Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine

Humanitarian #mineaction updates and expertise from a project in #Ukraine, funded by U.S. Department of State & managed by @TetraTech 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

It is a great privilege to be able to give back to our local community and to be received with open arms. Well wishes and happy holidays to all! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦
#StNicholasDay

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

For the second year in a row, the team at our training school in Ukraine organized a fundraiser for St. Nicholas Day. #MoreSafeGround 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

We collected 16,525UHA (roughly $400 USD) to give toys, chocolates, sweets, and biscuits to orphanages, newly single-parent households, and rehabilitation centers. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦
#TtGives

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Views from along the Pivdennyi Buh River as we clear #MoreSafeGround near waterways in #Ukraine, on behalf of @StateDeptPM and @GAC_Corporate 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

#HumanitarianDemining

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2/ These operators will help lead @SSTS_UA into a new era of increased clearance operations as even more students graduate in the coming months.

Be sure to hit follow to continue receiving coverage on #humanitariandemining in #Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

1/ This month, we set the stage for #MoreSafeGround in Ukraine. Thanks to the @StateDept and @GAC_Corporate, $5.8 million in equipment was transferred to @SSTS_UA for humanitarian demining 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

Use this link to view more photos from the event: https://t.co/UXylTpkoTS

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3/ Next, they’ll use these machines operationally and put their new skills to the test, clearing #MoreSafeGround across 🇺🇦 faster and from a safer distance

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

1/ Thanks to @StateDeptPM & @GlobalAffairsCanada, more than $5M worth of equipment are en route to #Ukraine to help expedite #humanitarian demining efforts. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

2/ Starting with training, @SSTS_UA mine action operators learn machine specifications, operations, and maintenance at the #EOD and humanitarian mine action training school.

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

We’re pleased to serve on the @GICHD International Mine Action Standards Review Board. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
#MoreSafeGround with @StateDeptPM

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

🗓️Today in #Geneva, our team is proud to attend #NDMUN27 and share insights on humanitarian mine action needs and innovative approaches with leaders from around the world. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine @TTHMA_Ukraine]

🚨 The 23rd edition of the To Walk The Earth in Safety is live! Read the expertly-crafted publication, produced by the 🇺🇸 @StateDeptPM & @cisrjmu here: https://t.co/aB0U3Ffr1B…

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Landmines, explosive ordnance & remnants of war directly threaten millions of people caught up in armed conflicts—from Afghanistan to Sudan to Ukraine to Gaza.

Country by country, community by community, let’s rid the world of these weapons—once and for all.

#MineAwarenessDay

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#Live at @WorldFoodPrize DialogueNext: @StateDeptPM Director of the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement Karen Chandler explains how #humanitarianmineaction and global #foodsecurity are inextricably linked 🇺🇸🇺🇦

#MoreSafeGround #Ukraine

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When students first learn #manualmineclearance (MMC), it can take a full day to investigate just 1 m2. With time, a seasoned technician can pace up to 10 m2/day. Here, @SSTS_UA students conduct visual search, step one of a safe MMC process. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

📷: https://t.co/rfaMXtOtvg

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Tetra Tech transferred 14 trucks, 200 CEIA compact metal detectors & 500 demining kits to @SSTS_UA on behalf of 🇺🇸 @StateDeptPM & 🇨🇦 @GAC_Corporate. Valued at more than $1M, this donation will equip SSTS teams to conduct HMA activities safely and return #MoreSafeGround across 🇺🇦

[U.S. Embassy Kyiv @USEmbassyKyiv]

Вітаємо саперів @SSTS_UA, які завершили тренінг з розмінування, організований 🇺🇸 та 🇨🇦. На сьогоднішній день наш проект з @TTHMA_Ukraine підготував понад 300 українських саперів. Ці відважні сапери відновлюють економіку України та рятують життя, знешкоджуючи російські міни. @CanEmbUkraine

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As of this week, we've completed 826 of non-technical surveys in #Ukraine, surpassing 1 billion square meters across the country. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦

#MoreSafeGround with @StateDeptPM & @GAC_Corporate

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Photos from our IMAS-compliant Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1 trainings are rolling in! By the end of 2023, we trained nearly 270 GoU students on #IMAS level 1, EOD basics, and/or non-technical survey—and more are in the works for 2024. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 #MoreSafeGround #Ukraine

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No matter the times, the holiday's bring communities together. Our 🇺🇦 teams linked up with local restaurants and charities to fundraise for a local orphanage. With dinner, biscuits, and festive spiced cakes, we raised 6000UAH for 82 children and single parent families. 🇺🇸