Commissioned Work: The HALO Trust: Angola: HALO_020

May 6, 2018: KANENGUERERE, ANGOLA - Four year-old Maxi sits on his older sister Regina's lap during church services in Kanenguerere village on Sunday morning. The HALO team has Sundays off, so the day is spent going to church, relaxing, and getting caught up on work. The village is very small, so the HALO women make up the bulk of the worshippers and have set up a church committee to help out with the church affairs, while still offering a place of respect to the women of the village. These deminers are working under extremely difficult circumstances in Kanenguerere. Not only is extremely hot - with snakes and scorpions common - but much of the mined area is on the side of an extremely steep hill, making every step dangerous. The area was mined during the civil war by government forces to protect the nearby railway line that can be seen in the background, as well as various troop positions. It is currently used by roughly 170 people including village residents and nomadic herders - many of whom are young children - who pass through uncleared land every day.

May 6, 2018: KANENGUERERE, ANGOLA - Four year-old Maxi sits on his older sister Regina's lap during church services in Kanenguerere village on Sunday morning. The HALO team has Sundays off, so the day is spent going to church, relaxing, and getting caught up on work. The village is very small, so the HALO women make up the bulk of the worshippers and have set up a church committee to help out with the church affairs, while still offering a place of respect to the women of the village. These deminers are working under extremely difficult circumstances in Kanenguerere. Not only is extremely hot - with snakes and scorpions common - but much of the mined area is on the side of an extremely steep hill, making every step dangerous. The area was mined during the civil war by government forces to protect the nearby railway line that can be seen in the background, as well as various troop positions. It is currently used by roughly 170 people including village residents and nomadic herders - many of whom are young children - who pass through uncleared land every day.