In 2025, we had to adapt quickly to an increasingly unstable environment without losing sight of what matters most: making land safe, reducing risks for civilians and helping communities regain prospects for the future.
Director of FSD
In 2025, FSD operated in nine countries affected by armed conflict or its consequences, implementing a wide range of programmes tailored to the needs of local communities.
Area of operations: North-east of the country
Activity: Humanitarian demining
Key figures:
+ 20 years of FSD operations in the country
470 people injured or killed in 2025
9,350 square metres cleared in 2025
Area of operations: Bangui, Bouar, Bocaranga
Activity: Support to the peace process, socio-economic support
Key figures:
11 years of continuous FSD engagement in the country
250 children participating in extracurricular activities
31 deaf teenage girls trained in sewing
Area of operations: Bogotá
Activity: Support to conflict victims
Key figures:
417 conflict victims supported
1 large-scale hydroponic greenhouse installed
1,693 indirect beneficiaries of the project
Area of operations: Tigray
Activity: Risk education
Key figures:
1 partnership with a local organisation
1,400 people reached through explosive ordnance risk education
Area of operations: Northern Iraq
Activity: Humanitarian demining, risk education
Key figures:
2,250 people reached through mine risk education
An area equivalent to 63 football pitches cleared
+ 23,000 improvised explosive devices destroyed since 2016
Area of operations: Border with Tajikistan
Activity: Capacity building
Key figures:
10 border guards trained in explosive ordnance disposal
1 capacity-building partnership with the OSCE
Area of operations: Mindanao
Activity: Humanitarian demining, risk education, capacity building
Key figures:
394 potentially contaminated villages surveyed
55,718 children reached through explosive ordnance risk education
Area of operations: Isfara, Rasht, Farkhor and Hamadoni
Activity: Humanitarian demining, socio-economic support
Key figures:
347,475 square metres cleared and handed over to communities
9,239 people educated on the dangers of landmines and explosive devices
58 FSD staff members, including 57 Tajik nationals
Area of operations: Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Donetsk, Kherson
Activity: Humanitarian demining, risk education, capacity building
Key figures:
535 FSD staff members, including 508 Ukrainian nationals
3.6 million square metres of land made safe
116,592 people reached through explosive ordnance risk education
In 2025, we were able to count on the support of numerous donors, partners and collaborators in delivering our humanitarian projects.
Together, let us continue working towards a world free from mines. Your support helps families return to their land and homes, allows children to grow up safely and enables communities to rebuild for the future.
The full version of the report includes FSD’s financial report, as well as detailed information on our projects, donors and staff.
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