Directorate of Mine Action Coordination (DMAC) State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Afghanistan Presentation on Victim Assistance 2018 Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) Meeting of Experts
Scope of the challenge in Afghanistan: • Over 800,000 persons with disabilities in Afghanistan or • 2.7% of Afghan population has a disability, (59% men and 41% women) • App 17 % are war related disabilities (over 120,000) • Between 52,000 and 60,000 (6.8%) are landmine / ERW survivors • On average one household in every five has a family member with a disability 2
Consequences of ERW/Mine/IEDs incidents • Psychological impact • Welfare and Economic impact (Losing of income source and skill) • Impact on health system (Extra work for Immediate and long term medical care) • Social impact (Social exclusion) • Impact on Education system • (Required wider Inclusive Education)
VA – Components Emergency & Continuing Medical Care Physical Physical Accessibility Rehabilitation Psychological Data collection VA Counseling Social Inclusion Advocacy Economic Reintegration Reference : CRPD, MBT, CCM, ANMAS
Health Facilities in Afghanistan • Regional & national hospital: 6 • Provincial hospital: 34 • District hospital: 80 • Special hospital: 29 • Comprehensive health center: 405 • Basic health center: 834 • Sub-health center: 579 • Mobile health team: 147 • Health post: 15,175 (Ministry of Public Health National Health Strategy 2016- 2020)
Victim Assistance Partners 22 National and International Organizations 21 Orthopedic workshops in 16 Provinces 55 Vocational Training Centers Family Welfare Focus 100 master trainers in Inclusive Education
Highlights of some achievements ▪ Establishment of Disability units in MoPH & MoE; • Inter-ministerial Working Committee on Disability; • Disability Stakeholders Coordination Group; • Disability and Rehabilitation Taskforce; • Inclusive and Child Friendly Education WG; ▪ Physical Rehabilitation Guideline for BPHS and EPHS developed; ▪ Training of 8,000 teachers & headmasters in IE; ▪ National standards for Physiotherapy and Ortho technology developed ▪ The National Disability Strategy for 2018- 2027 has been drafted
Highlights of some achievements o Development of National Policy on Inclusive Education; o Translation & Printing CBR guidelines; o 2,000 Health personnel trained in Disability and Physical rehabilitation in 22 Provinces; o Disability highlighted in the National Health policy 2012- 2020; o VA National standard developed; o Developed a VA awareness training manual and trained 4,000 school teachers and CHWs in 20 provinces National strategy for the Improvement of Disability and Rehabilitation services in the Health sector of Afghanistan
Victims benefited from Programme since 2007 VA Component Women Men Girls Boys Total 190,518 371,268 Disability Awareness and Advocacy Training 22,571 60,139 98,040 1,103 Economic Reintegration 174 279 396 254 4,327 Inclusive Education 2,722 1,381 68 156 2,594 Physical Accessibility 95 2,467 12 20 32,163 Physical Rehabilitation 8,371 10,885 5,901 7,006 662 Psychological Counseling and Peer Support 135 182 171 174 4,403 Social Inclusion 2,176 1,012 533 682 383 Victim Assistance 57 53 183 90 36,301 76,398 105,304 198,900 416,903 Grand Total
Mobile clinic services
Mobile clinic services
Mobile clinic services
Afghanistan Civilian Assistance Programme (ACAPIII) • Goal: Mitigate the Impact of Conflict on Civilians • Programme: UNMAS • Donor: USAID • Government Partner: MoLSAMD (Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled) • Duration: July 2015 – February 2018 • Project Budget: $19.644 million • Coverage: Country-wide •
ACAP III Components: ACAP III had three components: 1) Victim Assistance for the civilians of conflict – Immediate Assistance (foods & non-food items, immediately after incident) – Psychosocial Counselling – Physical rehabilitation support – Income generation assistance (to those who lost livelihood) 2) Institutional Capacity Building for VA (mainly MoLSAMD) 3) Advocacy & Outreach (Awareness on VA)
Victim Assistance provided under ACAP III (Sep 2015- Feb 2018) Immediate Assistance (13,306 Families) • Individual beneficiaries Male: 12,395 • Individual beneficiaries Female: 911 Disability Awareness & Advocacy training • Individual beneficiaries Male: 3,483 • Individual beneficiaries Female: 862 Physical Rehabilitation • Individual beneficiaries Male: 11,330 • Individual beneficiaries Female: 7,719 Income Generation (870 Families) - Individual beneficiaries Male: 3,015 - Individual beneficiaries Female: 3,775
Future plan for 2018 • Assist MoLSAMD in the Development of VA & Disability Strategy 2018 - 2027 • Assist MoLSAMD in the development of a National Database for Victims/Disability services • Assist MoLSAMD in the development of a comprehensive capacity development plan • Assist MoLSAMD in the development of a website for advocacy and publicity in support of the rights of victims and Persons with Disabilities • MoLSAMD plan for biometric of all Victims and PwD
DMAC Contacts +93 708 606060 info@dmac.gov.af Websites: www.dmac.gov.af
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