Buy a leg, change a life!

It is a fact that Laos is the most bombed country in the world. Sadly, many of the bombs dropped by the Americans during the Vietnam War did not explode instantly, but years later upon unsuspecting citizens, upon curious children, and upon the poor peasants looking for scrap metal. Bombs or bombies as they are sometimes called still mame and kill the innocent today, in the hundreds. The number of amputees that you see in the streets is blatant signs that war is not quite over here.

In Vientiane, the COPE Rehabilitation Centre has provided much needed hope to hundreds of people injured by bombs. The centre makes prosthetic limbs, provides rehabilitation, and gives medical care to those desperate for help. They put together the pieces that have destroyed lives and attempt to rebuild the self confidence and self sufficiency of the victims. They educate locals in an attempt to erradicate the need for the very services they provide.

For almost nothing at all, you can change a life by buying a limb for an amputee (who we must mention are among the most poorest people in the world). Check out their website and if you are ever in Vientiane stop by for a visit:
http://www.copelaos.org/index.php