Making landmine harm visible

Landmine contamination is often described through maps, numbers and technical language. For affected communities, the impact is personal: a road avoided, a field left unused, a journey delayed, a school route changed, a return prevented, a family member injured or lost.

CSP uses photography, testimony and field insight to bring these realities closer to donors, policy-makers and the wider public.

Stories matter because they show what statistics cannot always show: how landmine risk shapes daily life, limits freedom of movement, deepens displacement and forces impossible choices.

The first to return

In a heavily contaminated village in Myanmar, one woman and her elderly mother were among the first to go home. Their return shows both the courage of affected communities and the urgent need for practical landmine risk reduction.

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The mine that was missed

For displaced families, return is not simply a journey back. It can mean rebuilding lives in places where landmines and explosive ordnance remain hidden in fields, paths, villages and former conflict areas.

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Waiting for a safe return

Behind an overgrown fence stands a family home left empty by conflict. It is also suspected to be contaminated by landmines. Until the danger is addressed, return remains impossible.

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Improvised Protection, Urgent Need

In a contaminated area of Myanmar, a machine adapted with makeshift armour is being used to help communities return. It is a sign of local determination — and of how much more support is needed.

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On the Move, Again

Families fleeing conflict in Myanmar have arrived in another village after repeated displacement. On the journey, people were injured by landmines and shelling. Even here, safety is uncertain.

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Dignity and consent

CSP approaches survivor and community testimony with care. Stories are gathered and shared with dignity, consent and respect for the security of those involved.

The aim is not to sensationalise suffering. The aim is to make harm visible, strengthen understanding and support action that protects civilians.

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