Amputees and War Wounded Association
- Amputees and War Wounded Association
The Amputees and War Wounded Association (AWWA) is a self-help organization based in Murray Town, Sierra Leone. Founded in 2002 by war victim Alhaji Lamin Jusu Jarka, the aim of the organization is to support the victims of the civil war, specifically those that had the forced Amputation or otherwise wounded in the conflict and lobby on their behalf in the government.
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4250276.stm S Leone's war amputees 'ignored'] BBC News, 16 September 2005
* [http://www.inwent.org/E+Z/content/archive-eng/01-2006/tribune_art3.html Neglected war victims] Magazine for Development and Cooperation
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