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HomeMission Vision GoalFoundersBoard Of DirectorsLandmine FactsTeklet with his family and CALM Representative (far left) - May 2009 Teklet with his father and two little brothers walking to school (May 2009) Teklet in school with friends | TEKLET YEMANEAge: 15 Sex: Male Place of Birth: Wereda Thahtay Adi-Abo, Kebele Badme, NW Tigray region (Ethiopia) Place of residence: Wereda Thahtay Adi-Abo, Wereda Biyara Grade: 2nd (2008/9). He started school late because of landmine threat in the area and missed two years of school while recovering from landmine injury) Siblings: three brothers and three sisters Parent's occupation: both parents are farmers Type of injury: lost his right leg below knee and left arm below elbow, right eye and two right hand fingers, and some injury on his right hand and left leg Cause of injury: Anti-Personnel landmine, in Badme Activity during the accident: herding livestock Place and date of injury: Badime, June 2006 Did he get help and rehabilitation after the accident? No Did other children involve in the accident with Teklit? Yes, two children died and some animals were killed as well. Are there other child landmine survivors in the area? Yes, there are 20 other child landmine survivors in the area. All of them are boys between the ages of 8 and 13. Any demining and mine awareness activity in the area? The government of Ethiopia has done some demining activity in the area a few years ago. Though this has reduced the incident of the accident to some extent, landmines continued to maim and kill children in the area.
Yearly cost of rehabilitation and school for Teklit 1. Locally made artificial limb, supportive device $306.00 and other related expenses 2. Education allowance including transport $320.00 and other related expenses 3. Misc. 20% (money transfer, telephone) $125.00 Total cost per year =$751.00 |
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