Stirring a renaissance in areas plagued by land mines from past conflicts, the NGO Mines Advisory Group, known as MAG, is an NGO committed to the removal of landmines in the Eastern Provinces of Angola. With the support of the Angolan government, this NGO has cleared more than 10 million square meters of minefields providing ideal conditions for communities to re-establish, re-develop and flourish. The extraordinary and essential work of this NGO, is paving the way for Angola’s continued economic and social development.
Civil war ended in Angola 20 years ago, but there was a haunting legacy: land mines shutting down farmers, builders, families, and kids. It was a huge and painstaking effort to track down all the mines and remove them, but it was essential work in order to give a normal life back to the Angolan population.
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Source: Euronews
