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success story: Transforming Weapons of Warfare into Tools for Peace
Shown above: Golden West staff count charges prior to transfer.
For Cambodians, injury or worse from the landmines and unexploded ordnance that riddle their country is an ever-present threat. Unused munitions in dangerous, unsecured stockpiles pose yet still more dangers, presenting opportunities for misuse and illegal transfer. Each day in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia the Golden West Explosive Harvesting Program team works to secure Cambodians a brighter, safer future by transforming these dangerous stockpiles of munitions into the tools deminers need to clear the country's minefields. Each month Golden West transforms hundreds of pounds of deadly munitions into thousands of disposal charges essential to clearance operations. With each disposal charge we create, one more deadly landmine or piece of unexploded ordnance is cleared in Cambodia.
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