Yemeni student Moubeen Abu Aser has said that Project Masam’s landmine clearance in the governorate of Marib was a psychological achievement. Discussing Masam’s mine action efforts, the student said these achievements had come with great human sacrifices in his heavily contaminated Marib governorate. Had it not been for Masam’s work in this governorate, life would…
Like many fishermen in Bab Al-Mandab, Salim Mohammad Salem, a Dhubab resident, was left unable to fish and provide for this family for fear landmines could threaten his life and his boat. Speaking to Project Masam, Salim explained how difficult the situation had become. Fishermen’s boats broke down and remained trapped on mined beaches and…
Mokhtar Mohamed Ali Farag is a Yemeni civilian living in Dhubab in the district of Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab. When Project Masam spoke to Mokhtar, the young man said he was relieved after the project succeeded in clearing landmines in both land and sea in several Yemeni regions. Mokhtar said both he and his fellow fishermen…
