Thornhill, United Kingdom · Established 1988
HALO
The HALO Trust
Making the world safer.
(About)
World's largest humanitarian mine clearance organisation.
The HALO Trust (HALO) was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Thornhill, United Kingdom. Today it is an established organisation, working on landmines, explosive remnants and reconstruction and known within the sector for its tagline "Making the world safer.".
The organisation currently operates in 15 countries, with major presence in Afghanistan, Angola and Cambodia. World's largest humanitarian mine clearance organisation. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at halotrust.org.
(Verified profile)
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Structure & mandate
HALO is headquartered in Thornhill, United Kingdom, established in 1988. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Landmines — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Explosive remnants — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Reconstruction — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1988
HQ
Thornhill
United Kingdom
Countries of work
15+
Independent registers
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(Public perception & reviews)
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 15 countries.
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Cambodia
- Colombia
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Kosovo
- Laos
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Ukraine
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
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