The HALO Trust USA

80 years since the end of WWII, the people of #SolomonIslands not only continue to encounter unexploded ordnance, but they are discovering something more surprising – the human remains of American and Japanese soldiers. HALO is proud to be partnering with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the Japan Association for Recovery and Repatriation of War Casualties to help locate, recover, and identify the remains of fallen soldiers. Here you can see HALO staff briefing Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during a visit to Bloody Ridge.

Meet Maheshwary Saththiyananthan – a courageous woman who turned fear into strength and found financial security for her family through her work with HALO #SriLanka. When she first joined HALO as a deminer, she was afraid of the mines she was tasked with clearing. But, over time, her confidence grew – as did her impact. Since starting at HALO in 2011 she has cleared over 200 landmines across 25 minefields, helping make her community safer! Read more about her inspiring story as a deminer: https://bit.ly/4iKW96e

For decades, #Colombia has been affected by internal armed conflict with various non-state actors, putting civilians’ lives at risk due to the presence of landmines. These deadly mines have caused devastating loss of life and injury, especially in rural communities. Thanks to support from our donors, we’re creating a future free from the threat of landmines in Colombia! ????

Thank you RNZ for having #SolomonIslands Program Manager Chris Teasdale as a guest on the show! He shared the impact unexploded ordnance, leftover from WWII has had on the people living there and how HALO is identifying and destroying explosives to keep communities safe. ?? Listen to the full interview: https://bit.ly/4kZHs0p

Meet Pat Liv, HALO Cambodia’s only female subunit commander! She grew up in a community affected by landmines and was personally affected by an explosion that injured a neighbor. Her greatest dream is for her children to thrive and enjoy opportunities she never had because of the scourge of landmines. ?? Read stories like Pat Liv’s when you sign up for our newsletter today! https://bit.ly/41HdN3y

This #WorldWaterDay, we’re excited to share some images of our staff in #Cambodia celebrating one of their most important holidays – Bon Om Touk – marking the end of the country’s monsoon season. HALO staff participated in traditional boat races, which also mark the change in flow of the Tonlé Sap River.

In #Syria, families are finally returning home and reuniting with their loved ones. One of our HALO team members just reunited with his father after 11 years apart. ?? Watch the heartfelt reunion between father and son. Syria is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, and civilians are at grave risk of injury or death when finally returning home to land that hasn’t been checked for explosives. At HALO, we are determined to clear as much land in #Syria as possible, so families can safely reunite while staying safe from landmines and unexploded ordnance.

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Alicia lived in constant fear for her children’s safety after her brother buried a grenade he found in her backyard. Months later, HALO Colombia held a risk education session at her daughter’s school. When the young girl excitedly returned home and shared her new knowledge about staying safe from explosives, Alicia knew she had to act. Alicia contacted HALO to locate and destroy the grenade, and her children can now safely play in their own backyard. Read on about Alicia’s story and how risk education kept her children safe: https://bit.ly/4bMPplG

Landmines were a constant threat when Ly Sreyneang was growing up in Cambodia, with her childhood home built on contaminated land. Her proudest moment after joining HALO was discovering and destroying her first antipersonnel mine in her own backyard! Nearly half of HALO Cambodia’s deminers are powerful women like Ly Sreyneang, who are making their own communities safer.