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Handicap International has more than 15 years of experiencein Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA). Since 1994, HIhas been running HMA projects around the world, startingwith landmine impact surveys and mine risk educationand, soon after, demining and unexploded ordnance(UXO) disposal. Having worked on mine action in countriessuch as Afghanistan, Lao PDR, Democratic Republicof Congo, Cambodia, Angola, and Burundi, HI isdedicated to preventing disability in regions of the worldmost affected by explosive remnants of war (ERW).In Cambodia, HI has been active in HMA since 1994with the development the Cambodian Mine/UXO VictimInformation System, a data collection system known asCMVIS. HI also created the management, financial, administrativeand logistic standard operational proceduresfor the Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and wasthe first NGO in the world to tackle legal tenure of deminedland through Land Use Planning Units in Cambodia.In 2011, the HMA program in Cambodia consisted ofone project: Proactive Battle Area Clearance. It workedto enhance personal safety of people living in ruralcommunities affected by ERW through their removaland disposal. It also cleared land for farming and otherincome-generating activities. The project began in 2010and was extended for three months in 2011.Courtesy of Handicap InternationalcontextIntensive aerial bombardments duringthe 1960s and 1970s affected the vastmajority of the southern and easternparts of Cambodia. Intense fighting alsoleft the country littered with all typesERW. The most visible impact of ERW ishuman suffering, which is often measuredby the number of casualties. Theimpact of ERW contamination, however,cannot be reduced to a simple tabulationof casualty rates. The relationship betweencontamination and developmentis much more complex in affected areas.ERW contamination impedes accessto productive resources and servicesand has an enormous effect on otheraspects of villagers’ quality of life. Manyare forced by economic necessity to dealwith the daily fear of working on land thatis contaminated or suspected of beingcontaminated, while large tracts of arableland remain unused because they areknown to be heavily contaminated.objectivesThe overall objective of this projectwas to reduce the ERW threat onrural communities in three provinces18 Annual report 2011of Cambodia: Kampong Cham, Kratieand Svay Rieng. This was achievedthrough the deployment of five teamsthat implemented pro-active battlearea clearance (BAC) operations inrural communities living in ERW-contaminatedareas of the provinces.Pro-active BAC operations are intendedto free communities from ERWthreats by applying concentration ofeffort through rapid village-to-villageoperations. This operational conceptrequires that highly contaminated villagesare identified through extensiveanalysis of information available. Subsequently,these villages are targetedfor intensive clearance operations toremove all evidence of threats. Lastly,the capacity of local authorities is builtto manage remaining ERW contaminationin their communities.Target PopulationRural communities living in ERW contaminatedareas of Kampong Cham,Kratie, and Svay Rieng provinces.Operational PartnerCambodian Mine Action Center.DonorSpanish Agency for InternationalDevelopment Cooperation.Contact PersonMs. Sophie Perdaenssophie.perdaens@hib-cambodia.orgImplemented by HI BelgiumMain Achievementsand Progress in 2011• Battle Area Clearance: 1,030,817 m 2• Total number of UXO found anddestroyed: 5,458• Total number of fragments found:30,524• Number of minefields marked forfuture clearance: 130• Village members receiving mineriskeducation: 59,024• Households/sites visited: 13,646• Explosive ordinance detonationrequests responded to: 587A short documentary about this projectcan be viewed online at:www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEWHtR_3eJE
PROJECTRoad safety is a critical issue in Cambodia,where the number of fatalities(an average of 5 per day) and disabilitiesresulting from crashes is risingat an alarming pace. In 2010, 18,287road-crash casualties were reported tothe Road Crash and Victim InformationSystem (RCVIS). Among them, 1,816were fatalities. Almost 90% of trafficcasualties involved poor people onmotorbikes, bicycles or just walking.The economic cost of road crashesin 2010 was US$279 million, up 13%from 2009.HI is working to counteract this growingdisaster. Our general objective is toincrease awareness about road safety,and lobby and support governmentaland civil society actors to take actionto prevent road crashes, fatalities, disabilitiesand injuries.The road safety program was restructuredat the beginning of 2011 with ourapproach shifting from implementationto supporting partners and increasingmore complex activities such asresearch to expand our effectivenessand reach. Greater involvement of othergroups and governmental bodies inroad safety has allowed HI to focus onstrengthening their capacity to implementactivities and increase our effortsin areas where our expertise is mostneeded. Some activities have beengradually handed over to partners,such as organizing community-basededucation on speeding, media campaigns,and organizing world remembrancedays.The program has been divided into3 main components:• Support to the government• Support to civil society• Research, Monitoring & Evaluation.The program is integrated into theNational Road Safety Action Plan andis implemented in close collaborationwith the governmental partners. Ourinterventions are also aligned with theUN Decade of Action for Road SafetyFramework. We believe that the partnershipapproach (national and internationalcooperation) is a key towards success.It also helps us harness regionaland international good practices andexpertise for building local capacity.HI has been a key contributor tothe implementation of the NationalRoad Safety Action Plan and upgradingof the capability of the NationalRoad Safety Committee (NRSC).The RCVIS has been recognized asa model data system in the region.Enhanced law enforcement and theincrease of helmet wearing have beenobserved. HI is regarded as a valuablepartner for road safety activities,providing technical advice and supportin strategy and policy developmentand implementation.In 2012, the program will continueto focus on the institutionalstrengthening of local partners,especially the NRSC and civilsociety organizations. The supportwill contribute to the long-termsustainability of local resourcesand the empowerment of civilsociety groups to ensure theirinterventions lead to safer roads.Research, Monitoring and Evaluationwill continue to be vital tosupport implementations withinthe country context, plan appropriateresponses and identify relevantpriorities and recommendations.Courtesy of Handicap InternationalAnnual report 2011 19
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