Cambodia

Chanthoeun is a 35-year-old resident of Vorng village in Cambodia. Born in this village, Chanthoeun had to relocate to another province due to his father's military obligations. However, in 2013, after marrying his wife Sopheap, he returned to his hometown with a dream of cultivating cashew trees on his land.

When Moch So Kheang first started working in the village, the community was unaware of The Cambodian Mine Action Centre. "People didn’t know about us and our operations. Sometimes, they wouldn’t even let us in their land," she recalls.

After 25 years of living with the constant threat of unexploded ordnance, Mrs. Thung Phoeurn and her community in Ban Pong Village, Ratanakiri, can finally expand their agricultural activities without fear. This remarkable transformation is thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), which has been working tirelessly in the region since 2013.

We are looking for a consultant to work with the Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva in support of their Presidency of the 5th Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (RevCon

2022 marked the 30th anniversary for the Norwegian People's Aid's first mine clearance intervention in Cambodia. Today, the organisation has grown to become one of the world's largest humanitarian mine clearance operators - with programmes in 20 countries.

Cambodia was the first country for Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to support on mine action. NPA started up demining activities in 1992 in preparation for the resettlement of refugees returning from the border camps in Thailand, but also to make land safe for communities affected by landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance.

On a sunny day in August 2017, Fadi and two of his friends decided to go for a hike.

Empowering Communities in Ratanakiri Province Through Comprehensive Mine Clearance Efforts