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    3. “Landmines cannot tell the difference between the footsteps of a soldier or the footsteps of a child.”

    4. Landmines cannot tell the difference between soldiers and civilians. 80% of victims are civilians. 30% are children.

    5. Most military commanders say landmines have not played a significant role in the outcome of any military battle.

    6. TYPES OF LANDMINES Blast mine Fragmentation mine Bounding fragmentation mine Butterfly mine Hundreds of others

    7. MORE LANDMINE FACTS… Victim-operated Designed to injure, not to kill Found in more than 70 countries worldwide There are between 10 000 to 20 000 mine new mine victims each year

    8. What are the effects of landmines? Economic, Social, and Medical

    9. Economic Impact

    10. IMPACT OF LANDMINES - ECONOMIC Hampers ability of country to recover post conflict Farmers can’t cultivate their fields or transport produce to market. Prevents repair of infrastructure (roads, railways, water and electrical systems) Slows reconstruction of human services inhibits travel - teachers and health care workers cannot get to work, students cannot get to school Ruins potential for tourism or investment

    11. Economic impact continued... Mines make agricultural land unusable Farm animals in danger Lack of access to natural resources Dependency on external aid because lack of infrastructure and agriculture Lack of infrastructure may prevent aid from arriving (Relief operations are up to 25 times more expensive because of the security measures that have to be taken.) Landmines deter refugee return Landmine clearance is expensive (especially for governments just coming out of war)

    12. Social impact

    13. IMPACT OF LANDMINES – social Work and play are damaged – amputees can no longer do certain activities. Stigmatization of amputees – for example, women in many countries can no longer get married and sometimes cannot have children due to injuries. Amputees often unable to work in agrarian societies, burden to their families – often driven to beg on streets Children sometimes abandoned because parents cannot afford to deal with injuries Dependency – loss of mobility for survivors

    14. Social impact continued… Affects self-confidence, depression, frustration Lack of psychological help in affected countries Fear for all in mine-affected society – important to note that affects whole society!

    15. Medical Impact

    16. IMPACT OF LANDMINES – Medical Amputations, prosthetics and other required healthcare is costly Need for much blood Need many materials, often expensive and imported “clients for life” Dependency on external aid

    17. Medical impact continued… Doctors need special training Difficult and draining on medical personnel Risk of infections Difficulty of most medical facilities being in the city, but many mine survivors far from facilities Lack of medical infrastructure

    18. SOLUTIONS Ban landmines Remove landmines from the ground Destroy stockpiles Provide victim and survivor assistance Deliver mine awareness education

    19. More ideas… Raise awareness Volunteer for the Canadian Landmine Foundation Host a Night of A Thousand Dinners Plan a Peacekeepers Day celebration Adopt-A-Minefield, Sponsor a demining dog Write MPs to remind them of issue importance

    20. Do your part for a mine-safe world! Children in Prigrada, Zadar County, one of the most mine-affected regions in Croatia

    21. Thank you! Adopt-A-Minefield Canadian Landmine Foundation 1623 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4T 2A1 416-365-9461 www.canadianlandmine.org Info@canadianlandmine.org

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