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Sengaloun, center,
and four of his friends were injured
in 2006 when they played with a cluster
bomb they found. Department of Health
staff working with World Education visited
him at home and provided counseling on
psychological issues he faced, enabling
him to return to school.
For more information on current and past World
Education Laos programs, see the following:
Brochure: World Ed UXO Programs in Laos
Article:
Developing Medical Capacity in Laos
Donor Profile:
Grapes for Humanity U.S.
Fact Sheet:
Assistance to UXO Survivors
Cluster Bombs
For more information on cluster bombs, see:
Cluster
Bombs: FAQ
Mennonite Central Committee website
United
States Campaign to Ban Land Mines
The
US bomb legacy in Laos (video)
Why
Ban Cluster Bombs? (video)
Friends Committee on National Legislation
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Ms. Bouapha shows
the silk she produced through World Education's
former silk sector project.
News
For news articles on related topics, see:
Ground Zero Country
TheStar online
November 2008
Interview
with Lloyd Feinberg from the Leahy
War Victims Fund
Journal of Mine Action 6.3 Victim Assistance
December 2002
Using
art to heal the broken planet
Taunton Daily Gazette
August 07, 2008
UXO
Lao's Fight against Unexploded Ordnance
Journal of Mine Action
Issue 92, March 07 2006
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