The road to demolition
Posted: 9th December 2009
"The sun was fully up and temperatures reached 43 degrees. MAG’s international staff, never very image-conscious at the best of times, looked especially fetching after throwing off their protective body armour and helmets, with t-shirts soaked in sweat and streaked white sun block..." Alistair Moir, MAG's Project Manager in Puntland, travels with the MAG-trained Puntland Police's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
There are stats, more stats… and the deadly truth
Posted: 7th October 2009
A plane wreck and protecting an endangered species...
Posted: 30th September 2009
Deadly snakes, dignitaries, a plane wreck and protecting an endangered species: all in a day’s work for MAG’s Emergency Response Team in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meeting the wife of a cluster bomb victim
Posted: 16th September 2009
Working in a moibile team, I’ve had a lot of chances to meet various people in many areas. But I won’t forget the face of Ms Pham Thi Vy, as she told me about losing her husband.
A visit to Burundi [part 2]
Posted: 20th August 2009
We arrived at the police station early and after greeting the police Chief we get to work. Currently in Burundi there is a civilian disarmament campaign. Many of the weapons are handmade from local materials, but I was told they could certainly be used to kill and injure...
A visit to Burundi
Posted: 20th August 2009
Driving into Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, I was struck by posters flanking the roads, giant adverts from the Civilian Disarmament Campaign informing people about the dangers of guns and other light weapons. I knew that the prevalence of arms was significant, but was surprised to see how visible and tangible the issue was in day-to-day life in the country...
A day in the life of two interns
Posted: 20th August 2009
Safely positioned a few steps back, we watch as Jeff inspects the dangerous items and prepares the explosives needed...
Watching a MineCat in action
Posted: 20th August 2009
No matter what experiences this last week has in store, one thing is certain: a both mentally and physical exhausted Hanna will be sitting on the plane, carrying bags filled with memories, meetings with new people, lessons and invaluable knowledge.
It was not the bombs that took our blood…
Posted: 20th July 2009
In a small village located deep inside the huge Truong Son mountain range, it is not shocking to find 40 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) after only one week’s work. To put it another way, this is equivalent to one piece of UXO for every family in the village, or one piece of UXO for every 25 metres of the main village pathway!
