Retired mine detection dog, Rico Cosby, continues to impact the lives of those impacted by landmines. When Rico retired from sniffing out landmines in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2022, he made the long journey to the United States to serve as The Marshall Legacy Institute's Canine Ambassador. For the past three and a half years, Rico has worked towards two goals: 1. Visit as many states as possible to raise awareness about the humanitarian impact of landmines and 2. Raise eno

The Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) is headed to Dayton, Ohio, to participate in the 30th Anniversary Commemoration of the Dayton Peace Accords! It has been 30 years since Dayton hosted the peace talks that ended the 3.5-year Bosnian War at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. For 21 of those years, MLI and our partners have been hard at work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, clearing over 3.5 million square meters of land. You can join MLI for a free event on Saturday, October 18, 2025

Meet Rico — MLI’s beloved K9 Ambassador and retired mine detection dog. After six years in Bosnia-Herzegovina saving lives by sniffing out landmines, Rico retired to the U.S. to continue his mission in a new way: educating students about landmine safety and inspiring them to be part of the solution to a mine-free world. Together with MLI’s Educational Programs Director, Anne Wolleyhand, Rico travels to schools across the country through the Children Against Mines Program (CHA

Yoonsoo Kim, a 13-year-old Peace Through Sport Round 1 participant from Pennsylvania, created his own foundation to create a more...

U.S. and Yemeni students participate in a virtual exchange through MLI's Peace Through Sport (PTS) program, which is generously funded by...

From October 2024 to June 2025, the Children Against Mines Program (CHAMPS)  continued to unite young leaders from Colombia and the...

The Marshall Legacy Institute, in partnership with the Hadhramout Foundation, successfully implemented the second round of Peace Through...