Golden West Humanitarian Foundation Golden West Humanitarian Foundation is an American Non - profit ( 501C3 ) organisation who develops technologies to address the technical limitations of humanitarian mine clearance . The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation is based in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California . History . The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation was founded in 1998 to address shortcoming in humanitarian mine clearance in the countries of Angola , Azerbaijan , Iraq and Mozambique . Role in Mine Action . Research and Development . Explosive Harvesting Program . The Explosive Harvesting Program ( EHP ) is a manufacturing program which recycles the explosives contained in stockpiled explosive ammunition into the explosive charges used for humanitarian mine clearance . Cluster Munitions Destruction . In 2010 , the GWHF worked with Norwegian People ' s Aid in a groundbreaking cluster bomb stockpile destruction program . Mine Risk Education ( MRE ) . Undercover UXO : Game for $ 100 Laptop ( OLPC ) . GWHF partnered with the Michigan State University M . I . N . D . Lab to develop a game for the One Laptop Per Child ( OLPC ) platform that teaches children the indicators of land mine and unexploded ordnance contamination . This game underwent field trials in Cambodia in June 2010 . Indicator Program . The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation has developed what they call the " Indicator Program " , which trains people of all ages how to recognize the indicators of land mine and UXO contamination . This program has been deployed in Mozambique , Angola and Azerbaijan , and Cambodia . Vinh & Trinh ' s Adventure . The GWHF published an 34 - page illustrated storybook titled " Vinh & Trinh ' s Adventure " . The book is designed to teach Vietnamese children the dangers of unexploded ordnance , and it has received positive reviews . In 2010 , the book underwent a third round of distribution , bring the total number of book published to 6 , 000 . Current Operations . Cambodia . In Cambodia , the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation is partnered with the Cambodian Mine Action Center ( CMAC ) to provide research and development support to mine action activities in the Kingdom of Cambodia . These activities include the Explosive Harvesting Program , Mine Risk Education Central America . The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation has undertaken ordnance stockpile destruction programs for the Organization of American States . Vietnam . In 2009 , the GWHF partnered with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation to undertake a research and development project sponsored by the U . S . Department of State . Past Operations . Angola . In Angola , the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation has introduced their " Indicator Program " , a Mine Risk Education program designed to teach the indicators of land mine and UXO contamination . Azerbaijan . In Azerbaijan , the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation has introduced their " Indicator Program " , a Mine Risk Education program designed to teach the indicators of land mine and UXO contamination . Moldova . In 2009 & 2010 , the GWHF worked on a cluster bomb disposal project in the Republic of Moldova . Mozambique . In Mozambique , the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation has introduced their " Indicator Program " , a Mine Risk Education program designed to teach the indicators of land mine and UXO contamination . Nicaragua . In Nicaragua , the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation has worked with the Organization of American States on stockpile destruction programs .