Adopt-A-Minefield (AAM) is a campaign of the United Nations Association of the USA, which engages individuals, community groups, and businesses in the United Nations' effort to resolve the global landmine crisis. The Campaign helps save lives by raising funds for mine clearance and survivor assistance and by raising awareness about the landmine problem. AAM's survivor assistance program was launched in September 2002. This program supports the work of organisations that are providing any number of vital services to landmine survivors in the most mine-impacted countries in the world.

Goals and Objectives: To clear landmines and help landmine survivors.

Theme

In order to apply for funds your organisation should undertake activities in one or more of the following areas: emergency and continuing medical care, physical rehabilitation, prostheses and assistive devices, psychological and social support, employment and economic integration.

Support is provided to disabled people’s organisations or organisations led by and for people with disabilities. Disability and rehabilitation projects involve physical rehabilitation or economic reintegration. Cross cutting theme is support to Cambodian organisations and capacity building for disabled people's organisations.

For Land Mine/UXO Action & awareness projects including all mine clearance AAM's funding goes through UNDP.

Who can Apply?

• Community Based Organisations (CBOs)

• Local/Cambodian NGOs (LNGOs/CNGOs)

• International NGOs (INGOs)

Selection Criteria: Criteria are available on the website.

Applicants need to demonstrate:

1. That program activities fill real gaps in existing service provision; compliment rather than compete with existing services; and are carried out in response to a thorough needs assessment.

2. Consideration for both client, and long-term programme sustainability.

3. That activities offer the best possible relationship between program costs and benefits to landmine survivors.

4. A means by which the impact of activities can be measured.

Application Information

Adopt-A-Minefield accepts concept papers and uninvited proposals, sometimes invitations are given. AAM prefers a dialogue with a potential partner before a proposal is submitted. Funding criteria and guidelines are available online at www.landmines.org/ programs/.

Budget Information

• Funds can be used for project implementation and capacity building.

• Funds cannot be used for the purchase of equipment or data collection.

• Overhead and core costs are funded and Adopt-A-Minefield accepts co-funding.

Proposal and Project Information

• Funding is typically granted for a period of 1 year but projects can be extended.

• Proposals must be written in English.

• The application must contain an organisation description, description of the project, data on the number of landmine accident survivors, project budget, audited financial statements, a list of the Board of Directors and key staff (those working on this project).

Contact Details

• Contact : Megan Burke

• Address: #801, Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA

• hone : +1 212-573-2314

• Fax : +1 212-682-9185

• Website: www.landmines.org

• Email : mburke@unausa.org