We screamed for help but it seemed that no one but God could hear. Either I would bleed to death, or my friends would have to carry me out of the minefield. Luckily we made it out without further loss. Before founding LSN with Ken Rutherford in 1995, Jerry White was Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control and Editor of 'Risk Report', an award-winning publication. LSN was created to help the hundreds of thousands of innocent and often impoverished victims of landmines who live in more than 60 countries.
Simple chores can become herculean tasks to someone with no arms or legs.
In war-ravaged countries, most mine amputess struggle simply to survive. Many can no longer find work and cannot afford to buy crutches, wheelchairs and artificial limbs. Survivors are often ostracized and are denied proper medical care. The sad fact of life for most landmine survivors is that they rarely return to normal lives. LSN's goal is to provide landmine survivors with the rehabilitation they need to become productive members of their communities.