July 14, 2005
Angola, May 2005 outreach:
Main Story
Traveling
Scars of the war
Menongue
Life in the villages and refugee camps
Clinical work
Devine Appointment: The Tank Dentist
Bushmen
The people of Angola
This man survided a landmine explotion at this spot.
An exploded tank shell
Landmine warnings are everywhere
It would be dangerous to wonder around between these trees. On the right is a wreck
Landmine warnings to the right, a landmine crator in the middle and a wreck to the left
A mangled tyre rim
Grass tied in a knot is also a warning of a landmine field
Boys enjoying a swim amongst landmine warnings
Detonated anto personel mines. The de-mining is done by HALO Trust
Each spot where a landmine is removed is marked with a white stick with the date written on it.
A safe path leading to the river
Demining is a intense and time consuming process. Soil needs to be dug up.
At every white mark a landmine was removed
A anti-tank mine was removed here
HALO Trust's equipment
More warning signs
A recently removed landmin's markings is clearly visible here. It was removed a month before we traveled on this road.
A recently removed landmin's markings is clearly visible here. It was removed a month before we traveled on this road.
A canon shell
A bulet point still stuck in the wall
A huge crator formed by a landmine explotion
Scrap nel, bullet points and cases lie next to the roads close to wrecks
'Doctors for Life International' represents more than 1400 medical doctors and specialists, three-quarters of who practice in South Africa. Since 1991 DFL has been actively promoting health care that is safe and efficient for all South Africans. DFL was founded as a South African organization in 1991 and has spread across the globe. DFL is involved in several community projects including orphan care, the care of terminal AIDS patients, malaria prevention and the care of abused women.