Ahmed Seif’s story

It was supposed to be a day of laughter and reconnecting with loved ones. Ahmed Seif was on a family visit when he stumbled on a landmine. The father-of-three at the time lost both legs in the blast. He was able to access emergency care, and stayed 25 days in hospital before he was discharged,…

Ahmed Salem Salahum’s story

Like every child in the world, seven-year-old Ahmed Salem Salahum eagerly waited for the morning to play. He loved spending time with his classmates and friends in his village after returning from school. But young Ahmed also used to hear warnings from his parents and teachers in the classroom about landmines. With anxious-ridden faces, they…

Fathia Saleh Muhammad Bin Muhammad’s story

More often than not in Yemen, women bear the burdens of running the households under extreme stress. Fathia Saleh Muhammad Bin Muhammad comes from Taiz. When the frontlines moved closer and closer, the roads and dirt paths near her were closed off. The family struggled to meet their daily needs. “We did not have firewood,…

Saeed Abdul Qaher’s story

Saeed Abdul Qaher was walking with his cousins when they triggered a landmine. The severity of the teenager’s injuries meant that his left leg was amputated. Because of the pain and the medical care he received, Saeed was unable to study. While he says he is unable to walk long distances today, he is fighting to…

Aml Ahmed’s story

Aml Ahmed, a young Yemeni woman from Matar district in Taiz, was full of hope and happiness. She had a dream to complete her university education while she was preparing for her wedding. Like many young woman, Aml always dreamed of the day she would get married. It took one incident to shatter her dreams.…

Farah Amin’s story

This is Farah. Though her name means joy, landmines have left her no joy, but just a name. She recognised the pains of oppression and injustice at the age of ten. These pains have grown up with her to this very moment. At the age of eight, Farah knew that there was a coup in…

Ahmed Seif Mahyoub’s story

Ahmed Seif Mahyoub left his house to visit his parents in the village of Ekad, in Jabal Habashi District in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate, when he walked on a landmine. Ahmed’s legs were torn apart. In an interview with Project Masam, Ahmed said, “I was going to visit my family whom I hadn’t seen for a…

Fatima Qa’eid’s story

The lines on Fatima Qa’eid’s face are a witness to how difficult her life has been. In the midst of the war rocking her area, Fatima walked on a landmine on the road. It badly affected her back and one of her legs was amputated. Today, Fatima spends most of the day on her dilapidated…

Haj Abdullah’s story

In southwestern Yemen, Haj Abdullah left his house on a street leading to the Republican hospital in Taiz, when a Houthi landmine exploded just metres away from the healthcare complex. Following the incident, Haj Abdullah’s body was pierced by shrapnel and his leg had to be amputated. “When the mine first exploded I felt nothing,…

Ammar Qassem’s story

Jabal Habashi District, is the most landmine contaminated area in the Taiz countryside, as large areas of the district have been turned into minefields killing and injuring hundreds of its residents. Too many tragedies have taken place in Jabal Habashi because of landmines, which have been intensively planted near civilian houses, inside their farms, on the…