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Mine Action Projects funded - Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2008 BiH-200 - $68,750
Location: Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Donor: Rotary Districts across Canada and Night of A Thousand Dinners Hosts in Canada

Ravno witnessed some of the most intense fighting in the beginning of the recent Balkans wars. Specific activities in this community will comprise clearance of landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) or technical survey. Aggregate areas to be cleared and surveyed during the winter of 2008-09 are approximately 55,381 square meters.

2007 BiH-100-1 - $40,000
Location: Srebrenica and Lopari municipalities, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Donor: Day of 1,000 Lunches Hosts in Canada

The Canadian Landmine Foundation is working with the Canadian International Demining Corps to undertake demining activities in Srebrenica and Lopari municipalities, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2007-08. These communities witnessed some of the most intense fighting during the recent Balkan wars. The project will benefit both Bosniak and Serb families. This project is undertaken in honour of Colonel Donald S. Ethell (profiled in the Peacekeepers Hall of Honour).

2006 BiH-100 - $100,000
Location: Srebrenica and Lopari municipalities, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Donor: Rotary Districts across Canada and Night of A Thousand Dinners Hosts in Canada

The Canadian Landmine Foundation is working with the Canadian International Demining Corps to undertake demining activities in Srebrenica and Lopari municipalities, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006-07. These communities witnessed some of the most intense fighting during the recent Balkan wars. The project will benefit both Bosniak and Serb families.

2005 BiH-084 $36,345
Location: Prelovina
Donor: Night of A Thousand Dinners in Canada

Demining this 15,123 square metre minefield and the access road will allow for the reconstruction of houses, the cultivation of land, and will facilitate the safe return of the inhabitants.

2003 BiH-050 $72,548
Location: Visori, Celic, Tuzlanski
Donor: "In honour of Daniel Livermore" by Night of a Thousand Dinners and CIDA.

A 24,568 square metre minefield in cleared in honour of Daniel Livermore, Canada's former Ambassador for Mine Action. Demining of this site created conditions for rebuilding of housing and other infrastructure in the village of Visori.

2003 CIDC Srebrenica $100,000
Location: Srebrenica, Republika Srpska
Donor: Night of a Thousand Dinners and CIDA

This 34,000 square metre minefield was comprised of two components: Osmace - 21,628 square metres; Jezero-Predola - 12,143 square metres. The project was undertaken by the Canadian International Demining Corps. Impact of demining facilitated the safe rebuilding of residential property, the return of displaced persons, and the restoration of forest, agricultural and pasture land to productive use.

2002 BiH-035 $61,923
Location:Bosanksa Krupa, Unsko-Sanksi,
Donor: Night of a Thousand Dinners and CIDA

This 24,850 square metre minefield is 1km south of Bosnaska Krupa center, near the highway towards Bihac-Banja Luka. The confrontation line from past conflict is near the site. The area around the location is densely populated and is a part of a town, bordering housing and extending into agricultural land. Several mine incidents occurred at this location, with seven people injured and three killed.

2002 BiH-039 $48,076
Location: Kula, Busovaca municipality
Donor: Service Industry, individuals and CIDA

This 19,172 square metre minefield was cleared in Memory of Canadian Lieutenant-General Gordon Reay. During the war, this village was between the HVO and ABIH confrontation line. Following the war the threat of Anti-personnel (AP) mines and Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) prevented villagers from returning until its clearance in 2002.

2002 BiH-042 $53,026
Location:Visoko Visoko
Donor: Rotary National, Night of a Thousand Dinners and CIDA

The clearing of this 21,197 square metre minefield enabled the rebuilding of homes destroyed during the war. Demining this area enabled reconstruction efforts to begin, created conditions for the safe cultivation of land, and allowed the men, women and children to go about their activities and move freely in the area.

2002 BiH-043 $35,972
Location: Mostar-Southeast, Herzegovacko-Neretvanski
Donor: Service Clubs and CIDA

Following clearance of this 14,644 square metre minefield, efforts were made to restore the land. Before the war, 80 households lived in the area. During the war 80 percent of the housing units here were completely devastated. Before the war, residents depended on both agriculture and cattle breeding as their main source of income.

2002 BiH-045 $51,205
Location: Prebisalici
Donor: Kiwanis in Canada, Night of a Thousand Dinners and CIDA

Clearance of the 21,500 square metre minefield enabled area residents to rebuild homes destroyed during the war. This particular location includes two houses and a water well that was not functioning and was not repaired due to the presence of mines. The line of separation during the war was located close to this project.

2002 BiH-047 $27,528
Location: Godinjske Bare, Godinje, Tmovo, Republika Srpska
Donor: Service Clubs and CIDA

This 9,950 square metre minefield was the site of several incidents including one in which a 50 year old resident who activated an anti-personnel mine and another where a vehicle with French SFOR representative passengers hit an anti-tank mine.

2001 BiH-022 $172,653
Location: Vranici
Donor: Rotary Clubs in 7080 and 7090 and CIDA

This 59,130 square metre field in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina includes a very old community that had been deserted since the 1992-1995 conflict. Clearance of area power lines will facilitate re-establishment of the community. One hundred people, who spent years in displaced persons camps, returned home, rebuilt their lives and rebuild their economies.

2001 BiH-034-02 $44,925
Location:Velika Kladusa
Donor: Rotary Club of Toronto and CIDA

Following clearance of two contiguous 8330 square metre minefield portions in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina, local inhabitants can now use that roadway to safely interact with their neighbours and market their produce.

2001 BiH-034-03 $44,925
Location:Velika Kladusa
Donor: Rotary Clubs in eastern 7070 and CIDA

Following clearance of two contiguous 8330 square metre minefield portions in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina, local inhabitants can now use that roadway to safely interact with their neighbours and market their produce.

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