The 'Firearms Management and Tracing in Southern Africa' project with the Arms Management Programme of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), saw the provision of marking and tracing equipment to the above ten countries, plus the training of police personnel in the proper use of the marking machines, with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) providing monitoring and evaluation oversight. The objective was to provide these Southern African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) member states with the capacity to comply with Article 9 of the legally binding Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials (2001).