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MLI Fundraising Campaigns
The Marshall Legacy Institute is only able to carry out our lifesaving work thanks to caring individuals who give their time and energy to making the world a better place. We are honored to have students, organizations, schools, companies, and individuals devote their giving campaigns to sponsor a mine detection dog, support a survivor, finance student-led projects, and more.
Help these generous individuals fulfill their mission by supporting
an MLI Fundraising Campaign!
Highlighted Campaigns:
Rico's Reach
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Legacy Institute, Rico’s Reach is a special campaign led by MLI's K9 Ambassador MDD Rico to raise awareness about the landmine issue and sponsor a mine detection dog named CHAMP. As part of Rico's Reach, MDD Rico strives to give presentations to students in as many states as possible. Help Rico spread the word about the important work of mine detection dogs and sponsor MDD CHAMP!
Aiden's MDD Campaign
Aiden Ragimov, an Azerbaijani American student, has launched a campaign to sponsor a Mine Detection Dog for Azerbaijan. MDDs play a critical role in helping to identify dangerous landmines still hidden in the ground in Azerbaijan. MDDs are aiding in the effort to help “sniff out” mines and save lives, allowing people and animals to live, work, and play in safety. Please help Aiden reach his goal to sponsor a Mine Detection Dog for Azerbaijan!
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JonPaul's
Survivor's Assistance Campaign
JonPaul, a student at Glenelg Country School in MD, is raising funds to help a landmine survivor. A longtime participant in MLI's CHAMPS program, JonPaul has met landmine survivors from Yemen and Bosnia-Herzegovina, heard their stories, and seen the negative impact of landmines firsthand. Through his campaign, JonPaul will support a landmine survivor in receiving a prosthetic limb and/or other needed health assistance. Please help JonPaul reach his goal and support a landmine survivor!
Flex and Lex
Campaign
Flex and Lex have always dreamt of becoming mine detection dogs. One day, they hope restore peace and stability throughout Azerbaijan, making them super hero mine detection dogs! As the top dogs in their training class, they are eager to make the journey from their school at the Global Training Academy in Bosnia-Herzegovina to the mine fields in Azerbaijan. However, they need your help to fund their travel and training! Please donate to help these two aspiring super hero mine detection dogs achieve their life long dreams of fighting the landmine issue firsthand!
Texans for a
Landmine-Free World: Azerbaijan
Texans for a Landmine-Free World is a remarkable fundraiser supporting Azerbaijan's mission of creating a landmine-free country. The Center of Excellence for Community Services and the Azerbaijan-American Music Foundation- Texas-based non-profit organizations have organized this campaign event. It's scheduled for 6 p.m. on September 29, 2023, and will be held at Dallas Palms. This fundraiser aims to raise awareness about the issue and gather resources to clear landmines, ensuring the safety and well-being of the people of Azerbaijan.
CHAMPS
Connecticut Campaign
Students in Fairfield County, CT have sponsored 18 life-saving mine detection dogs. Their sponsored dogs have worked in countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq, Lebanon, and Sri Lanka. The dedicated students from several Greenwich area schools are working towards their 19th life-saving dog and would appreciate any help you can provide.
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CHAMPS Glenelg
Country School Campaign
CHAMPS students at Glenelg Country School have sponsored 9 mine detection dogs and raised money to donate prosthetics to 6 survivors. The Glenelg Country School CHAMPS club continues to work towards raising awareness and funds to support people impacted by landmines. Please help these amazing young students continue to have a positive impact around the world.
CHAMPS
Poolesville Campaign
Poolesville High School students are on a mission to help people in mine impacted communities. Poolesville High School has been involved in MLI's Peacemakers and Problem Solvers program for the past two years and have launched this fundraising campaign to spread awareness of the threat of landmines and to raise money for a lifesaving mine detection dog. Your involvement is critical to the students’ success and ability to make a positive impact in the world. Thank you for your help!
Rico's Reach:
Rico's Reach
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Legacy Institute, Rico’s Reach is a special campaign led by MLI's K9 Ambassador MDD Rico to raise awareness about the landmine issue and sponsor a mine detection dog named CHAMP. As part of Rico's Reach, MDD Rico strives to give presentations to students in as many states as possible. Help Rico spread the word about the important work of mine detection dogs and sponsor MDD CHAMP!
What is Giving Tuesday?
Giving Tuesday is a movement to unleash "radical generosity" around the world! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday gives people the chance to give back - donating their time, money, & awareness
to those in need.
Donate to Rico's Reach
for Giving Tuesday!
For this year’s giving drive, MLI kicked off Rico's Reach, a year-long campaign led by K9 Ambassador MDD Rico to sponsor a new mine detection dog – MDD CHAMP. Starting on Giving Tuesday, November 29th, all donations made to MLI & Rico’s Campaign will go toward the $25,000 needed to train, transport, & employ a mine detection dog!
Why MDD CHAMP?
Over 40 of the 270 MLI sponsored MDDs were donated by students in the U.S. through MLI’s Children Against Mines Program (CHAMPS). As our K9 Ambassador, MDD Rico’s job is to demonstrate the work of mine detection dogs and share the impact landmines have on the youth in mine affected countries. A mine detection dog named “CHAMP” will honor the CHAMPS program, & the impact youth can have on their global peers.
Aiden Ragimov's Campaign
Aiden Ragimov's Fundraising Campaign
Aiden's MDD Campaign
Aiden Ragimov, an Azerbaijani American student, has launched a campaign to sponsor a Mine Detection Dog for Azerbaijan. MDDs play a critical role in helping to identify dangerous landmines still hidden in the ground in Azerbaijan. MDDs are aiding in the effort to help “sniff out” mines and save lives, allowing people and animals to live, work, and play in safety. Please help Aiden reach his goal to sponsor a Mine Detection Dog for Azerbaijan!
The Impact of Mine Detection Dogs in Azerbaijan
MLI has worked with Azerbaijan since 2005, assisting the Mine Action Agency for the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA) in their mine clearance operations through the donation of 65 mine detection dogs. These lifesaving canines have aided in the search and clearance of 36,135,799 square meters of mine impacted land, returning it to safe use for people to work, live, and play. Aiden's campaign will help raise the funds for a lifesaving MDD that will help to strengthen ANAMA’s MDD capacity and assist in the critical demining efforts that remain in Azerbaijan!
JonPaul's Survivor's Assistance Campaign
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JonPaul's
Survivor's Assistance Campaign
JonPaul, a student at Glenelg Country School in MD, is raising funds to help a landmine survivor. A longtime participant in MLI's CHAMPS program, JonPaul has met landmine survivors from Yemen and Bosnia-Herzegovina, heard their stories, and seen the negative impact of landmines firsthand. Through his campaign, JonPaul will support a landmine survivor in receiving a prosthetic limb and/or other needed health assistance. Please help JonPaul reach his goal and support a landmine survivor!
The Impact of Survivor's Assistance in Yemen and Bosnia
Over the years MLI has worked to support landmine survivors with medical and vocational assistance in five mine-impacted countries. Currently, our CHAMPS Bosnia and CHAMPS Yemen programs support survivors in receiving prosthetic limbs and needed equipment for their prosthetics. CHAMPS Yemen also provides survivors with vocational training and small grants to encourage income generation and small business growth. Thanks to the support of these two programs through the U.S. Department of State and generous donors, MLI and our implementing partners have assisted 125 survivors in Bosnia-Herzegovina and 512 survivors in Yemen with medical support, and 438 survivors in Yemen with vocational assistance. 🇺🇸
While we are proud of our effort to help landmine survivors live a more prosperous and healthy life, there is still much work to be done. In 2022, the landmine monitor recorded 5,544 landmine casualties, of which over 40% were children. Landmine accidents not only take lives but also limit the livelihoods of those injured. Many adults are unable to work and remain active in society, and children with limited mobility are often barred from receiving an education and growing up to have a prosperous life. Prosthetic limbs can give these survivors new hope, providing them access to mobility and reopening the door to the other aspects of their lives. Additionally, vocational training can teach landmine survivors new skills to gain an income and support their families.
Make a huge impact on a survivor's life -
Help JonPaul raise the money to support a landmine survivor!
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Intern with us
If you are interested in interning or volunteering at MLI, please send your resume and cover letter to info@marshall-legacy.org
Make a Donation
Help us help the men, women, and children living in war-torn countries to live free from the fear of landmines and other explosives. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation and dedicate it to someone you love! This is a wonderful way to tell your loved ones how your donation will support our work in countries like Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Colombia, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Yemen.
Urgent MLI Needs
PMPS
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the most mine contaminated country in Europe. MLI is committed to helping rid this beautiful country of landmines, and we need your help! Help us get more MDDs on the ground in Bosnia to sniff out mines and help landmine survivors with medical assistance and vocational training.
Survivor's Assistance
Ongoing CHAMPS Campaigns
Connecticut
Maryland
CHAMPS Poolesville, MD
Poolesville High School students are on a mission to help people in mine impacted communities. Poolesville High School has been involved in MLI's Peacemakers and Problem Solvers program for the past two years and have launched this fundraising campaign to spread awareness of the threat of landmines and to raise money for a lifesaving mine detection dog. Your involvement is critical to the students’ success and ability to make a positive impact in the world. Thank you for your help!
Want to start your own campaign?
Sponsor a Dog
It costs $25,000 to purchase, train, and send a mine detection dog to a mine affected country. Fully sponsoring a mine detection dog allows you to make an invaluable contribution towards removing landmines that threaten the lives, health, and peace of many communities around the world. You will receive regular updates and photos about your dog and you get to name him/her! MLI also invites MDD sponsors to join us in visiting mine-affected countries each year so you can see your dog at work. Please contact us for more information or Learn More here.
Sponsor a Survivor
Children injured by landmines face a life-time of struggles. In many countries, the children who have lost limbs do not have access to the medical care, counseling, or prosthetic limbs they need to help them recover from this devastating tragedy. Many are unable to continue attending school and face seemingly insurmountable challenges in a life that would have been difficult under the best of circumstances. You can help a child receive the physical and psychological treatment needed to move forward by supporting our Survivors’ Assistance program. Learn more here.
Learn more about CHAMPS and how to start a program at your school. Visit our CHAMPS page or contact CHAMPS directly.
Start CHAMPS at your school
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