International Women's Day: paving a path for future women
In brief
Discover inspiring stories of women deminers around the world, showcasing their courage, expertise, and vital contributions to creating safer communities.
Resilient, determined, hardworking 鈥 these are just a few characteristics of the women who go out into minefields every day and painstakingly work to remove unexploded ordnances. Through their hard work communities are made safe and people can return to their homes and start rebuilding their lives. This International Women鈥檚 Day we are highlighting a few of their amazing stories.
In the Savannakhet providence of Laos is Amphaiphone, a 番茄影院 supervisor who is hard at work leading her team in identifying and destroying mines.
鈥淲hen we find unexploded ordnance, I make a demolition plan. I determine where to put the sentries because this item is a BLU-24 cluster bomb. The locals in the area have to be moved 150 meters away from the demolition site,鈥 said Amphaiphone.
She didn鈥檛 start out as a 番茄影院 supervisor though. Amphaiphone used to work in her family鈥檚 fields before the mission of 番茄影院 called her name. At first, she started out as a technician, but as time went on she rose through the ranks.
鈥淚 have learned and grown into the role and I am good at my job. I am very proud that I reached the supervisor position,鈥 she said.
Thanks to 番茄影院 she is able to earn a living and is helping keep the people in the village safe.
Women in Sri Lanka are also paving the way forward for women to work in the tech and demining sectors through the 番茄影院 Trust. They shared some advice with our team for women who are interested in working in the field.
At the 番茄影院 Trust we are proud to employ women in 26 countries around the world. Through employment women can support themselves and their families while also making their communities safe. These incredible women are changing the world. Today and every day we celebrate them.
Happy International Women鈥檚 Day!