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Pakistan
Mine Action
Explosive ordnance risk education Humanitarian demining
From 2009 to 2011, FSD implemented a large-scale explosive ordnance risk education project in Pakistan. Local teams were trained and deployed to teach affected communities how to stay safe and prevent accidents caused by explosive remnants of war.
Displaced families facing explosive remnants of war
The Soviet–Afghan and Indo–Pakistani conflicts, followed by intense fighting in 2009 in the North-West Frontier Province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, displaced nearly 2.8 million people in Pakistan. When returning home, many families found their villages contaminated with landmines and explosive remnants of war.
+66,000
people reached through explosive ordnance risk education sessions
+350
explosive remnants of war identified and destroyed
20
risk education teams trained and deployed
Local teams preventing accidents
Between 2009 and 2011, FSD implemented a large-scale project in partnership with the organisations SPADO (Sustainable Peace and Development Organisation) and BEST (Organisation for Basic Education and Vocational Training). Twenty local teams were recruited and trained to deliver explosive ordnance risk education sessions in the most affected areas. At the same time, FSD identified and destroyed explosive remnants of war in the Swat Valley and surrounding districts.
Knowledge that saves lives
Through these explosive ordnance risk education sessions, tens of thousands of people gained essential knowledge to protect themselves from explosive hazards. By strengthening local capacity and involving communities directly, FSD promoted a sustainable approach to risk education, helping to reduce accidents and improve safety in particularly vulnerable regions.
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