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Advance Survey Missions (ASM) took place in November 2000
and April 2001 with funding from the United
States Department of State (USDOS). The survey began in May 2003.
Funding was provided by the European
Commission (through the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP); by the governments of Canada and
Germany, through SAC; and by the United Nations Mine Action Service Voluntary Trust Fund for Mine Action,
with EC funds.
Under contract with UNDP, the Survey Action Center (SAC) provided overall management for the
LIS through a three-person international advisory team based in Kabul. SAC reported to the Mine Action Programme
for Afghanistan (MAPA) on matters of policy and project implementation and to UNDP through regular progress reports.
Under a subcontract from SAC, the Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA) implemented the survey with coordination
support from the Afghanistan government Department for Mine Clearance, the Afghanistan Department of Disaster
Preparedness, and the UN Mine Action Center for Afghanistan (UNMACA).
The United Nations
Mine Action Service
(UNMAS/UNOPS) provided the Quality Assurance Monitor
(QAM).
| Senior Technical
Advisor |
Alan
Macdonald |
| Database
Officer (Initial) |
Robert
Abelsen |
| Database
Officer (Final) |
Luan
Jaupi |
| Field Quality Assurance
Officer |
Tom
Haythornthwaite |
In April 2003, UNDP and SAC signed a contract to execute this survey. In May, SAC signed a contract with MCPA
to implement the survey and MCPA began establishing the operations office in Kabul. Survey planning
and preliminary opinion collection was conducted through July. SAC conducted senior staff training, the pre-test, and
finalized the questionnaire in August. Through October, the interviewer teams were recruited, hired, and trained as well
as the pilot test and the first QAM intervention. Data collection in the field commenced in November 2003and was
completed one year later in November 2004.
All but 5 of the 329 districts were visited. Data entry into the IMSMA
database was completed in December 2004 and was handed-over to UNMACA in January 2005. Mike Kendellen and Bob Eaton
drafted the final report in January 2005 in Kabul and it was translated into Dari and Pashto languages through
September 2005. The UN Certification Committee certified the survey on 30 September 2005. Layout of the final report
by graphic designers has been occurring through April 2006 with distribution planned for June.
To learn more the Landmine Impact Survey (LIS) in Afghanistan
feel free to contact
SAC.
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English versions:
Dari Versions: |
| European Community |
$
2,132,222 |
| Canada |
$
260,000 |
| Germany |
$
150,000 |
| UNMAS Vol. Trust Fund |
$
462,272 |
| Total |
$
3,004,494 |
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| MCPA |
$ 2,088,000 |
| SAC |
$ 916,500 |
| Total |
$ 3,004,500 |
| Advance Survey Mission |
Jun
'01 |
| LIS Orientation
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May
'03 |
| LIS office setup |
May
'03 |
| POC Begins |
Jun
'03 |
| Senior Staff Training |
Aug
'03 |
Interviewer
Training |
Oct
'03 |
Data
Collection Begins |
Nov
'03 |
| Data Colletcion Ends |
Nov
'04 |
Data Entry
Completed |
Jan
'05 |
Final Report
submitted to government |
Apr
'05 |
UN
Certification |
Sep
'05 |
Final Report
Printed |
May
'06 |
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