FSD (Fondation suisse de déminage) is a non-governmental humanitarian organisation founded in 1997 and based in Geneva. While their core function is mine action, they are also active in other humanitarian sectors.

FSD implemented its first demining project in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998. Since then, their deminers have cleared more than 1.4 million explosive devices. 

Since its creation in 1997, FSD has worked in around 30 countries on four continents. Our teams have secured an area equivalent to 12,000 football pitches.

FSD works for a world free of mines and other dangerous remnants of war. Where women, men and children can live in a safe and sustainable environment.

There are four humanitarian principles are central to the actions of FSD namely: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independece.  

The organization is committed in: 

PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

• To guarantee minimal impact on our planet, we develop our projects in accordance with our environmental policy. They strive to reduce our carbon emissions and follow the 3Rs strategy (reduce, reuse, recycle).

FINDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

• They invest in research and development to provide the most effective assistance to our beneficiaries, including through the use of new technologies in the field.

MAINTAINING A CLOSE LINK WITH THE COMMUNITIES

• They have a continuing dialogue with local communities and adapt our activities according to the contexts and cultures in which we operate. This is to optimise our efforts to meet the communities’ needs.

CREATING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES

• In each of their projects, they recruit and train our staff locally to promote employment, especially in post-conflict areas, where the economy has been devastated.

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• They follow strict rules to ensure full financial transparency, and do the same in our reporting on our humanitarian activities to our donors, beneficiaries and the public.

PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN OUR PROJECTS

• To promote diversity, They comply with our gender, diversity and inclusion policies, both in the implementation of our programmes and in human resources.

General Questions: info@fsd.ch