YouTube: Princess Diana in Angola Raising Landmine Awareness

Whenever I tell people about Clear Path International's work with landmine and bomb accident survivors, invariably Princess Diana's name comes up and they ask me if I ever met her! No... sadly, the princess died about 6 months after my...

UN Humanitarian chief condemns use of ordnance against Lebanon as ‘immoral’

from The AP Newswire: UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. humanitarian chief on Wednesday accused Israel of “shocking” and “completely immoral” behavior for dropping large numbers of cluster bombs on Lebanon when a cease-fire in its war with Hezbollah was in...

US Munitions Still Deadly in Vietnam

On Aug. 13, in the Hoai An district of the central province of Binh Dinh, four 13- to 15-year-old boys died after they found a U.S.-made M79 rifle grenade and broke it open to get the gunpowder. The grenade exploded,...

Wolf Brolley Travels Along the Thailand - Myanmar Border

About four hours north out of Chiang Mai (Thailand's second largest city) there are some roads that wind up and up and up; round and round and round (if you're in the back of a Thai pick up staring...

Clear Path International Introduces Hippos to Cambodia

The hippo never was indigenous to Cambodia. As far as we can tell from our natural history research, the large slick round animal comes from Africa. But that didn't stop us from introducing it to the young patients at the...

Unexploded Cluster Bombs Prompt Fear and Fury in Lebanon

A child plays in the streets of Aitta Shaaba, a village riddled with cluster bombs. Photograph: Scott Peterson/Getty Four dead as mine-clearing teams fear death toll from Israeli weapons could soar Declan Walsh in Yahmour Monday August 21, 2006...

Four Children Killed by Explosive In Vietnam

Last week, on August 13th, while looking after their families' cows, four children (ages 12, 13 and two at 15 years old) living in Hoai An district of Binh Dinh province, Vietnam picked up an explosive left over from the...

YouTube Video: If Some Bombs Are Smart Then 'Cluster Munitions Are Destructive Morons'

This YOUTUBE video from Canada's CBC NEWS shows the dangerous nature of cluster bombs in warfare. Many of the injuries/deaths from unexploded bombs we see in Vietnam are the result of cluster bombs left over from the Vietnam war....

Kabul, Afghanistan Photos Posted to Flickr

Clear Path International's executive director Martha Hathaway and board member and co-founder Kristen Leadem just returned from a trip to Kabul, Afghnaistan. They were there on a fact findng trip for the US Dept of State's Office of Weapons Removal...

Clear Path International's First Study Trip to Laos

Ever since James, Martha, Kristen and I started Clear Path International nearly six years ago, I have wanted to go to Laos. Now I finally had a chance to do so, as we sandwiched three days in between our project...

Cambodian Wall Carvings and a Leaf Virtuoso

When our plane touched down on the airstrip in Paksay, Laos there was no doubt about being in a different world. Those of us that were in-transit to Siem Reap simply exitted the plane and hung out wherever we were...

Phuong: Bomb Survivor - Track Star

I recognized her as soon as i saw her. At the first instant, i was slightly confused because i thought that we were visiting a different Clear Path beneficiary. My mind had decided that we were going to visit a...

Soldier Killed by Soviet-Era Landmine in Afghanistan

Landmines and unexploded bombs remain active for decades after wars end. The story below is a sad reminder of the potency of the explosive remnants of war: Afghanistan: Soldier killed in mine blast KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A...

Visiting with Survivors, Kids First Village, and the Cam Lo Blind Association

Our initial beneficiary contact yesterday came with arriving at the Clear Path offices first thing in the morning. Ok, actually our first activity was having banh mi om let pho ma ~ Vina for scrambled eggs with cheese on...

Heavy Rains in Central Vietnam

For those of you reading this blog to follow Imbert, Wolf and Lori's journey, there may be a pause in updates. Dong Ha (where they currently are staying in the Vietnam headquarters of Clear Path International) is experiencing HEAVY...

Rats Detecting Mines in Mozambique (video from the BBC)

Experts in Mozambique have trained rats to detect landmines to help save human lives. The new mine detecting team hope to clear the country of landmines by 2009. Adam Mynott reports from Mozambique....

One Swift, Powerful Kick Through the Uprights

We are savoring the rainy interlude here in Hue that allows for a bit of catch up on email, journaling, and musing. Yesterday, we travelled from Da Nang to Hue via a detour to the old city of Hoi An....

CPI Canada Director Reaches Vietnam

Hi, My name is Lori and this is my first trip with CPI as Director of Canada Chapter visiting some of the project sites in Asia. Below are my experiences / accounts about this trip as I travel from North...

Mines Advisory Group Makes Emergency Appeal for Lebanon

Please note the following emergency appeal for assistance from Mines Advisory Group for their live saving work in Lebanon EMERGENCY APPEAL – LEBANON Of the estimated 4,000 bombs dropped daily during the current conflict, around 10 per cent of them...

US Department of State to MATCH Donations To Clear Path!

The U.S. State Department has announced it will match up to $60,000 in contributions made by any grassroots and private-sector donors to Clear Path International’s landmine accident survivor assistance work in central Vietnam. The matching period will last at least...

Senators Seek to Block First U.S. Landmine Production in 9 Years

(Washington, DC, August 1, 2006) The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines, a coalition of 500 U.S.- based religious, community, and human rights organizations, today welcomed the introduction of the Victim-activated Landmine Abolition Act of 2006. This important legislation, introduced...