“A life without mines” is a target Project Masam has been working to achieve in Yemen for five consecutive years in order to ensure a safe and landmine-free life for the Yemenis to help bring back life to normal in this war-torn country. The random plantation of landmines everywhere in Yemen and particularly in its vital…
Teachers in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate said their school had turned into living prisons after landmines were extensively planted in their vicinity. Al-Shaab School in the village of Akkad posed a great risk to students and staff alike, according to Naji Khalil, a teacher at Al-Shaab School. Everyone feared the mines, the teacher explained. Teachers were…
Because of the presence of landmines, several Yemeni schools experienced full paralysis, as their students and staff turned away from them, and parents were afraid explosions could kill their children. Thanks to Project Masam’s humanitarian landmine clearance, the schools have been brought back to life and are back in harness. On the occasion of the…
On the occasion of the International Day of Education, many Yemenis have taken the opportunity to thank Project Masam or its efforts in securing a number of Yemeni schools from landmines and restoring safety to these vital educational spaces. Abdul Al-Qadi Abdul Al-Fadel, father of little Hadi Abdo Fadel, from Al-Nuwaihan area in Jabal Habash,…
Landmines can hamper or even deny children’s fundamental right to a safe education, and Yemen is a tragic example of the suffering caused by heavily mined schools. Many children in the war-torn country have witnessed their schools being taken over by landmines – rendering them inaccessible – or destroyed by landmine explosions. One such school…
