Angola
In 2005, HDI monetized 500MT of powdered milk through USDA's 416(b), raising $770,000 to clear landmines from major roadways in central Angola. The project was successfully completed in November 2005.
Results:
- Removed landmines from 350 km of arterial roads (distance between Washington, DC and New York City).
- Cleared 15,000 sqm of densely-mined land around bridges, markets, farms and houses situated along selected roadways.
- Allow 200,000 people safe access to central markets and provincial highways for. Villagers can now safely get water, access farmland, send children to school, and transport produce to market hubs. Mine-free roadways have expanded internal commerce and traffic.
- Demined roads has allowed humanitarian organizations and international NGOs to deliver food, water, medicine and other aid to previously inaccessible communities.
Please see our final report for details of this project.
