{"id":11084,"date":"2023-09-11T16:05:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/?p=11084"},"modified":"2026-09-05T08:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T07:26:55","slug":"interview-with-the-section-head-of-the-national-humanitarian-demining-programme-for-development-in-mauritania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/en\/interview-with-the-section-head-of-the-national-humanitarian-demining-programme-for-development-in-mauritania\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the section head of Mauritania&#8217;s National Humanitarian Demining Programme for Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27645\" class=\"elementor elementor-27645\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c00750 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c00750\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd70f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fd70f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac6640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bac6640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-1365x2048.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-27694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-1320x1980.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Abdawa-Chef-de-section-PNDHD-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf06cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf06cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h6><em>Warrant Officer Abdawa Abdel Vetah Bowba,  <\/em><em>section head within the PNDHD<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63a9f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b63a9f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae224d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae224d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Warrant Officer Abdawa Abdel Vetah Bowba is a section head within the National Humanitarian Demining Programme for Development, HAMAP-Humanitaire&#039;s local partner in Mauritania on  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/assurer-la-securite-de-la-population-civile-de-la-peninsule-de-nouadhibou-2022-2023-mauritanie\/\">the project whose aim is to keep the civilian population safe through demining and explosive ordnance risk education.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We asked him a few questions about his commitment to clearing his country and about his daily work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you keep the deminers safe during clearance operations? What protocols are in place to deal with a possible emergency?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I make sure the operations are carried out in line with the operating procedures jointly drawn up by the PNDHD and HAMAP-Humanitaire when operations began. I also make sure personal protective equipment is worn at all times and that safety distances between deminers are respected during operations. As there are anti-tank mines in this area, the safety distance to be kept between deminers is 50 metres (25 metres if there were only anti-personnel mines).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29b1f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b29b1f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660d21e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"660d21e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Finally, having two nurses and two ambulances in the clearance area guarantees a rapid emergency response and immediate transfer to hospital in the event of an accident during operations. A medical evacuation procedure is in place, and the clearance teams were trained in it before operations began. The section head makes sure everyone knows their role, in particular by running a medical evacuation exercise at least once a month. The ambulance crews have also surveyed the route from the dangerous area to the hospital, so as to lose as little time as possible in the event of an evacuation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long have you been supervising clearance operations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I joined the Mauritanian army in 1998. I then specialised as an explosives technician in 2000. I have been supervising clearance operations since 2011. I hold the EOD3+ qualification, the highest in demining, which also allows me to work on improvised explosive devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the most rewarding part of your work, what motivates you to keep doing it despite the risks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am a son of my country, I do this job to save the lives of my fellow citizens. As a member of the army it is also my duty to serve my country by supervising clearance operations. It is humanitarian work. Even if I were in another country, I would keep doing the same job to save lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do local communities view this clearance project near the town of Nouadhibou? Did they know there were mines on the Nouadhibou peninsula?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, local communities know there is a mined area near the town of Nouadhibou. People coming from elsewhere, however (travellers, nomads, fishermen), are not aware that there are mined areas in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Local communities know a clearance project is under way, because they regularly see the deminers&#039; vehicles go past bearing the logos of the PNDHD and HAMAP-Humanitaire. They also know there is a humanitarian demining office in Nouadhibou.<\/p>\n<p>The project is well regarded and well accepted by the population. It is not unusual for residents to express their support for the clearance teams working in the area.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac75b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eac75b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5de3f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5de3f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11449f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e11449f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/hamap-humanitaire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG-20230724-WA0076.jpg\" 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