Survivor Corps
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Survivor Corps, formerly known as the Landmine Survivors Network, was a global network of survivors helping survivors to recover from war, rebuild their communities, and break cycles of violence. The organization operated programs in
.Survivor Corps was a proponent of the peer support method, in which survivors are linked to one another to share information as well as emotional and practical support, and work together on issues affecting their lives. The Survivor Corps peer support program connected survivors with survivor role models to offer encouragement and motivation.
Survivor Corps also brought conflict survivors together to promote reconciliation and rebuilding through community service projects and local activism.
In May 2008, Survivor Corps emerged from Landmine Survivors Network. The name change reflects the expansion of the organization's mission to include all types of survivors of global conflict and war, including United States service members and
The organization closed in 2010.[1]
Nobel Prize and international leadership
Survivor Corps has long played a leading role the
The Mine Ban Treaty bans the use, stockpiling, production and trade of antipersonnel mines. It was also the first
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Over the course of several years, Survivor Corps established the first database designed to track the rehabilitation needs of mine victims and the resources available to help survivors, their families, and the communities affected by anti-personnel mines.
In 1997,
In 1999, along with Queen Noor and key members of the United States Congress, including Senator Patrick Leahy, the organization drew international attention to the refusal of the United States to sign the Mine Ban Treaty, while appealing to the US to revisit landmine policy.
From 1997 to 2007, LSN provided health support, economic opportunity and human rights advocacy for survivors of landmines around the world.
Landmine Survivors Network becomes Survivor Corps
In May 2008, Landmine Survivors Network changed its name to Survivor Corps. The name change reflects the expansion of their mission to include all types of survivors of global conflict and war, including United States service members and veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Survivor Corps expanded its programs into Israel, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and created additional projects in Colombia.
Transition in 2010
In early 2010 Survivor Corps elected to make its country programs in Vietnam,[3] El Salvador[4] and Bosnia[5] into independent NGOs and to transfer its peer support resources to the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery located at James Madison University.[6]
On September 30, 2010, Survivor Corps closed its headquarters office in
See also
- Cluster Munitions Coalition
- Convention on Cluster Munitions
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines
- Ottawa Treaty
- Ken Rutherford
- Jerry White
References
- ^ a b Abraham, Chris (2013-06-22). "Survivor Corps Née Landmine Survivors Network Closing". Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Cameron MA, Lawson RJ, Tomlin BW. To walk without fear : the global movement to ban landmines. Toronto; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Chapter 7, "The Role of the Landmine Survivors Network," pp. 99-117.
- ^ "AEPD | Home". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "Red de Sobrevivientes". Red de Sobrevivientes. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ "O nama". Ipm-lsi.org. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ Kenneth Rutherford (Summer 2010). "Peer-to-Peer Support Vital to Survivors". Journal of ERW and Mine Action. 14 (2): 5.
External links
- BanMinesUSA.org - 'United States Campaign to Ban Landmines'
- GuideStar Report on Survivor Corps
- ICBL.org - 'International Campaign to Ban Landmines' (official website)
- Red de Sobrevivientes y Personas con Discapacidad in El Salvador
- Association for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (AEPD) in Vietnam
- The Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at James Madison University