FSD Logo - White

Deminers answer Jack and Valentine’s questions

01 Feb 2021 | Afghanistan, Colombia, Mine action

Some time ago, FSD was invited to a class at the Florimont Institute in Geneva to talk to students about humanitarian demining. The children, aged between ten to eleven, were very attentive to the presentation of FSD’s director, Hansjörg Eberle. After the presentation, the children asked questions which were recorded and passed on to our deminers in the field. FSD’s deminers were pleased to receive such relevant, and sometimes surprising, questions from the students. The three video clips below are the first round of this Q&A recorded in Iraq, Afghanistan and Colombia.

🙋What about you, do you have any question for our deminers or members of FSD? We look forward to receiving your questions (in writing or by video) at this email: questions@fsd.ch

If the videos do not appear in the correct format, please watch them on full screen.

newsletter

Where is FSD currently working in Ukraine? What does a landmine look like? Answers to your questions, once a month.

  • News from the field
  • Demining videos
  • Interviews with experts
  • Events
  • Job offers
Iraqi deminer trained to the use of a detector

Those articles might interest you

Clearing Mines After An Explosion

Clearing Mines After An Explosion

Ukraine: After the explosion of an ammunition storage area, time has come to begin clearance activities. Yahidne, a village two hours north of Kiev, is now sadly known as a "martyr village" of the war in Ukraine. More than 300 inhabitants, including about 60...

read more
Once upon a time FSD…

Once upon a time FSD…

The story begins in the Swiss city of Fribourg. In the 1990s, millions of people saw on their TV screens images of countries contaminated by anti-personnel mines and their dramatic effects on the population. In 1997, the issue became a major international concern...

read more
Pastor and risk education volunteer

Pastor and risk education volunteer

" I take advantage of my sermons to talk about unexploded ordnance " Joselito Remedios, 54, is a pastor and an explosive ordnance risk education provider. For the past year, he has been a member of the Fondation suisse de déminage (FSD)’s volunteer team in the...

read more
Deminer’s anecdotes

Deminer’s anecdotes

Some time ago, FSD was invited to visit a sixth-grade class at the Florimont Institute in Geneva to talk to students about humanitarian demining. After the presentation, the children asked questions which were recorded and passed on to our deminers in the field. This...

read more
What does an improvised mine look like?

What does an improvised mine look like?

Each year, thousands of civilians lose their lives and are injured during explosions from various weapons and ammunition: bombs, rockets, mines, etc. Involved in almost half of the cases in 2020 are “improvised explosive devices”, tinkered with everyday objects and...

read more
Stay informed!Get the latest news on our mine action operations in Ukraine, Iraq and elsewhere.