2008 Ethiopia $54,872
Location: Tigray
Donor: Funding provided by Rotary clubs in District 7070 led by the Rotary Club of Toronto-Earlscourt
This area of Enda-Kashi, Gemehelo is a part of significant areas that were contaminated by the landmines during the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict of 1998 to 2000.

Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) provides humanitarian demining services in the conflict-affected regions in order to support socio-economic rehabilitation and development of regions by providing safe land for herding & farming and other infrastructure development activities undertaken by the local community people.

In mid-2008, a local farmer of Enda-Kashi, Gemehalo started plowing the land and found one anti-personnel landmines and two anti-vehicle mines. This was immediately reported to the mine risk education & community liaison officer of the EMAO and a survey team was deployed to assess the area. Subsequently the surveyed area of 117,207 m² was identified as minefield ID T/W/015 MF 010 and prioritized by the local and regional administrations for clearance by EMAO during 2009.

Successful clearance of 117,207 m² of minefield ID T/W/015 MF 010 is expected to benefit approximately 2,705 people of five communities that live side-by-side to the minefield.

The cleared land will be utilized for herding & farming by the local community members.