Reference :
V-P-MZ-E-00135
Date :
24/11/2013
Caption :
Maputo, Motolla city neighborhood. A former combattant wounded by an anti-vehicle mine during the civil war.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
He lives in one of the occupied houses, where 25 families live, the majority of them former fighters from the Mozambique civil war. Most of them are amputees as a result of landmine blasts. These veterans receive a $50 pension every month from the government but rely on the kindness of their extended families to survive. Most have only brokendown prosthetics in dire need of maintenance as well as crutches that are on their last legs.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5478x7304
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
