Towards a Landmine-Free Sri Lanka: The HALO Trust

This project aims to clear approximately 359 000 square meters of landmine-affected areas in northern Sri-Lanka in order to allow resettlement and increased security of vulnerable and displaced populations. Project activities include: 1) clearing landmines from residential areas; 2) repairing infrastructure such as a water reservoirs and irrigation systems; 3) gender-sensitive employment practices used by the project partner HALO Trust including promoting women to supervisory positions in an equitable manner. Approximately 13 900 people (of which 52% are women and girls) are expected to benefit from the project in the short-term including over 3 750 long-term internally displaced people who are expected to have increased access to their home areas in the Jaffna Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts in northern Sri Lanka.

The expected outcomes of the project include: 1) increased access to resettlement by internally displaced landmine-affected people in Sri Lanka; 2) increased access to public services by landmine-affected people in Sri Lanka; and 3) increased access to livelihoods opportunities for landmine-affected women and men in Sri Lanka particularly for women.