13/02/2026
๐ฑ ๐พ Farming on Crutches: Healing People, Communities & Land
After Sierra Leoneโs civil war ended in 2002, nearly 30,000 people were left as amputees โ many isolated, stigmatised, and excluded.
Mambud Samai began by bringing amputees together through football. Community first. Dignity first.
Years later, after studying sustainable agriculture in Japan, he saw a deeper opportunity: healing soil, healing livelihoods, healing communties.
On a 3-acre farm outside Freetown, Farming on Crutches was born โ a programme that Be The Earth is proud to support.
Today, amputee farmers are trained in regenerative techniques โ seed saving, composting, crop rotation, chemical-free growing. They leave with tools, seeds, and the confidence to feed their families and earn income.
Their guiding truth: โWe are not mere victims of war but Ambassadors of Peace.โ
Mustapha, who lost his arm in the war, shares:
"I'm no longer a beggar โ now I'm a worker. I'm really proud of myself. After the training I went back to my village. I wasn't lazy and didn't look at my condition of being an amputee.
I chose agriculture instead.โ
100 farmers have now been trained.
Outsiders have become leaders.
Living soil is restoring dignity.
Regeneration is rippling outward.
This is what healing can look like.
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