From Survivor to Advocate: Address by Maeverlyn Pitanoe to MBT Pacific Regional Stakeholder Dialogue
From September 7-9, Mette Eliseussen of SafeGround and Maeverlyn Pitanoe of Bomb Free Solomon Islands attended the Regional Stakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of the Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines in […]
My Palau Journey: A Survivor’s Voice for Solomon Islands
More than 80 years after World War II ended, its bombs still lie buried in the gardens, villages and coastlines of the Solomon Islands. For the families who live alongside […]
In April 2015 SafeGround sent experienced researchers to the island nation to document the impact unexploded WWII ordnance have on people’s every day lives and livelihoods.
Dynamite fishing is the harmful practice of using unexploded ordinance to create explosions at sea for fishing purposes. The destructive impacts to the environment are threatening communities in islands in […]
Minelab and SafeGround – Intersecting Work to Reduce Legacy Weapons
Minelab is an Adelaide based company that excels in metal detection technology. The name Minelab does not refer to landmine but rather to gold mine, which was the focus of […]
This first Launch of ‘One Step at a Time’ was by award-winning children’s author Phil Cummings as an Adelaide Fringe Festival free event on 21st February. On a 40° day […]
