It's hard to put into words how much I love Apopo and its HeroRats. Making use of the extraordinary sense of smell and intelligence of this species of rat is helping to safely clear land minds; rapidly and effectively detect tuberculosis; and help in the battle against trafficking of endangered animals. It's one of the few organizations to which I donate monthly and deserves recognition for its work.
Such an inspiring and innovative non profit. I visited their visitor centre in Cambodia a couple years ago and was so impressed to learn about everything these incredible rats (and the volunteers training and working with them!) do. Highly recommend the “rat adoption” option as a gift idea for a loved one.
My cousin introduced me to this nonprofit a few years ago, and I’ve been following it ever since. I adopted one of the rats for a year to support the cause, and found out how much amazing work they do. They truly are saving lives. It’s an amazing nonprofit that I’m proud to back.
Not only do these smart critters save lives and create jobs, they educate and shift preceptions to understanding and compassion. Apopo do remarkable things!
I've been following this organization for years. What they achieve is nothing short of miraculous. They deserve funding and assistance to rid the earth of land mines left by irresponsible war-makers, and also to detect tuberculosis quicker and faster than any other method.
Apopo is amazing. It is incredible how they train the rats to literally save lives by clearing the farmland of mines, and the TB illness. I have supported them for a few years now and find that they ask for support without being too pushy and not too often.
They are very precise and clear and open about how they treat the rats and the staff always look so happy. I have nothing but praise for this organization! Thank you to them for all that they do! Bravo!
I love this charity! Rats are so smart, kind, curious, and affectionate. It is wonderful that APOPO is using our rattie friends to help humans, once again. We use rodents to experiment on and because of them, humans have effective medicines and other medical interventions. Kuddos to everyone who donates and works as a volunteer, to shine a light on how special Rats are and how they support and save human lives every day!
One of the best out there; what they’ve accomplished in Cambodia and Africa is amazing. Between landmine detection and detecting TB, Apopo and their trained ratties do wonderful work. Highly recommend.
The Hero Rats do amazing work. They are able to safely detect land mines in areas that have been damaged by war. This allows areas cleared of land mines by the hero rats to be used again by people and animals who desperately need it. They can detect tuberculosis faster than a clinical test. According to the WHO, “ Worldwide, TB is one of the top 10 causes of death and the leading cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS).” The hero rats can detect TB without a clinical test, saving precious time that can be used to treat patients suffering from TB. The hero rats are also easier to transport to smaller, more remote communities, allowing access to TB tests for communities that can’t afford to travel to a hospital without knowing for sure that they need treatment. I have admired the hero rats for years. They truly are heroes.
I “adopted” Magawa and really loved the experience
I enjoyed getting the monthly progress reports and knowing that my donation was having an impact. I really appreciate the donor engagement Apopo does with their special webinars; keeping donors up to date on different initiatives they are working on.
I absolutely love this charity! I donate frequently and talk about it with everyone. Such cute, intelligent rats! Very creative to share their advantages for something good. The rats are treated very well too.
Apopo is an amazing organization that supports Hero Rays to use their intelligence and curiousity to sniff out disease and land mines. This important and life-saving organization is necessary to improve the wellbeing of our environment and people’s health. These rats are amazing affectionate, smart and clean animals that defy any stigma. I confidently recommend and support this organization as a worthwhile cause to support and share!
I adore this organization, even though I’ve only been able to donate once. I’m looking forward to one day being able to support them again.
Thinking about the good they do making the world safer for everyone (with a healthy side of loving rats) makes me so happy. My own pet rats light up my life so it’s not uncommon for me to stop by their site and read all about the hero rats and their coworkers’ hard work.
I have tremendous respect for the work APOPO does and their accountability and transparency to all donors. It feels good to contribute because you are given a full accounting of where your money is going.
When people think about rats in history they probably think about plague, poverty and epidemics and I was basically one of them. And one day I discovered Apopo in a documentary; Even now, when I'm writing these words, I'm smiling, thinking about how this project is really changing life for so many people, thinking how these rats became my new heroes. These animals are trained to detect landmines (don't worry, they're too light to activate landmines mechanisms) and they do it so quickly! Mozambique is now a landmines free country thanks (for a part) to these little animals and their trainers who found and deactivate more than 13,274 of these death devices. Pushing their potential even further, they're now being able to detect Tuberculosis in samples. One rat can evaluate in ten minutes more samples than a lab technician can do in one day. It takes months to educate a rat to perform these tasks but it really worth the investment. Around 80 USD a year to train and feed a hero rat, it's far cheaper than Iron Man's armor or Batman's equipment and it is way more effective.
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