Commissioned Work: The HALO Trust: Angola: HALO_021

May 6, 2018: KANENGUERERE, ANGOLA - HALO deminers Imaculada Celestino and Suzana Soares visit with some of the children of Kaneguerere village - fourteen year-old Aurora, Suzy and Wandi on Sunday afternoon. The family moved into the village recently so that the children could go to school, and they have a small plot of land by the river where they grow a few vegetables. The girls, especially, love the HALO deminers and want them to stay in the village forever. The HALO team has Sundays off, so the day is spent going to church, relaxing, and getting caught up on work. 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 - HALO deminers Imaculada Celestino and Suzana Soares visit with some of the children of Kaneguerere village - fourteen year-old Aurora, Suzy and Wandi on Sunday afternoon. The family moved into the village recently so that the children could go to school, and they have a small plot of land by the river where they grow a few vegetables. The girls, especially, love the HALO deminers and want them to stay in the village forever. The HALO team has Sundays off, so the day is spent going to church, relaxing, and getting caught up on work. 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.