Country: Somalia
Project Code: P09-SM04
Pillar: Mine clearance
Appealing Agency: Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Implementing Partners: Puntland Police, Puntland Mine Action Centre (PMAC), UN Development Programme (UNDP), Somalia Mine Action
Summary Objectives: The objectives of this project are to contribute to humanitarian relief, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding initiatives in Somalia through the provision of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and small arms and light weapons (SALW) destruction capabilities.
Activities:
- Through the continued deployment of one EOD/SALW team, destroy stockpiled conventional weapons held in military camps, police stations and by civil authorities in Puntland.
- Identify and destroy unexploded ordnance and other priority weapons within the six administrative regions of Puntland and areas of South Central Somalia that can be safely accessed by international staff.
- Provide continued training and support to the Puntland Police and other Puntland authorities to improve their ability to conduct safe and effective EOD/SALW as well as mine risk education.
Expected Outcomes:
- The project will safely identify and where possible dispose of stockpiled conventional weapons.
- Technical surveys will be conducted towards the removal and/or destruction of explosive items.
- A team selected from local and/or regional Puntland Police forces will provide an EOD and SALW capacity.
Project Budget: $731,151
Project Duration: January 2009 through December 2010
Budget Shortfall: $731,151
Targeted Beneficiaries: Residents and internally displaced people in areas affected by conventional weapons; local, national and multinational troops; peacebuilding and development agencies; local and regional military and political authorities
| BUDGET ITEMS In US$ | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Personnel | 234,744 |
| Equipment | 82,420 |
| Programme operational costs | 263,395 |
| Overhead | 150,592 |
| Total | 731,151 |
Alistair Moir; Mines Advisory Group (MAG); www.maginternational.org; Tel: 252 5 794741; e-mail: alistair.moir@maginternational.org
last edited: Oct 13, 2009