Tayyar Sulayman Omar Abdallah’s story

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In Yemen, where family farming makes up for the majority of food production, landmines and other explosive devices are hampering access to farms.

Tayyar Sulayman Omar Abdallah was on his way to work when a landmine detonated. “I left my home to go to the farm. A mine exploded under my car. My left and right legs were injured,” Tayyar told Project Masam.

Care and rehabilitation of landmine victims is often long and painful. Tayyar spent two months in hospital following the blast.

“My bones dislocated so they re-created a bone, but it didn’t last. So they sent me two months later from Aden to Egypt where I stayed for nine months. And my leg [still] needs to be fixed now, my joint needs fixing, and so I need to go back [to Egypt] now.”

Tayyar, who provided for his family, said that his disability now means he can “only walk 20 meters and no more than that”.

Houthi forces have been accused of planting landmines on farms and grazing lands; preventing civilians from grazing cattle, obtaining food or earning money. For many Yemenis, however, Project Masam represents a glimmer of hope.

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