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African Beauty Pageant: "Miss Landmine Survivor"

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Lifer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7315448.stm
Landmine victims are to take part in a beauty contest in Angola, where tens of thousands have been injured by mines.

The pageant has been organised by Angola's de-mining commission, and aims to restore the confidence of victims and raise awareness of their plight.

Millions of mines were planted in Angola during a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002.

The "Miss Landmine Survivor" contest will be held on 2 April in a luxury hotel in the Angolan capital, Luanda.

Eighteen women will take part, one from every province in the country.

All of the contestants have been maimed by landmines.
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Raising money for the removal of land mines in Mozambique and other African nations is fairly well known. This is not something strange.
 
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My uncle was killed by a land mine...
 
Pageants are depressing enough, just that they exist- this is just a bad, depressing cycle of awfulness. Hopefully it can raise awareness/money and do some good. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: spittledip
Raising money for the removal of land mines in Mozambique and other African nations is fairly well known. This is not something strange.
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Yea but it works about as well as removing guns from the streets when guns are still being made.

Whats the point of removing mines when they are still being made and planted.
 
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: spittledip
Raising money for the removal of land mines in Mozambique and other African nations is fairly well known. This is not something strange.
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Yea but it works about as well as removing guns from the streets when guns are still being made.

Whats the point of removing mines when they are still being made and planted.
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What's the point in curing disease if everyone's still going to die? Every little bit helps. If I had to choose between having 50 mines or 100 mines in my backyard, I'm picking 50. I'm also sticking to the front of my house, but that's beside the point.
 
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