Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

What Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining does

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) is an independent, non-profit humanitarian organisation headquartered at Maison de la Paix in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1998 by the Swiss Government to reduce the risk to communities caused by explosive ordnance — including landmines, cluster munitions, explosive remnants of war, and unsafely managed conventional ammunition. It serves national mine action authorities, UN agencies, international and regional organisations, NGOs, and donors across approximately 40 affected countries and territories, organised into eight regional cooperation programmes covering the Balkans, East Africa, Latin America, MENA, the Pacific, Sahel and West Africa, South Caucasus, and South-East Asia. In 2025, the organisation employed 95 staff from 37 countries and reported total income of CHF 21.1 million.

Name

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

Legal name

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

Website

https://gichd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining is a Swiss non-profit that reduces explosive ordnance risk across approximately 40 affected countries through field advisory, training, standards (IMAS/IATG), the IMSMA information platform, and the AMAT ammunition programme, funded by 23 government donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Mine Action and Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW) (BPADAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) (BPADADAM), Demilitarization, Disposal & Ordnance Remediation (EOD Support) (IMABAHAM)

Keywords

• Humanitarian demining
• Mine action standards
• Explosive ordnance risk reduction
• Ammunition management
• Mine risk education

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Core contributions from governments and organisations: The GICHD operates primarily through core contributions, project funding and in-kind support from approximately 30 governments and organisations. In 2025, total contributions amounted to CHF 21,026,209 and total income to CHF 21,135,380.
2. Project funding: The GICHD receives project-specific funding for targeted initiatives, including training delivery, capacity development programmes, standard development, and research projects across affected countries.
3. In-kind support: The GICHD receives in-kind support from donors including staff time, venue access, and other non-monetary contributions. In 2023, support came from 21 governments and organisations; in 2025 from 23 donors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The GICHD develops and professionalises the explosive ordnance risk reduction sector by delivering field advisory services, training (in-person and e-learning), standards development (IMAS and IATG secretariats), research and innovation, and dialogue facilitation. Its core products include IMSMA Core, the global information management system for mine action, and the AMAT portfolio of ammunition management tools (A-MAP, AAMVS, AIMS, ASM Toolset, SAM Toolkit, Digitalised IATG). Services and tools are provided free of charge to national authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and operators across approximately 40 affected countries and territories.

Product overview

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services focused on explosive ordnance risk reduction. The core technology platform is IMSMA Core, an information management system for mine action that provides configurable data entry forms, maps, apps, and dashboards for managing land release and contamination data. The Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) provides complementary tools including the Ammunition Inventory Management System (AIMS), the Arms and Ammunition Management Validation System (AAMVS), the Standardised Assessment Methodology (SAM) Toolkit, the Ammunition Management Activity Platform (A-MAP), the Digitalised IATG database, and the Ammunition Safety Management (ASM) Toolset. GICHD also delivers training through e-learning courses and instructor-led programs including the IMSMA Core Administrator Course and National Mine Action Standards Development Course. Advisory services cover explosive ordnance risk education, gender and diversity mainstreaming, standards development (IMAS/NMAS), innovation promotion, and innovative finance mechanisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT): A global mechanism for practical, authoritative and effective assistance in conventional ammunition through-life management, from identification to disposal. A joint initiative of GICHD and UNODA.

Products and services

• IMSMA Core (Information Management System for Mine Action)

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported 2 national strategies reviewed and 2 developed in 2025
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector GovernancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2026DCAF and GICHD established a joint regional hub named 'The Geneva Centres in Amman' for the Middle East and North Africa region in Amman, Jordan. This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the two organisations. The hub was inaugurated on 5 July 2026 in partnership with Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with support from the Swiss Embassy in Jordan.
• NEC CorporationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025NEC Corporation and the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), with assistance from JICA, conducted a successful proof-of-concept using AI to predict landmine-contaminated areas in Cambodia, achieving over 90% accuracy. This initiative contributed to NEC's recognition at the GICHD Innovation Award 2025 and supports Cambodia's goal of landmine clearance by 2030.
• Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025CMAC partnered with NEC Corporation and JICA in a proof-of-concept using AI to predict landmine-contaminated areas in Cambodia, achieving over 90% accuracy. This collaboration supports Cambodia's goal to complete landmine clearance by 2030 and demonstrates how AI can make demining efforts faster and more efficient.
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025JICA provided assistance to the AI-powered landmine contamination prediction project in Cambodia, jointly conducted by NEC Corporation and the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC). The initiative achieved over 90% accuracy and contributed to NEC's recognition at the GICHD Innovation Award 2025.
• UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) / UN SaferGuard ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019AMAT (Ammunition Management Advisory Team) is a joint initiative of the GICHD and UNODA's UN SaferGuard Programme, established in January 2019 following the mandate of the UN Secretary General's Agenda for Disarmament. AMAT provides strategic advice and technical services to states on safe, secure and sustainable ammunition management, promoting the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG).
• Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) Implementation Support UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GICHD hosts and supports the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The ISU provides support for the development and implementation of legal and political commitments under the convention. In 2025, 10 extension requests reflected GICHD inputs.
• Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Implementation Support UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GICHD hosts and supports the Implementation Support Unit for the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The ISU provides support for convention implementation. In 2025, 4 extension requests (Afghanistan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Somalia) reflected GICHD inputs.
• IMAS Governance BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GICHD works within the frame provided by the governance bodies of the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), supporting the development and strengthening of standards at global, regional, and national levels.
• IATG Governance BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GICHD works within the frame provided by the governance bodies of the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG), partnering with mine action and ammunition management stakeholders to promote international normative frameworks.
• The Halo TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Halo Trust is listed as a donor to the GICHD in 2025. It is a prominent demining NGO operating in multiple conflict-affected countries.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech (international development services): Tetra Tech, via its international development and humanitarian practice, delivers mine action, UXO clearance, and capacity-building services to governments and donors worldwide. It is a broad incumbent peer — a larger commercial services firm whose mine action practice overlaps with GICHD's field-support line of service.
• ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross): ICRC is the largest Geneva-based humanitarian organisation working on international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians from explosive weapons. It is a broad incumbent peer to GICHD: it operates across the wider humanitarian ecosystem that GICHD's explosive ordnance work feeds into.

Direct peers

• Humanity & Inclusion (HI): HI (formerly Handicap International) is a major international NGO working on mine action, victim assistance, and explosive weapons in populated areas. It is a direct peer of GICHD across policy, EORE, and victim-assistance activities and co-engages with many of the same national authorities and conventions.
• The HALO Trust: The HALO Trust is the world's largest humanitarian demining NGO, operating clearance programmes in dozens of conflict-affected countries. It is a direct peer of GICHD in operational mine action and is also listed as a GICHD donor, reflecting the close operational and policy alignment between the two.
• Norwegian People's Aid (NPA): NPA operates one of the largest international humanitarian demining programmes alongside its broader development mandate. It is a direct peer of GICHD in operational mine action and participates in many of the same international conventions and standards processes.
• FSD (Fondation Suisse de Déminage): FSD is a Geneva-based Swiss foundation conducting humanitarian demining and risk education in conflict-affected countries. As a fellow Geneva/Swiss-based humanitarian demining organisation, it is a direct peer to GICHD in operations and benefits from similar Swiss government donor relationships.
• United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS): UNMAS is the UN's focal point for mine action, coordinating responses in conflict-affected countries and working alongside national authorities. It is a direct peer to GICHD: both operate in the same sector, serve overlapping national counterparts, and depend on similar donor ecosystems; GICHD supports UNMAS via training, IMSMA Core, and standards alignment.
• ITF Enhancing Human Security (International Trust Fund): ITF is a Slovenian-based humanitarian trust fund supporting mine action and conventional weapons destruction globally. It is a direct peer of GICHD as a donor/convener in the mine action sector, funding clearance operations and capacity-building programmes that overlap with GICHD's mandate.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG): MAG is a leading humanitarian NGO clearing landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosive ordnance in conflict-affected countries. It is a direct peer to GICHD: both serve national mine action authorities, depend on government donor funding, and operate across many of the same countries.

Emerging players

• APOPO: APOPO specialises in detection of landmines and tuberculosis using trained rats, and partners with national demining operators. It is an emerging/specialist peer to GICHD with overlapping end-customers (national mine action authorities) but differentiated technology focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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