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The Halo Trust

Afghanistan veteran and broadcaster JJ Chalmers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Halo Trust.

Afghanistan veteran and broadcaster JJ Chalmers makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of The Halo Trust.

To Give:
- UK Freephone 0800 404 8144
-You can donate online at bbc.co.uk/appeal/radio4
- Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. (That’s the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope ‘The Halo Trust’.
- Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Halo Trust’.
Please note that Freephone and online donations for this charity close at 23.59 on the Saturday after the Appeal is first broadcast. However the Freepost option can be used at any time.

Registered charity number: 1001813

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Thu 31 Mar 202215:27
BBC Radio 4

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The Halo Trust

When conflict ends, land is all too often littered with landmines and other dangerous explosives. Families cannot plant crops or graze cattle, and day-to-day activities like getting to school and fetching water are fraught with risk and fear. The HALO Trust is the world's largest humanitarian landmine clearance charity. For over thirty years, we have been saving lives and helping war-torn communities recover, by making their land safe. Today, we have 10,000 employees in 28 countries and territories around the world.

The importance of clearing agricultural land

The importance of clearing agricultural land
Mujibullah and Mahbub from Kandahar Province are tending sheep close to an area contaminated with landmines. In Afghanistan, families are desperately reliant upon the land to grow crops and feed animals. Now facing famine, the clearance of this land is more important than ever.

Walking past IEDs on the way to school

Walking past IEDs on the way to school
Children outside the school gate, next to a field of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Arghandab District, currently being cleared by HALO.

The painstaking work of demining

The painstaking work of demining
True peace can only return once the land is safe. Your support helps us to recruit and train local men and women to clear landmines in their own communities – whether that is in Afghanistan, Ukraine, or in one of many other war-torn countries around the world.

New contamination in Ukraine

New contamination in Ukraine
A HALO deminer in Ukraine, taken in 2020, with the ‘Danger Mines’ sign that you will see on HALO minefields across the world. HALO plans to clear the new contamination in Ukraine as soon as the situation allows.

Charity website

https://www.halotrust.org/

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  • Sun 27 Mar 202207:54
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 27 Mar 202221:25
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 31 Mar 202215:27
    BBC Radio 4

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