Julie, left, and Sarojiny, right, use a rake to manually clear landmines
in Kilinochchi in the northern peninsula of Sri Lanka, 2/24/04.
The female deminers have made important contributions to peace by
helping in the removal of hundreds of thousands of landmines laid in the
North of the country over the course of twenty years of protracted civil war.
(AP Photo/Julia Drapkin) - Fri Mar 5,12:17 PM ET