Humanitarian demining
Mine Action
Our work
FSD operates in regions where conflict, armed violence and their consequences continue to affect people’s lives. It works to restore safety, strengthen communities’ ability to recover, and lay the foundations for a stable and sustainable future. FSD demining activities are part of a broader approach structured around four complementary areas of action.
Explosive ordnance risk education
Mine Action
Stockpile destruction
Mine Action
Victim assistance
Mine Action
Capacity building
Mine Action
Support to peace processes
Peace and Stability
Socio-economic development
Community Recovery
Strengthening resilience to climate change
Sustainable Development
Environmental remediation
Sustainable Development
Innovation and technologies
Mine Action
In the field
Our operations
Since 1997, FSD has carried out humanitarian projects in more than thirty countries.
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How to become deminer?
FSD’s deminers come from all walks of life: farmers, teachers, IT specialists and many others. Many have had their lives…
Humanitarian demining Iraq
Tourist destinations still marked by the scars of war
In the world, nearly one in three countries remains contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war, particularly across much of South-East…
Landmines and explosive remnants Colombia Iraq Sri Lanka
Beyond demining: preparing to hand over the reins
Faced with this reality, FSD — with the support of Switzerland — is working on two fronts: clearing land today,…
Humanitarian demining Prevention and risk education Ukraine