Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO APPLY PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ASSIST COUNTRIES IN EASING THE SCOURGE OF LANDMINES. TO PROVIDE MINE DETECTION DOGS, MANAGEMENT TRAINING, AND MINE AWARENESS EDUCATION TO REDUCE SUFFERING AND RESTORE HOPE TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. TO USE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND TREATMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LANDMINE SURVIVORS.
"K9 DEMINING CORPS (K9DC)CAMPAIGN: THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE BOTH THE QUANTITY AND QUALIITY OF MINE DETECTION DOGS (MDDS) AND EXPLOSIVE DETECTION DOGS (EDDS) WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN, MLI RAISES PRIVATE FUNDING TO PROVIDE HIGHLY TRAINED DOGS TO "SNIFF OUT" LANDMINES AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES TO SAVE AND IMPROVE LIVES IN SEVERELY CONTAMINATED, WAR-TORN COUNTRIES. MLI ALSO TRAINS LOCAL HANDLERS TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE THE DOG TEAMS INTO NATIONAL LANDMINE AND EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE PROGRAMS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, MLI HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 253 LIFESAVING DOGS INCLUDING 43 SPONSORED BY AMERICAN SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE CHILDREN AGAINST MINES PROGRAM (CHAMPS).
CHILDREN AGAINST MINES PROGRAM (CHAMPS): CHAMPS IS AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM WHICH INFORMS AMERICAN YOUTH ABOUT THE LANDMINE ISSUE AND FOSTERS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP BY ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO HELP OTHER CHILDREN IN MINE- AFFECTED COUNTRIES. MLI PRESENTS DOG DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOLCHILDREN AND OFFERS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPONSOR AND NAME THEIR OWN LIFESAVING DOG OR HELP LANDMINE SURVIVORS. MLI ALSO LINKS STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH CHILDREN IN MINE-AFFECTED COUNTRIES TO ASSIST YOUNG LANDMINE SURVIVORS AND TO PROMOTE MINE RISK EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AMERICAN STUDENTS HAVE SPONSORED 40 MDDS AND HAVE HELPED DOZENS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED BY LANDMINES. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH CHAMPS, CHILDREN IN WAR-TORN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE IN INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION ACTIVITIES TO HELP PROMOTE NATIONAL UNITY AND TO COMBAT ETHNO-NATIONALIST AGENDAS. THE PROGRAM CONNECTS YOUTH FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND FOSTERS RECONCILIATION TO HELP ACHIEVE STABILITY AND A PEACEFUL FUTURE IN AT-RISK COUNTRIES.
SURVIVORS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: MLI'S SURVIVORS' ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS COMBAT THE MYRIAD PROBLEMS FACED BY LANDMINE SURVIVORS BY PROVIDING PROSTHETIC DEVICES, MEDICAL CARE, AND REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, MENTORING, AND JOB ASSISTANCE TRAINING TO SURVIVORS IN NEED. THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, PROVIDING THEM WITH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS."
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Perry Balitmore | PRESIDENT | 40 | $158,000 |
| Anne A Witkowsky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Annie Totah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon Sullivan | FOUNDER & CH | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore Stroup | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Reeder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Lynn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Lake | CHAIRMAN EME | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Paul G Irwin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sherri Goodman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William G Foster | VICE PRES&TR | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Enzi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mg Ret Robert M Dyessjr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frances Cook | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Blumenthal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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