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Causes: Arms Control & Peace, International, International Development
Mission: Our mission is to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of men, women and children residing in areas contaminated with Explosive Remnants of War, through the development of innovative and practical materials and technologies designed to combat these life threatening munitions.
Programs: Safety assessment and stockpile reduction program- provides safety assessments for ordnance storage facilities and stockpiles, as well as training and materials facilitating the safe and effective disposal of dangerous munitions worldwide.
explosive harvesting program - the explosive harvesting system safely extracts the explosive charge contained inside stockpile munitions, and turns that explosive into safe and stable "disposal charges" used to destoy landmines and unexploded ordnance theatening local populations, helping return the land to productive use and restart devastated economies.
vietnam training & technologies enhancement program - provides training, technologies and equipment for the vietnam technology centre for bomb & mine disposal (bomicen) to increase their ability to safely and effectively detect and clear unexploded ordnance threatening most of the areas and population of vietnam.