From Rubble to Renewal

Thanks to your support, communities once marked by danger are now on the path to safety and recovery. In this edition of The Minesweeper, you’ll see the kinds of outcomes your partnership with The HALO Trust makes possible. 

From the minefields of Ukraine where deadly threats are being destroyed, to the mountains of Afghanistan where children are being equipped with lifesaving knowledge – your support for the HALO Trust continues to be an essential force in advancing our mission.

On behalf of all of us at HALO, thank you for your dedication and generosity.

Diana Tatili

Discover incredible images from the lens of HALO’s own Ukraine-based team. Spring in Ukraine is a reminder of resilience and renewal. HALO’s teams are working hard to survey and clear contaminated lands, ensuring that landscapes like this can blossom for years to come.

Hear directly from HALO CEO James Cowan, speaking from a minefield just outside Kyiv where he visited in May. Here, HALO teams are working hard to clear deadly mines and explosives and safely hand the land back to local communities.

When the area around the capital is cleared, our focus will shift to the “far larger and really rather daunting” prospect of clearing the minefields in the east of the country, where hundreds of miles of the front are contaminated.

Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world, and we know that a huge amount of difficult work lies ahead if it is to become free of these hidden killers - we will be there until the job is finished.

Ever wondered how HALO clears land that's been contaminated by conflict? Here’s a peek into the tools and techniques that make our life-saving work possible.

In Mohammad Usman village, Helmand, Afghanistan, a HALO team delivers lifesaving Risk Education to girls living in high-risk areas. These sessions teach both children and adults how to recognize and avoid dangerous explosives—essential knowledge in communities where landmine and IED threats still lie hidden.