCAVELI For thirty years, landmines have prevented Sam from grazing his cows on pasture land near his home. Now the land has been made safe and… My name is Sam Mucaveli and I am a cattle farmer and community leader. The nearby powerline was mined during the civil war to protect it
MINE ACTION MOZAMBIQUE – ALEXANDER LANGA For 30 years Alexander’s family only had access to half his farmland and struggled to survive. “My name is Alexander Langa and I am 55 years old. I am a farmer from the Nyazvitanda area in the Macate region, Manica province in central Mozambique. After the war I would
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STAFF STORY – TARCISIO MUCHANGA An APOPO medic at the minefields who makes sure that everyone feels safe and confident at work. I am Tarcisio Muchanga and I am an APOPO medic on standby at the minefield. Being a medic here is different to any other medical position I have had. For obvious reasons… Each mine
STAFF STORY: MARGARIDA Margarida was an APOPO deminer. She risked her life every day to help rid Mozambique of unexploded land mines left over from the war 30 years ago. I am Margarida Luis Sitoe. I was a manual deminer for APOPO Mozambique.I helped detect hidden landmines left over from the civil war over
CLAUDI I am Claudi. I am 6 years old and I live in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I became very sick so my Grandmother took me to clinic. The doctor examined me and he suspected tuberculosis (TB). At the clinic we also met Lulu. She gives people advice about TB. Lulu is a volunteer from
Zito hit a hidden landmine with his hoe while preparing his land for crops. “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. During the
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Staff story: Abu Abu Chinarine was an APOPO deminer. He risked his life every day to help rid his community of unexploded landmines left over from the war 30 years ago. I was a manual deminer for APOPO. Everyone in the community knows about the mines that put our lives in danger. I decided to
Sharifa During her pregnancy Sharifa got very sick and recognised the symptoms of TB as she had had it once before. “My name is Sharifa and this is my baby Ramadhani. I live in Dar es Salaam in an area called Manzese. During my pregnancy I fell ill. I had a bad cough and I
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