By Lisa Balestrieri | Philanthropy Officer
For families living surrounding by landmines and explosives, risk education is a matter of life and death.
The best way to prevent casualties is to clear the debris left behind after conflict, but it is painstaking work, and it takes time. Teaching people how to stay safe until we can remove the explosives for good is vital. We use a variety of tools to teach children about the dangers and give them easy ways to remember basic rules to stay safe.
Naw in Myanmar saw the terrible danger of landmines first-hand when fighting arrived in her village and she was forced to flee to a temporary camp. As she waited for peace, she was frightened to return home, knowing that her village was dangerous and full of landmines. HALO’s risk education team visited the camp a year ago and taught Naw and her neighbors how to stay safe until the mines are cleared.
“Before I left my village, I saw a soldier and one of the animals injured by landmines. I was so upset, and I worried for my fellow villagers. I was scared what would happen when we returned home but then HALO came to teach us how to stay safe and report suspicious items.” – Naw
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