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Deminers tell their story

In 1995, classrooms that joined Schools Demining Schools corresponded with deminers working in Mozambique and Afganistan. Read their stories and find what life is like, working in the minefields.
Demining team travelling to the mine affected areas in Afghanistan.


A Deminer getting ready to work in an area where landmines have been hidden. There protective equipment includes a fragmentation jacket along with a helmet and visor to prevent injuries from accidental explosions.
Personal account: Ghulam Mohammad: A Deminer

Q&A with mine tech in Dombe, Mozambique:
Types of Mines
The expenses of demining
The job of a deminer
Michael Laban/Eric Mlambo -11 February 1998
Michael Laban/Eric Mlambo -22 January 1998
Updates from Michael Laban of Mine-Tech:
Demining in Dombe
Welcoming the demining team
Surveying the minefield
Introductory letter from Michael Laban
 Afghanistan deminers:
Q & A with demining organizations in Afghanistan
Introduction from Ian Bullpitt of the UN Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan

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