has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message golden west humanitarian foundation is an american non profit 501c3 organisation that develops technologies to address the technical limitations of humanitarian mine clearance . 1 the golden west humanitarian foundation is based in woodland hills los angeles california . golden west humanitarian foundation type non governmental organisation industry landmine relief founded 1998 headquarters woodland hills united states of america area served global website www.goldenwesthf.org contents 1 history 2 role in mine action 2.1 research and development 2.1.1 explosive harvesting program 2.1.2 cluster munitions destruction 2.2 mine risk education mre 2.2.1 undercover uxo game for 100 laptop olpc 2.2.2 indicator program 2.2.3 vinh & trinh s adventure 3 current operations 3.1 cambodia 3.2 central america 3.3 vietnam 4 past operations 4.1 angola 4.2 azerbaijan 4.3 moldova 4.4 mozambique 4.5 nicaragua 5 references 6 external links history edit the golden west humanitarian foundation was founded in 1998 to address shortcomings in humanitarian mine clearance in the countries of angola azerbaijan iraq and mozambique . role in mine action edit research and development edit explosive harvesting program edit the explosive harvesting program ehp is a manufacturing program which recycles the explosives contained in stockpiled explosive ammunition into the explosive charges used for humanitarian mine clearance . 2 cluster munitions destruction edit in 2010 the gwhf worked with norwegian people s aid in a groundbreaking cluster bomb stockpile destruction program . 3 mine risk education mre edit undercover uxo game for 100 laptop olpc edit gwhf partnered with the michigan state university m.i.n.d. lab to develop a game for the one laptop per child olpc platform that teaches children the indicators of land mine and unexploded ordnance contamination . 4 this game underwent field trials in cambodia in june 2010 . 5 indicator program edit the golden west humanitarian foundation has developed what they call the indicator program which trains people of all ages how to recognize the indicators of land mine and uxo contamination . this program has been deployed in mozambique angola and azerbaijan and cambodia . 6 vinh & trinh s adventure edit the gwhf published a 34 page illustrated storybook titled vinh & trinh s adventure . the book is designed to teach vietnamese children the dangers of unexploded ordnance and it has received positive reviews . 7 in 2010 the book underwent a third round of distribution bring the total number of book published to 6 000 . 8 current operations edit cambodia edit in cambodia the golden west humanitarian foundation is partnered with the cambodian mine action center cmac to provide research and development support to mine action activities in the kingdom of cambodia . these activities include the explosive harvesting program mine risk education central america edit the golden west humanitarian foundation has undertaken ordnance stockpile destruction programs for the organization of american states . 9 vietnam edit in 2009 the gwhf partnered with the vietnam veterans memorial foundation to undertake a research and development project sponsored by the u.s. department of state . 10 past operations edit angola edit in angola the golden west humanitarian foundation has introduced their indicator program a mine risk education program designed to teach the indicators of land mine and uxo contamination . 6 azerbaijan edit in azerbaijan the golden west humanitarian foundation has introduced their indicator program a mine risk education program designed to teach the indicators of land mine and uxo contamination . 6 moldova edit in 2009 & 2010 the gwhf worked on a cluster bomb disposal project in the republic of moldova . 3 mozambique edit in mozambique the golden west humanitarian foundation has introduced their indicator program a mine risk education program designed to teach the indicators of land mine and uxo contamination . 6 nicaragua edit in nicaragua the golden west humanitarian foundation has worked with the organization of american states on stockpile destruction programs . 9 references edit about the golden west humanitarian foundation golden west humanitarian foundation retrieved 2010 09 11 explosive harvesting program cambodia pdf geneva center for humanitarian demining retrieved 2010 09 11 a b implementing the convention on cluster munitions pdf united nations institute of disarmament research retrieved 2010 09 11 undercover uxo mine risk education game for the 100 laptop dr. corey bohil blog retrieved 2010 09 11 article computer game saves children from landmine scourge voice of america retrieved 2010 09 11 a b c d landmines major public private partnerships u.s. department of states retrieved 2010 09 11 review of vinh & trinh s adventure by the journal of mine and erw action journal of mine and erw action retrieved 2010 09 11 gwhf press release on vinh & trinh s adventure distribution golden west humanitarian foundation official retrieved 2010 09 11 a b destruccion de remanentes de guerra en nicaragua pdf organization of american states retrieved 2010 09 11 15th anniversary of u.s. vietnam relations uxo demining fact sheet pdf u.s. department of state retrieved 2010 09 11 external links edit official gwhf website u.s. state department humanitarian mine action and unexploded ordnance removal report 15th anneversity of u.s. vietnam relations . golden west hf partners with don bosco foundation photos of golden west hf by ben johnson u.s. dod humanitarian demining r & d partners list la times article on gwhf . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title golden west humanitarian foundation & oldid 729904326 categories international charitiesmine warfare and mine clearance organizationscharities based in californiahumanitarian aidmine actionbomb disposalhidden categories wikipedia articles needing style editing from september 2010all articles needing style editingarticles needing cleanup from september 2010all articles needing cleanupcleanup tagged articles without a reason field from september 2010wikipedia pages needing cleanup from september 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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