Weapons Reduction and Development for Peace (WDP) Project

1. Weapons Reduction and Development for Peace (WDP) Project 　2. Safe Storage and Registration Project 　3.Weapons Destruction Project 　4. Public Awareness Project 　5. National Commission Support Project 　Achievements 　Records of Phase 1

This project aims to build peace by 1. reducing violence through weapons collection and 2. improving living conditions through development assistance. Residents are encouraged to surrender their weapons voluntarily, and after it is acknowledged that all weapons in the community are collected, the community receives development assistance according to their needs. The target areas are Battambang and Kampong Thom Provinces. The main activities in this Project are the following: Conducting awareness raising activities such as workshops on the danger and illegality of possessing small arms and encourage civilians to voluntarily surrender weapons. Creating opportunities and an environment where residents can feel secure in voluntarily surrendering their small arms, and thus reducing the number of illegal weapons kept by civilians. Supporting police by providing training and materials, and constructing police posts to strengthen their capacity and mobility in maintaining public safety. Building confidence between authorities (including the police and the military) and civilians so that civilians can surrender their weapons without fear. Providing development assistance according to residents' needs in areas where all illegal weapons were voluntarily surrendered. Encouraging "gun-free" declarations in communities after the completion of the WDP Project, and to support further development assistance to such areas by other organizations in the future. Supporting the shift of small arms management toward law enforcement by the Government. The WDP Project does not offer development in exchange for weapons; development is only provided to consolidate the community's willingness to peace, which is demonstrated by surrendering all weapons possessed by the residents. For further information, please see: The WDP Project, A New Approach to Weapons Collection Weapons Collection Record (by Province/District. Pdf format) List of Development Assistance

	At a workshop JSAC and its partners repeatively conduct awareness raising activities on small arms to the residents, and encourage the voluntary surrender of their illegal small arms. Each workshop is held for 1-2 days, explaining the dangers of small arms, the New Arms Law, and about the advantages of a peaceful society without weapons. The police and military personnel also join the workshops, promoting the building of trust between the residents. This trust is especially important for the residents to be able to feel secure in handing over their weapons .
	Workshop participant with his material All workshop participants receive printed material, for their reference after the workshop, and also for sharing information with others who were not able to attend. Illiterate residents can get help from those who are literate, to help them understand. The illustrations and photographs also help to make the material more attractive and easy to understand. Download Workshop Material （Pdf format ：3.2MB, English subtitiles)
	Police Training (1) Police training is provided to strengthen the capacity of the police in maintaining community security, and to improve public perception of the police. This contributes to the surrender of weapons by creating an environment that citizens feel comfortable in handing in their weapons. In cooperation with the Training Department of the Ministry of Interior and Cambodian NGO staff, 720 police officers have been trained on important topics such as human rights, criminal investigation procedures and Arms Law. 454 more will complete the 11-day course by the end of Jan 2007.
	Police Training (2) : Group discussions
	Surrender of Weapons (1) Citizens are voluntarily surrendering their weapons to the police.
	Surrender of Weapons (2)
	Development Assistance (1) Communities that submitted all their weapons will receive development assistance that respond to their needs. Various community members participate in the process of identifying their development needs. This process is expected to strengthen community ownership and membership.
	Development Assistance (2) In Phase 1, JSAC supported 55 items, such as wells, ponds, schools, roads and health centers. -See List of 55 Development Items (pdf format)
	Police Support Material support necessary for daily duties and criminal investigation, such as motorcycles, bicycles, tranceivers and recorders are provided to the Provincial Police in target areas. These equipment will improve the mobility and capacity of the police to maintain security in the community.

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