ANGOLA

Thirty years of conflict have left Angola with millions of landmines scattered throughout its territory, making it one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. Although the official statistics indicate that the number of casualties are decreasing, non-governmental sources indicated that the number of incidents have increased during 2002, the year of the signing of the peace accords, and early 2003.  This has been caused by a movement of the population following the cease-fire, primarily civilians returning to their former homes.  From 1998 to 2002, a total of 2,055 mine and UXO casualties, including 487 children, were recorded.

Survivor Assistance Partner

ANG-SA-JLC

The Jaipur Limb Campaign works with LARDEF, a disabled people's organization in Angola, to support a cooperative of low cost transport for goods and people, which is run by landmine survivors and other people with disabilities.   The transportation cooperative project improves the social and economic conditions of disabled people and victims of landmines.   This cooperative is a self-sustaining income and employment-generating project run entirely by people with disabilities.

It also benefits landmine survivors by providing transportation to orthopedic rehabilitation centers and raising awareness of the disability issue. It challenges negative attitudes towards disabled people by promoting their positive image.