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Laos Womens Demining Teams

Mines Advisory Group (MAG) women's Team Leader, Peng Souvanthon, age 26, with her 2 day old son and 6 year old daughter at home. Even at 8 months pregnant she worked in remote Nong Het field locations clearing bombs up until the day she gave birth. ..She says, "I'm happy to have helped my village and made it more safe for farming." And when asked about competing with the MAG men's demining teams she says "Yes, if the men clear 2,000 sq m of land per day, then we women want to do even more."..Laos was part of a "Secret War", waged within its borders primarily by the USA and North Vietnam. Many left over weapons supplied by China and Russia continue to kill. However, between 90 and 270,000 million fist size cluster bombs were dropped on Laos by the USA, with a failure rate up to 30%. Millions of live cluster bombs still contaminate large areas of Laos causing death and injury. The US Military dropped approximately 2 million tons of bombs on Laos making it, per capita, the most heavily bombed country in the world. ..The women of Mines Advisory Group (MAG) work everyday under dangerous conditions removing unexploded ordinance (UXO) from fields and villages. ..***All photographs of MAG's work must include (either on the photo or right next to it) the credit as follows: Mine clearance by MAG (Reg. charity)***.

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Mines Advisory Group (MAG) women's Team Leader, Peng Souvanthon, age 26, with her 2 day old son and 6 year old daughter at home. Even at 8 months pregnant she worked in remote Nong Het field locations clearing bombs up until the day she gave birth. ..She says, "I'm happy to have helped my village and made it more safe for farming." And when asked about competing with the MAG men's demining teams she says "Yes, if the men clear 2,000 sq m of land per day, then we women want to do even more."..Laos was part of a "Secret War", waged within its borders primarily by the USA and North Vietnam. Many left over weapons supplied by China and Russia continue to kill. However, between 90 and 270,000 million fist size cluster bombs were dropped on Laos by the USA, with a failure rate up to 30%. Millions of live cluster bombs still contaminate large areas of Laos causing death and injury. The US Military dropped approximately 2 million tons of bombs on Laos making it, per capita, the most heavily bombed country in the world. ..The women of Mines Advisory Group (MAG) work everyday under dangerous conditions removing unexploded ordinance (UXO) from fields and villages. ..***All photographs of MAG's work must include (either on the photo or right next to it) the credit as follows: Mine clearance by MAG (Reg. charity)***.