Grants and Contributions

This project seeks to reduce the risks posed by small arms, light weapons, and ammunition to women, men, girls, and boys in Ukraine by strengthening the weapons and ammunition management (WAM) capacity of the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) and delivering community-level risk education. Project activities will include the following: (1) conducting technical risk assessments of police armouries and surge storage sites in select locations, in line with international small arms control and ammunition management standards; (2) identifying gaps in NPU infrastructure, procedures, and capacity, including storage conditions, inventory systems, segregation practices, and personnel training; (3) constructing or refurbishing NPU weapons and ammunition storage facilities in line with international standards and sector best practices; (4) delivering targeted training to the NPU on the safe storage, handling, segregation, and inventory management of small arms, light weapons and ammunition; (5) integrating small arms and light weapons risk education into existing MAG explosive ordnance risk education programming; (6) delivering targeted small arms risk education, including Training of Trainers sessions for relevant national and local authorities, alongside mass media outreach and digital campaigns.

This project aims to reduce explosive threats to civilians in southern and eastern Lebanon through the survey and clearance of unexploded ordnance focusing on heavily affected agricultural and residential zones, using mechanical assets to access complex terrain and remove rubble. MAG will rehabilitate infrastructure and provide equipment to enable safe storage for weapons and ammunition, in close coordination with the LMAC, Lebanese civil society and LAF, to ensure civilian safety, reduce immediate threats, support safe return, and stabilization. Project activities include: (1) Deployment of three mine action teams (MATs) to conduct technical survey (TS), clearance, and disposal spot tasks across priority contaminated areas; (2) Deployment of two CL teams and one mechanical team to conduct non-technical survey (NTS) and deliver explosive ordnance risk education (EORE); (3) Construct one explosive storehouse (ESH) to expand safe ammunition storage capacity; (4) Procurement and donation of specialized equipment, including a heavy-duty forklift and X-ray inspection machine, to enhance safe handling and inspection of munitions; (5) Implementation of priority WAM upgrades, including rehabilitation of storage infrastructure at selected sites.

This project aims to protect civilians and support early recovery in northern and central Syria by enabling safe access to land, infrastructure, and essential services through the reduction of risks posed by landmines and other explosive ordnance.
Project activities include: (1) conducting technical surveys, manual clearance, and explosive ordnance disposal to identify, remove, and destroy explosive hazards in prioritized areas; (2) deploying mechanical assets to support safe and efficient land release for agricultural, community, and infrastructure use; (3) delivering explosive ordnance risk education sessions to help women, men, girls, and boys recognize risks and adopt safer practices; (4) training community members as focal points to report contamination and share safety information within their communities; and (5) strengthening the technical and coordination capacity of national authorities and partner organizations to manage mine action activities in line with international standards.

Project activities include: (1) creating a tool to support the mapping of natural hazards (landmine contamination, flooding, and cyclones) in earthquake impacted areas; (2) conducting a rapid analysis of Mines Advisory Group's existing contamination baseline and open-source data to highlight the likelihood of explosive ordnance contamination in earthquake impacted areas; (3) strengthening victim assistance services through referral mapping, coordination and cash-based assistance; and (4) delivering explosive ordnance risk education to conflict-affected earthquake impacted communities.

This project aims to promote peace and stability in conflict-affected states.

The project aims to address the widespread contamination of landmines and other explosive remnants of war in liberated areas of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine. The project focuses on strengthening the institutional and technical capacity of a national mine action Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), the Ukrainian Deminers Association (UDA). Project activities include: (1) strengthening the capacity of UDA to conduct explosive ordnance risk education, non-technical and technical surveys, and clearance according to international mine action standards; (2) providing training and mentoring to UDA in strategic planning, financial management, information management, human resources management and procurement; and (3) building UDA’s capacity to design and implement gender and conflict-sensitive mine action operations in Ukraine.

The objectives of this project are to improve secure access to land and increase sustainable livelihood opportunities among MAG’s staff to transition from demining to alternative employment opportunities. This project would result in 64,960m2 of land being cleared from confirmed hazardous areas, as well as a range of MAG-pioneered staff transition activities. It would directly contribute to Sri Lanka’s transition to being landmine-free by 2027. Project activities include: (1) deploy two Mine Action Teams (MAT), 1 Mechanical Support Team (MST), 1 Casualty Evacuation Team (CET), and 1 Community Liaison Team (CLT) to support landmine clearance activities; (2) conduct pre and post clearance impact assessments and quality assurance visits to operational areas; (3) conduct tailor-made capacity-building, leadership and other life skills training to at-risk female deminers and other operations staff to successfully handle the transition process; and, (4) train, orient and refer field staff and organisations to diversify their sources of income, while establishing public-private partnerships.

This project aims to respond to the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and explosive ordnance in both the Sahel and Coastal West Africa. The overall objective of this project is to contribute to the reduction of armed violence and the promotion of peaceful and stable societies in the Central Sahel and Coastal West Africa countries. Working in seven countries, project activities include: (1) delivering explosive ordinance risk education sessions to people affected by armed violence in the border regions; (2) providing weapons and ammunitions management training to build the capacity of security sector agencies; (3) supporting local authorities to implement best practices in the management of small arms and light weapons; and (4) providing technical and institutional support to National Commissions to collaborate regionally to collectively address risks related to small arms and light weapons.

This project aims to enhance the security of civilians affected by Daesh-related violence in the regions. Project activities include: (1) carrying out technical surveys to remove the threat of explosive ordnance (EO) and release land in prioritized areas; and (2) deploying community liaison teams to conduct non-technical survey, provide explosive ordnance risk education, conduct housing, land, and property due diligence, and collect data on the types of EO contamination and the impact of clearance activities on communities.

Strengthening gender, disability awareness and inclusion in Lao PDR humanitarian mine action by utilising the UN Women gender mainstreaming manual to deliver a two-day workshop to all 28 MAG community liaison staff and managers in three Community Liaisons Teams (CLTs) operating in Xieng Khouang and two CLTs operating in Khammouane.