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Horizon Group. Horizon Group, an endeavour by ex servicemen of the Indian
Army, comprises following organizations:-
Horizon : Organisation for Post Conflict Environment Management.
- It is an International NGO aiming at ‘Safer World’ and a charitable
trust dedicated to welfare of ex-servicemen.
- An ISO 9000 : 2000 Certified Organisation.
- Activities include:-
- Post conflict environment management with special emphasis of
de-mining.
- Promotion of general awareness of land mine hazard among the masses.
- Research in various facets of mine action.
- Location of landmines infested areas and clearance of landmines
therein.
- Prevention of environment degradation due to the effects of conflict.
- First aid and medical support to civilian casualties.
- Support in reconstruction in conflict ravaged areas.
- Rehabilitation of masses affected by conflict.
- Measures to alleviate the effects of combat.
- Welfare of ex-servicemen belonging to the Armed Forces and of deprived
sections of the society, as also empowerment of women.
- Participation in seminars and
exhibitions.
Horizon Assignments Private Limited.
- An organization by, for and of ex-servicemen- ‘Ex for Ex’.
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Activities include:-
- Humanitarian De-mining.
- Explosive Clearance of heritage sites.
- Production of Training Films.
- Land Survey.
- Arboriculture and land development.
- Human resource
development.
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Horizon, the first Indian NGO, committed
to Post Conflict Environment Management was founded in Sep 2001.
The NGO was registered as a Society on 16 Jan 2002 as per Society
Registration rules 1860 and formally registered as a charitable trust on 17 Aug 04 under the legal provisions of Trusts Act 1950 prevalent in India
( Registration Number is F 19513 / Pune) by the Charity Commissioner, Pune, India.HORIZON is an NGO staffed primarily by ex-servicemen retired from the Indian Armed Forces.
- An Ex-servicemen Organization
- The idea of raising an organization for benefit of the mankind, investing the
knowledge and experience gained during the service had been agitating the minds of few eminent retired officers. The challenges posed by post-conflict environments all over the World provided the desired platform. It was felt that it is in this milieu that the potential of ex-servicemen could be fully realized. This gave rise to founding of HORIZON as an Organisation for Post-conflict Environ Management, with acronym , HORIZON
(OPCEM).
- Committed to Humanitarian Cause
- Ex-servicemen gain vast experience in handling of mines during their service. With this in view humanitarian demining presented an appropriate area in which to develop core competence utilizing the ex-servicemen potential.
- Better Expertise, Training and Resilience
- Though the task is replete with risks, it was felt that Indian soldier with his dedication, experience, and resilience will be able to execute demining task efficiently and generate lot of good will. In addition, this would also give them opportunity to discover a second career, a necessity for other ranks who retire at an early age, when the opportunities apropos retirement are limited.
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