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SAC Board of Directors consists of lead NGOs in the mine action
field. Below are descriptions of the four organizations currently
serving on the board.
Danish
Demining Group (Denmark)
 DDG
is a non-governmental organization based
in Denmark. They work with all aspects of
international humanitarian aid and relief
work. DDG work in close cooperation with
four other danish aid organications; Danish
People's Aid, Caritas
Danmark, UNICEF
Denmark and The
Danish Refugee Council .
The Danish Demining Group also works in
close cooperation with the Danish military
through the Danish Demining Center, DANDEC.
DANDEC support the DDG with personel, and
other resources.
Danish Demining Group
Borgergade 10
Postbox 53
1002 København K
Tel: +45 3373 5329
Fax: +45 3393 8730
E-mail: info@danishdemininggroup.com
Handicap
International (France - Belgium)
 HI
is a non-governemental organization with headquarters in France
and Belgium.
Antipersonnel landmines kill or maim another civilian
victim every 20 minutes. The Mines Coordination Unit organizes
programs of Mine Risk Education for populations and communities
endangered by mines and implements demining programs including
training and supervision for local deminers.
Handicap International is one the six founding NGO’s of
the International Campaign to Ban Landmines which coordinates
the efforts of more than 1300 associations in over 70 countries.
The International Campaign was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
1997.
Handicap International
14 Avenue Berthelot
F-69361 Lyon CEDEX 07
France
Tel: 33 (0)4 78 69 79 79
Fax: 33 (0)4 78 69 79 94
E-Mail: handicap-international@infonie.fr
Mine Clearance
Planning Agency (Afghanistan)
MCPA is the largest mine action non-governmental organization (NGO) in the world dedicated solely to landmine surveys.
MCPA employs 309 people and conducts survey operations throughout Afghanistan, with its head office in Kabul and offices
in Gardez, Kandahar, Jalalabad, and Herat. Mine detection dogs from the Mine Detection Dog Center support MCPA technical
survey teams. MCPA also serves as the coordinating agency for the Afghan Campaign to Ban Landmines.
In 2001, MCPA operated with 31 survey teams and identified, marked and mapped about 10.8 million square
meters of mine-contaminated area and about 5.5 million square meters of former battle area contaminated by UXO. MCPA is
also involved in the development and maintenance of a comprehensive computerized management information system for United
Nations Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (MAPA).
Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA)
1 House No. 28, Street No. 15
Wazir Akbar Khan Mena,
Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel: +93-26093 (Afghanistan)
Tel: +92-91-810803 (Pakistan)
E-Mail: mcpa@psh.paknet.com.pk
Norwegian
People's Aid (Norway)
 Norwegian
People's Aid (NPA) is one of Norway's largest non-governmental
organizations, founded in 1939 by the Norwegian labor movement.
Based upon the principles of solidarity, unity, human dignity,
peace and freedom, NPA is involved in more than 400 projects in
30 countries.
NPA sees peace not only as the absence of hostility, violence
and war. Economic and social justice, the guarantee of human rights,
freedom from violence and gender-based discrimination are necessary
conditions for human survival.
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Rescue services all over the
country
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First aid and public health information
services
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Assistance during natural disasters
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Assistance to the elderly and disabled
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Operation of reception centres for
asylum seekers
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Long term development assistance within
agriculture, environmental activities,
production, health-care, psycho-social
assistance, self-organising, human rights,
etc.
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Emergency assistance, shelters, rehabilitation,
medical aid, mobile clinics, etc.
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Mine-clearance and mine-awareness programmes
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Conflict prevention and resolution
Norwegian People's Aid is member of Eurostep
and SOLIDAR
(International Worker's Aid).
Norwegian People's Aid
P.O. Box 8844 Youngstorget
0028 Oslo, Norway
Tel: +47 22 03 77 00
Fax: +47 22 20 08 70
E-mail: npaid@npaid.org
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