Tetra Tech Humanitarian Mine Action - Ukraine

For the second year in a row, the team at our training school in Ukraine organized a fundraiser on St. Nicholas Day. We collected 16,525UHA (roughly $400 USD) to give toys, chocolates, sweets, and biscuits to orphanages, newly single-parent households, and rehabilitation centers. 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! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦



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Views from along the Pivdennyi Buh River as we clear near waterways in , on behalf of U.S. Department of State and Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

Demining Solutions

Earlier this month, we set the stage for in Ukraine. Thanks to the U.S. Department of State and Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada more than $5 million worth of mine action equipment was transferred ‎to Державна спеціальна служба транспорту / UA State Special Transport Service for . 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

Twenty-one operators from Державна спеціальна служба транспорту / UA State Special Transport Service have completed Tetra Tech’s IMAS-compliant ‎crawler ‎excavator or GCS-100 courses at the EOD and humanitarian demining ‎training school. ‎More than 900 IMAS-certified ‎humanitarian mine action operators have now learned the ‎critical skills required to conduct clearance tasks ‎safely and effectively. ‎

These operators will help lead SSTS into a new era of increased clearance operations in ‎‎‎2024 and beyond, as more students graduate in the coming months.‎

Use this link to view more photos from this week’s event: ‎‎200165471@N02/fV43010hD5‎" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/gp/200165471@N02/fV43010hD5‎

Thanks to U.S. Department of State & Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada, more than $5M worth of equipment are ‎en route to Ukraine to help expedite demining efforts. ‎🇺🇸🇨🇦

Starting with training, Державна спеціальна служба транспорту / UA State Special Transport Service mine action operators learn machine specifications, ‎operations, and maintenance at the EOD and humanitarian mine action training school. Next, they’ll use these machines operationally and put their new skills to the test, clearing ‎‎ across 🇺🇦 faster and from a safer distance.

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

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Becoming an expert in manual mine clearance (MMC) doesn’t happen overnight. This skill takes extraordinary attention to detail and strict adherence to process. When students first learn MMC, it might take a whole day to investigate a single square meter. With experience and stamina earned over time, a skilled technician can achieve a pace of 9-10 square meters per day.

📸 Here, students from the State Special Transport Service of conduct visual search—step one of the MMC process. Click the link below to see more photos from their first day of practical training at the U.S. Department of State- and Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada-funded Tetra Tech training school: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBi5sC 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦

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Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Russia’s ongoing invasion of . It is a point to reflect on the immense damage that’s been done but also to recognize the commendable resilience of Ukraine’s people and of the nation. In a new blog, written in observance of this anniversary, Tetra Tech’s Senior Business Development Advisor, Oleksiy Starodubov, reflects on how Ukraine can keep delivering for its people and how the international community can support that work.

Read more: https://intdev.tetratecheurope.com/news-and-insights-ukraine-anniversary/

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

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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 students from the Government of Ukraine on IMAS EOD Level 1, EOD basics, and/or non-technical survey—and more courses are in the works for 2024.

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No matter the times, the holiday season brings communities together. Out in Ukraine, our operations teams linked up with local restaurants and charities to host a St. Nicholas Day fundraiser for a local orphanage. After preparing a dinner paired with biscuits and festive spiced cakes, we raised 6000UAH for 82 children and several single parent families. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸

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