An Evaluation of the Mine Risk Education Program in Ethiopia

In February 2005, UNICEF requested the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) to conduct an independent evaluation of the mine risk education (MRE) programme in Ethiopia in consultation with stakeholders. The goal of the evaluation was to help to move the MRE programme forward. The evaluation team was made up of two GICHD consultants: Stuart Maslen and Valérie Quéré. In addition to ongoing support from UNICEF, assistance for field missions was received from the Office of Rehabilitation and Social Affairs (ORSA)1 in Tigray and from RaDO in Tigray and Afar.
The evaluation began in March 2005 with a review of relevant literature made available to the team by the various stakeholders. Meetings were held with key informants in Addis Ababa, and with representatives from Afar and Tigray regions.
Field visits were conducted to affected communities in Afar and Tigray on the basis of recommendations from programme stakeholders. .