Mines Advisory Group

Published purpose

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.