THE ALBANIAN MINE & MUNITIONS PROGRAMME

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1 THE ALBANIAN MINE & MUNITIONS PROGRAMME Govrnmnt and NGO collaboration in advancing Victim Assistanc in Albania Intrsssional Mting of M Gnva April 2012 Prsntation

2 Victim Assistanc omponnts Lgislation and Public Awarnss Data ollction Mdical Assistanc Victims, othr PWD Socio- Economic Inclusion Prosthss and Physical Rhabilation Psychological and Social Support

3 Dvlopmnts and Rsults in PMR Wh funding and tchnical assistanc from IR/SFD- training of NPO tchnicians (on of thm ISPO cat II) and improvd s Managmnt capacis. A PMR National Plan of Action is implmntd by th Ministry of Halth wh funding support from US DoS though ITF. Th first gnration of th Physiothrapy studnts graduatd in July 2009 Th Nursing Faculty in Tirana implmnts a sustainabl program for th dvlopmnt of physiothrapy training. A formal training programm (mastr programm) for th nw bcoming local tachrs is stablishd.

4 Dvlopmnts and Rsults in PMR (cont.) Th qualy of xisting prosthtics srvics has improvd and th training capacis for prosthtics of th Albanian halth sctor ar dvlopd. Th rhabilation un of th Kuks Rgional Hospal is stablishd and dlivrs rhabilation srvics to popl in nd; addrssing th nds of landmin survivors and othr amputs in nd. Prosthtic facilis ar bing improvd at th Rgional Hospal in Kuks wh quipmnt and qualifid staff. Spac providd and rnovatd by govrnmnt, mor staff ndd at rhabilation un addd in hospal structur. Strong ownrship and high motivation of local instutions which is guaranty for th sustainabily of projct.

5 Socio-Economic Inclusion NGOs Using th agrmnt btwn th govrnmnts of Albania and Kosova to provid FREE vocational training courss to survivors at th Vocational Training ntrs in Kosova. Providd min/erw survivors wh knowldg and xprtis to incras thir job opportunis. To dat; 94 min survivors and thir familis hav bnfd from this support and collaboration Anothr 15 survivors and family mmbrs, ar attnding th vocational training courssxpctd to succssfully complt by July 2012 Th traind survivors supportd wh intrst fr loans to procur som quipmnts to stablish thir businsss.

6 hallngs to th VA in Albania Migration of th capacis from th rural aras to mor urban aras has rsultd in short of th srvics in som rgional hospals and in Primary Halth ar. Othr compting and urgnt prioris whin th halth sctor hav rsultd in not du attntion to th nds of th survivors in trms of th mdical and physical rhabilation. This particularly has dlayd th propr location and th managmnt of th NPO. High unmploymnt rat in formr min affctd rgion hav burdn th possibilis for survivors and disabld prsons in gnral to mploymnt opportunis. Evn though assistd wh th vocational training iniativs, th survivors hav difficultis in compting wh sam othr profssions and srvics offrd. Povrty and lack of th conomic dvlopmnts in th formr min affctd rgion, has brought anothr difficulty for min survivors to gt jobs and dvlop conomic rintgration activis.

7 National Planning on Victim Assistanc in lin wh AP, VAP and NSPwD A furthr analysis of th mdical and socioconomic rintgration nds of victims from th abandond unxplodd ordnancs (AXO) allovr Albania. ontinu providing th rquird support and strngthn th xisting capacis at th rhabilation un at Kuks Rgional Hospal. Improv managmnt capacis and srvics providd by th National Prosthtic ntr in Tirana will rmain. Furthr xpand th xprinc gaind in northrn part of th country to th assistanc activis to th aras wh considrabl numbr of survivors from th abandond unxplodd ordnancs (AXO). Gndr mainstraming in all procsss. ontribut to th National Stratgy of th prsons wh Disabilis. Support th Ratification of th RPD

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