Dogs track hidden killers

Teachers Notes

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Overview

Landmines are a global problem requiring international cooperation. This case study focuses on ways Australians are working to remove landmines, raise awareness about the dangers of landmines and assist people who have been injured by landmines. One successful project involves the use of dogs in Mozambique to detect mines and training local community members to be dog handlers.

Level

Lower secondary

Links with nationally-developed statements and profiles

• Place and space: Features of places, People and places, Care of places
• Resources: Use of resources, People and work, Management and enterprise
• Process: Investigation, communication and participation

Objectives

Students will:

• Learn that cooperation at local, national and international levels is necessary to bring about positive, long term change
• Gain knowledge about the problems caused by landmines and ways people are working to overcome them
• Develop empathy with and positive attitudes towards people in developing countries

Preparation

• Provide copies of the primary case study, Dogs help the people of Mozambique for the students
• Obtain atlases and world maps which show Mozambique and landmine regions of the world
• Gather resources about Mozambique and landmines
• Arrange for a library visit to research issues related to landmines and their effects

Resources

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For up to date resource lists contact:

• Canberra Mailing , PO Box 650, Fyshwick, ACT 2609. Ph. 02 6269 1230. Ph: (02) 6269 1230, Fax: (02) 6269 1229 (for AusAID resources)
• UNICEF Australia, PO Box N616, Grosvenor Place, Sydney, 2001 Website : http://www.unicef.org(international)
  http://www.unicef.org.au (Australia)
• Community Aid Abroad, Oxfam in Australia, 156 George Street, Fitzroy Victoria, 3065 Website : http://www.caa.org.au
• World Vision, GPO Box 9944 in your capital city Website : http://www.wvi.org
• Australian Red Cross GPO Box 9949 in your capital city
  Australian Red Cross Website: http://www.redcross.org.au
  International Red Cross Website: http://www.ifrc.org
• Austcare, Locked Bag 15, Camperdown, N.S.W. 1450 Ph. 02 9565 9111 Fax: 02 550 4509
  Website: http://www.austcare.org.au

Useful Articles:

AusAID backed Mozambique project
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Demining Cambodia - The long road ahead (Focus, 3/97)
Click here to read this document 

Cambodia's battle with landmines
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Reducing the Threat from Landmines
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Please note:

The opinions expressed in the linked WWW sites below, including documents, images, videos or sounds are those of the individuals and organisations involved and do not necessarily represent the views of AusAID or the Australian Government. Concerns or questions should be directed to the authors of the WWW sites in question NOT AusAID.

Danger! An article in The New Internationalist. A description of the most common types of mines, includes pictures.
http://www.oneworld.org/ni/issue294/danger.html

Defusing the Demon. An article in the New Internationalist. A brief history of landmines.
http://www.oneworld.org/ni/issue294/demon.html

Links to sites with landmine information:

International Campaign to Ban Landmines
http://www.icbl.org

UN Mine Action Service
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/mine/index.html

International Organization of Students Against Landmines
http://www.minefield.org

International Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/eng

Mgm
http://www.mgm.org

One World
http://www.oneworld.org

Norwegian People's Aid
http://www.npaid.no

Handicap International
http://www.handicap-international.org/
english/index.html

CARE Landmine Information Centre
http://www.care.org/info_center/sr_landmine.html

* Further information and resources can be obtained from the
Professional Development Providers.

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