FSD (Fondation suisse de déminage)
@fsd.ch
For 25+ years, FSD has worked to protect civilians from landmines and explosive remnants of war. As a #Swiss #NGO, we support affected communities through #humanitarian #MineAction, and environmental and #peace support projects.
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⚠️ Every landmine cleared means lives saved.
👋 We are FSD! We remove landmines and explosive remnants of war, educate communities on risks, and support survivors. Our work restores land, livelihoods, and hope.
➡️ Follow us to see our impact!
#MineAction #HumanitarianDemining #Demining
👋 We are FSD! We remove landmines and explosive remnants of war, educate communities on risks, and support survivors. Our work restores land, livelihoods, and hope.
➡️ Follow us to see our impact!
#MineAction #HumanitarianDemining #Demining
🛣️ FSD is launching a new 🇪🇺 EU-funded project in north-western #CAR, centred on the rehabilitation of the Bouar–Bocaranga road.
This initiative goes beyond infrastructure to strengthen #peace, #safety and #resilience in an area affected by years of armed violence.
This initiative goes beyond infrastructure to strengthen #peace, #safety and #resilience in an area affected by years of armed violence.
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🛣️ FSD is launching a new 🇪🇺 EU-funded project in north-western #CAR, centred on the rehabilitation of the Bouar–Bocaranga road.
This initiative goes beyond infrastructure to strengthen #peace, #safety and #resilience in an area affected by years of armed violence.
This initiative goes beyond infrastructure to strengthen #peace, #safety and #resilience in an area affected by years of armed violence.
🎬 2025 in Review
In 2025, FSD teams cleared millions of square metres, delivered life-saving #RiskEducation, and supported #communities affected by mines and ERW across multiple countries.
🎥 Watch the recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8u...
In 2025, FSD teams cleared millions of square metres, delivered life-saving #RiskEducation, and supported #communities affected by mines and ERW across multiple countries.
🎥 Watch the recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8u...
A year of demining across the world
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January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
🎬 2025 in Review
In 2025, FSD teams cleared millions of square metres, delivered life-saving #RiskEducation, and supported #communities affected by mines and ERW across multiple countries.
🎥 Watch the recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8u...
In 2025, FSD teams cleared millions of square metres, delivered life-saving #RiskEducation, and supported #communities affected by mines and ERW across multiple countries.
🎥 Watch the recap video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8u...
📍 Progress Towards #MineFreeTajikistan2032
Most of the estimated 6.7 million square metres of contaminated land remaining in #Tajikistan is located along the border with Afghanistan — which is why FSD #clearance teams are currently working in these areas.
Funded by 🇬🇧 the UK government.
Most of the estimated 6.7 million square metres of contaminated land remaining in #Tajikistan is located along the border with Afghanistan — which is why FSD #clearance teams are currently working in these areas.
Funded by 🇬🇧 the UK government.
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
📍 Progress Towards #MineFreeTajikistan2032
Most of the estimated 6.7 million square metres of contaminated land remaining in #Tajikistan is located along the border with Afghanistan — which is why FSD #clearance teams are currently working in these areas.
Funded by 🇬🇧 the UK government.
Most of the estimated 6.7 million square metres of contaminated land remaining in #Tajikistan is located along the border with Afghanistan — which is why FSD #clearance teams are currently working in these areas.
Funded by 🇬🇧 the UK government.
📱 A Scan That Can Save Lives
In Kharkiv, #Ukraine, people like Viktor live with the daily uncertainty of hidden explosive hazards. Now, a simple scan on his phone helps him navigate his surroundings more #safely.
➡️ Read the full story: fsd.ch/en/qr-codes-...
In Kharkiv, #Ukraine, people like Viktor live with the daily uncertainty of hidden explosive hazards. Now, a simple scan on his phone helps him navigate his surroundings more #safely.
➡️ Read the full story: fsd.ch/en/qr-codes-...
Signs with QR codes to spot mined areas
In Ukraine, FSD uses QR codes to complement explosive ordnance risk education campaigns and the marking of contaminated areas.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
📱 A Scan That Can Save Lives
In Kharkiv, #Ukraine, people like Viktor live with the daily uncertainty of hidden explosive hazards. Now, a simple scan on his phone helps him navigate his surroundings more #safely.
➡️ Read the full story: fsd.ch/en/qr-codes-...
In Kharkiv, #Ukraine, people like Viktor live with the daily uncertainty of hidden explosive hazards. Now, a simple scan on his phone helps him navigate his surroundings more #safely.
➡️ Read the full story: fsd.ch/en/qr-codes-...
❗“Huwag Lapitan” (“Do not approach”) is a simple gesture with a life-saving message.
In the #Philippines, FSD’s #RiskEducation teams use simple, powerful tools to help #children recognise the danger of unexploded ordnance. These are easy to remember and easy to act on.
Project supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
In the #Philippines, FSD’s #RiskEducation teams use simple, powerful tools to help #children recognise the danger of unexploded ordnance. These are easy to remember and easy to act on.
Project supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
❗“Huwag Lapitan” (“Do not approach”) is a simple gesture with a life-saving message.
In the #Philippines, FSD’s #RiskEducation teams use simple, powerful tools to help #children recognise the danger of unexploded ordnance. These are easy to remember and easy to act on.
Project supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
In the #Philippines, FSD’s #RiskEducation teams use simple, powerful tools to help #children recognise the danger of unexploded ordnance. These are easy to remember and easy to act on.
Project supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
💫 Highlights of 2025
📸 1. Tajikistan — land #cleared for families
📸 2. Colombia — a hydroponic #greenhouse strengthening communities
📸 3. Philippines — #RiskEducation helping children stay safe
📸 4. Ukraine — women #deminers featured at the National Museum in Kyiv
📸 1. Tajikistan — land #cleared for families
📸 2. Colombia — a hydroponic #greenhouse strengthening communities
📸 3. Philippines — #RiskEducation helping children stay safe
📸 4. Ukraine — women #deminers featured at the National Museum in Kyiv
January 5, 2026 at 8:32 AM
💫 Highlights of 2025
📸 1. Tajikistan — land #cleared for families
📸 2. Colombia — a hydroponic #greenhouse strengthening communities
📸 3. Philippines — #RiskEducation helping children stay safe
📸 4. Ukraine — women #deminers featured at the National Museum in Kyiv
📸 1. Tajikistan — land #cleared for families
📸 2. Colombia — a hydroponic #greenhouse strengthening communities
📸 3. Philippines — #RiskEducation helping children stay safe
📸 4. Ukraine — women #deminers featured at the National Museum in Kyiv
📢 #LandmineMonitor2025 by @minefreeworld.bsky.social: Progress Amid Growing Challenges
1,100+ km² of land released and 105,000+ antipersonnel mines destroyed worldwide. #Clearance is challenged by funding constraints and active conflicts, but sustained action makes a difference.
1,100+ km² of land released and 105,000+ antipersonnel mines destroyed worldwide. #Clearance is challenged by funding constraints and active conflicts, but sustained action makes a difference.
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📢 #LandmineMonitor2025 by @minefreeworld.bsky.social: Progress Amid Growing Challenges
1,100+ km² of land released and 105,000+ antipersonnel mines destroyed worldwide. #Clearance is challenged by funding constraints and active conflicts, but sustained action makes a difference.
1,100+ km² of land released and 105,000+ antipersonnel mines destroyed worldwide. #Clearance is challenged by funding constraints and active conflicts, but sustained action makes a difference.
📢 #LandmineMonitor2025 by @minefreeworld.bsky.social: Casualties Reach Highest Level Since 2020
In 2024, over 6,200 people were killed or injured by landmines and ERW.
#Civilians accounted for 86% of casualties, with almost half being #children — showing the devastating impact on communities.
In 2024, over 6,200 people were killed or injured by landmines and ERW.
#Civilians accounted for 86% of casualties, with almost half being #children — showing the devastating impact on communities.
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
📢 #LandmineMonitor2025 by @minefreeworld.bsky.social: Casualties Reach Highest Level Since 2020
In 2024, over 6,200 people were killed or injured by landmines and ERW.
#Civilians accounted for 86% of casualties, with almost half being #children — showing the devastating impact on communities.
In 2024, over 6,200 people were killed or injured by landmines and ERW.
#Civilians accounted for 86% of casualties, with almost half being #children — showing the devastating impact on communities.
🌾During a recent #clearance handover ceremony, 2.37 million sqm of land were officially handed back to communities in the Kharkiv, #Ukraine, including 12 agricultural fields and 6 household plots. This land can once again be cultivated, supporting #livelihoods and #FoodSecurity.
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🌾During a recent #clearance handover ceremony, 2.37 million sqm of land were officially handed back to communities in the Kharkiv, #Ukraine, including 12 agricultural fields and 6 household plots. This land can once again be cultivated, supporting #livelihoods and #FoodSecurity.
FSD took part in the #HITS25 Summit in Krakow, organised by Minesight. Matt Wilson joined the opening panel on information management, data and #AI, while Peter Smethers presented a case study on the sensitive #clearance of a cemetery in Kubaiba village, #Iraq.
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
FSD took part in the #HITS25 Summit in Krakow, organised by Minesight. Matt Wilson joined the opening panel on information management, data and #AI, while Peter Smethers presented a case study on the sensitive #clearance of a cemetery in Kubaiba village, #Iraq.
🎓 How Do We Train Our #Deminers?
In our latest newsletter, we offer a glimpse into the #training process and show the necessary #skills for becoming a deminer and deploying to conduct #safe clearance.
➡️ Read the full newsletter: fsd.ch/en/how-to-be...
In our latest newsletter, we offer a glimpse into the #training process and show the necessary #skills for becoming a deminer and deploying to conduct #safe clearance.
➡️ Read the full newsletter: fsd.ch/en/how-to-be...
How to become a deminer | FSD
FSD provides mine clearance training, preparing local men and women with the skills and knowledge to clear explosive hazards and rebuild communities.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🎓 How Do We Train Our #Deminers?
In our latest newsletter, we offer a glimpse into the #training process and show the necessary #skills for becoming a deminer and deploying to conduct #safe clearance.
➡️ Read the full newsletter: fsd.ch/en/how-to-be...
In our latest newsletter, we offer a glimpse into the #training process and show the necessary #skills for becoming a deminer and deploying to conduct #safe clearance.
➡️ Read the full newsletter: fsd.ch/en/how-to-be...
FSD joined #MineAction stakeholders and government representatives to exchange ideas on accelerating #demining at the #DemineUkraine Forum 2025, organised by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine and the Demine Ukraine platform.
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
FSD joined #MineAction stakeholders and government representatives to exchange ideas on accelerating #demining at the #DemineUkraine Forum 2025, organised by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine and the Demine Ukraine platform.
🩶 #InternationalDayOfNeutrality
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🩶 #InternationalDayOfNeutrality
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
December 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
Last month, FSD travelled to #Sudan to meet with key actors working in humanitarian #MineAction.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Last month, FSD travelled to #Sudan to meet with key actors working in humanitarian #MineAction.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
📚 FSD visited @ipz.bsky.social at the University of Zurich last week, where Matt Wilson and Michael Pfister spoke to Political Science #students about the lasting impact of landmines, the role of #neutrality, and how #HumanitarianDemining supports post-conflict recovery.
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
📚 FSD visited @ipz.bsky.social at the University of Zurich last week, where Matt Wilson and Michael Pfister spoke to Political Science #students about the lasting impact of landmines, the role of #neutrality, and how #HumanitarianDemining supports post-conflict recovery.
✅ Strengthening #MineAction Capacities
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
✅ Strengthening #MineAction Capacities
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
📊 The latest 'Clearing the Mines' shows 175 km² of land cleared in 2024.
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📊 The latest 'Clearing the Mines' shows 175 km² of land cleared in 2024.
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
🌟 FSD is grateful to the IvAlive Foundation for organising their #CharityGala in October and for the generous contribution raised through the event.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🌟 FSD is grateful to the IvAlive Foundation for organising their #CharityGala in October and for the generous contribution raised through the event.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
We are grateful 🇺🇸 @state-department.bsky.social is supporting humanitarian needs and recovery in Chernihiv, #Ukraine, through FSD’s #MineAction. This funding enables families to return home, farmers to cultivate land, and communities to rebuild #safely.
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We are grateful 🇺🇸 @state-department.bsky.social is supporting humanitarian needs and recovery in Chernihiv, #Ukraine, through FSD’s #MineAction. This funding enables families to return home, farmers to cultivate land, and communities to rebuild #safely.
“My sister said: ‘Why did you come back here?’ But we came home.”
For people displaced by conflicts, returning to their houses isn’t just about a physical location — it’s about the feeling of being back home.
FSD is glad to work alongside @wfp.org & @fao.org to help families regain that feeling.
For people displaced by conflicts, returning to their houses isn’t just about a physical location — it’s about the feeling of being back home.
FSD is glad to work alongside @wfp.org & @fao.org to help families regain that feeling.
When Sehrii returned to his home in #Ukraine's Kharkiv region, he had lost most of his beehives to the war, and was injured by a mine.
WFP, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and FSD (Fondation suisse de déminage) have been clearing lands so families like his can farm again.
WFP, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and FSD (Fondation suisse de déminage) have been clearing lands so families like his can farm again.
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🎁 Our partner GGL Austria is organising an online auction for this year’s #GivingTuesday.
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🎁 Our partner GGL Austria is organising an online auction for this year’s #GivingTuesday.
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
🌿 First #Plants in the Potosí Greenhouse
A few months ago, FSD supported the community of Potosí in Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, with the installation of a large hydroponic greenhouse for conflict #victims. Today, the first plants are already growing — and more are being sown.
A few months ago, FSD supported the community of Potosí in Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, with the installation of a large hydroponic greenhouse for conflict #victims. Today, the first plants are already growing — and more are being sown.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🎬Behind the Scenes
For FSD #deminers Valeriia Osyka and Zhanna Shkurko, taking part in a music video was a new experience. They appeared in #Ukrainian singer @thejerryheil's song “Earth (Dradada)”, a tribute to humanitarian demining and those working to make Ukraine safe again.
For FSD #deminers Valeriia Osyka and Zhanna Shkurko, taking part in a music video was a new experience. They appeared in #Ukrainian singer @thejerryheil's song “Earth (Dradada)”, a tribute to humanitarian demining and those working to make Ukraine safe again.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🎬Behind the Scenes
For FSD #deminers Valeriia Osyka and Zhanna Shkurko, taking part in a music video was a new experience. They appeared in #Ukrainian singer @thejerryheil's song “Earth (Dradada)”, a tribute to humanitarian demining and those working to make Ukraine safe again.
For FSD #deminers Valeriia Osyka and Zhanna Shkurko, taking part in a music video was a new experience. They appeared in #Ukrainian singer @thejerryheil's song “Earth (Dradada)”, a tribute to humanitarian demining and those working to make Ukraine safe again.
🤝 FSD, OSCE, and the British Embassy in Bishkek are training the #Kyrgyz Border Service to manage explosive risks in contaminated border regions.
The first session in Osh focused on hazard awareness, #safety procedures and technical response — strengthening local #capacity for safer communities.
The first session in Osh focused on hazard awareness, #safety procedures and technical response — strengthening local #capacity for safer communities.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM