Mine Blast in Israel
Feb 11, 2010
On February 6, 11-year-old Daniel Yuval from Tel Aviv was playing in the fresh snow in the Golan Heights when he stepped on landmine and lost his leg. His 12 year-old sister also sustained shrapnel injuries.

The incident has prompted many in Israel and around the world to ask not only whether the minefield was properly fenced, but why hundreds of thousands of mines are buried there in the first place.

Survivor Corps founder Jerry White also lost his ...
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How to Help Survivors in Haiti
Jan 15, 2010
Please help survivors in Haiti by donating to International Medical Corps.

IMC’s work delivering primary care to earthquake survivors is especially important because they invest in capacity building of local doctors and medical personnel. As IMC puts it, “This approach of helping people help themselves is critical to returning devastated communities to self-reliance.”

In 2008 Survivor Corps honored IMC doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Niarchos Prize for Survivorship. ...
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Younes Srour Wardat
Middle East – Jordan

 

Younes was a taxi driver in Jordan looking for a way to increase his income. He decided to investigate a nearby olive grove that was available for rent. While he was walking around the property, he stepped on a landmine. Younes laid in the grove suffering and near death for three hours before an Army car happened to drive by. His rescuers drove him to the nearest hospital, where he received first aid, but his foot could not be saved. Younes did not have insurance, and his hospital bills were very expensive. Worried that he could not ...

              

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