This procedure applies to community rehabilitation / construction works to be Applicability: identified and implemented by the communities themselves (for small projects of up to $100,000 each). The communities should be responsible for making sure that the projects they Overall approach: propose are not in mine-contaminated areas, or have been cleared by MACA (or a mine action organization accredited by MACA). Communities are best placed to know about mined areas in their vicinity, and have a Rationale: strong incentive to report them accurately as they will carry out the works themselves. Procedure: Communities are required to submit a to a questionnaire regarding the suspected presence of mines in the area where Bank-funded community-managed projects will be implemented. This questionnaire should be formally endorsed by the Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (MAPA). It will be a mandatory attachment to the project submission by the communities and should be signed by community representatives and the external project facilitator. External project facilitators will receive training from MAPA. Financing agreements with the communities should make clear that communities are solely liable in case of a mine-related accident. If the community certifies that is no known mine contamination in the area, the ministry responsible for the selection of projects should check with MACA whether any different observation is reported on MACA’s data base. If MACA’s information is the same, the project can go ahead for selection. The community takes the full responsibility for the assessment, and external organizations cannot be made liable in case of an accident. If MACA’s information is different, the project should not go ahead for selection as long as MACA’s and community’s statements have not been reconciled. If the community suspects mine contamination in the area, If the community has included an assessment / clearance task in the project agreed to be implemented by MACA (or by a mine action organization accredited by MACA), the project can go for selection. If the community has not included an assessment / clearance task in the project, the project should not go ahead for selection as long as this has not been corrected. Mine clearance tasks must be implemented by MACA or by a mine action organization accredited by MACA. Communities will be penalized (subsequent funding by World-Bank funded projects shall be reduced or cancelled) if they elect to clear mines on their own.
Applicability: This procedure applies to community rehabilitation / construction works to be identified and implemented by the communities themselves (for small projects of up to $100,000 each). Overall approach: The communities should be responsible for making sure that the projects they propose are not in mine-contaminated areas, or have been cleared by MACA (or a mine action organization accredited by MACA). Rationale: Communities are best placed to know about mined areas in their vicinity, and have a strong incentive to report them accurately as they will carry out the works themselves. Procedure: Communities are required to submit a to a questionnaire regarding the suspected presence of mines in the area where Bank-funded community-managed projects will be implemented. This questionnaire should be formally endorsed by the Mine Action Program for Afghanistan (MAPA). It will be a mandatory attachment to the project submission by the communities and should be signed by community representatives and the external project facilitator. External project facilitators will receive training from MAPA. Financing agreements with the communities should make clear that communities are solely liable in case of a mine-related accident. If the community certifies that is no known mine contamination in the area, the ministry responsible for the selection of projects should check with MACA whether any different observation is reported on MACA’s data base. If MACA’s information is the same, the project can go ahead for selection. The community takes the full responsibility for the assessment, and external organizations cannot be made liable in case of an accident. If MACA’s information is different, the project should not go ahead for selection as long as MACA’s and community’s statements have not been reconciled. If the community suspects mine contamination in the area, If the community has included an assessment / clearance task in the project agreed to be implemented by MACA (or by a mine action organization accredited by MACA), the project can go for selection. If the community has not included an assessment / clearance task in the project, the project should not go ahead for selection as long as this has not been corrected. Mine clearance tasks must be implemented by MACA or by a mine action organization accredited by MACA. Communities will be penalized (subsequent funding by World-Bank funded projects shall be reduced or cancelled) if they elect to clear mines on their own.