(information to complement the War Ghosts story, below)
The HALO Trust is the
largest humanitarian demining organisation in the world. Their aim is to make the land safe for people
in former war zones to live, farm and travel through. It operates in 16 countries and has been in existence
since 1988. They train and employ local
people who know the terrain to lift mines both manually and using various kinds
of demining machinery.
HALO has been working
in Angola since 1994 and has lifted over 68 000 landmines in around 570
locations around the country. They also
dispose of weapons and ammunition.
Between 2005 and 2015
the Cuito Cuanavale operation has cleared 25 minefields with another 40 still
to be tackled.
In Kuando Kubango Province The HALO Trust has
destroyed around 32 000 anti-personnel mines and 14 000 anti-tank
mines. It is estimated that around 40
per cent of the mines have been lifted.
Read more about the work of the HALO Trust here
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