GB-CHC-1001813-RNGSyriaSouth
The HALO Trust
9. Mine Action and Cluster Munitions Programme 2016-2020 Emergency Funds
With support from The Netherlands, HALO partners with a Syrian implementing partner, to establish a comprehensive response to the problem of ERW contamination in Dar’a Governorate. Specifically, HALO support will create a capacity to undertake systematic survey, Battle Area Clearance (BAC) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in areas of Dar’a Governorate in Syria that are currently under the control of moderate opposition groups. The purpose is to work with local communities and local implementing partners to identify and record areas contaminated with explosive remnants of war (ERW) including ground and air delivered munitions such as rockets, cluster munitions and barrel bombs, as well as gathering data on IEDs including booby-traps. Accurate survey and mapping will facilitate a more coordinated and long term response to the problem of ERW contamination in Syria.
Project Outcomes: 1. Improved levels of safety and security amongst ERW affected communities and for those seeking to return to their homes. 2. Improved levels of safety and security for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. 3. Trained and experienced indigenous survey, BAC and EOD capacity that will form the nucleus of a systematic national mine action response. 4. Comprehensive and easily accessible database of suspect and confirmed hazardous areas available to all. 5. Increased collaboration and coordination and better informed planning across the mine action sector.
Dara'a Governorate has been the site of intense conflict between ISIS, OAG groups and the Government of Syria and its affiliates. As a result, ERW are commonplace; cluster munitions, IEDs, and landmines are all reported as the cause of loss of life and serious injury5. After Aleppo and Idleb, Dar’a is the Governorate that has been subject to the heaviest sustained bombardment. According to the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) 2017 it has the highest need for business restoration and agricultural inputs of any governorate in Syria. More than 90% of the population are affected by the destruction of basic infrastructure and 70% face restrictions on accessing markets. There is an incontrovertible requirement to provide these areas with safe and secure access to housing, food and water, sanitation and agricultural land. The HNO 2017 also highlights the fact that protection issues are interlinked, with multiple issues occurring in single communities. Assessing community level data from 149 sub-districts, the table below presents assessed communities by number of issues reported. 52.5% of the assessed 2,914 communities have reported the occurrence of at least five protection issues, including explosive hazards. This figure is exceptionally high in Dar’a and Idleb Governorates at 81%, followed by Quneitra (78%) and Deir-ez-Zor (75%).
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
The preparation phase of the project was conducted between 1st May 2017 and 15th October 2017. This phase took longer than initially anticipated due in part to the bureaucracy involved in establishing a full HALO presence in Amman, but also due to the sensitivity within Jordan of setting up to work across border into Syria, even if remotely through the Syrian NGO. But as a result of getting right the groundwork, HALO now has a good working relationship with the authorities. Since May 2017, preparations have been underway for the training and deployment of Syrian national Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams in Southern Syria. At the end of November, the teams deployed to Syria and began operations as two Non-Technical Survey/EOD teams and one Battle Area Clearance (BAC) team.
The HALO Trust
Tim Porter
Regional Director
+44 (0) 1848 331100
tim.porter@halotrust.org
https://www.halotrust.org
The HALO Trust Carronfoot Thornhill, Dumfries DG3 5BF United Kingdom
Dar'a Governorate
Areas of Dar’a Governorate in Syria that are currently under the control of moderate opposition groups.
With support from The Netherlands, HALO partners with a Syrian implementing partner, to establish a comprehensive response to the problem of ERW contamination in Dar’a Governorate. Specifically, HALO support will create a capacity to undertake systematic survey, Battle Area Clearance (BAC) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in areas of Dar’a Governorate in Syria that are currently under the control of moderate opposition groups. The purpose is to work with local communities and local implementing partners to identify and record areas contaminated with explosive remnants of war (ERW) including ground and air delivered munitions such as rockets, cluster munitions and barrel bombs, as well as gathering data on IEDs including booby-traps. Accurate survey and mapping will facilitate a more coordinated and long term response to the problem of ERW contamination in Syria.
Project Outcomes: 1. Improved levels of safety and security amongst ERW affected communities and for those seeking to return to their homes. 2. Improved levels of safety and security for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. 3. Trained and experienced indigenous survey, BAC and EOD capacity that will form the nucleus of a systematic national mine action response. 4. Comprehensive and easily accessible database of suspect and confirmed hazardous areas available to all. 5. Increased collaboration and coordination and better informed planning across the mine action sector.
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Surface Battle Area Cleared (m2)
The area in square metres cleared through removal and/or destruction of all un-buried ERW hazards.
The area in square metres cleared through removal and/or destruction of all un-buried ERW hazards.
Items found not yet destroyed (#)
Items found not yet destroyed (#)
Items found not yet destroyed (#)
No target set for this category.
Abandoned Ordnance >20mm (#)
The number of abandoned explosive ordnance ( greater than 20mm) which have been located and susequently rendered safe or destroyed.
The number of abandoned explosive ordnance ( greater than 20mm) which have been located and susequently rendered safe or destroyed.
Anti-Personnel Mines (#)
Anti-Personnel Mines (#)
Anti-Personnel Mines (#)
UXO (#)
The number of UXO which have been located and subsequently rendered safe or destroyed
The number of UXO which have been located and subsequently rendered safe or destroyed
Anti-Tank Mines (#)
Anti-Tank Mines (#)
Anti-Tank Mines (#)
Small Arms Ammunition smaller than 20mm
Small Arms Ammunition smaller than 20mm
Small Arms Ammunition smaller than 20mm
Improvised Explosive Device (category other) (#)
Improvised Explosive Device (category other) (#)
Improvised Explosive Device (category other) (#)
EOD Call Outs (#)
EOD Call Outs (#)
EOD Call Outs (#)
The amount of EOD Call Outs increased substantially after the first month, once local communities knew about HALO's work in Dar'a.
GB-CHC-1001813-RNGSyriaNorth
The HALO Trust
5. Mine Action and Cluster Munitions Programme 2016 -2020
The first phase of the project trains a team of six people (consisting of a team leader, four team members and a liason officer) to conduct risk education in urban and rural areas across Northern Syria, particularly Aleppo and Idleb governorates. The team will target men, women, boys and girls: in order to reach children, the teams will provide risk education sessions in schools and focus on integrating RE messages into the curriculum; to reach adults, teams will deliver sessions in community centres such as mosques and women's centres as well as conducting house to house visits. As well as face-to-face sessions the teams will disseminate risk education materials, handing out leaflets and putting up posters. The risk education teams will also visit and collect specific information about victims of ERW accidents in their areas of operation. This information is used both to refer the victims to appropriate medical centres, and to inform risk education, allowing for the development of more targeted RE messages and streamlining of RE recipients. The data will also be used to target survey towards heavily contaminated areas. The teams will conduct rapid survey, judging the contamination level of each village or community they work in. During training the teams will be taught to identify the hazards which they are likely to find, and they will use this knowledge to complete a mobile contamination survey form as accurately as possible. All survey information will be reported to HQ and mapped by the GIS officer; it will subsequently be used to inform clearance activities. Teams will use Phase 1 as an opportunity to conduct community liason and identify the areas where ERW clearance is most necessary. During this phase, risk education and victim data collection (with referral to medical centres where possible) will build trust between the team and local communities. The project is currently underway in Aleppo and Idleb governorate.
The HALO Trust
The HALO Trust
Shafak Organisation
Training took place between the 19th September and 3rd October, and the first data was recieved in Gaziantep on 16th October. This was partly due to recruitment issues, and partly as a result of the security situation, which meant that the team had to undergo stringent checks before being allowed access to schools. We expect to make up for these delays during the course of project. The team currently lacks 2 of the 8 members specified in the budget. One of these is the radio operator, who will not be necessary until the team start clearance activities, and the other is the field support officer, whose role has been filled by other members of the Shafak office, fullfiling this role. This role will be filled when team moves to another location where Shafak may not have additional personel in place to cover for this position.
The HALO Trust
Calvin Ruysen
Head of Region – Afghanistan, Middle East, North Africa
+44 (0) 1848 331100
mail@halotrust.org
https://www.halotrust.org
Idleb Governorate
This is a densely populated area, with good access routes, populated with small villages and moderate sized towns. It is under control of a number of opposition armed groups, who maintain a largely permissive environment for humanitarian work.
Risk Education, Casualty and Victim data collection, Survey.
Aleppo Governorate
This is a densely populated area, with good access routes, populated with small villages and moderate sized towns. It is under control of groups sympathetic to humanitarian aims.
Risk Education, Casualty and Victim data collection, Survey.
85% of the project activities directly mitigate and reduce the ERW threat (15250). The team progress from an initial phase during which they conduct MRE, victim and accident data collection and survey to the clearance of cluster munitions and EOD, and this continues throughout the 4 years of the project.
In addition, the mapping of ERW as part of the project will help to co-ordinate local relief organisations
The project will also provide support to our local implementing partner, the Syrian NGO Shafak, building their mine action capacity through training and project leadership. Shafak Organization is a Syrian NGO, a grassroots organisation that started operations in northern Syria in 2011. In 2013, Shafak was registered in Turkey as Shafak Syria. In 2015 its official name changed to Shafak Organization. Its activities include life-saving support for Syrians in conflict-affected areas in Aleppo, Hama, Idleb and other areas in Syria, including projects in Health, WASH, Food and livelihood as well as mine action. Shafak were one of the first NGOs to participate in the mine action sub-cluster in Gaziantep, conducting mine risk education and victim data collection within Syria. They signed an over-arching MoU with the HALO trust in 2015, with a view to expanding their mine action capacity and beginning clearance activities. They see mine action as a key part of their work stabilising and building communities' resilience and wish to train a Syrian national mine action capacity which will encourage employment and income generation. Shafak recognize the importance of empowering women as a key element in the development of society and economy, and constantly work towards this aim.
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210399
254071
255160
162973
65715
133825
246315
270647
246315
962552
133825
9027.85
11408.96
9220.87
53457.76
6006.50
9945.57
5303
6628.16
9968.98
9259.69
10520.09
10930.45
4691
8890.00
10807.50
10119.50
8024.25
10593.14
8635.12
HALO Syria Output Baseline Notes
Analytical Report: HALO Annual Report 2016-17 Syria North
NL-HALO-Syria-Annual-Report-2018
HALO Syria NL Annual Report 2019
EOD Call-outs (#)
EOD Call-outs (#)
as per the Syria plan 2016 - 2020, EOD activities are not scheduled to commence until Year 3. It was subsequently identified that EOD activities were not feasible due to a lack of access
As per the Syria plan 2016 - 2020. It was subsequently identified that EOD activities were not feasible due to a lack of access
It was subsequently identified that EOD activities were not feasible due to a lack of access
as per the Syria plan 2016 - 2020. It was subsequently identified that EOD activities were not feasible due to a lack of access
MRE Sessions (#)
MRE Sessions (#)
Number of Risk Education sessions presented with the aim of increasing local awareness of the dangers of mines and ERW.
The number of RE sessions has exceeded the target due two main reasons. The first being greater accessibility than anticipated In some communities and the second being the large number of sessions conducted as part of emergency responses to IDPs arriving in the area, and refugees returning from Lebanon.
Despite lower beneficiaries forecast for 2018 due to most of the large communities having already been reached and increased hostilities, HALO reached a similar number of beneficiaries to 2017 and surpassed 2018 targets.
Q1 target (220). Under-achievement due to unexpected high workload with victim data collection, plus initial focus on child RE via access to schools. Plan in place to address across remaining quarters.
Q2 target (220). Under-achievement due to unexpected high workload with victim data collection, plus increased time required for ECIS. Plan in place to address across remaining quarters.
Q3 target (220). Plan put in place to increase output but still not sufficient. Priority of effort in Q4 will be RE.
Q4 target (220). Achieved. The team conducted more RE sessions in Q4 to achieve the overall annual target (880).
Normal RE sessions: no specified target for 2020 but a quarterly achievement of 306 sessions should be feasible if the 2 x teams are conducting RE 100% of time. Calculation is 2 teams x 3 sessions/day x 17 working days/month x 3 months = 306 sessions. Actual achievement was 346 sessions. Total adult/child beneficiary achievement for Q1 was 5,078, which exceeded the Q1 target (3,750).
RE 'Training of Trainer' sessions: no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 5 (not originally reported in Q1 report, updated as part of Q2 report).
Normal RE sessions: During Q2, teams conducted only 1 RE session due to COVID-19 restrictions on community engagement (and closure of schools). Teams conducted ECIS activities in Q2.
RE 'Training of Trainer' sessions: no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 12 sessions. Some of the trainings were through Skype and others in person, taking into consideration COVID social distancing requirements.
Normal RE sessions: no specified target for 2020 but a quarterly achievement of 306 sessions should be feasible if the 2 x teams are conducting RE 100% of time. The teams did not conduct RE 100% of time (they also conducted ECIS). During Q3, teams conducted 157 sessions.
RE 'Training of Trainer' sessions: no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 25 sessions. Some of the trainings were conducted through Skype and others in person, taking into consideration COVID social distancing requirements.
Male MRE Recipients (#)
Male MRE Recipients (#)
Number of adult males (using local assessment of child/adult definition) who participated in and completed a Risk Education Session.
Male RE recipients is significantly lower than target. The team was comprised of three women and two men. Given the staffing requirements of the team, only one male staff member was conducting RE while the other was the Team Leader and spent more time in the office, coordinating the team. As a result, fewer men were able to be reached. Greater emphasis on children, and conducting sessions in schools, also meant that fewer men were targeted.
Despite lower beneficiaries forecast for 2018 due to most of the large communities having already been reached and increased hostilities, HALO reached a similar number of beneficiaries to 2017 and surpassed 2018 targets.
Q1 target (484). Under-achievement due to unexpected high workload with victim data collection, plus initial focus on child RE via access to schools. Plan in place to address across remaining quarters.
Q2 target (484). Achieved
Q3 target (484). Achieved
Q4 target (484). Achieved
Normal RE: No specified target for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (22% for adult males). Q1 achievement was 453 of 5,078 beneficiaries = 9%.
RE 'Training of Trainer' sessions: no specified male target for 2020. Achievement was 23 (originally reported as 45 in Q1 report). Total male/female beneficiaries for Q1 was 76, which was slightly less than the Q1 target (90).
Normal RE sessions: During Q2, no male beneficiaries due to COVID-19 restrictions.
RE 'Training of Trainer' sessions: no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 62. Total male/female beneficiaries for Q2 was 111, which exceeded the Q2 target (90).
Normal RE sessions: no specified target for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (22% for adult males). Q3 achievement was 172 of 2,236 beneficiaries = 8%
RE 'Training of Trainer' sessions: no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 65. Total male/female beneficiaries for Q3 was 163, which exceeded the Q3 overall target (60).
Female MRE Recipients (#)
Female MRE Recipients (#)
Number of adult females (using local assessment of child/adult definition) who participated in and completed a Risk Education Session.
The number of female beneficiaries exceeded the target due to the presence of three women on the team as mentioned above. In Syria, women are often reluctant to attend mixed or male-led sessions and having women on the team meant they were able to hold many women-only sessions. In addition the cultural and social environment to allow women to attend sessions at all was less restrictive than had been feared.
Despite lower beneficiaries forecast for 2018 due to most of the large communities having already been reached and increased hostilities, HALO reached a similar number of beneficiaries to 2017 and surpassed 2018 targets.
Q1 target (396). Under-achievement due to unexpected high workload with victim data collection, plus initial focus on child RE via access to schools. Plan in place to address across remaining quarters.
Q2 target (396). Achieved
Q3 target (396). Achieved
Q4 target (396). Achieved
Normal RE: no specified target for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (18% for adult females). Q1 achievement was 965 of 5,078 = 19%.
RE 'Training of Trainer': no specified female target for 2020. Achievement was 53 (originally reported as 58 in Q1 report). Total male/female beneficiaries for Q1 was 76, which was slightly less than the Q1 target (90).
Normal RE: During Q2, only 3 female beneficiaries (1 session) due to COVID-19 restrictions.
RE 'Training of Trainer': no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 49. Total male/female beneficiaries for Q2 was 111, which exceeded the Q2 target (90).
Normal RE: no specified target for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (18% for adult females). Q3 achievement was 417 of 2,236 = 19%.
RE 'Training of Trainer': no specified target for 2020. Achievement was 98. Total male/female beneficiaries for Q3 was 163, which exceeded the Q3 target (60).
Male Child MRE Recipients (#)
Male Child MRE Recipients (#)
Normal RE: no specified targets for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (30% for male children). Q1 achievement was 2,009 of 5,078 = 40%.
Normal RE: During Q2, there was only 1 RE session with 2 male children beneficiaries due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Normal RE: no specified targets for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (30% for male children). Q3 achievement was 910 of 2,236 = 41%.
Female Child MRE Recipients (#)
Female Child MRE Recipients (#)
Normal RE: no specified targets for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (30% for female children). Q1 achievement was 1,651 of 5,078 = 33%.
Normal RE: During Q2, there was only 1 RE session with 4 female children beneficiaries due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Normal RE: no specified targets for 2020 but we will apply the same allocation as 2019 (30% for female children). Q3 achievement was 737 of 2,236 = 33%.
Neighbourhoods/sectors surveyed for ERW contamination (#)
Neighbourhoods/sectors surveyed for ERW contamination (#)
The original Syria plan 2016 - 2020 stated the target was 200 x survey reports. The plan made reference to NTS but it was not clear if the target referred to communities or NTS reports. It implies communities but it could also be interpreted to mean NTS reports. A target of 200 communities in Year 1 is simply not realistic (equates to approx. 3-4 communities per week), on top of the team's significant RE targets. For this reason, I am inclined to treat the target as '200 reports'. No survey activity was conducted in Year 1. The 2016/17 report provided no explanation but I believe it was because HALO was unable to gain access to deliver face-to-face NTS training.
The 2018 plan stated Contamination Impact Survey (CIS) would be introduced. The plan doesn't state CIS is a replacement for NTS but it is implied. The report only states that the commencement of EOD activities (assumed to include NTS) has not been possible due to a lack of access. The target of '200 reports' was maintained, which I am inclined to interpret as '200 neighbourhood report' not 200 communities, for reasons similar to those explained in Year 1.
Q1 target (16 ECIS sectors). Target exceeded
Q2 target (16 ECIS sectors). Target exceeded
Q3 target (16 ECIS sectors). Target exceeded
Low performance in Q4 because project target had already been achieved at the end of Q3 & the team needed to focus on RE in Q4.
No achievement in Q1 (target was 60 sectors). The proposed area of intervention for the teams in southern Idleb became unsafe due to the deteriorating security situation. The teams switched their focus to RE because the deteriorating security situation in Idleb resulted in over 900,000 IDPs forced further north (since Dec 2019), entering unfamiliar areas. As a consequence, the NW Syria Mine Action Sub-Cluster identified that RE to IDPs was a priority. A temporary switch from ECIS to RE was approved by the donor via email on 26 Feb. To be reviewed again in late late May.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions relating to community engagement, teams switched their effort back from RE to ECIS. Teams surveyed 89 ECIS sectors across 14 communities. 15 sectors across 6 communities recorded confirmed ERW contaminated. This effort of 89 sectors exceeded the Q2 target (60).
The teams conducted a combination of ECIS and RE during Q3. Teams surveyed 35 ECIS sectors across 11 communities. 11 sectors across 10 communities recorded confirmed ERW contamination. The total target for 2020 is 160 (Q3 target: 40). The achievement of 35 sectors is slightly less than the target because the team conducted ECIS and RE.
ERW survivors interviewed (#)
ERW survivors interviewed (#)
No specified target in Year 2. The 2018 report states 60 victims were interviewed but it doesn't specifically reference any successful referrals being achieved.
Q1 target (19). Achieved.
22 interviewed - 9 males, 2 females, 11 children.
Note: previously reported as 45 interviews but data error identified while preparing Q4 data.
Q2 target (19). Achieved.
75 interviewed - 50 males, 8 females, 17 children.
Over-achieved because UNMAS recently changed victim data collection requirements to include survivors of aerial bombardments (not previously included in ERW statistics). Team encountered a large number of data collection requirements. Plan in place to re-balance workload across RE, CIS and VDC.
Q2 target (19). Under-achieved but within tolerance, and balanced by excessive performance in Q3.
17 interviewed - 12 males, 1 female, 4 children.
Q4 target (19) was not achieved because the overall project target had already been achieved & the team needed to focus on RE in Q4.
Q1 target (60). Achievement below target but this is expected to improve in future quarters. Disaggregation of 45: 3 adult female, 29 adult male, 13 children. Of those interviewed, 37 required assistance and referral to specilized services (25 men, 3 women, 9 children) but only 22 of those 37 were capable of being accepted as open cases (15 men, 2 women, 5 children). The others could not be supported due to a lack of services in their region or they relocated to another region.
Q2 target (60). Teams interviewed 156 people (exceeded target) - 139 injured ERW accident survivors and 17 family members of vicitmed killed by ERW. Disaggregation of 156: 11 adult female, 92 adult male, 53 children. Of those interviewed, 138 required referral to specilized services (83 men, 10 women, 45 children) but only 60 were capable of being accepted as open cases (32 men, 8 women, 20 children). The others could not be supported due to a lack of services in their region or they relocated to another region.
Q3 target (40). Teams only interviewed 5 people (all were injured ERW accident survivors), but the overall total to date is 206 (exceeding the target of 160). Disaggregation of 5: 1 adult male, 3 boys, 1 girl. All of those interviewed required referral to specialized services but only 2 boys were referred to services (1 was referred for assistive devices and 1 for food assistance). The others could not be supported due to a lack of services in their region.
Male survivors successfully referred to assistance (%)
Male survivors successfully referred to assistance (%)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Q1 target (80%). 7 of 9 males interviewed required referral assistance. No successful referrals in Q1. Male survivors requiring assistance will be referred from Q2.
Note: previously incorectly reported as 18 of 45 survivors interviewed were adult males. 7 of 18 required assistance & were successfully referred = 39%
Q3 target (80%). 32 of 50 males interviewed in Q2 required referral assistance, plus 7 carried over from Q1. 4 of 39 referrals successfully achieved in Q2. Remaining 35 referrals carried over to Q3.
Note: previously incorrectly reported as 64%
Q3 target (80%). 10 of 12 males interviewed required referral assistance, plus 35 carried over from Q2. 11 of 45 referrals successfully achieved in Q3. Remaining 34 referrals carried over to Q4.
Note: previously incorrectly reported as 69%
Q4 target (80%). No new interviews in Q4 (as explained above). 31 of 34 males carried over from Q3 were successfully referred in Q4.
Q1 target (50%). 15 adult males selected as open cases for referral assistance. 2 of 15 have been successfully closed. The other 13 remain open and will be carried over to Q2.
Q2 target (50%). 32 adult males selected as open cases for referral assistance. 4 of 32 have been successfully closed. 41 cases remain open (28 cases from Q2 and 13 cases from Q1) and will be carrried over to Q3
Q3 target (50%). In Q3, 49 adult male cases were successfully referred and closed. 41 of these cases were carried over from previous reporting periods (28 cases from Q2 and 13 cases from Q1) and 8 were new cases from Q3. Overall, 55 of 55 open cases have been closed across the project = 100%.
Female survivors successfully referred to assistance (%)
Female survivors successfully referred to assistance (%)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Q1 target (80%). 2 of 2 females interviewed required referral assistance. No successful referrals in Q1. Female survivors requiring assistance will be referred from Q2.
Note: previously incorrectly reported as 4 of 45 survivors interviewed were adult females. None required assistance.
Q2 target (80%). 5 of 8 females interviewed in Q2 required referral assistance, plus 2 carried over from Q1. 1 of 7 referrals successfully achieved in Q2. Remaining 6 referrals carried over to Q3.
Note: previously incorrectly reported as 5%
Q3 target (80%). 0 of 1 females interviewed in Q3 required referral assistance, plus 6 carried over from Q2 and Q1. 1 of 6 referrals successfully achieved in Q3. Remaining 5 referrals carried over to Q4.
Note: previously incorrectly reported as 2%
Q4 target (80%). No new interviews in Q4 (as explained above). 2 of 5 females carried over from Q3 were successfully referred in Q4.
Q1 target (50%). 2 adult females selected as open cases for referral assistance. 0 of 2 have been successfully closed. The 2 cases remain open and will be carried over to Q2.
Q1 target (50%). 8 adult females selected as open cases for referral assistance. 1 of 8 has been successfully closed. 9 case remain open (7 cases from Q2 and 2 cases from Q1) and will be carried over to Q3.
Q3 target (50%). In Q3, 9 adult female cases were successfully referred and closed - all were carried over from the previous reporting periods (7 cases from Q2 and 2 cases from Q1). Overall, 10 of 10 open cases have been closed across the project = 100%.
Child survivors successfully referred to assistance (%)
Child survivors successfully referred to assistance (%)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Q1 target (80%). 7 of 11 children interviewed required referral assistance. No successful referrals in Q1. Children survivors requiring assistance will be referred from Q2.
Note: previously incorrectly reported as 23 of 45 survivors interviewed were children. 6 of 23 required assistance & were successfully referred = 26%.
Q2 target (80%). 9 of 17 children interviewed in Q2 required referral assistance, plus 7 carried over from Q1. 0 of 16 referrals successfully achieved in Q2. Remaining 16 referrals carried over to Q3.
Note: previously reported as 39%
Q3 target (80%). 4 of 4 children interviewed in Q3 required referral assistance, plus 16 carried over from Q1&Q2. 2 of 20 referrals successfully achieved in Q3. Remaining 18 referrals carried over to Q4.
Note: previously reported as 29%
Q4 target (80%). No new interviews in Q4 (as explained above). 13 of 18 children carried over from Q3 were successfully referred in Q4.
Q1 target (50%). 5 children selected as open cases for referral services. 1 of 5 has been successfully closed. The other 4 cases remain open and will be carried over to Q2.
Q1 target (50%). 20 children selected as open cases for referral services. 5 of 20 have been successfully closed. 19 cases remain open (15 from Q2 and 4 cases from Q1) and will be carried over to Q3.
Q3 target (50%). In Q3, 26 children cases were successfully referred and closed. 19 of these cases were carried over from previous reporting periods (15 from Q2 and 4 cases from Q1) and 7 were new cases from Q3. Overall, 32 of 32 open cases have been closed across the project = 100%.
Male Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
Male Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Men only
Men only
Men only
Men only
Relates to adult males only
Relates to adult males only
Relates to adult males only
Female Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
Female Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Women only
Women only
Women only
Women only
Relates to adult females only
Relates to adult females only
Relates to adult females only
Male Child Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
Male Child Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Female Child Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
Female Child Survivors Benefitting from assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Male Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social Assistance (#)
Male Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social Assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Adult male
Female Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social Assistance (#)
Female Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social Assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Adult female
Male Child Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social Assistance (#)
Male Child Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social Assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Female Child Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social assistance (#)
Female Child Survivors Benefitting from Psycho-social assistance (#)
no specified target in Year 1. No specified referrals recorded
no specified target in Year 2. No specified referrals recorded
Percentage of direct beneficiaries surveyed reporting feeling safer following land release and RE activities (%)
This outcome corresponds to the Netherlands' Government Strategic Rule of Law Policy Goal 1: 'Personal Safety'.
Percentage of direct beneficiaries surveyed reporting feeling safer following land release and RE activities (%)
This outcome was measured by the team members asking the people that they had delivered face-to-face risk education to about their increased feeling of safety. The questions asked were "Do you feel safer now that you have recieved Risk education?" or "Do you feel more confident that you can recognise and avoid ERW after recieving Risk education?". The indicator aims to stabilise communities in the immediate aftermath of war, by reducing feelings of panic and unsecurity caused by rumours and uncertainty.
HALO works remotely through their Syrian partner organisation Shafak in Syria, and Shafak have conducted Mine Risk Education in partnership with other organisations in areas near the positions in Aleppo and Idleb governorates that we have been working in. In December our own team introduced the questions about feelings of safety "Do you feel safer now that you have recieved RE" and "Do you feel more confident that you can recognise and avoid ERW after recieving Risk Education". The baseline survey includes information about increased feelings of safety which people have reported after recieving risk education from Shafak team members funded under different projects but in the same areas. It is important to have a area specific baseline because the threats vary so much across different geographic locations in Syria (those most affected by IEDs in former IS controlled areas, for example, are likely to report feeling less safe after RE compared with those at threat from ERW. 69 risk education sessions were delivered by the teams in December, to a total of 66 Men 63 Women 137 Boys and 149 Girls. Of these 72% of beneficiaries answered yes to one of the questions. The questions could not be asked of some of the adult beneficiaries due to cultural sensitivities, and in school groups, 1 out of every ten children was used to represent the group in the immediately post-RE survey.
This figure greatly exceeds the target. Beneficiaries were asked whether they had greater feelings of safety directly after the RE sessions. The majority of beneficiaries reached with RE messaging had not received RE before and many were IDPs who were new to the areas in which they were residing and as such had little knowledge about ERW in the area. We would not expect such a high number were sessions to be repeated in these areas, or with beneficiaries who had received prior RE messaging.
Percentage of direct beneficiaries surveyed reporting increased knowledge of ERW/mines following RE activities (%)
This outcome corresponds to the Netherlands' Government Strategic Rule of Law Policy Goal 1: 'Personal Safety'.
Percentage of direct beneficiaries surveyed reporting increased knowledge of ERW/mines following RE activities (%)
Previous beneficiary and RE activity data has been used to set anticipated targets for this indicator, based on the educational level within Syria, and anticipated targets of 80% (gathered from global RE figures). During the baseline period, short pre- and post- RE tests were introduced and the results were collected across the governorate and used to assess the increase in knowledge that the baseline attendees manifested.
To measure increase in knowledge, HALO uses a simple test, which it plans to refine over the next 10 months of the project, so that the increase in knowledge indicated by the test must be statistically significant in order for the beneficiary result to be used. During the baseline period (ie between the start date of the project in September and 31st December 2016) HALO and Shafak introduced tests - a set of 10 questions which beneficiaries answer both before and after they have recieved risk education, and during this period any increase in correctly answered questions was considered an "increase in knowledge".The tests used are identical for all beneficiaries, and this was a contributing factor towards the tests used originally being too easy to show a statistically significant increase in knowledge. The increase in the beneficiaries' marks between the before and after test is taken as their % increase in knowledge, and the first test used indicated only an mean 8% overall increase in knowledge among those who were considered to have gained knowledge - not statistically significant. As a result a new survey, which will also require a 3 month post survey, and is part of a KAP survey endorsed by all risk educators in the field in Syria, has been implemented since January 2017. After 3 months we will adjust the baseline in line with the new requirements. In addition, it must be noted that in school groups of 10 or more only 1 in 10 children will be tested on their increase in knowledge, and most adults must be indirectly tested. The names and contact details of those tested are kept, so that their increase in knowledge can be tested later in the project. An high % of IDPs in the community makes this a challenge.
This figure was above target and is indicative of the fact that the majority of RE recipients had not received any prior risk education messaging.
This percentage is low because most beneficiaries already have some knowledge of ERW/mines, which is reflected in the pre-test, so the increase in knowledge (between pre and post test) is not very high.
Percentage of direct beneficiaries surveyed demonstrating increased safe behaviour towards the dangers of ERW/mines following RE activities (%)
This outcome corresponds to the Netherlands' Government Strategic Rule of Law Policy Goal 1: 'Personal Safety'.
Percentage of direct beneficiaries surveyed demonstrating increased safe behaviour towards the dangers of ERW/mines following RE activities (%)
Previous reportage of ERW reported by other humanitarian actors working in the target areas was used to assess the baseline for this indicator. An increased level of ERW reportage is expected as a result of RE allowing safe behaviours to develop. We are working with other organisations to assess a way of viewing decreased accident/death from explosives harvesting in areas that have already recieved risk education. However, we can tentatively, and qualitatively, set an increase of safe behaviours target at 30%, based on the opinion of the team after three months of working.
Assessing safe behaviours was not carried out during the baseline period. Although there is a chance that an increased reportage and marking of ERW can be used as a quantitative indicator of increased safe behaviours towards ERW, the security situation in Idleb and Aleppo governorates during the baseline period was too volatile to establish stable conditions for safe behaviours. We hope to establish this baseline later on in the project, in collaboration with other humanitarian actors working in the same areas of operations.
There is very little accident data available in Syria and as such, safe behaviour is determined anecdotally in discussion with key community leaders. Through these discussions it was determined that 33% of beneficiaries demonstrate increased safe behaviours, slightly above the initial target.
Number of Direct Beneficiaries of MRE
This outcome corresponds to the Netherlands' Government Strategic Rule of Law Policy Goal 4: 'Socio-economic reconstruction'
Number of Direct Beneficiaries of MRE
In this context direct beneficiaries are defined as the number of Men, Women, Boys and Girls who were given at least 20 minutes of face-to-face risk education by a trained member of the team in groups of less than thirty people. These numbers were dissagregated by MWBG and the sessions were recorded on specially designed Risk Education forms. Indirect beneficiaries were not included as part of this indicator but the teams also reported the number of RE materials (leaflets, posters etc.) disseminated and the estimated number of indirect beneficiaries they had reached.
The number of direct beneficiaries reached during the baseline period was 3,251 (M 277 W 269 B1504 G1201). The target set for the baseline period (between 01/09/2016 and 31/12/2016) was for 6,200 beneficiaries and 200 RE sessions.