Response to Urgent Mine Action Requests and Provision of Explosive Ordnance Risk Education to the Returnees ltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtAs per the update information retrieved from IMSMA shows 1,298
sq km contaminated area in the country. From 1 Jannbspto 31 June 2023 DMAC
received 913 hotline calls from the most impacted communities, which
encountered Explosive Ordnance (EO) problems and during the stated period 155 mine/ERW
accidents occurred and caused 299 victims and 67 % victims are children.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtThis project aims to respond hotline requests, survey
and removal of Spot ERW to save the lives and limbs of innocent civilian in the
projected locations. lt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal"gtDAFA will deploy
1 Quick Response Team (QRT) for each region and 1 QRT/AIM capacity will cover East,
Central, Southeast regions, 1 QRT/AIM will cover north, northeast regions, 1
QRT/AIM will cover south and west regions. The personnel salary will be paid as
per the approved MAPA salary scale attached in the document tab. All the project
activities will be coordinated with DMAC/UNMAS.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-top:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtUnder this grant, DAFA will deploy totalnbsp10 QRTs and each
QRT as per programme standardnbspstructure is composed
of 1 Team Leader, 3 operators/surveyors, 1 Medic, 1 driver. Besides, 10 EORE
teams, composed of 1 male,nbsp1 female trainer to carry out the following:ltbrgt
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ltp class="MsoNormal"gtNon-Technical Survey (NTS): QRTs will conduct
NTS to capture new hazards,nbspidentify prior hazardous areas,nbspalso redefine
the recorded hazards with renewed boundaries and status based on new facts and
evidence. When dealing with recorded hazards, NTS will lead in deciding
whether to reduce, add or maintain the default size or parameter of hazards
based on the facts and findings of community people and surveyors. QRTs
will identify the contaminated land for cancellation process based on direct
and indirect evidence. If teams didn’t find any signs of explosive devices or
the local residents using the area for commuting by vehicles ornbspcommunity
ripped the land and used it for agriculture purposes so, the cancellation
process will be applied.lt/pgt

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ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtClearance of small
hazards including AIM: When hazards demandnbspclearance, DAFA will deploy trained staff to address the hazards. The hazard size should be around 1000 sqm AP, 2000 sqm AV, 8000 smq ERW
and 100 sqm AIM. AIM Specific detectors will be provided by UNMAS. lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtEOD Spot Tasks: QRTs
will address Spot Tasks and reduce risks of civilian casualties and destroynbspEO in a safe location.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtRespond to hotline: DAFA
has responded in most operational regions to the hotline tasks referred by MAPA
Regional Office (RO). When QRTs receivenbspa hotline call from DMAC/AWAAZ, Teams
will immediately approach the area and will clear small hazards, EOD operator
will address the threat of EO. Teams will ensure that community people have
access to DMAC hotline (0708606060) and AWAAZ Afghanistan (410) number.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtMarking of
hazards:nbspQRTs will major mark hazardous area to increase awareness of
the symbolic representation and avoid civilians entering the hazardous areas.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtVictim Data: QRTs
will collect EO victim data using the standard IMSMA forms from the communities
and changes will be recorded and shared with DMAC for updating into the
database.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtIdentification of
need and delivery of EORE: In order to minimize the risk of losing innocent
life and limb, the QRTs member will conduct the EORE sessions for 15,000 affected people
including IDPs and use the approved materials. In the Central Region, gender
field mobilizer (female) will also deliver the EORE sessions.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtPre-Planning
Assessment:nbspUNMAS/DMAC selects hazards for project planning and may task
QRTs to confirm the hazard boundaries/availability and report the change or
validity of hazards for processing.lt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtEORE:nbspCouple
teams will conduct EORE for around
200,000 people atnbspZero Points, Transit and Encashment centers in
coordination with UNMAS/DMAC. Sessions for returnee’s female are very essential
because females are responsible to take care of children and inform about the
risk of EO. Project activities will adjustnbspwith MoPH latest guidelines to
prevent spread of Covid-19 among the employees and beneficiaries.lt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt