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Access to some remote areas is difficult, but HALO’s teams always find a way to reach affected communities.
Access to some remote areas is difficult, but HALO’s teams always find a way to reach affected communities.

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A typical antipersonnel mine found in Colombia.HALO’s survey work is overseen and monitored by the Organisation of American States (OAS), as this organisation has been appointed by the national authority –PAICMA- to quality assured mineclearance operations in Colombia.Access to some remote areas is difficult, but HALO’s teams always find a way to reach affected communities.HALO survey officers, locally recruited, have received extensive training in map reading, GPS usage, mapping, etc, which allows them to transit with confidence through the rough areas of the Andes mountain range.HALO’s teams also conduct assessments in other mine affected areas in Colombia to establish how suitable it is to start survey.HALO’s work area is on the Andean Cordillera, one of the longest mountain ranges in the world.HALO`s survey officers interact with communities to identify minefields in south eastern Antioquia.Community liaison plays a key role in HALO’s work as it establishes a relationship with communities based in trust and transparency.Despite dense vegetation and harsh weather conditions, HALO’s survey officers get the job done.One of HALO’s survey teams working during market day in a village in south eastern Antioquia.Claudia, a Colombian survey officer uses a mule to reach a remote village during HALO’s survey operationHALO’s Colombian Programme Coordinator Manuel talks to children in the village of Aquitania about the problem of mines in the areaMost of the mines in Colombia are improvised. They are normally made out of common household items, such as coffee cans, soda bottles, and jerry cansDeputy Programme Manager Megan Latimer talks to a local farmer about mines found on his landThere are many mined tracks in Colombia which pose a significant threat to the people and animals who use themHALO’s Programme Manager discusses with a local government representative which villages in south-eastern Antioquia department have had casualties from mines

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