Field trips

The 10 artists were divided into two groups for the field visits with organizations conducting mine clearance, mine risk education, and survivor assistance activities in northwest Cambodia.

The first week, we'll visit the operations of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), the Cambodia Mine/ERW Victim Information System (CMVIS) run by the the Cambodian Red Cross, Spirit of Soccer, Handicap International France, and Jesuit Service Cambodia in Battambang, which is the most mine-affected province in Cambodia.

The second group of artists will go to Banteay Meanchey, another heavily-affected province in the northwest, to visit the activities of CMAC, CMVIS, ActionAid Australia, and the Solidarity for Disabled People Organization.

The site visits were selected based on the location and availability of the organizations to host the artists. There were many other great activities we would have visited if we'd had endless time.

All 10 artists will then meet in Phnom Penh to visit the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), which is the regulatory body for Cambodian mine action. They will also hear from representatives of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces who have shared their demining expertise as peacekeepers in Sudan through the United Nations Missions in Sudan.