Adopt-A-Minefield
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Adopt-A-Minefield is a global partnership for mine action with campaigns in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden. The global campaign is one of the leading mine action organisations in the world through the dedication of Board members, staff in each country campaign, and the help of Goodwill Ambassadors Heather Mills McCartney and Paul McCartney.
Paul McCartney had headlined a series on annual concerts to raise money for the cause starting with Paul Simon in 2001, Brian Wilson and an unannounced Steven Stills in 2002, James Taylor in 2003, Neil Young in 2004 with the final performance with Tony Bennent in 2005. Paul was scheduled with Peter and Gordon to do the 2006 gig according to journalist Peter Palmiere but due to the impending divorce from Heather, Paul decided to no longer perform charity concerts but agreed to make a large donation to Adopt-A-Minefield. All the Adopt-A-Minefield performances took place in the Los Angeles area except for one that was held in Dusseldorf, Germany on May 25, 2005 which was headlined by Yusuf Islam AKA Cat Stevens and Ravi Shankar. MCartney declined performing a full set but joined Islam on stage for the last number. Islam also delivered a keynote address to the attendees.
The Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign helps save lives by raising funds for mine clearance and survivor assistance and by raising awareness about the landmine issue. Adopt-A-Minefield works primarily through the United Nations to clear fields in the some of the most heavily mined countries in the world and with a number of organisations to provide relief to landmine survivors.
Since its creation in 1999 Adopt-A-Minefield has:
- Raised over $17 million for mine clearance and survivor assistance;
- Cleared over 21 million square metres of land in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Iraq, Mozambique, and Vietnam;
- Provided over $1.5 million for survivor assistance projects in Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam;
- Developed the annual Night of A Thousand Dinners initiative to engage people in over 50 countries in raising funds for humanitarian landmine action.
- Partnered with Mines Advisory Group-UK, HALO Trust, Clear Path International, STOP Mines, Roots of Peace, Comprehensive Disabled Afghans' Program, Cambodia Trust, Operationa Enfants de Battambang, World Rehabilitation Fund, World Vision, Jaipur Limb Campaign (Angola), POWER and the Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise, Landmine Survivors Network, and the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.
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[edit] Canada
The Canadian Landmine Foundation is the Canadian partner in the global Adopt-A-Minefield campaign. The Foundation is a registered Canadian charity formed in 1999 to assist in the elimination of landmines and the human and economic suffering they cause. The Foundation is recognised as Canada's foremost fundraising organisation for humanitarian mine action.
[edit] United States
Adopt-A-Minefield is a public private partnership between the UNA-USA, the BWF, the United Nations, and the U. S. State Department. In addition to operating outreach programs throughout the USA, this Campaign also serves as headquarters for global shared services such as program management.
[edit] United Kingdom
The No More Landmines Trust is the UK partner in the global Adopt-A-Minefield campaign.
[edit] Sweden
Adopt-A-Minefield is a program of the United Nations Association of Sweden.
[edit] Goodwill Ambassadors
Heather Mills McCartney and Paul McCartney joined Adopt-A-Minefield in September 2000 as the Campaign's international Patrons and Goodwill Ambassadors. Since then, they have been actively involved in promoting Adopt-A-Minefield's mission: to raise awareness of the global landmine crisis; and to raise funds for mine clearance and survivor assistance.
