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Mine Awareness: The Icrc Approach, Cisr Jmu
Mine Awareness: The Icrc Approach, Cisr Jmu
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Since their mine awareness programs began in 1996, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has adopted an approach based on local needs. Through close cooperation with the community, the ICRC aims to reduce mine/UXO casualties by changing dangerous behaviors and initiating appropriate, alternative long-term solutions.
Unicef: A Leader In Mine Awareness, Cisr Jmu
Unicef: A Leader In Mine Awareness, Cisr Jmu
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
As the United Nation’s lead agency on mine awareness/mine risk education (MRE), the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has done work in about 30 countries that suffer from the effects of landmines. Their programs help affected populations cope with the problems of landmines and give them the means to carry out their daily lives as safely as possible until their land can be cleared and returned to productive use.
A Revolutionary Approach To Mine Awareness: The Demining Support System, Cisr Jmu
A Revolutionary Approach To Mine Awareness: The Demining Support System, Cisr Jmu
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
This versatile tool is designed to provide support to a mine action program on a range of topics. Its high-tech components are designed to provide an easily accessible, customizable, professional and portable element to any mine awareness campaign.
War Child Television Series Joins Mine Awareness Campaign, Cisr Jmu
War Child Television Series Joins Mine Awareness Campaign, Cisr Jmu
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
“The Garden,” one film in a new series entitled War Child, raises mine awareness and presents ways individuals may become involved with the issue.
Mine Awareness: A New Approach, Michael Labon
Mine Awareness: A New Approach, Michael Labon
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The proper integration of mine awareness, Level 1 and 2 surveys, and EOD can produce a synergistic effect that would benefit everyone involved in a mine action program. This concept has been used before but needs to be more widely utilized.
Child To Child: What We Have Learned About Educating Children, Sarah Warren
Child To Child: What We Have Learned About Educating Children, Sarah Warren
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Save the Children Federation (SCF/US) began its Landmine Education Project (LEP) in Kabul, Afghanistan in April 1996. It developed a participatory curriculum based on principles of non-formal education.