Remove landmines from a village in Cambodia

- Challenge Landmines are a constant danger for the villagers of Banteay Ti Muoy. The village is in Malai District which trails the rest of the country in nearly all metrics of socioeconomic development. 33% of families live in poverty and the population is growing rapidly as landless poor are displaced from richer areas of the country. This, and an overwhelming reliance on agriculture, means that people desperately need safe land and risk using mined land because they have no other options. - Solution The project will employ locally recruited and trained villagers who will use metal detectors to methodically locate and destroy all landmines from minefields in Banteay Ti Muoy village. This will protect people from mine accidents and return land for agriculture, improving nutrition and incomes. It will also provide jobs in a community without many formal employment opportunities. - Long-Term Impact Landmines in Malai District have claimed hundreds of victims since the war ended, with the fall of the Khmer Rouge. But landmine clearance is a permanent and sustainable solution: once destroyed landmines are gone forever and the rich farmland will support farmers for generations. - Resources http:/​/​www.halousa.org Visit our work in Cambodia on Google Earth HALO USA's 2012/​13 Donor Report