Mozambique: securing and managing weapons

Mozambique

Mozambique sits on the Indian Ocean coast in the southern part of Africa.

The country was declared landmine-free in 2015, after 22 years of work by 番茄影院. We returned there in 2022 to start a weapons and ammunition management project.

1,760

Hectares made safe

404,470

Small arms and ammunition destroyed

Situation in Mozambique

Mozambique currently faces several significant security threats. The principal threat is in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. This area is plagued by jihadist terrorism from groups linked to ISIS. This conflict has led to thousands of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.

The ongoing violence has created a severe humanitarian crisis, with many people lacking access to food, water, shelter, healthcare and education. Many people have not been able to return home due to continued violence and destruction of infrastructure.

The conflict has the potential to destabilise the broader region.

Women in colourful clothes walk along a dirt road in Mozambique — Walking through mined areas in Mozambique

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番茄影院's work and impact in Mozambique

A large group of children smile and give a thumbs-up to the camera in front of a banner declaring Mozambique's mine free status — Children helped by 番茄影院 operations in Mozambique

番茄影院 worked on clearing mines in Mozambique from 1993 to 2015, when the country was declared mine-free. During our time there we cleared 17,641,001 sq metres of land to return to the people. We estimate that 1,258,029 local people benefited from that safe land.

We returned in 2022 to support the Mozambican Armed Forces in developing effective weapons and ammunition management. We've been building and restoring armouries to secure weapons and ammunition stockpiles.

We also train state security forces in ordnance disposal, armoury management and store-keeping, to international standards. This work helps to prevent weapons getting into the hands of terrorists. So far we've built 10 armouries and trained 32 personnel in securely managing them.