Building gender-sensitive sustainable national humanitarian mine action capacity in Ukraine

The project aims to address the widespread contamination of landmines and other explosive remnants of war in liberated areas of Donetsk Kharkiv Kherson and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine. The project focuses on strengthening the institutional and technical capacity of a national mine action Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) the Ukrainian Deminers Association (UDA). Project activities include: (1) strengthening the capacity of UDA to conduct explosive ordnance risk education non-technical and technical surveys and clearance according to international mine action standards; (2) providing training and mentoring to UDA in strategic planning financial management information management human resources management and procurement; and (3) building UDA’s capacity to design and implement gender and conflict-sensitive mine action operations in Ukraine.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved governance and increased local implementation of sustainable nationally owned gender and conflict-sensitive mine action h; (2) safe and productive land use allows freedom of movement improved livelihoods access to basic services and natural resources for women girls men and boys; and (3) risk of harm reduced in a gender-responsive way through safer behaviour and clearance.