the marshall legacy sponsoring mine detection dogs

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Landmines affect millions of people in 70 countries worldwide. Establishing affordable and sustainable indigenous programs helps severely affected countries rid their land of the scourge of mines.

 

The Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) is a Virginia-based, non-profit, international humanitarian organization formed in 1997— the 50th anniversary year of the Marshall Plan. MLI aims to extend the vision of George C. Marshall by addressing 21st Century challenges and promote hope, growth and prosperity in the developing world.

MLI establishes affordable and sustainable demining and survivors’ assistance programs to help severely affected countries rid their land of the scourge of mines.

Girls’ cultural exchange class, an MLI beneficiary, in Kabul, Afghanistan

Girls’ cultural exchange class, an MLI beneficiary, in Kabul, Afghanistan

Additionally, MLI’s CHildren Against Mines Program (CHAMPS) and CHAMPS International program foster a sense of global citizenship among school-age children and inform American youth about the plight of their peers in mine affected countries. This exchange provides young people with tools and information they can use to make a positive impact across the world.

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The International Trust Fund, The International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) is a humanitarian, non-profit organization that oversees projects designed to:

  1. (1) educate affected populations on the risks presented by landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO);

  2. (2) locate and destroy UXO, landmines, and other munitions that pose hazards;

  3. (3) render assistance to landmine victims and survivors.

searching for landmines

The ITF vision is a world free of threats from post-conflict and disruptive challenges, including landmines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and the illicit ownership and use of small arms and light weapons. The ITF’s mission of the ITF is to enable countries and organisations recover from post-conflict and disruptive challenges, and to assure the security of individuals and communities in countries recovering from conflict. This will be achieved by:

(1) Raising and managing funds from a wide range of donors.
(2) Identifying and managing projects on behalf of national authorities and donors.
(3) Developing national and regional capacities to manage programmes and projects more effectively and efficiently.

Since its inception in 1998, the ITF has managed donor projects valued at over $240 million in fifteen different countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Montenegro, Tajikistan, Serbia and Vietnam.