"We've got a physiotherapist who's working with landmine victims, a lawyer working to combat human trafficking and an artist training disabled women to make textile products," explains director James Chapman.
WHILE working with refugees and landmine survivors in Rwanda, Bosnia and Cambodia in the 1990s, a Rhodes scholar named Eric Greitens had an epiphany about teenagers in traumatic circumstances: the ones who fared best were the ones who helped others.
In the background, a banner reads, "Don't play with landmines, play football," encouraging children to choose peace over violence.
Andy Smith, a landmine specialist from the website nolandmines.com, who works with the UN and leading charities in removing the devices, said: "When a deminer detonates a mine as he exposes it, the most frequent disabling injury is to his hands.
As the UN's lead agency for coordinating action against mines, UNICEF works with the government and more than 14 civil organizations in Colombia to raise awareness about the dangers of landmines and ordnances, to work towards prevention of accidents and to support victims within the national anti-mine plan.
"We operate in a hall of mirrors littered with landmines", was how she described her job last year.
"We still have a lot of work to be done, most especially in relation to creating awareness on the dangers and risks associated with landmines.
The landscape has been littered with landmines.
Ghafar's family travelled three weeks to get to Kabul, across areas littered with landmines.
Nigeria's path in the coming year is seeded with landmines.
