Addis-tesfa

Leaning against a blackboard in front of her class, Abrehet Amha, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, explains how she lost half a leg when she stepped on a landmine two years ago.Addis Tesfa, a village in whose school the lesson is being held, lies two kilometres from the border with Eritrea. Landmines were extensively used during the 1998-2000 war between the neighbours and still litter northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region.