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Discover how APOPO's scent detection animals, known as HeroRATs and HeroDOGs, help rid the world of the scourge of landmines, tuberculosis and more...
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| Jun 8, 2021 | A landmine-sniffing rat is retiring after 5 years of trawling Cambodia's minefields | Magawa, 7, has been scurrying through Cambodia's minefields to suss out explosives and save people from losing life and limb. APOPO Magawa is an expert mine-sniffing rat, and helps bomb disposal squads suss out landmines quickly. He is... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | A landmine-sniffing rat is retiring after 5 years of helping explosives teams clear 20 football fields worth of land | Magawa, 7, has been scurrying through Cambodia’s minefields to suss out explosives and save people from losing life and limb. APOPO Magawa is an expert mine-sniffing rat, and helps bomb disposal squads suss out landmines quickly. He is now ... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Rats are cleaning up landmines and suspicions about the military in one of the world's most war-torn countries | Rats have had a positive impact on the relationship between Cambodians who live near minefields and soldiers who clear the mines. The Conversation Redeem now Rats are being used in de-mining in Cambodia because of their incredible sense of ... |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 17 Gifts That Give Back To Help Make Sense Of This Year | I’m just going to be honest here. I’m at a point where I feel like no amount of activism or hope or logic will reverse the trajectory of America’s free-fall into the sinkhole of discord, evil, anachronism and general WTFness. I can make cal... |
| Oct 17, 2016 | 12 candidates on the UBS Social Innovators Shortlist | |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Bitcoin Donations Can Now Fund Mine-Detecting 'Super Rats' | Belgian NGO and social enterprise Apopo is now accepting bitcoin donations to fund innovative humanitarian projects in eight countries across Africa and Asia. With the announcement, it joins an increasing number of non-profits and charities... |
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FAQ about Apopo
What has the press written about Apopo?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Apopo, among them “A landmine-sniffing rat is retiring after 5 years of trawling Cambodia's minefields” (Jun 8, 2021) and “A landmine-sniffing rat is retiring after 5 years of helping explosives teams clear 20 football fields worth of land” (Jun 7, 2021).
Is Apopo still active?
Yes, Apopo is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 26, 2023.