{"id":6653,"date":"2025-12-10T10:24:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/?p=6653"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:47:33","slug":"qr-codes-to-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/qr-codes-to-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"QR Codes to Save Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Kharkiv province, Ukraine, residents live every day with the invisible yet very real presence of explosive remnants of war. FSD teams work to reduce this danger; they clear landmines to make paths safe again, mark contaminated areas, and deliver risk education sessions to teach people how to recognise signs of danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When an area is identified as contaminated, our teams mark it with red \u201cDanger Mines\u201d signs to warn local people to stay away from these areas. This year, FSD is testing an innovation: integrating QR codes with the warning signs to further enhance safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marking signs are essential to prevent accidents while demining operations are underway. (Ukraine, 2025)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On his phone, Viktor can now immediately see the dangerous areas. \u201cI scanned the QR code, and now I can open the map on my phone; I can see what\u2019s safe and what\u2019s dangerous. Even at a glance, the map clearly shows which areas to avoid,\u201d he explains. The signs were placed in key locations across the city, in collaboration with local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We chose to install the QR codes in central areas, where people pass most often,\u201d explains Olha, head of the municipal council.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These signs do not replace awareness sessions or traditional marking, but they provide a valuable complementary tool to help everyone protect themselves from explosive remnants of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When the QR code is scanned, it links to a hazard map which shows contaminated areas. The app also provides access to awareness messages and emergency contact numbers in case an explosive item is discovered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The project is implemented in partnership with the local organisation Ukrainian Deminers Association (UDA), who are responsible for marking hazard areas and installing the signs, as part of a programme to strengthen local capacities. It is carried out with the support of Swiss Solidarity, UNOPS, and the European Union. Our local partner FEODAL developed the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Kharkiv province, Ukraine, residents live every day with the invisible yet very real presence of explosive remnants of war. FSD teams work to reduce this danger; they clear landmines to make paths safe again, mark contaminated areas, and deliver risk education sessions to teach people how to recognise signs of danger. When an area is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"news_country_category":[91],"custom_post_format":[145],"class_list":["post-6653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prevention-and-risk-education","news_country_category-ukraine","custom_post_format-news-from-the-field"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8329,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6653\/revisions\/8329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6653"},{"taxonomy":"news_country_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_country_category?post=6653"},{"taxonomy":"custom_post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsd.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_post_format?post=6653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}