Country: Somalia
Project Code: P09-SM05
Pillar: Mine clearance
Appealing Agency: Humanitarian Demining Italian Group (HDIG)
Implementing Partners: Regional government, Puntland Mine Action Centre (PMAC)
Summary Objectives: The project will survey suspected hazardous areas; deploy manual clearance and mine detection dog teams; train local personnel on mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal; mark areas polluted by mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) to prevent accidents; and conduct rapid mine clearance of areas needed for village reconstruction, aid distribution, recovery of agriculture, free circulation and the safe resettlement of refugees.
Activities:
- Train and organize local personnel in a survey and demining brigade.
- Assess suspected hazardous areas, and reduce them through technical surveys and marking.
- Perform rapid mine clearance through manual demining and mine detection dog teams.
- Destroy UXO, ammunition and weapons stock.
- Work with trained local staff under the supervision of HDIG personnel.
Expected Outcomes:
- There will be an impact survey of around 1 million square metres.
- A technical survey to reduce suspicious areas will cover at least 400,000 square metres.
- Clearance will take place on around 60,000 square metres.
- UXO and weapons will be destroyed.
- Around 20 kilometres of suspicious roads will be cleared.
Project Budget: $1,860,000
Project Duration: January 2009 through December 2010
Budget Shortfall: $1,860,000
Targeted Beneficiaries: An estimated 20,000 people in Puntland, particularly farmers, livestock breeders, nomadic people
| BUDGET ITEMS In US$ | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Salaries | 651,211 |
| Capital costs (equipment and supplies) | 335,388 |
| Operational costs | 802,354 |
| Overhead and contingency | 48,047 |
| Administrative costs | 23,000 |
| Total | 1,860,000 |
Gen.C.A. Vittorio Bernard; President; Humanitarian Demining Italian Group (HDIG); Tel: 39 06 5021557
Ten. Gen Mario Pellegrino; Project Manager; Humanitarian Demining Italian Group (HDIG); Tel: 39 06 24302967; e-mail: mapelmapel@tiscali.it
last edited: Oct 27, 2009