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Title:
Community Liaison and Risk Education in Support of Humanitarian Demining in Colombia
Agreement Number:
7419592 P008621001
Agreement Value:
$974,699.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 25, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
Description:
This project aims to carry out community liaison activities that link local leaders (women and men) to the military demining units assigned to clear mines in their communities. These liaison activities work to contribute to ensuring that the needs and priorities of women and men from local populations are met by fostering the population’s active contributions to mine action identification and prioritization processes. The project also aims to provide mine risk education to vulnerable communities, including women and girls, in order to promote safe behaviors and reduce the incidence of landmine accidents and victims. This includes both communities where demining activities are occurring and communities where there have been recent incidents of landmine accidents but where security situations do not permit demining activities.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved mine risk awareness and safer behaviors on the part of women, girls, men and boys living in municipalities affected by landmines and other explosive remnants; and (2) improved effectiveness of humanitarian demining activities carried out by the Colombian military as a result of community liaison.

Location:
Washington, US
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q4-00268
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
OAS - Organization of American States
Program:
Peace and Stabilization Operations
Program Purpose:

The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.