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The Bg News December 16, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper December 16, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 73

The Bg News December 9, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper December 9, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 69

Paths To Recovery: Coordinated And Comprehensive Care For Landmine Survivors, Beth Sperber Richie, Angela Ferguson, Zahabia Adamaly, Dalia El-Khoury, Maria Gomez

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

By conducting interviews with survivors of landmine incidents, Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) has been able to learn a lot about rehabilitative needs from the perspective of the patients. This article describes how physical health, psychological well-being and socio-economic reintegration are all important components of a complete recovery for landmine victims.

Life Is More Than An Artificial Leg: The Luena/Angola Experience, Sebastian Kasack

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Medico International is a German non-governmental organization (NGO) that specializes in socio-medical care and advocacy from the onset of an emergency throughout the rehabilitation and reintegration process.

Building Sustainable Local Capacities For The Assistance Of Landmine Victims In Southern Africa: A Concept From The Minefields Of The Zambezi Basin Escarpment, Martin Chitsama

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

After various intense conflicts in the region, southern Africa is plagued by landmines and UXO. The author describes the concept and implementation of Minefield Reaction Sticks to help alleviate the problem.

Ddasaccident406, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At some time between 05:50 and 05:55 whilst travelling south, the rear right wheel of the 110 detonated an AT mine. The vehicle was thrown forward and through an arc of 180° coming to rest facing approximately north 5 metres from the point of impact. The driver [Victim no.1] exited the vehicle by the drivers side door. [Victim no.2] exited through the windscreen area (the entire window and rubber surround having been blown out).

Ddasaccident586, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The incident occurred after the rear right wheel of the [Demining group] Land Rover 110 travelled over the top of an anti-tank mine, possibly a Belgian PRB-M3 minimum metal anti-tank mine buried at depth of less than 10cm, causing it to detonate. The mine had been missed by two mine detection dogs who had previously searched the lane in both directions.

The Bg News November 20, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper November 20, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 60

Ddasaccident399, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At 12:25 the whistle for changeover was blown and the teams started the change over. This was also the change over for the last shift for the day as the demining operation stops at 13:00. During this change over [Deminer No.2] finished his duties for the day and [the Victim] was to work the last shift of twenty-five minutes. The change over took place and according to [Deminer No.2] all the equipment and PPE were handed over and a short briefing was done. He said that he left the working area. Before the second whistle was blown, that was suppose …

The Bg News November 6, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper November 6, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 51

The Bg News November 4, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper November 4, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 49

One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 1, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper November 1, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 48

The Bg News October 31, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper October 31, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 47

Ddasaccident432, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

From the accompanying photographs, some details of the accident are inferred. From the report, some information is gleaned, such as the fact that PROM-1 and PMA-3 mines were anticipated.

Ddasaccident392, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The Team Leader started to walk out to the rest area and [the victim] started to mark the cleared area by knocking in red pickets. After approx 12 m, (when Team Leader was facing the access lane in a Northern direction), an uncontrolled detonation occurred.

The Bg News October 16, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper October 16, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 36

The Bg News October 8, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper October 8, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 32

Ddasaccident395, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the 26th September 2002 at approximately 1430 hrs whilst [Name excised, the Victim], was ploughing a field in Raab ett Talatine, a detonation occurred under the left hand back wheel of his tractor.

The Bg News September 25, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper September 25, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 23

The Bg News September 24, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper September 24, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 22

Ddasaccident393, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[The Victim] then excavated around the front and right hand side of the rock using his right hand, nothing being located. As it would have been difficult to excavate around the left hand side of the rock using his right hand he swapped hands and started to excavate using his left hand, (something that [the Victim] regularly does). [the Victim] had excavated approximately 15 cms in depth when there was an uncontrolled detonation.

The Bg News September 20, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper September 20, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 20

The Bg News September 17, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper September 17, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 17

The Bg News September 11, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper September 11, 2002. Volume 91 - Issue 13

Ddasaccident463, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Details of this accident have been withheld by the demining NGO that employed the Victim. A spreadsheet including the Victim’s name and very brief details of the accident was made available in 2007. Some details can be inferred from the information released. For example, the injury implies that the victim’s visor was not being worn in the correct manner, and the loss of one eye and severe injury to the other implies a severe facial injury.

Ddasaccident376, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

have affected this area to a large scale, as it was frontline between Taliban and Northern Alliance during the past few years. The survey operation is also in progress in the neighbouring remaining areas to be technically marked and mapped for clearance teams. On 1st September 2002 an accident occurred in the survey team that involved a surveyor. The operations of team No.3 was stopped, all deminers were ordered to get to the rest area and be prepared to assist [NGO-1] in their rescue operation.

The dead body of the surveyor was thrown into the minefield so two deminers cleared …

Ddasaccident375, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

NGO-2 were engaged in a clearance task. NGO-1 was coincidentally working close by making a survey. At 09:15 a deminer from [NGO-1] Team No.6 hit a mine and [NGO-2] Team 3 heard the detonation.

The Bg News August 7, 2002, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper August 7, 2002. Volume 90 - Issue 12

Recreation Options For Youth In The Monteverde Region, August 4, 2002, Lauren Schmidt, Allison Hayes, Sarah Adkins, Nihal Hassan

Culture, Community, and Health [Monteverde Institute]

A study on the recreation and activity opportunities for the youth in the MonteverdeZone. In an open community meeting held Monday, July 1, 2002, members of the community in the Monteverde Zone (including Monteverde, Cerro Plano, Santa Elena, San Luis and Los Llanos), stressed that one of the major problems the community is facing is a lack of recreational activities for youth. They emphasized the fact that drugs and teenage pregnancies are an issue here in the Monteverde Zone, and it is their opinion that the lack of positive activities for youth has a direct correlation. The research team had …