Adopt-A-Minefield
Adopt-A-Minefield is a United Kingdom-based charity which raises awareness about landmines and their associated problems, and raises funds to clear minefields and help survivors of landmine accidents. It has raised over $17 million (approximately £9.5 million) since it was established in the 1990s, enabling it to clear minefields in 126 villages in Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Iraq, Laos, Mozambique and Vietnam.
In 2006 Heather Mills, the ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney pledged to give a "large majority" of her £24.3 million divorce payment from Sir Paul McCartney to the Adopt-A-Minefield organization".[1]
Adopt-A-Minefield was established by UNA Trust, a body associated with the United Nations Association UK. Its patrons are Heather Mills McCartney and Paul McCartney; other supporters include Twiggy and David Knopfler.
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- ^ http://www.greendaily.com/2008/09/09/heather-mills-two-faced-and-too-selfish-to-fulfill-her-charita/
