Adopt-A-Minefield Launches Farah Appeal in Honor of New Youth Ambassador Farah Ahmedi

Adopt-A-Minefield (AAM) has launched the Farah Appeal, a campaign to raise mine action funds in honor of newly-named AAM Youth Ambassador Farah Ahmedi of Afghanistan. Farah, who lost her leg to a landmine ten years ago, recently won "The Story of My life" competition, sponsored by ABC’s Good Morning America and Simon & Schuster.

After winning the competition, Farah met with First Lady Laura Bush at the White House on May 5^th to discuss her experiences as a landmine survivor. At the White House, Farah was accompanied by AAM Board Chair Ambassador Nancy Rubin and AAM Executive Director Nahela Hadi, as well as representatives from Simon and Shuster and "The Story of My Life."

Adopt-A-Minefield is one of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement’s over 50 public-private partners that support humanitarian mine action (landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance, mine risk education, mine survivors assistance).

To learn more about the Farah Appeal and Adopt-A-Minefield, please visit www.landmines.org.

[Photo courtesy Adopt-A-Minefield]