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About PRDA |
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PRDA in Brief |
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People's Rural Development Association (PRDA) is an innovative non-profit,
non-governmental organization incorporated in 1989 under the
Companies Act of Sri Lanka, limited by guarantee and the
Certificate of Registration of Voluntary Social Services/Non
Governmental Organization under Voluntary Social Services
Organizations (Registration & Supervision) Act No.31 of 1980 as
amended by Act No.8 of 1998 (Registration No: L 76315, Date:
20.10.2003).
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PRDA has community based programmes in the
Puttalam, Gampaha, Matara and Hambantota districts of Sri Lanka.
It is a facilitator of participatory rural community development
with a strong reflective and research orientation. PRDA strives
to attain institutional self-sustenance through innovative
financial mechanisms while reducing its dependency on donor
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PRDA is governed by a Board of Directors made up
of representatives of development oriented NGOs, development
oriented grassroots organizations and the national business and
professional communities who give their time and expertise on a
voluntary basis. The various viewpoints reflecting their
different disciplines and occupations significantly enrich the
deliberations of the Association. |
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The association is administered by a Management
Committee of the Board consisting of three Directors that
overlooks the day to day operations of the Association. |
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PRDA's Vision |
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Enhancing the economic and social well-being of
the rural poor
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particularly the women in Sri Lanka and building their
institutional capacities |
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PRDA's Mission |
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Mobilization of the rural poor into community
based organizations with a democratic governance
structure and culture. |
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Developing support programmes for the lowest
income categories of the village on the basis of village
development plans evolved through a micro level
participatory planning process. |
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Providing technical and other support services to
rural communities in designing and implementing
participatory village development plans. |
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Promotion of micro and small scale
entrepreneurship as a means towards the empowerment of
the poor. |
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Increasing access to support services for the
rural poor such as capital, technology, management,
markets training and information. |
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Strengthening social capital and institutional
capacities of rural poor women. |
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Intervention in post disaster situations in rural
communities and in disaster management. |
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PRDA's Approach |
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All PRDA interventions at community level are
planned and implemented through Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
which are responsible for; |
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Mobilizing membership and managing a democratic
governance structure |
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Strengthening solidarity among members |
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Identifying community needs through micro level
participatory planning |
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Formulating participatory village development plans |
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Implementing village development plans which includes
interventions for economic, social, cultural,
educational and environmental development of the
communities |
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Monitoring and evaluating development activities and
processes and their impact |
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Generating member savings |
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Managing Revolving Funds |
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Building the financial assets base of the CBOs |
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Facilitating credit for the economic and social needs of
the members |
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Linking potential women entrepreneurs with commercial
banks and other relevant agencies. |
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Building linkages with service delivery organizations
and accessing resources and services |
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Beneficiaries of
PRDA |
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Disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in rural communities |
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Rural communities that have been the victims of natural
disasters |
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Poor rural women |
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Women micro entrepreneurs |
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Women headed households |
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Persons with disabilities |
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Displaced families |
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Children |
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