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- - Awdal, Galbeed, Sahil and
Togdheer Regions
The Survey Action Center (SAC) conducted
an Advanced Survey Mission (ASM) in March
of 2001 and reconfirmed the findings of
the UN assessment mission. SAC developed
a country plan to survey Somalia. However,
due to the uncertain security conditions
in the South, East, and West of Somalia,
the country plan was modified to collect
data in northwestern Somalia ("Somaliland") as
a first phase.
The first phase of this survey was funded
by the European Community, the government of Sweden through the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the government of Finland, and the government
of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Funding from
from the governments of Sweden and Canada was provided directly to the Survey Action Center.
For Phase 1, SAC sub-contracted the 
Danish
Demining Group (DDG), a member of the Survey Working Group, to implement Phase 1 of the Landmine
Impact Survey in Somalia. (meet
the DDG staff)
The
United Nations Mine Action Services
(UNMAS-UNOPS) provided the quality assurance monitoring on behalf of the United Nations Certification
Committee.
| Team
Leader |
Paul
Mackintosh |
| GIS & Database
Officer |
Oystein
Juul Nielsen |
| Admin/Finance/Operations
Officer |
Bodil
Jacobsen |
| Socioeconomic
Expert |
Helene
Ruud |
| Assistant Admin/Finance
Officer |
Hoodo
Abdillahi Mohamed |
| National Socioeconomic
Expert |
Ibrahim
Wais |
| UNMAS Quality Assurance
Monitor |
John C.
Brown |
Although the survey was initiated
in March 2002, it really began in earnest in May.
A memorandum of understanding with MRR&R was signed on 12 May.
The SAC training team was in
Somaliland from 20 June to 15 July 2002
(view
photos from the training sessions) and
trained the senior national staff and supervised
the first pretest.
The Expert Opinion Collection process,
the second pretest, and the recruitment
of the interviewers were completed in early
September. Pilot testing of the survey
instruments finished at the end of September.
Data collection in the field began
1 October and continued until the end of January 2003.
A total of 357 communities were found impacted by the presence of landmine/UXO
in these four regions containing 772 separate suspected hazard areas.
The survey determined that 13% of these communities were
considered to be in the high impact category, 29% were medium impact, and 58% were low impact.
The contamination affects the safety and livelihoods of an estimated 1.34 million people
and has led to the death of 276 people within a two year period prior to the survey.
Survey wrapup and report writing continued through February and the official end of the
survey occurred in March 2003.
Click here to view some faces
and scenes photographed in Somaliland in June/July 2002.
To learn more about the Landmine Impact
Survey in Somalia, feel free to contact
us.
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| EU (EuropeAid) |
$
504,970 |
| Sweden (SIDA) |
$
285,970 |
| Finland |
$
88,496 |
| Canada (CIDA) |
$
45,500 |
| UNDP/SMAC |
in-kind equip. |
| Total |
$
924,936 |
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| DDG (survey) |
$ 702,400 |
| SAC (technical support) |
$ 262,000 |
| CMA (strategic planning) |
$ 12,500 |
| Total |
$ 976,900 |
| Team Leader arrives
in Hargeisa |
Mar
02 |
| Startup/negotiations |
Apr
02 |
| All senior staff
arrive |
May
02 |
| MoU Signed |
May
02 |
| SAC training staff arrive
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Jun
02 |
| Pre-testing |
Jul
02 |
| Recruit interviewers |
Aug
02 |
Pilot
Testing |
Sep
02 |
Field work begins |
Oct
02 |
Field work ends
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Jan
03 |
Final
Report and Certification |
Mar
03 |
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