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Mine Risk Education aims to promote the adoption of safer behaviours by communities living in proximity to landmines and unexploded ordnance. Our educational projects are always strongly based in the communities most at risk.

There are numerous communication and education strategies the teams use; from puppet shows or performances to children, teaching them fundamental life-saving information.

MAT strongly believes in training people from the local community to educate and liase with the communities. This approach facilitates effective education because local culture and customs can be taken into account and incorporated into the programmes. It also provides local employment in what are usually some of the poorest areas in the world.

Educating and training within the communities is not just a one-way process. It provides a wealth of knowledge about where landmines and other explosive items may be and which areas are the priorities for the community wellfare. The information collected can then guide the clearance projects.