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CAM-014 (1): $32,860 Community Campaign
and CIDA
CAM-014(02) $32,860 College, Service Club and CIDA
Two contiguous 19,972 m2 minefield portions in Battambang,
Cambodia are now clear. Not only does this free the people from
the risk in walking in the area, it also allows an irrigation system
to be repaired which will provide fresh drinking water for three
villages and irrigation for the farmers fields, allowing them to
restore the economy of their area.
CLF-01: $200 A doctor in Newfoundland
Fredy Mendoza Cordova, a nineteen-year-old landmine survivor from
Peru attended an event in Toronto as part of a speaking tour for
Mines Action Canada/ DFAIT. He was blinded by a landmine when he
was 9. He used a damaged cassette recorder to take 'voice pictures';
his white cane was broken and would not fold properly. CLF used
a donation to buy him a new cassette recorder and replace his white
cane. The donor was notified.
CLF-02: $30,000 Axworthy Dinner Project
The project will work through the Canadian Physicians for Aid and
Relief (CPAR Uganda) to improve the quality of life of landmine
affected communities in northern Uganda by increasing local awareness
of landmine issues, and the provisioning of livelihood support to
landmine victims/survivors and their families. The program will
be implemented primarily in Gulu District, but will also include
smaller components focused on landmine awareness activities in selected
sub-counties of Kasase District and Kitgum District.
BiH-043: $36,150 Service Clubs and
CIDA
A 14,644 m2 minefield in Mostar-Southeast, Herzegovacko-Neretvanski,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before the war, 80 households lived in the
Orah area. During the war 80 percent of the housing units here were
completely devastated. While five percent of the pre-war population
have returned to their homes, the minefields left as a legacy of
the war remain a threat to the population and interfere with plans
to return to the area. Within this contaminated project area, there
are four housing units that could be used for three returning families.
This location also includes agricultural land that can provide area
residents with income once demined. Before the war, residents depended
on both agriculture and cattle breeding as their main source of
income. A low voltage power line route passes through this location
and can be reconstructed following mine clearance in the area.
BiH-047: $26,705 Service Clubs and
CIDA
A 9,950 m2 minefield in Godinjske Bare, Godinje, Tmovo, Republika
Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Several mine incidents have occurred
at this location including a 50 year old resident who activated
an anti-personnel mine and a vehicle with French SFOR representative
passengers hit an anti-tank mine. Residents working the fields recently
found two mines and asked for assistance in removing them. Interviews
later conducted with area residents indicate that the land is contaminated
with AP mines as well as AT mines.
BiH-039: $48,312 Service Industry,
individuals and CIDA
A 19,172 m2 minefield in the village of Kula is in Busovaca municipality,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the war, this village was between
the HVO and ABIH confrontation line and is presently abandoned because
the threat of mines prevents villagers from returning. While no
mine accidents have been recorded in the area, estimates indicated
that several types of AP mines and UXO are present.
CD-01: $26,920 Private Foundation
and CIDA
The purchase and training of two mine detection dogs (Alex and Fanny)
through the Canine Demine Program. Training was undertaken by the
Canadian International Demining Corps in 2002.
BiH-035: $62,227 Night of a Thousand
Dinners and CIDA
A 24,850 m2 minefield in Bosanksa Krupa, Unsko-Sanksi, Bosnia and
Herzegovina. This location is 1km south of Bosnaska Krupa center,
near the highway towards Bihac-Banja Luka. The confrontation line
from past conflict is near the site. The area around the location
is densely populated and is a part of a town, bordering housing
and extending into agricultural land. Several mine incidents occurred
at this location, with seven people injured and three killed. Demining
this location will ultimately enable the local population to use
agricultural land as well as ensure their safety.
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