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End the intimidation in Ghana

May 29th, 2009 | by
Community meeting in a small village in Ghana, where explosions in a nearby mine pit routinely shake people's homes.  Photo by Chris Hufstader/Oxfam America

Community meeting in a small village in Ghana, where explosions in a nearby mine pit routinely shake people

Going out to visit farmers in villages displaced by mines is usually a sobering experience. I’ve done this in Ghana, Mali, Peru, and Honduras. A few farmers get a job at the mine, but they seem to be lucky. Most of the time the farmers tell me tragic stories:

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