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8th March : women take the floor

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Laos Senegal

With the International Women's Day, HI want to offer you the testimony of six women, five in Senegal and one in Laos.

With the International Women's Day, HI want to offer you the testimony of six women, five in Senegal and one in Laos.

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Maïbate Sané works as a deminer, a job that brings both joy and fear
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Maïbate Sané works as a deminer, a job that brings both joy and fear

Maïbata Sané lives in Casamance, Senegal, where she works as a deminer for HI. Portrait of a strong, determined woman committed to a better future.

Bissine: Life after mines
© A. Faye / HI
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Bissine: Life after mines

After being displaced for 30 years, the inhabitants of Bissine, Senegal, are returning to their land and starting to cultivate their fields again, a source of economic prosperity for an entire region.

A day in the life of HI’s deminers
© A. Faye / HI
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A day in the life of HI’s deminers

Slip into the protective clothing of HI's deminers in Senegal, and come and spend a day with them in the field.