Forgotten 10 Challenge for schools

The Forgotten 10 Challenge is your chance to speak out against the scourge of landmines and cluster bombs. From 1st – 10th December 2012 your school can help raise awareness about the impact of these terrible weapons on communities worldwide.

Landmines and cluster bombs are indiscriminate weapons that continue to injure and kill civilians in countries all around the world. They are a significant cause of disability, instilling fear in whole communities, deepening poverty and acting as a lethal barrier to development. That's why this year, we need your help.

How can my school get involved?

There are many ways your school can make a difference, and we can provide free resources to support you.

1. First, sign up today to receive your free action pack as soon as it is available!
2. Next, decide how you would like to take action, using the pack for ideas. You could hold an assembly, introduce an exhibition, introduce the issues in class or put on a sponsored event.
3. Then simply request your free materials using the order form in the pack and we will send them out to you for free!

Why not link your activities with an international day? Don't forget, 3rd December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It's also the anniversary of the signing of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. And the 10th December is International Human Rights Day!

Take action right now

Here are some things you can do right now to learn more about the issues:

• Check out our interactive DVD for schools so you and your class can learn all about landmines and cluster bombs.
• Sign the global petition to ban cluster bombs – over 700,000 people have already signed!
• Do you have what it takes to be a Handicap International Deminer? Play the Deminer game and find out.
• Find out about real life experiences of cluster munitions survivors from around the world and their involvement in the campaign to ban these weapons. Watch the Ban Advocates film and share it with your friends.
• Become our fan on Facebook and tell your friends. We've got stories of survivors as well as photos of real-life deminers.

This project is supported by the European Union.