WHAT WE DO
We create safe and secure environments in war torn communities by clearing landmines, managing stockpiles of weapons and destroying unexploded ordnance.
War leaves countries for dead. It is painful enough for those who have lost everything, without finding that they cannot return home because the land is unsafe.
Humanitarian relief helps in the immediate aftermath, but once the story has left the headlines there is a gap in the recovery process where communities are being forgotten. Families cannot rebuild their lives until they can return home and farm their land. Development cannot begin until there is safety, security and confidence to support infrastructure, or to plan for essential buildings like homes, hospitals, schools and businesses.
In short, we help some of the world’s most vulnerable communities get back on their feet.
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Weapons disposal and PSSM in Central African Republic
HALO conducted physical security and stockpile management, weapons disposal training and responded to unexploded ammunition disposal call-outs in Central African Republic.
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Grazing land made safe in Afghanistan
For twenty-five years, landmines have prevented Abdul from grazing his sheep on pasture land near his home. Now the land has been made safe and...
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Transforming one of the world's largest minefields
Villagers in North West Cambodia were living in one of the world’s largest minefields, until HALO started clearing the land, metre by metre.
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HALO Trust welcomes international support for demining Colombia
19/09/2016 The HALO Trust's CEO James Cowan meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Global Demining Initiative for Colombia Ministerial
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Boris Johnson pledges £2m from UK for demining in Ukraine
15/09/2016 Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announces £2m for demining in Ukraine and watches demining demonstration in Kiev.
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HALO to demine 14 more municipalities in Colombia
13/09/2016 On 14 September, the Colombian National Mine Action Authority (DAICMA) officially assigned municipalities across the country to mine action operators, to begin operations as soon...
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US pledges $90m for cluster bomb clearance in Laos
06/09/2016 The HALO Trust welcomes today’s announcement from President Obama that the US will contribute $90 million towards the clearance of UXO in Laos.
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