What you should know about donated mine detectors.
    “De-mining” means much more than clearing landmines. During every armed conflict some percentage of explosive ordnance remains unexploded -- or just left behind -- and can continue to be fatal to civilians, including aid workers, for years.
    When we purchase magnetic locators, the manufacturer matches each donated unit and, according to priorities from the United Nations, ships them to countries where humanitarian de-mining is most needed and not otherwise possible. There, trained local teams find and clear explosive remnants of war such as cluster bombs, grenades, and mortar shells, as well as land-mines. More than 600 donated units are currently at work in twenty-eight countries.

UPDATE:  We have now provided over 270 donated detectors 

​[and are as proud as Quakers are allowed to be].  

​Thank you to all of our friends who have helped along

the years.  The struggle continues -- with success!