🎶 “Earth (Dradada)” – FSD #Deminers on Screen “In the video, everything starts in the morning, just like in our job — I hear the birds, see the sky, I’m surrounded by nature, and I’m doing something meaningful for #Ukrainian soil,” shares FSD deminer Valeriia Osyka.

“By investing in SESU’s technical capacity, #Switzerland is helping #Ukraine strengthen its own #demining response,” says FSD Director Hansjörg Eberle. 📢 Read our #PressRelease on FSD's new SECO-funded project to help SESU maintain its demining machines: fsd.ch/wp-content/u...

FSD was delighted to take part in the #RebuildUkraine Conference in Warsaw this week as part of the #Swiss Pavilion and highlight how humanitarian #MineAction underpins #recovery efforts — safe land is essential before infrastructure and reconstruction projects can move forward.

🎬 We are delighted that Step by Step, Quentin Curzon’s #documentary about FSD’s work in #Ukraine, will be featured at the Films for Future Festival 2025 in #Zurich this Sunday, November 16. 👉 Find out more about the festival and screening: www.films-for-future.org/festival2025...

🎉 Since April 2024, FSD's Teams have reached over 100,000 people in the #Philippines through explosive ordnance risk education (#EORE) — helping #communities stay #safe from unexploded ordnance. We thank our dedicated teams, partners, & donors for making this impact possible! Supported by 🇦🇺 dfat.

Behind every successful #MineDetectionDog stands a partnership built on care & respect. The welfare of our dogs is just as important as the results they achieve. Work sessions are followed by rest, water & sometimes a snack, helping them stay focused, healthy, and stress-free.

FSD’s Head of Operations, Matt Wilson, attended the @wfp.org Annual #Partnership Consultation in Rome last week. Discussions focused on risk sharing, localisation & #solidarity — key to sustaining #HumanitarianAid in a time of shrinking resources.

This week, FSD France welcomed delegates from Lao PDR and the #Philippines for the Women, Peace and Security (#WPS) Exchange Visit on #Women in Humanitarian #MineAction — sharing experiences and lessons to strengthen #cooperation and promote gender equality in mine action.

Last week, FSD took part in #GICHDInnovation2025 in Luxembourg. Peter Smethers, FSD Country Director Iraq, contributed to sessions on logistics in #MineAction and field testing challenges in subsurface #detection. A special thank you to @thegichd.bsky.social for this engaging event.

⚡JOB OFFER ⚡ We are seeking an International Operations Manager to join our team in Central Asia! The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/ #CentralAsia #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction

💙The Bond between #Deminers and the #Community In Tagi, #Tajikistan, our team cleared six electrical pillars contaminated with unexploded ordnance. The area is now safe — a relief for this resident, but also a bittersweet farewell to the deminers she saw daily. 🎥 youtu.be/23xgea0I2pY?...

📱 QR Codes for Safer Communities in #Ukraine FSD is testing new ways to keep mine affected communities #safe by integrating QR codes into #mine hazard warning signs. These codes help users understand the borders of hazardous areas and access safety information on #explosive ordnance.

🐕 Safety of Our #MineDetectionDogs The #safety of our #workingdogs is always a top priority. These highly trained dogs never touch mines — they detect explosive vapours from a safe distance and mark the area for #deminers.

FSD was pleased to take part in the #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, #Japan last week — a key event bringing together global experts to advance humanitarian #MineAction and support #Ukraine’s recovery.

«Zwischen diesen Feldern in der #Ukraine sind oft dünne Waldstreifen, die werden genutzt, um Schutz und Versteck zu bieten, und dort Kampfstellungen zu errichten», erklärt Markus Schindler, Innovations Manager der FSD als Gast bei ORF. 👉(min 14:14) bit.ly/4neokM5

Earlier this month, FSD welcomed representatives of KfW and the PATRIP Foundation — one of the main #donors supporting our operations in #Tajikistan — to Shurob for a field visit of two sites recently cleared of #explosive remnants of war.

⚡JOB OFFER ⚡ We are seeking a Head of Office to join our team in Manila, Philippines! The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/ #Philippines #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction

«Eberle findet es lobenswert, dass sich die Schweiz für den Erhalt des #Ottawa-Abkommens einsetze.» In einem @nzz.ch-Artikel erklärt FSD-Direktor Hansjörg Eberle, warum ein Ausstieg der #Ukraine das internationale Abkommen schwächen könnte. 👉 Zum Artikel: www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-...

🌱 In Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, FSD is supporting conflict #victims through a large-scale hydroponic #greenhouse project — strengthening livelihoods and community resilience. FSD recently organised an outdoor integration day to encourage #teamwork among participants.

🐾 A promising start for our #MineDetectionDogs! In their first month of work, FSD handlers and their dogs cleared over 11,000 m² of land in Kharkiv Oblast, #Ukraine — speeding up #MineClearance and helping families return home #safely.

“It’s impressive to see the shift from purely financial support to real #partnership,” says Ferial Lonni, FSD’s Head of Fundraising. She represented FSD Group at the Forbes France's Summit on Patronage & #Philanthropy, joining a roundtable to discuss innovative financial models.

🧑‍🎓FSD was thrilled to be invited by EPFL for an #inspiring two-day programme! On Monday, #students attended a screening of the documentary Step by Step by Quentin Curzon, followed by a Q&A with FSD Director Hansjörg Eberle.

We are honoured to welcome Antoine de Montmollin as a new member of FSD’s Foundation Board. With extensive leadership experience in the financial, industrial, and humanitarian sectors, he brings valuable expertise to our governance team. View our Board: fsd.ch/en/about-us/...

🧭 #MineAction starts with conversations. Before #deminers enter a field with detectors, surveyors talk to #communities, gather local knowledge & map hazards. These non-technical surveys pave the way for #safe clearance. 🎥 See how this first step works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaS...

«Professionalism has no #gender» #Women in humanitarian #MineAction are breaking barriers and rebuilding communities; they #inspire change and show that a safer future is built on #equality. 📹 Watch our video to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/8O-vd...

In Rasht, #Tajikistan, FSD teams provide risk #education to help families stay #safe. The region is heavily contaminated with submunitions — small explosive devices that can look like harmless toys or balls, making them especially #dangerous for #children. Funded by 🇬🇧 UK International Development.

📊 Clearing Cluster #Munition Remnants 2025, by Mine Action Review: In 2024, 228 km² of contaminated land was cleared and 133,000 #submunitions destroyed worldwide. FSD is glad to contribute to making affected communities #safer. ➡️ Read the report: www.mineactionreview.org/documents-an...

🐕 We are excited that FSD’s #MineDetectionDogs have officially started their work in the field in #Ukraine! Trained for months, these skilled #workingdogs together with their handlers are now supporting our teams to detect #explosives and make land #safe again. Supported by 🇨🇭 @swissfa.bsky.social

🦍🐆🦌 When conflict hit Kharkiv, #Ukraine, in 2022, the Feldman Ecopark was badly damaged. Our colleague Mark Dawson has launched a #crowdfunding campaign to help rebuild the #zoo and give rescued #animals safe enclosures again. 👉 Support Mark's project: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

👏 In Mindanao, #EORE relies on local #volunteers committed to keeping communities #safe. Anna Zenaida Unte-Alonto, Marawi City Schools Division Superintendent, was honoured for her #leadership and #dedication, alongside newly appointed Superintendent Sahanee M. Sumagayan.

✨Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining”✨ The final profile of our colleagues featured in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum. 🐕Yuliia Dudka – FSD Dog Handler. She has always dreamed of working with #dogs, and now helps detect #explosive devices with her four-legged partner.

✨Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining”✨ Meet another #inspiring colleague showcased in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv. 🌸Halyna Burykina – FSD Demining Team Leader. Once head of HR at a power plant in Svitlodarsk, she evacuated and later trained as a #deminer.

✨Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining”✨ Next in our series celebrating #women featured in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum. 🌻Liudmyla Bakshevnikova – FSD #Deminer. Formerly an electrician in Luhansk, she joined FSD in 2023 to help restore her #homeland, #Ukraine.

On 15 September, FSD joined an event hosted by the Swiss Embassy in #Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. We shared our #MineAction work in Tajikistan and connected with partners to better support #communities. Many thanks to the Embassy and the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan for their support.

🎬Step by Step, Quentin Curzon’s #documentary on FSD’s work in #Ukraine, will be screened at the I will tell International Film Festival. 📅Mon 22 Sept, 6:45pm 📍Genesis Cinema, London FSD #demining expert Mike Barry will join for a Q&A. ℹ️Festival info: iwilltell.com

✨Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining”✨ Continuing our series of colleagues showcased in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum: 🌾Yevheniia Havrylova – FSD Non-Technical Survey #TeamLeader. Previously a project manager in a municipal institution, she joined #MineAction in 2024.

«Pour eux, l’odeur des #explosifs est associée à une récompense ou à un jeu.» Merci à @watson.ch pour cet article sur le déploiement de nos maîtres-chiens et de leurs #chiens détecteurs de mines en #Ukraine. 👉 Lire l’article: www.watson.ch/fr/internati...

✨ Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining” ✨ We are pleased to introduce our female colleagues showcased in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv. 🌱 Valeriia Osyka – FSD #Deminer. Once a university lecturer in #safety engineering, she now clears mines in Kharkiv, #Ukraine.

Angela De Santis, FSD’s Deputy Head of Operations, spoke at the #CCW Protocol V meeting in Geneva on #VictimAssistance. Survivors should not only #recover, but also regain #autonomy, #dignity, and an active role in their communities.

🏖️ Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Colombia… dream destinations still scarred by landmines and #explosive remnants of war. #MineClearance is key to protecting communities and opening the way for #safer travel. 👉 Read more: fsd.ch/en/tourist-d...

#Blindgänger aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sind auch heute noch eine #gefährliche Realität—an Land und unter Wasser. Die Dokumentation „Explosives Erbe“ von ARD zeigt, wie #Forschung hilft, die Folgen des Konflikts zu mildern. 👉 Zur Dokumentation: www.ardmediathek.de/video/auf-sp...

✨Women in Demining✨ An inspiring photo #exhibition has opened at the Taras Shevchenko National Museum in Kyiv, #Ukraine, highlighting 29 stories of Ukrainian #women in #HumanitarianDemining — including five of our FSD colleagues. We are proud of their #courage & #dedication💛

🩵 Merci à nos bénévoles! Un grand merci à tous ceux qui ont contribué au succès de nos événements cette année! Vous souhaitez vous engager? Devenez #bénévole en #Suisse et sensibilisez le public à l'importance du déminage #humanitaire. Inscrivez-vous ici: www.benevolatgeneve.ch/annonce/fsd/...

On 3 September 2019, our colleague Brandon Pinson lost his life in Iraq while clearing an improvised mine. Today, we hold Brandon and his family in our thoughts, and we pay tribute to all deminers who have lost their lives trying to protect others from the dangers of war.

✅ Since the start of the year, FSD’s #deminers have made over 2 million square metres of land safe in #Ukraine. Their hard work restores access to farmland, roads, and entire communities. Every square metre cleared brings people closer to #safety and #recovery.

In Sari Pul, #Tajikistan, women & children risk their lives daily on mined paths to water, forests & schools. Our recent video shows where these #risks are most present & how FSD #deminers are working to restore #safety. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj5R... Project supported by 🇬🇧 UK FCDO.

🐾 It’s #InternationalDogDay! FSD’s #MineDetectionDogs train hard to support our operations in #Ukraine — but off duty, they love to play with their handlers. 🎥 Meet our #dogs: youtube.com/shorts/U5x_v...

🎥 28 Years of #Demining In our new video, Hansjörg Eberle, FSD’s director and co-founder, shares the #story of how FSD was born decades ago. What started as a simple idea has grown into a professional #NGO — giving people #safety, #hope and purpose. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNt7...

“Communities are more likely to feel confident in the #demining process when they see that the concerns of everyone, including #women, are taken seriously,” says Alex van Roy, FSD’s Regional Programme Manager in #Ukraine. 👉 Read this article by @aoav.bsky.social: aoav.org.uk/2025/frontli...

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honour all #HumanitarianWorkers who risk everything so others may live in dignity and peace — and we call for stronger #protection for them. To our colleagues in minefields, communities, and offices: thank you for your courage! 💛 #ActForHumanity