Bancroft Global Development, previously named Landmine Clearance International, is a Washington, D.C.–based, non-profit security consulting firm established in 1999.
[2][3] In 2008, the organization's name was changed from Landmine Clearance International to Bancroft Global Development.
[5][verification needed] Bancroft has experience helping partner governments to improve capabilities such as:[citation needed] In Somalia, Bancroft provides capacity building for the Somali National Army and for members of the African Union Mission to Somalia including the Ugandan People's Defense Force and the Burundi National Defense Force.
Within the Somali National Army, Bancroft has been responsible for training and mentoring Danab, a military unit that have since gone on to work alongside the U.S.
[6] Over the past five years, the majority of Bancroft Global Development funding has come from the United Nations and the U.S. Department of State.