The Boston Globe

‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo’s other end, and ...
AOL

‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

While the government in Sierra Leone doesn’t collect data on amputees, the United Nations estimates there are about 500,000 disabled people in the country. Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a ...
Texarkana Gazette

'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

But even now, amputation rates remain high in Sierra Leone due to motorbike accidents, poor medical care and delayed treatment by traditional healers, according to medical researchers. The government ...
Philadelphia Tribune

'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo's other end, and ...