‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror ...
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Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
They forgot I had one leg,” the 45-year-old laughed. The trainer at a center for amputee farmers picked himself up and added: “We fall and we rise.” ...
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Sowing Hope: The Farming on Crutches Revolution in Sierra Leone
Lahai Makieu, balancing on a crutch, epitomizes resilience in Sierra Leone ... Sierra Leone's government remains largely absent in providing much-needed resources and reparations to war-affected ...
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American Civil War-era sword belonging to N.B. doctor to go on display in Saint John
A ceremonial sword that belonged to a New Brunswick doctor who served in the American Civil War has found its way back home, ...