The HALO Trust

Whilst our activity on X is paused, you can still follow our other accounts for the latest news:
🇺🇸 @HALOTrustUSA
🇨🇴@TheHALOCol

You can also find us across the other major social media channels. Thank you for your ongoing support and interest in HALO's life-saving work.

🇺🇦 HALO’s Diana Obzhelian describes the human impact of attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

Despite constant danger, our teams show up, every day, to clear explosives, save lives, restore farmland, and educate families on how to stay safe. bit.ly/3Q3vEjg

Scaling the heights to support HALO's environmental work!

HALO’s Zita Nazha is taking on Mount Sajama, Bolivia’s highest mountain, standing at an incredible elevation of 6542m. 🏔️

An avid gardener, known for collecting plants and growing vegetables wherever her work with HALO takes her, Zita’s love for nature means she is taking on this immense challenge to support HALO 🇱🇰 #SriLanka’s environmental projects.

Large areas of coastal vegetation were destroyed in Sri Lanka’s civil war, and we’re working with local partners to restore vital mangrove forests.

We’re also providing training in sustainable practices, climate awareness, the installation of solar panels and other initiatives to support local communities.

📅 The expedition starts on 17 July – exactly 50 days from now – with planning and training underway as the countdown begins.

🔗 Support Zita here – every donation helps the rehabilitation of precious natural resources impacted by conflict: justgiving.com/page/zita-nazha

Syrian archaeologists welcome international help as they race to protect cultural heritage.

Journalist @torchiachris explores how Syrian experts are working to restore ancient sites such as Aleppo and Palmyra, which have been devastated after years of conflict and looting.

Key to facilitating this restoration will be making these sites safe by removing landmines and other explosives to allow their work to be carried out safely.

Citing HALO’s Ukraine programme, a “hub for innovation” where we are using AI-powered drones to locate explosives, Christopher describes how the use of cutting-edge technology will be vital in making these sites safe for tourists to return:

christorchia.substack.com/p/syria-restor…

German support is key to mechanical mine clearance in Afghanistan.

Our CEO, James Cowan in Shindand, Herat #Afghanistan, an area where millions of refugees are returning from Iran and Pakistan to land littered with landmines and explosives.

We thank 🇩🇪 @AuswaertigesAmt, whose generous funding means HALO can use machines to remove these deadly threats more quickly and efficiently.

This life-saving work means people can settle in safety, farmers can use their land, and families can rebuild their livelihoods.

HALO’s work means the “the edge of safety moves forward.”

🔗 Our work in Afghanistan: bit.ly/4tWZ54q