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Angola: Miss Landmine Angola 2007

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Angola, Humanitarian Response, War & Conflict, Women & Gender

“If you are wondering how low some people will sink then this is just about it. Colleagues in Norway sent me an email with this story about a Norwegian project to promote a beauty contest for landmine survivors in Angola and to create a fashion magazine for specially designed clothes for survivors. The project has received some $80,000 from funders including the Norweigan government,” writes Sokari Ekine who considers the project highly offensive [1].