Our planet: From a distance it looks peaceful and fascinating…
…Seen from up close it shows its flip side. Since the dawn of time wars have been erupting, bringing agony and misery to the innocent and now leaving a devilish seed behind - millions of mines and left-over explosives threaten the lives of people and animals in more than 60 countries on this planet. Wars have transformed thousands of square kilometers into death zones that nobody dares to enter. The relics of often long gone wars and armed conflicts kill, maim and mutilate the innocent on a daily basis. They don’t differentiate between the elderly, men, women, children or animals. Different from all other weapons thought up by mankind they are inadvertently triggered by the victims themselves.
To help put an end to this misery, the men and women of ‘People against Mines (MgM) work daily in those spoiled areas, clearing mines and left-over ammunition, creating a basis for a peaceful and humanitarian future for a population traumatized by war, pain and the fear of mines.
