FSD (Fondation suisse de déminage)
@fsd.ch
For 25+ years, FSD has worked to protect civilians from landmines and explosive remnants of war. As a #Swiss #NGO, we support affected communities through #humanitarian #MineAction, and environmental and #peace support projects.
➡️ https://linktr.ee/fsd.ch
➡️ https://linktr.ee/fsd.ch
🩶 #InternationalDayOfNeutrality
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🩶 #InternationalDayOfNeutrality
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
Neutrality is one of the #HumanitarianPrinciples that makes humanitarian #MineAction possible.
It allows FSD teams to work with all communities, access contaminated areas, and establish the trust necessary for safe operations.
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
December 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
We are seeking a Technical Advisor - Animal Detection System (Mine Detection Dogs) to join our team in Ukraine!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Ukraine #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction #MDD
Last month, FSD travelled to #Sudan to meet with key actors working in humanitarian #MineAction.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Last month, FSD travelled to #Sudan to meet with key actors working in humanitarian #MineAction.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
Sudan is heavily contaminated, posing serious #risks to conflict-affected communities. FSD hopes to support mine action #efforts in the country in the near future.
📚 FSD visited @ipz.bsky.social at the University of Zurich last week, where Matt Wilson and Michael Pfister spoke to Political Science #students about the lasting impact of landmines, the role of #neutrality, and how #HumanitarianDemining supports post-conflict recovery.
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
📚 FSD visited @ipz.bsky.social at the University of Zurich last week, where Matt Wilson and Michael Pfister spoke to Political Science #students about the lasting impact of landmines, the role of #neutrality, and how #HumanitarianDemining supports post-conflict recovery.
✅ Strengthening #MineAction Capacities
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
✅ Strengthening #MineAction Capacities
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
Communities in Bangsamoro, #Philippines, still face daily risks from UXOs. FSD delivered a five-day #training for staff of the new Operational Centre, helping improve reporting, #communication, and #coordination with disposal teams.
Supported by 🇦🇺 DFAT.
📊 The latest 'Clearing the Mines' shows 175 km² of land cleared in 2024.
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📊 The latest 'Clearing the Mines' shows 175 km² of land cleared in 2024.
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
Ukraine, Afghanistan & Iraq were among the countries with massive contamination — FSD was pleased to support #Clearance & #RiskEducation efforts in all three.
📄 Read the full report: www.mineactionreview.org/assets/downl...
🌟 FSD is grateful to the IvAlive Foundation for organising their #CharityGala in October and for the generous contribution raised through the event.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🌟 FSD is grateful to the IvAlive Foundation for organising their #CharityGala in October and for the generous contribution raised through the event.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
Thanks to the #solidarity of everyone who took part, CHF 11,000 has been donated to #support FSD’s humanitarian #demining efforts.
We are grateful 🇺🇸 @state-department.bsky.social is supporting humanitarian needs and recovery in Chernihiv, #Ukraine, through FSD’s #MineAction. This funding enables families to return home, farmers to cultivate land, and communities to rebuild #safely.
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We are grateful 🇺🇸 @state-department.bsky.social is supporting humanitarian needs and recovery in Chernihiv, #Ukraine, through FSD’s #MineAction. This funding enables families to return home, farmers to cultivate land, and communities to rebuild #safely.
🎁 Our partner GGL Austria is organising an online auction for this year’s #GivingTuesday.
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🎁 Our partner GGL Austria is organising an online auction for this year’s #GivingTuesday.
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
All proceeds will support #RiskEducation for children in #Ukraine and #Myanmar, helping them stay safe in areas affected by mines and UXOs.
📍2 December, 19:00
➡️ ggl-austria.at/auktion-2025/
🌿 First #Plants in the Potosí Greenhouse
A few months ago, FSD supported the community of Potosí in Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, with the installation of a large hydroponic greenhouse for conflict #victims. Today, the first plants are already growing — and more are being sown.
A few months ago, FSD supported the community of Potosí in Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, with the installation of a large hydroponic greenhouse for conflict #victims. Today, the first plants are already growing — and more are being sown.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🤝 FSD, OSCE, and the British Embassy in Bishkek are training the #Kyrgyz Border Service to manage explosive risks in contaminated border regions.
The first session in Osh focused on hazard awareness, #safety procedures and technical response — strengthening local #capacity for safer communities.
The first session in Osh focused on hazard awareness, #safety procedures and technical response — strengthening local #capacity for safer communities.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Through our partnership with @fao.org and @wfp.org, FSD helps rural communities in #Ukraine reclaim land once made unusable by explosive remnants of war.
In Kharkiv, over 2,200 plots have already been cleared by FSD and other partners — supporting families and #farmers to safely return.
In Kharkiv, over 2,200 plots have already been cleared by FSD and other partners — supporting families and #farmers to safely return.
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
FSD was delighted to take part in the #RebuildUkraine Conference in Warsaw this week as part of the #Swiss Pavilion and highlight how humanitarian #MineAction underpins #recovery efforts — safe land is essential before infrastructure and reconstruction projects can move forward.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
FSD was delighted to take part in the #RebuildUkraine Conference in Warsaw this week as part of the #Swiss Pavilion and highlight how humanitarian #MineAction underpins #recovery efforts — safe land is essential before infrastructure and reconstruction projects can move forward.
🎉 Since April 2024, FSD's Teams have reached over 100,000 people in the #Philippines through explosive ordnance risk education (#EORE) — helping #communities stay #safe from unexploded ordnance.
We thank our dedicated teams, partners, & donors for making this impact possible!
Supported by 🇦🇺 dfat.
We thank our dedicated teams, partners, & donors for making this impact possible!
Supported by 🇦🇺 dfat.
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎉 Since April 2024, FSD's Teams have reached over 100,000 people in the #Philippines through explosive ordnance risk education (#EORE) — helping #communities stay #safe from unexploded ordnance.
We thank our dedicated teams, partners, & donors for making this impact possible!
Supported by 🇦🇺 dfat.
We thank our dedicated teams, partners, & donors for making this impact possible!
Supported by 🇦🇺 dfat.
Behind every successful #MineDetectionDog stands a partnership built on care & respect. The welfare of our dogs is just as important as the results they achieve. Work sessions are followed by rest, water & sometimes a snack, helping them stay focused, healthy, and stress-free.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Behind every successful #MineDetectionDog stands a partnership built on care & respect. The welfare of our dogs is just as important as the results they achieve. Work sessions are followed by rest, water & sometimes a snack, helping them stay focused, healthy, and stress-free.
FSD’s Head of Operations, Matt Wilson, attended the @wfp.org Annual #Partnership Consultation in Rome last week. Discussions focused on risk sharing, localisation & #solidarity — key to sustaining #HumanitarianAid in a time of shrinking resources.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
FSD’s Head of Operations, Matt Wilson, attended the @wfp.org Annual #Partnership Consultation in Rome last week. Discussions focused on risk sharing, localisation & #solidarity — key to sustaining #HumanitarianAid in a time of shrinking resources.
This week, FSD France welcomed delegates from Lao PDR and the #Philippines for the Women, Peace and Security (#WPS) Exchange Visit on #Women in Humanitarian #MineAction — sharing experiences and lessons to strengthen #cooperation and promote gender equality in mine action.
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This week, FSD France welcomed delegates from Lao PDR and the #Philippines for the Women, Peace and Security (#WPS) Exchange Visit on #Women in Humanitarian #MineAction — sharing experiences and lessons to strengthen #cooperation and promote gender equality in mine action.
Last week, FSD took part in #GICHDInnovation2025 in Luxembourg.
Peter Smethers, FSD Country Director Iraq, contributed to sessions on logistics in #MineAction and field testing challenges in subsurface #detection.
A special thank you to @thegichd.bsky.social for this engaging event.
Peter Smethers, FSD Country Director Iraq, contributed to sessions on logistics in #MineAction and field testing challenges in subsurface #detection.
A special thank you to @thegichd.bsky.social for this engaging event.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Last week, FSD took part in #GICHDInnovation2025 in Luxembourg.
Peter Smethers, FSD Country Director Iraq, contributed to sessions on logistics in #MineAction and field testing challenges in subsurface #detection.
A special thank you to @thegichd.bsky.social for this engaging event.
Peter Smethers, FSD Country Director Iraq, contributed to sessions on logistics in #MineAction and field testing challenges in subsurface #detection.
A special thank you to @thegichd.bsky.social for this engaging event.
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking an International Operations Manager to join our team in Central Asia!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#CentralAsia #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
We are seeking an International Operations Manager to join our team in Central Asia!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#CentralAsia #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking an International Operations Manager to join our team in Central Asia!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#CentralAsia #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
We are seeking an International Operations Manager to join our team in Central Asia!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#CentralAsia #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
QR codes are displayed in towns across Kharkiv Oblast, a heavily contaminated area where residents have already returned.
This project is unique for its use of #technology and its community-led approach — signs are placed in consultation with #residents to ensure visibility.
This project is unique for its use of #technology and its community-led approach — signs are placed in consultation with #residents to ensure visibility.
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
QR codes are displayed in towns across Kharkiv Oblast, a heavily contaminated area where residents have already returned.
This project is unique for its use of #technology and its community-led approach — signs are placed in consultation with #residents to ensure visibility.
This project is unique for its use of #technology and its community-led approach — signs are placed in consultation with #residents to ensure visibility.
📱 QR Codes for Safer Communities in #Ukraine
FSD is testing new ways to keep mine affected communities #safe by integrating QR codes into #mine hazard warning signs. These codes help users understand the borders of hazardous areas and access safety information on #explosive ordnance.
FSD is testing new ways to keep mine affected communities #safe by integrating QR codes into #mine hazard warning signs. These codes help users understand the borders of hazardous areas and access safety information on #explosive ordnance.
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📱 QR Codes for Safer Communities in #Ukraine
FSD is testing new ways to keep mine affected communities #safe by integrating QR codes into #mine hazard warning signs. These codes help users understand the borders of hazardous areas and access safety information on #explosive ordnance.
FSD is testing new ways to keep mine affected communities #safe by integrating QR codes into #mine hazard warning signs. These codes help users understand the borders of hazardous areas and access safety information on #explosive ordnance.
Before work begins, the ground is carefully prepared to ensure it’s safe. If any tripwires or hazards are present, dogs won't be put to work there.
FSD minimises risks like heat or fatigue through training, teamwork, & strict safety standards — protecting both dogs and handlers.
#DogsOfBluesky
FSD minimises risks like heat or fatigue through training, teamwork, & strict safety standards — protecting both dogs and handlers.
#DogsOfBluesky
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Before work begins, the ground is carefully prepared to ensure it’s safe. If any tripwires or hazards are present, dogs won't be put to work there.
FSD minimises risks like heat or fatigue through training, teamwork, & strict safety standards — protecting both dogs and handlers.
#DogsOfBluesky
FSD minimises risks like heat or fatigue through training, teamwork, & strict safety standards — protecting both dogs and handlers.
#DogsOfBluesky
🐕 Safety of Our #MineDetectionDogs
The #safety of our #workingdogs is always a top priority. These highly trained dogs never touch mines — they detect explosive vapours from a safe distance and mark the area for #deminers.
The #safety of our #workingdogs is always a top priority. These highly trained dogs never touch mines — they detect explosive vapours from a safe distance and mark the area for #deminers.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🐕 Safety of Our #MineDetectionDogs
The #safety of our #workingdogs is always a top priority. These highly trained dogs never touch mines — they detect explosive vapours from a safe distance and mark the area for #deminers.
The #safety of our #workingdogs is always a top priority. These highly trained dogs never touch mines — they detect explosive vapours from a safe distance and mark the area for #deminers.
FSD was pleased to take part in the #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, #Japan last week — a key event bringing together global experts to advance humanitarian #MineAction and support #Ukraine’s recovery.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
FSD was pleased to take part in the #UMAC2025 in Tokyo, #Japan last week — a key event bringing together global experts to advance humanitarian #MineAction and support #Ukraine’s recovery.
«Zwischen diesen Feldern in der #Ukraine sind oft dünne Waldstreifen, die werden genutzt, um Schutz und Versteck zu bieten, und dort Kampfstellungen zu errichten», erklärt Markus Schindler, Innovations Manager der FSD als Gast bei ORF.
👉(min 14:14) bit.ly/4neokM5
👉(min 14:14) bit.ly/4neokM5
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
«Zwischen diesen Feldern in der #Ukraine sind oft dünne Waldstreifen, die werden genutzt, um Schutz und Versteck zu bieten, und dort Kampfstellungen zu errichten», erklärt Markus Schindler, Innovations Manager der FSD als Gast bei ORF.
👉(min 14:14) bit.ly/4neokM5
👉(min 14:14) bit.ly/4neokM5