A team of local male-deminers stand in a grass field and appear to be resting. Red bricks mark a spot in the field where a landmine appears to have been identified. There are houses and trees in the background.
In South Lebanon, two decades of conflict had contaminated the ground with hundreds of thousands of landmines and unexploded ordnances, which directly impacted the personal security and the daily lives of people living in the affected areas. Implemented by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵMAS, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵTFHS project integrated de-mining activities with the social and economic rehabilitation of the affected communities.
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Social and Economic Empowerment of Mine-Affected Communities: Removing the Threat of Landmines and UXOs and Promoting Post-De-mining Rehabilitation in South Lebanon

Duration: August 2006– March 2009
Budget: US$2,966,590
Implementing Agencies: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵMAS/Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOPS, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP

By removing the threat of explosive remnants of war (ERWs) ¨C landmines, cluster munitions and unexploded ordinances ¨C the programme increased activities within and across communities, and supported the transition towards peace and reconstruction through training in economic and agricultural activities.

KEY MATERIALS
Programme summary