The primary objective of The Mineseeker Foundation is to upgrade, construct and deploy airships equipped with the worlds foremost ground penetrating radar technology into the field to assist in the international plight to rid the world of landmines. The precise mapping and pinpointing of landmines across the world will vastly escalate the landmine removal process and as importantly will designate vast sectors of land to be landmine free, thereby aiding third world agricultural and economic sustainability.
The Mineseeker perspective concerning the funding and deployment of this unique technology is to focus on the immediate needs of a single country whose economic growth has been stunted by the effects of landmines within its borders. In the recent past Mozambique was devastated by over sixteen years of civil war. Today, under a free, peaceful and democratic society, the country’s social and economic growth still suffers from the crippling effects caused by landmines.
In November of 2004 The Mineseeker Foundation selected Mozambique as the first country in which to launch the Mineseeker Airship. Discussions with the government of Mozambique commenced and Project Mozambique was established.
In a meeting in Maputo in 2004, Mike Kendrick was inspired by Mrs Machel’s view of the possibilities that could be achieved for Mozambique. He suggested taking the Mineseeker concept a step further by including and applying an across the board self sustainable empowerment program. Once de-mined, the liberated land should be planted and the local population empowered and “foster managed” to sow, grow and harvest the unlocked land.
He conceived the “Sole of Africa” campaign and designed the powerful logo as a strong symbol that effectively reflects and underpins the entire program.