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Mine Action Team 53 finds and disables a bomb large enough to demolish a village. Summer 2022

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Clearing bombs not only saves lives, it sets people free.  

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Welcome from Michael Ambler, Founder of Restoration Laos

The Vietnam War is not over for the people of Laos: Live bombs are a constant danger

Laos is the most heavily bombed country on earth.  There are still 80 million live cluster bombs, as well as larger bombs, littering the country from U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War.  Restoration Laos funds a team of brave Lao explosives clearance experts who are restoring land, safety, and peace of mind, one village at a time.

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Why Restoration Laos?

Restoration Laos has a single goal: to fund a bomb clearance team that would otherwise not be able to operate. Every rice paddy that is cleared can feed a village.  Every school yard can become a place of play without fear.  Clearing bombs not only saves lives, it sets people free.  

About Us

Restoration Laos is clearing bombs from villages

Restoration Laos is the 100% sponsor of Mine Action Team 53: twelve Lao technicians who seek out unexploded bombs in farm land, school playgrounds, villages, and other places people live.  When they find bombs they either blow them up or disable them, so they are no longer a danger to local adults and children. Team 53 is currently clearing bombs from four villages in Khammouane Province, one of the poorest areas in Laos. Our work area is right at the Laos-Vietnam border, near the Mu Gia Pass where the Ho Chi Minh Trail crossed into Lao territory.


The team is administered by Mines Advisory Group (MAG), which has global experience in clearing the explosive remnants of war. All donations to support their work are received by MAG America, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

How much does it cost?

About $85 per person: for safety, dignity, and prosperity

From April 2023 to April 2024, the team is clearing bombs from four villages, directly benefiting 1673 people.  That works out to about $85 per person.  Tell me more.


Top reasons to help:


  1. Every step matters.  Once a village is cleared, it stays cleared.
  2. Guaranteed results.  When land is cleared, it can be used without fear.  In this troubled world, it feels good to have a win sometimes.
  3. Universal appeal. In a time when everything seems controversial, this isn't.  Everyone can agree that children should not be killed by remnants of a war from half a century ago.
  4. Justice.  After all, fellow Americans, they're our bombs. And we weren't even at war with Laos.
  5. Cost effectiveness.  Where else can you spend $85 per person and know that you've transformed every aspect of  daily life forever, for an individual, and their children, and their children's children?


i want to help!

Let's make laos safe for children

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