We hear from The HALO Trust regularly with reports on the accomplishments of the PTPI-sponsored demining team in Cambodia. Here’s the latest:
- PTPI is the first US non-governmental organization to support the use of HSTAMIDS (“smart detector”) in humanitarian landmine clearance.
- HSTAMIDS have increased productivity by 500% in some areas.
- The cost to remove one landmine in Cambodia is approximately $100.
- The cost for operations of a HSTAMIDS per month is approximately $230.
- In the first six months of 2009, the PTPI-sponsored HSTAMIDS demining team cleared 3.16 acres of land, destorying a total of 189 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). The removal of these mines positively impacted 1,344 families living in the area.
This map illustrates the areas in which landmine accidents occur most regularly, and the areas in which PTPI's efforts are focuses.
Here’s what you can do to help:
- Spread awareness. Host a PTPI Landmine Awareness event. Contact PTPI for brochures and educational materials.
- Host a special event featuring Cambodian culture as the central theme.
- Start a campaign for PTPI’s Global Landmine Initiative. You can even join the PTPI Facebook Cause and host your campaign online.
- Go green. Help restore what landmines destroy.
A PTPI-sponsored deminer uses the smart detector in a minefield in Cambodia.
