In war-torn regions, landmines remain a silent killer, even decades later. They maim thousands each year, especially children.
Heidi Kühn, founder of Roots of Peace, told EpochTV’s “Bay Area Innovators” program how she came to develop a business model to plant seeds of peace by turning “mines to vines”—removing landmines and turning dangerous territories into farmland.
The organization started in 1997 in her family home, when the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco asked Kühn to host a reception of 100 people to talk about the dangers of landmines. Princess Diana, who raised awareness about landmines harming and killing innocent civilians and children, had just died. In her honor, Kühn was asked to host the reception….
Mother Removes Landmines to Plant Peace
