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
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⚠️ Every landmine cleared means lives saved.
👋 We are FSD! We remove landmines and explosive remnants of war, educate communities on risks, and support survivors. Our work restores land, livelihoods, and hope.
➡️ Follow us to see our impact!
#MineAction #HumanitarianDemining #Demining
👋 We are FSD! We remove landmines and explosive remnants of war, educate communities on risks, and support survivors. Our work restores land, livelihoods, and hope.
➡️ Follow us to see our impact!
#MineAction #HumanitarianDemining #Demining
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
💙The Bond between #Deminers and the #Community
In Tagi, #Tajikistan, our team cleared six electrical pillars contaminated with unexploded ordnance. The area is now safe — a relief for this resident, but also a bittersweet farewell to the deminers she saw daily.
🎥 youtu.be/23xgea0I2pY?...
In Tagi, #Tajikistan, our team cleared six electrical pillars contaminated with unexploded ordnance. The area is now safe — a relief for this resident, but also a bittersweet farewell to the deminers she saw daily.
🎥 youtu.be/23xgea0I2pY?...
Farewell to Tagi: a former battlefield now safe
YouTube video by FSD Fondation suisse de déminage
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November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
💙The Bond between #Deminers and the #Community
In Tagi, #Tajikistan, our team cleared six electrical pillars contaminated with unexploded ordnance. The area is now safe — a relief for this resident, but also a bittersweet farewell to the deminers she saw daily.
🎥 youtu.be/23xgea0I2pY?...
In Tagi, #Tajikistan, our team cleared six electrical pillars contaminated with unexploded ordnance. The area is now safe — a relief for this resident, but also a bittersweet farewell to the deminers she saw daily.
🎥 youtu.be/23xgea0I2pY?...
📱 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.
🐕 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
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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
Earlier this month, FSD welcomed representatives of KfW and the PATRIP Foundation — one of the main #donors supporting our operations in #Tajikistan — to Shurob for a field visit of two sites recently cleared of #explosive remnants of war.
October 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Earlier this month, FSD welcomed representatives of KfW and the PATRIP Foundation — one of the main #donors supporting our operations in #Tajikistan — to Shurob for a field visit of two sites recently cleared of #explosive remnants of war.
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking a Head of Office to join our team in Manila, Philippines!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Philippines #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
We are seeking a Head of Office to join our team in Manila, Philippines!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Philippines #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
October 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
⚡JOB OFFER ⚡
We are seeking a Head of Office to join our team in Manila, Philippines!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Philippines #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
We are seeking a Head of Office to join our team in Manila, Philippines!
The full job offer and application details are available at: fsd.ch/en/Jobs/
#Philippines #Jobs #JobOffer #MineAction
«Eberle findet es lobenswert, dass sich die Schweiz für den Erhalt des #Ottawa-Abkommens einsetze.»
In einem @nzz.ch-Artikel erklärt FSD-Direktor Hansjörg Eberle, warum ein Ausstieg der #Ukraine das internationale Abkommen schwächen könnte.
👉 Zum Artikel: www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-...
In einem @nzz.ch-Artikel erklärt FSD-Direktor Hansjörg Eberle, warum ein Ausstieg der #Ukraine das internationale Abkommen schwächen könnte.
👉 Zum Artikel: www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-...
October 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
«Eberle findet es lobenswert, dass sich die Schweiz für den Erhalt des #Ottawa-Abkommens einsetze.»
In einem @nzz.ch-Artikel erklärt FSD-Direktor Hansjörg Eberle, warum ein Ausstieg der #Ukraine das internationale Abkommen schwächen könnte.
👉 Zum Artikel: www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-...
In einem @nzz.ch-Artikel erklärt FSD-Direktor Hansjörg Eberle, warum ein Ausstieg der #Ukraine das internationale Abkommen schwächen könnte.
👉 Zum Artikel: www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-...
🌱 In Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, FSD is supporting conflict #victims through a large-scale hydroponic #greenhouse project — strengthening livelihoods and community resilience.
FSD recently organised an outdoor integration day to encourage #teamwork among participants.
FSD recently organised an outdoor integration day to encourage #teamwork among participants.
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🌱 In Armero-Guayabal, #Colombia, FSD is supporting conflict #victims through a large-scale hydroponic #greenhouse project — strengthening livelihoods and community resilience.
FSD recently organised an outdoor integration day to encourage #teamwork among participants.
FSD recently organised an outdoor integration day to encourage #teamwork among participants.
🐾 A promising start for our #MineDetectionDogs!
In their first month of work, FSD handlers and their dogs cleared over 11,000 m² of land in Kharkiv Oblast, #Ukraine — speeding up #MineClearance and helping families return home #safely.
In their first month of work, FSD handlers and their dogs cleared over 11,000 m² of land in Kharkiv Oblast, #Ukraine — speeding up #MineClearance and helping families return home #safely.
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🐾 A promising start for our #MineDetectionDogs!
In their first month of work, FSD handlers and their dogs cleared over 11,000 m² of land in Kharkiv Oblast, #Ukraine — speeding up #MineClearance and helping families return home #safely.
In their first month of work, FSD handlers and their dogs cleared over 11,000 m² of land in Kharkiv Oblast, #Ukraine — speeding up #MineClearance and helping families return home #safely.
“It’s impressive to see the shift from purely financial support to real #partnership,” says Ferial Lonni, FSD’s Head of Fundraising.
She represented FSD Group at the Forbes France's Summit on Patronage & #Philanthropy, joining a roundtable to discuss innovative financial models.
She represented FSD Group at the Forbes France's Summit on Patronage & #Philanthropy, joining a roundtable to discuss innovative financial models.
October 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“It’s impressive to see the shift from purely financial support to real #partnership,” says Ferial Lonni, FSD’s Head of Fundraising.
She represented FSD Group at the Forbes France's Summit on Patronage & #Philanthropy, joining a roundtable to discuss innovative financial models.
She represented FSD Group at the Forbes France's Summit on Patronage & #Philanthropy, joining a roundtable to discuss innovative financial models.
🧑🎓FSD was thrilled to be invited by EPFL for an #inspiring two-day programme! On Monday, #students attended a screening of the documentary Step by Step by Quentin Curzon, followed by a Q&A with FSD Director Hansjörg Eberle.
October 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🧑🎓FSD was thrilled to be invited by EPFL for an #inspiring two-day programme! On Monday, #students attended a screening of the documentary Step by Step by Quentin Curzon, followed by a Q&A with FSD Director Hansjörg Eberle.
We are honoured to welcome Antoine de Montmollin as a new member of FSD’s Foundation Board. With extensive leadership experience in the financial, industrial, and humanitarian sectors, he brings valuable expertise to our governance team.
View our Board: fsd.ch/en/about-us/...
View our Board: fsd.ch/en/about-us/...
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We are honoured to welcome Antoine de Montmollin as a new member of FSD’s Foundation Board. With extensive leadership experience in the financial, industrial, and humanitarian sectors, he brings valuable expertise to our governance team.
View our Board: fsd.ch/en/about-us/...
View our Board: fsd.ch/en/about-us/...
🧭 #MineAction starts with conversations.
Before #deminers enter a field with detectors, surveyors talk to #communities, gather local knowledge & map hazards. These non-technical surveys pave the way for #safe clearance.
🎥 See how this first step works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaS...
Before #deminers enter a field with detectors, surveyors talk to #communities, gather local knowledge & map hazards. These non-technical surveys pave the way for #safe clearance.
🎥 See how this first step works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaS...
Before the detectors start beeping
YouTube video by FSD Fondation suisse de déminage
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October 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🧭 #MineAction starts with conversations.
Before #deminers enter a field with detectors, surveyors talk to #communities, gather local knowledge & map hazards. These non-technical surveys pave the way for #safe clearance.
🎥 See how this first step works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaS...
Before #deminers enter a field with detectors, surveyors talk to #communities, gather local knowledge & map hazards. These non-technical surveys pave the way for #safe clearance.
🎥 See how this first step works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaS...
«Professionalism has no #gender»
#Women in humanitarian #MineAction are breaking barriers and rebuilding communities; they #inspire change and show that a safer future is built on #equality.
📹 Watch our video to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/8O-vd...
#Women in humanitarian #MineAction are breaking barriers and rebuilding communities; they #inspire change and show that a safer future is built on #equality.
📹 Watch our video to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/8O-vd...
« Professionalism has no gender »: women in humanitarian mine action
YouTube video by FSD Fondation suisse de déminage
youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
«Professionalism has no #gender»
#Women in humanitarian #MineAction are breaking barriers and rebuilding communities; they #inspire change and show that a safer future is built on #equality.
📹 Watch our video to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/8O-vd...
#Women in humanitarian #MineAction are breaking barriers and rebuilding communities; they #inspire change and show that a safer future is built on #equality.
📹 Watch our video to learn more: youtube.com/shorts/8O-vd...
In Rasht, #Tajikistan, FSD teams provide risk #education to help families stay #safe.
The region is heavily contaminated with submunitions — small explosive devices that can look like harmless toys or balls, making them especially #dangerous for #children.
Funded by 🇬🇧 UK International Development.
The region is heavily contaminated with submunitions — small explosive devices that can look like harmless toys or balls, making them especially #dangerous for #children.
Funded by 🇬🇧 UK International Development.
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In Rasht, #Tajikistan, FSD teams provide risk #education to help families stay #safe.
The region is heavily contaminated with submunitions — small explosive devices that can look like harmless toys or balls, making them especially #dangerous for #children.
Funded by 🇬🇧 UK International Development.
The region is heavily contaminated with submunitions — small explosive devices that can look like harmless toys or balls, making them especially #dangerous for #children.
Funded by 🇬🇧 UK International Development.
📊 Clearing Cluster #Munition Remnants 2025, by Mine Action Review:
In 2024, 228 km² of contaminated land was cleared and 133,000 #submunitions destroyed worldwide.
FSD is glad to contribute to making affected communities #safer.
➡️ Read the report: www.mineactionreview.org/documents-an...
In 2024, 228 km² of contaminated land was cleared and 133,000 #submunitions destroyed worldwide.
FSD is glad to contribute to making affected communities #safer.
➡️ Read the report: www.mineactionreview.org/documents-an...
Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2025 | Mine Action Review
www.mineactionreview.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📊 Clearing Cluster #Munition Remnants 2025, by Mine Action Review:
In 2024, 228 km² of contaminated land was cleared and 133,000 #submunitions destroyed worldwide.
FSD is glad to contribute to making affected communities #safer.
➡️ Read the report: www.mineactionreview.org/documents-an...
In 2024, 228 km² of contaminated land was cleared and 133,000 #submunitions destroyed worldwide.
FSD is glad to contribute to making affected communities #safer.
➡️ Read the report: www.mineactionreview.org/documents-an...
🐕 We are excited that FSD’s #MineDetectionDogs have officially started their work in the field in #Ukraine!
Trained for months, these skilled #workingdogs together with their handlers are now supporting our teams to detect #explosives and make land #safe again.
Supported by 🇨🇭 @swissfa.bsky.social
Trained for months, these skilled #workingdogs together with their handlers are now supporting our teams to detect #explosives and make land #safe again.
Supported by 🇨🇭 @swissfa.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
🐕 We are excited that FSD’s #MineDetectionDogs have officially started their work in the field in #Ukraine!
Trained for months, these skilled #workingdogs together with their handlers are now supporting our teams to detect #explosives and make land #safe again.
Supported by 🇨🇭 @swissfa.bsky.social
Trained for months, these skilled #workingdogs together with their handlers are now supporting our teams to detect #explosives and make land #safe again.
Supported by 🇨🇭 @swissfa.bsky.social
🦍🐆🦌 When conflict hit Kharkiv, #Ukraine, in 2022, the Feldman Ecopark was badly damaged.
Our colleague Mark Dawson has launched a #crowdfunding campaign to help rebuild the #zoo and give rescued #animals safe enclosures again.
👉 Support Mark's project: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Our colleague Mark Dawson has launched a #crowdfunding campaign to help rebuild the #zoo and give rescued #animals safe enclosures again.
👉 Support Mark's project: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
September 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🦍🐆🦌 When conflict hit Kharkiv, #Ukraine, in 2022, the Feldman Ecopark was badly damaged.
Our colleague Mark Dawson has launched a #crowdfunding campaign to help rebuild the #zoo and give rescued #animals safe enclosures again.
👉 Support Mark's project: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Our colleague Mark Dawson has launched a #crowdfunding campaign to help rebuild the #zoo and give rescued #animals safe enclosures again.
👉 Support Mark's project: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
👏 In Mindanao, #EORE relies on local #volunteers committed to keeping communities #safe.
Anna Zenaida Unte-Alonto, Marawi City Schools Division Superintendent, was honoured for her #leadership and #dedication, alongside newly appointed Superintendent Sahanee M. Sumagayan.
Anna Zenaida Unte-Alonto, Marawi City Schools Division Superintendent, was honoured for her #leadership and #dedication, alongside newly appointed Superintendent Sahanee M. Sumagayan.
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
👏 In Mindanao, #EORE relies on local #volunteers committed to keeping communities #safe.
Anna Zenaida Unte-Alonto, Marawi City Schools Division Superintendent, was honoured for her #leadership and #dedication, alongside newly appointed Superintendent Sahanee M. Sumagayan.
Anna Zenaida Unte-Alonto, Marawi City Schools Division Superintendent, was honoured for her #leadership and #dedication, alongside newly appointed Superintendent Sahanee M. Sumagayan.
✨Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining”✨
The final profile of our colleagues featured in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.
🐕Yuliia Dudka – FSD Dog Handler. She has always dreamed of working with #dogs, and now helps detect #explosive devices with her four-legged partner.
The final profile of our colleagues featured in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.
🐕Yuliia Dudka – FSD Dog Handler. She has always dreamed of working with #dogs, and now helps detect #explosive devices with her four-legged partner.
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
✨Photo Exhibition “Women in Demining”✨
The final profile of our colleagues featured in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.
🐕Yuliia Dudka – FSD Dog Handler. She has always dreamed of working with #dogs, and now helps detect #explosive devices with her four-legged partner.
The final profile of our colleagues featured in the Taras Shevchenko National Museum.
🐕Yuliia Dudka – FSD Dog Handler. She has always dreamed of working with #dogs, and now helps detect #explosive devices with her four-legged partner.