The HALO Trust
@TheHALOTrust
Our mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict.
Returning to #Angola with HALO, Prince Harry reflects upon his personal connection with the country after his mother visited Huambo in 1997. He celebrates the "immense progress" made, and calls for continued support for demining in order to “finish what was started so long ago.”
🇬🇧🤝🇿🇼 The UK has donated 20 advanced Minelab F3 mine detectors to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, boosting national #demining efforts. “This donation reflects 🇬🇧’s long-standing commitment to humanitarian mine action & strong partnership with 🇿🇼”–Alastair Kern, UK Defence Attaché.
📻 Listen to the 'Landmines' episode of OS on @BBCSounds, including insights from HALO's Mouiad Alnofaly on our work in #Syria, where we've cleared around 4,000 landmines and explosive items since the fall of the Assad regime in December: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
That’s a wrap! @TheHALOTrust attended the 44th Esri GIS User Conference in San Diego from July 14-18, 2025. The conference is the largest GIS gathering in the world, with over 17,000 attendees this year. HALO presented on innovative technologies in GIS for mine action in the…
🎧 Listen as HALO CEO James Cowan joins @mukeshkapila on the @FadingCauses podcast to talk about his journey from the battlefields of Helmand to leading the world's largest humanitarian demining organisation:
Wars are calculated rational acts of cruelty. So can you be a good soldier? My guest on @FadingCauses @ImpactNewswire podcast, Maj Gen James Cowan is no starry idealist having seen action in many brutal trouble spots. What kept him good? Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=TW27p0…
For decades, HALO has been removing deadly explosives from ancient sites including Palmyra, #Syria and Bala Hissar fort, #Afghanistan. These sites carry huge historical and cultural significance. Our work is a vital first step in allowing safe restoration so visitors can return.
Salah district in #Yemen has high level of explosive contamination. @TheHALOTrust & implementing partners are conducting survey & clearance operations for protection of civilians and for reconstruction efforts. About the project: unops.org/news-and-stori… facebook.com/nlembassyyemen…
On August 3rd, 13 year-old Christopher will climb Kilimanjaro to fundraise for HALO. 🙌 Christopher has set a fundraising goal of £5,895 - matching the 5,895m elevation of Africa's highest mountain - and there's still plenty of time to donate! ⬇️ justgiving.com/page/chrisabbo…
Prince Harry follows in Diana's footsteps with landmine walk in Angola bbc.in/44NniPZ
Prince Harry has followed in his mother's footsteps in Angola by raising awareness of The Halo Trust's work to clear landmines. Princess Diana visited the country in January 1997 seven months before she was killed in a car crash in Paris. Read more ➡️ trib.al/AabpGI1
🎥 “In 1997, my mother was in Huambo. The very minefield that she walked through was a bustling community that I managed to visit.” Prince Harry returns to 🇦🇴 #Angola with HALO, 28 years after his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, brought landmines to the world’s attention: