Ally’s family didn’t realize he was seriously ill until he started coughing blood. “My name is Ally Abdallah Malumbo. I’m 14 years old, and I live with my mother and stepfather in Toangoma, Dar es Salaam. I have an older sister and two younger sisters. Before seeing blood, I didn’t feel like things were bad. …
Hadija was sick for a long time without knowing what she had or getting treatment. “My name is Hadija Issa, I’m from Mtwara but I moved to Dar es Salaam in 2010 with my husband. We have five children of which the two youngest live with us. It all started on the street where we …
Hassan was very sick with an undiagnosed illness. APOPO retested his sample and diagnosed him TB positive. “My name is Hassan Kitumbui and I am 42 years old. I support a wife, one child and my elderly mother. I work at a small market in Dar es Salaam at a fruit vendor selling bananas, watermelons …
A grandmother-headed family next to a minefield can live safely again. “My name is Sreymom and I live in Stueng Kheav, Preah Vihear. I have lived in this village for eight years now. My son, daughter and grandchildren also live with me. I look after the whole family at home. Both of my children are …
Victim Assistance: Vichet stepped on a landmine and lost his right leg. “My name is Vichet, and I’m 29 years old. I have two sons, a toddler of 3 years and a baby of 5 months. My eldest hasn’t started school yet; he’s still too young, but maybe next year he will. I got married …
Chandarak stepped on a landmine at a nearby mango farm and lost part of his leg. “My name is Chandarak. I’m 12 years old and I am an amputee. When I was 9 years old, my father and I went to visit a nearby mango farm just down the road only about 2 kilometers from …
A grandfather-headed family who can safely work and play on land previously contaminated with landmines. My name is Kol, I am 65 years old and I am a farmer in Srae Noy Commune, Siem Reap Province. I grow cassava and rice to support my family. My farm is about 4 kilometers from here, a long …
Itai worries for her life as she tries to make ends meet. Itai wakes up to plough her field almost every day during the Zimbabwean farming season when temperatures are extremely high with sporadic rainfall. She got married into the Matimise family in 2011, and since 1994 has lived and farmed in Chilotlela. When she …
MINE ACTION ANGOLA – MARIAM AND HER FATHER Zito hits 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 …