{"id":18196,"date":"2021-06-16T08:05:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=18196"},"modified":"2021-06-16T09:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:14:44","slug":"tayyar-sulayman-omar-abdallahs-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/tayyar-sulayman-omar-abdallahs-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Tayyar Sulayman Omar Abdallah’s story"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1524156224953{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623830480544{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #b5b5b5 !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”]In Yemen, where family farming makes up for the majority of food production, landmines and other explosive devices are hampering access to farms.<\/p>\n

Tayyar Sulayman Omar Abdallah was on his way to work when a landmine detonated. \u201cI left my home to go to the farm. A mine exploded under my car. My left and right legs were injured,\u201d Tayyar told Project Masam.<\/p>\n

Care and rehabilitation of landmine victims is often long and painful. Tayyar spent two months in hospital following the blast.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy bones dislocated so they re-created a bone, but it didn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tayyar, who provided for his family, said that his disability now means he can \u201conly walk 20 meters and no more than that\u201d.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Since launching in mid-2018, Project Masam has cleared 254,918 explosive devices in liberated areas (as at 11 June 2021).[\/vc_column_text]

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