MLI provides humanitarian assistance to war-torn countries & develops conflict-recovery programs to promote hope, growth, and stability. Last year, more than 5,000 people were hurt or killed by landmines. MLI provides Mine Detection Dogs (MDDs), management training, and mine awareness education to save and improve the lives of people and animals in war-torn countries. The Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1997 to alleviate suffering and promote hope, growth, and stability in war-torn countries. MLI emphasizes the importance of helping countries help themselves and implements the following Mine Action and Social Impact programs: 1) provision of valuable resources and training to hasten the pace of landmine clearance operations; 2) provision of medical assistance & vocational training to landmine survivors; 3) linking of American youth with students abroad to work together to help others; 4) supporting interethnic reconciliation by connecting children from different ethnic/religious groups and uniting them in a common cause; and 5) promotion of economic empowerment for women living in war-torn countries.