Night-time MRE in Vanni Region
Thanks to generous funding from the One Sri Lanka Foundation, MAG has started a new Mine Risk Education (MRE) initiative in northern Sri Lanka.
This arose as our teams identified a decrease in the number of attendees at day-time presentations. This is not uncommon in landmine affected areas, where communities live with the daily threat of injury or worse. In many villages, family members often have to decide between attending a one hour MRE presentation or going to work to provide income for the family. We recogised that this was happening amongst the most 'at risk' group of men aged between 18-45 years. As a result, we tailor-made a presentation that could take place in the evening.
Night-time MRE in Unnappilavu village
At the end of July our MRE teams went out to Unnappilavu village, a village that had witenessed extensive fighting during the war and had been affected by the tsunami. An MRE slideshow was projected onto a large white screen in the tsunami refugee camp. Furthermore, microphones were used to engage maximum audience participation. Thanks to contributions, such as that from the One Sri Lanka Foundation, our staff were able to reach 432 people in this one presentation.
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