APOPO Stories

Angola – Diu

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, […]

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Angola – Pedro & Eduardo

MINE ACTION ANGOLA – PEDRO XAVIER & EDUARDO PONA Farmers at Malele, Angola Pedro “We are brothers and this is our farm. Can you see the red sticks? This means that until recently, we thought there might be landmines here. In fact there were no landmines at all and our land has not been used

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Angola – Pedro y Eduardo

ACCIÓN CONTRA LAS MINAS ANGOLA – PEDRO XAVIER & EDUARDO PONA Agricultores en Malele, Angola Pedro “Somos hermanos y ésta es nuestra granja. ¿Ves los palos rojos? Esto significa que hasta hace poco pensábamos que aquí podía haber minas terrestres. En realidad no había ninguna mina terrestre y nuestra tierra no se utiliza desde hace

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Camboya – Sim

ACCIÓN CONTRA LAS MINAS CAMBOYA – DIT SIM Se descubrieron minas terrestres por todos los campos cercanos a la tienda del pueblo. Me llamo Dit Sim y éste es mi hijo Sim Sreyda, tiene 3 meses.  Estamos sentados en la tienda de mi madre en la que trabajo desde hace 10 años. Hasta hace poco,

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Cambodia – Sim

MINE ACTION CAMBODIA – DIT SIM Landmines were discovered all around the fields near the village shop. My name is Dit Sim and this is my son Sim Sreyda, he is 3 months old.  We are sitting in my mother’s shop that I have worked in for the last 10 years. Until recently the land

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Camboya – Loun y Saret

ACCIÓN CONTRA LAS MINAS EN CAMBOYA – LAY LOUN Y CHAN SARET “He trabajado en esta tierra durante los últimos 3 años y siempre me preocupó que hubiera minas terrestres ocultas aquí; ha habido muchos accidentes cerca. Pero no tenía elección, tenía que alimentar a mi familia y enviar a mi hija a la escuela.

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Cambodia – Loun & Saret

MINE ACTION CAMBODIA – LAY LOUN & CHAN SARET “I’ve worked on this land for the last 3 years and I always worried that landmines lay hidden here – there have been so many accidents nearby. But I had no choice, I had to feed my family and send my daughter to school. She works

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Camboya – Leav

ACCIÓN CONTRA LAS MINAS CAMBOYA – LEAV Leav no tuvo más remedio que cultivar sus tierras. Los HeroRAT encontraron 7 minas terrestres en sus campos. “Soy el subjefe de la aldea de Khnar Phtuol, cerca de Siem Reap, Camboya. Hoy soy un hombre feliz. APOPO y su socio CMAC levantaron un cartel para decir que

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Cambodia – Leav

MINE ACTION CAMBODIA – LEAV Leav had no choice but to farm his land. The HeroRATs found 7 landmines in his fields. “I am the Deputy Village Chief for Khnar Phtuol, near Siem Reap, Cambodia. Today I am a happy man. APOPO and their partner CMAC erected a sign to say that they have cleared

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