Muharram Zaid was tending to his sheep and goats when he came across an object that looked like a rock. Intrigued, he picked it up. It exploded. “My right arm was amputated,” Muharram told Project Masam, as he took his goats and sheep to graze. “On the day of the accident I had 50 sheep…
There are two types of mine clearance: humanitarian and military. What’s the difference between these, and how does Project Masam deal with the threat of landmines in Yemen? We asked our Director of Special Operations, Chris Clark. “There is a race to clear mines quicker than they are being laid, but the balance of that is that…
Like hundreds of victims of landmines in Yemen, Amina Ibrahim was walking near her village when a mine exploded under her feet. “After the mine exploded, I didn’t feel anything anymore,” Amina told Project Masam from her home. Her right leg was amputated and she now wears a prosthetic leg to help her move around.…
Thousands of Yemeni lives are shattered by shrapnel wounds each year. Mahfouz Thabet, who is in his teens, was working in the fields when he triggered the mine detonating mechanism. The landmine projected metal fragments. “I was grazing cattle and I ran over a mine which exploded immediately,” he told Project Masam. “The mine exploded,…
In Yemen, mine action plays a critical role in relation to ensuring humanitarian assistance. Why does it matter so much, and how does it work? Our Managing Director and Programme Manager Ousama Algosaibi answered: “The real issue in Yemen is that a lot of villages that the Houthis have been in have been laid with…
Project Masam launches new awareness campaign in Yemen – 5 April 2021
Ma'rib escalation of violence raises spectre of new landmine emergency- 23 Feb 2021
Iman Ibrahim is a shy six-year-old. Unlike many other girls her age, Iman doesn’t dream of toys; her dream is for her limbs to work again. She was only little when a landmine exploded under her. Her right leg was badly damaged, the skin and muscles burnt and torn. Iman’s left arm was blown to…
In Yemen, children make up for a large proportion of all victims of landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices. Hammam, Anhar and Wijdan are sadly some of the thousands of children whose life has been altered by mines. “We went out for a walk in the vicinity of Al Jufina [Ma’arib governorate]. One of…
Have you ever wondered what it’s really like for a demining expert to work in a war zone such as Yemen? Our Director of Special Operations, Chris Clark, gave us an overview. “Since Project Masam deployed in 2018, the technical experts’ role has been to train the Yemeni deminers in the equipment provided and in…
