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Sudan SCBL projects Empowering Landmines’ Victims 1. The project and from the beginning aimed 2. Project goal 3. Involving the Communities all the way   The project and from the beginning aimed: One of the Challenges facing those who were exposed to the pains of Landmines in Sudan is reintegrating them in society. To support them to be active members, The Sudan Campaign to Ban Landmines sought funding from the EC  in Sudan. So a Contract was signed  on Dec 10th 2007 Between the EU and Sudan CBL,  and the  implementation immediately started with  the  three main partners of the project, i.e. Sudanese Red Crescent as an implementing partner in Kassala, Islamic Relief Agency which is the implementing partner in Aldamazine, Blue Nile State and Mubadiroon Organization for prevention of Disaster and War Impacts. Project goal: The purpose of the project is to empower the Landmines victims to stand against discrimination and mainstream them in the Human Rights System and the public life in Sudan.		Advocacy for International treaties   Stop landmines right now Stop cluster bombs, sign the treaty
The Project and from the beginning aimed: To sensitize and educate the Landmines’ Victims on disability rights To Establish 3 Associations for the  Landmines Victims in Kadugli, Al Damazine and Kassala To protect the rights of the Landmines Victims. To train them  and  through  workshops, and community focal contact groups to monitor, document and report on violation and abuses of the Landmines Victims. To prevent the marginalization of and discrimination against the Landmines Victims To ensure the active participation of the Landmines Victims in political and socio-economic activities in their communities and States.
As planned, and for the very first time in The History of the country  The SCBL and Partners ,Established three registered  landmines Victims’ Associations in Al Damazine, Kadogli and Kassla. The Associations with membership well above 1000 at the beginning, started strongly and with volunteers staff and well established offices , they are all operational and in fact in so short period brought a lot of change in the lives of the landmines victims. For example, many national and international donors have begun to work closely with them. An excellent example is the change that the Associations have brought is in Kadogli, within a span of less than a year, they were able to provide more than 100 members with income  generation means, such as shops, mills and tire repair workshops. Involving the Communities all the way: The  Partners and the SCBL utilized  the Local TV & Radio stations in the targeted States  to cover the activities of the 3 Associations at the early stages of the project. TV  and Radio Programs  covered various issues  such as  the disabled rights and the Ottawa Treaty to Ban Landmines as well as the domestic Disability laws. The members of the newly established associations were active participants and in most of the instances  and they were the main speakers in addition to members of SCBL
For full details on this project download this PowerPoint file <Blue Nile project>