United Nations Association of Greater Boston

We campaign to Adopt-A-Minefield®. Each year, the Night of 1000 Dinners, a Walk on the Esplanade, and other events support our campaign to clear landmines from severely landmine-afflicted countries. As a result of these efforts, we recently adopted a mine clearance team in Afghanistan, and are now working to raise funds to clear a minefield in Mozambique.

Adopt-A-Minefield is a program of the United Nations Association of the USA, which engages individuals, community groups, and businesses in the United Nations effort to resolve the global landmine crisis. The Campaign helps save lives by raising funds for mine clearance and survivor assistance and by raising awareness about the landmine problem.

The idea behind Adopt-A-Minefield is both powerful and simple. Designed to move beyond the political and policy debates typically associated with banning the use of landmines, the Campaign provides a practical solution to the tens of millions of mines that contaminate the world and to the countless survivors of landmine accidents. Click here for more Landmine Facts.

The Campaign seeks national and international sponsors to adopt minefields that the United Nations has identified as being in urgent need of clearance. Sponsors raise funds in their communities to clear their adopted minefields and return land to productive use. The cost of clearing these areas ranges from thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the size and type of minefield and the complexity of the de-mining task. Sponsors may adopt entire minefields (typically between $25,000 and $40,000) or contribute smaller amounts (as little as $5), which are pooled with other contributions. Every dollar raised is forwarded to the United Nations for mine clearance.

Success Story: Greater Boston Campaign Funds Mineclearance Team in Afghanistan
United Nations Association of Greater Boston is leading the Greater Boston campaign to remove landmines. Each campaign seeks to raise $20,000-$30,000 for the clearance of a minefield in a severely landmine-afflicted country. In June of 2005, we successfully completed our first project, and turned over $24,282 to support a mineclearance team for the month of October 2005 in Afghanistan.

In July 2005 we launched our second campaign to raise funds for mineclearance in Mozambique.

Efforts of the Greater Boston campaign include participating in the international Night of 1000 Dinners, bake sales, car washes, and even a tennis tournament. Participants in the campaign include students, educators, young professionals, and other concerned citizens.

We hope you will participate in the campaign activities, or join us as a donor or volunteer.

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