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 ...