We train HeroRATs to save lives and limbs, by using their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out unexploded landmines and tuberculosis. Our mission is to develop detection rats technology to provide solutions for global problems and inspire positive social change.
Landmines pose a structural barrier to development and economic growth, long after a war ends. Detection of landmines is difficult, dangerous, costly and time-consuming. Trained HeroRATs offer a cheap, efficient and effective solution to this problem. Meanwhile, Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of poverty which caused 1.7 million deaths in 2009. In Tanzania, only 50% of TB patients are diagnosed. HeroRATs quickly and accurately sniff out TB in human sputum samples, increasing new case findings.
HeroRATs offer an efficient, accurate and cost-effective alternative technology to combat two global humanitarian detection challenges. APOPO utilizes a readily available resource, and involves and employs local communities in the solution - thereby helping to initiate economic development and create positive social change.
By creating local employment and encouraging development, APOPO provides a cost-effective solution to global humanitarian challenges. The work of our trained HeroRATs saves lives, reduces landmine casualties, and enables communities to utilize their land for agricultural purposes or infrastructure development. Fast, effective TB diagnosis means patients can access treatment sooner, reducing the spread of deadly TB and limiting the impact on the patient's family and the wider community.
"My wish is to one day to see my village free from landmines, through people who can help and support demining; in order for the community to make use of the land again."
- Tivane, landmine survivor in Mozambique
Total Funding Received to Date: $9,716
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $40,283
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
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