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Disaster
Management Initiatives of PRDA |
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Approach to Disaster Management |
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rights based and respects the dignity of human beings |
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emphasis on the very poor, vulnerable and excluded
groups such as female headed households without stable
incomes, persons with disabilities, destitute, children
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priority in affected populations but also includes the
non-affected poor and the vulnerable families living
within the community or in the adjoining communities |
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participatory, and identification of beneficiaries,
designing project interventions, planning,
implementation and monitoring are conducted through
community consultations and participation of the entire
village and all key stakeholders |
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transparent and accountable, and are ensured with social
audits |
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Encompasses providing a) immediate relief to families
affected by disaster; b) financial and material support
to rehabilitate the damaged/lost assets and livelihoods; and c) support
for reconstruction or ‘building back better’ |
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Interventions in the
Tsunami Affected Communities |
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Interventions of PRDA in the tsunami affected
southern communities included; |
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Immediate
Relief |
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Relief aid such as clothes, medicines, uniforms,
school books and equipment for children,
household goods, kitchen utensils, food items
for pregnant mothers etc. was provided to
affected families immediately after the tsunami. |
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School books and equipment for children (Mirissa) |
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Support for
Livelihoods |
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Financial and material support are been provided to
revive the lost livelihoods of the affected families. In
the tsunami affected communities of Mawella and Mirissa
more than 600 families have been already supported to
restore their lost livelihoods. A variety of livelihoods
were supported either to restore the lost livelihoods or
to initiate new economic activities. |
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Support for Small-Scale Fishery Sector |
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For the small-scale fishermen in Mawella who lost their
boats and fishing gear in the tsunami, PRDA provided 26
boats; 35 outboard motor engines, and 32 fishing nets.
Also, a number of retail fish traders were supported to
revive their businesses by providing them with motor
cycles and push cycles. Nearly 25 fish traders received
push cycles and motor cycles in support of their
business. |
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Motor bicycles
to fish traders in Mawella |
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Boats to fishermen in Mawella |
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Sewing machines to dress-makers in Mirissa |
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Dress-makers supported in Mirissa |
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Support for a retail grocery |
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Micro-Financing for Affected Families |
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Savings and credit schemes are introduced to the
affected families through the newly established CBOs.
Revolving Loan Funds are established in these CBOs.
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Housing |
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PRDA was able to construct altogether 117 houses for the
families who lost their houses in the tsunami. Of them 52 houses
were constructed in the southern coastal village of Mirissa in
the Matara district and another 65 in Mawella, a village located
in the coastal belt of the Hambantota district of the Southern
Province. Community participation was mobilized for designing,
planning and construction of these houses. |
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A house constructed in Mawella |
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Beneficiaries of these houses were
primarily the women headed households, families
with disabled members and the poor families who
did not have a stable source of income or else
who have lost their livelihood sources and
related assets in the tsunami. The total investment in
this housing programme exceeded US Dollars 600,000. |
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A tsunami affected family receives a new house
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A house under construction (Mirissa) |
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A house constructed in Mirissa |
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Health,
Water and Sanitation |
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More than 300,000 US Dollars have been spent on
improving the sanitary conditions in the tsunami-affected
villages of Mawella and Mirissa. Around 1100 sanitary toilets
have been constructed for tsunami-affected households of which
95% were in Mirissa. |
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Health
education programmes and mobile clinics are also
conducted for the benefit of the rural communities
particularly for people who are unable to access
specialized medical services. |
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Spectacles distributed at an eye
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Beneficiaries of the eye camp |
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Psycho-Social Support |
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Psycho-social support for members of the affected
families is provided through a range of activities
implemented. They include social and cultural events
such as drama and music, religious performances such as
meditation and bodhi poojas, and recreational
activities such as games and sports.
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A pahan pooja in the
temple premises in Mirissa |
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A religious ceremony (Mirissa) |
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Village
Infrastructure Development |
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PRDA’s recent contribution to village
infrastructure development included the construction of
5 Community Centres, 2 Disaster Mitigation Centres, 2
Multi-Purpose Community Fishery Centres and 2 large
well-equipped Community Libraries in the tsunami
affected villages of Mawella and Mirissa.
Also assistance has been providedto improve
school buildings in the village. |
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A new building for the Mirissa Girls’ School |
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value of these buildings constructed was around US
Dollars 200, 000. |
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The
Disaster Mitigation Centres serve for multiple purposes.
The centres are extensively used for meetings and
gatherings of community based organizations, conducting
training programmes, medical camps and several other
activities. The community library in Mawell and the
Information Technology centre at Mawella are also
located within the premises of these Disaster Mitigation
Centres. |
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Mawella Disaster Mitigation Centre |
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Inauguration of the Mawella Disaster Mitigation
Centre |
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Multi-Purpose Fishery Centres |
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These Fishery Centres serve for varied purposes such as
resting places for fishermen, a place for fish
auctioning, mending their fish nets and as a storage
place for boat engines.
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Fishery Centre at Mawella |
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Inauguration of the Mawella Fishery Centre
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Improving Community Access to Information Technology |
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PRDA
in collaboration with the Information Communication
Technology Authority (ICTA) of Sri Lanka has now set up
an IT service and training centre
(Nenasala)
in the tsunami
affected village of Mirissa which facilitates students,
school leavers, job seekers, self-employed persons etc.
to access information relevant to their needs and also
to learn IT skills.
IT
facilities at this centre are also used for
communication via emails and skype.
The IT centre is run on a
fee-levying basis and is gradually moving towards
self-sustainability. |
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Community Libraries |
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Two libraries had been established in the
Mawella and Mirissa villages. Each library has
around 5000 books on a variety of topics. These
libraries are extensively used by school
children, teachers, students pursuing higher
education, housewives, youth etc. |
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Mirissa Library
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Readers at the Mirissa community library |
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Institution Building - Organizing affected families into
collectivities and strengthening their institutional
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Affected families are facilitated to organize themselves
into Community Based Organizations. Savings and credit
schemes around Revolving Loan Funds are established in
these CBOs. All development interventions in the
villages are planned and implemented by these CBOs.
Selection of beneficiaries, allocation and management of
resources and monitoring are also the responsibility of
the CBOs. |
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Support for the Disaster Management Ministry |
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PRDA provided 10 Amplifiers (SSB 60SR), 20 Horns (SUH
40), 10 Microphones (AUD 100XLR), 10 Wires, 5 Megaphone
sets and 40 batteries to the Ministry of Disaster
Management. The total value of the equipment was
Rs.325,640.00. The equipment was handed over to the Hon.
Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights to be
distributed among the Disaster Management Centres in the
Matara and Hambantota districts. |
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Social audit of Tsunami interventions in Mirissa, Matara
district |
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At a large gathering of more than 150
people consisted of representatives of the district
administration, local government, civil organizations
and right holders from 11 villages, PRDA and its right
holders presented details of its interventions to
restore the 2004 tsunami affected communities in and
around Mirissa, Matara and in other poverty stricken
adjacent communities over a period of three years
(2005-2008). The event was a ‘social audit’ ensuring the
transparency and accountability for the development
activities conducted and their associated costs. |
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The presentations included information on
the types of interventions made, costs incurred and
outcomes and impacts (Details are summarized below). |
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Both the representative of the District
Secretary and the Divisional Secretary for Weligama
commended the development work carried out by PRDA and
appreciated its role in responding to the needs of the
tsunami affected and poor villages and reducing the
burden of the local government which otherwise is their
sole responsibility. PRDA’s development interventions in
Mirissa and its adjoining villages were facilitated
through a joint partnership with Actionaid Sri Lanka (AAISL)
established in 2005. |
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Presentation Summaries |
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1. What the project leaves behind for
Mirissa and other villages? (Activities, accomplishments
and expenditure) |
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Total expenditure (SLRs) |
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New houses |
51 |
24,551,582 |
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Improvements to existing houses |
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1,690,506 |
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Toilets |
1,059 |
25,080,620 |
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Support for livelihood
restoration |
722 |
9,826,643 |
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Support for children |
2,297 |
2,074,483 |
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Support for Differently Able
Right holders |
70 |
440,013 |
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Construction of community centers |
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1,650,000 |
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Sanitation facilities for schools
and community centers |
79 |
2,370,000 |
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Nanasala (Information,
Communication & Technology Centre) & Library |
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2,914,329 |
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4,338 |
70,598,176 |
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2. Outcomes & Impact of PRDA
interventions in Tsunami affected and Non-Tsunami
communities |
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Houses damaged replaced with
new and improved housing
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Temporary houses/huts
replaced with new and permanent houses
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Increased security and
happiness of the families
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Improved and positive
relationships within families
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Decrease in environmental
pollution along with the construction of new
toilets
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Improved health & sanitation
practices among community members
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Improved hygienic conditions
among individuals and families
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Decrease in the risks of
spreading illnesses
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New income generating
activities for women
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Restoration of damaged
economic activities
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Active involvement of women
in family economy
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Increased incomes for poor
families
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Increased interest &
enthusiasm of school children in education
(due to the provision of uniforms, books and
stationery)
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Decrease in the rate of
school drop-outs (due to deprivation)
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Increased happiness among
school children and the members of their
families
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Nutritious meals for pregnant
mothers & children
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Contribution to the decrease
of the risks of malnutrition among pregnant
mothers and children
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A secure building to be used
in emergencies/ disasters (Disaster
Management Centre)
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Ensuring the security of
community members
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A community centre for common
activities
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Increased community
participation in common activities
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Improved access of children
and adults to new information and
communication technology (through Nanasala)
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Improved knowledge and skills
to use new information and communication
technology
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Increased reading habits
among children and adults (through Library)
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Increased scientific,
technological, aesthetic and spiritual
knowledge
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Active engagement of
differently able persons who received
audio-visual equipment in their
self-employment, educational and household
activities
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Removal of barriers
experienced by differently able persons
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3. Contribution from PRDA :
Then – Now – Future
(presented by Shanti Fernando, Executive
Director) |
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PRDA’s vision and concern for
improving the wellbeing of the poor, marginalized
and vulnerable and the people affected by disaster.
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PRDA’s clear vision, policies and
strategies and dynamic leadership blended with
community participation and leadership.
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Linking the donor community with the
tsunami affected and the non-tsunami villages e.g.
ActionAid, Italian donors.
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Effective and efficient management of
resources to bring optimal benefits to the
communities.
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Designing and implementing
development interventions around sustainable village
institutions such as village temples, schools etc.
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Integrating the project related
interventions with PRDA’s experience in building
capacities of local organizations, leaders and
facilitators, micro credit management, enterprise
development etc.
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Facilitating People-to-People
exchange programmes for sharing experiences with
PRDA’s other development projects.
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Networking with and mobilizing
resources from several other Government
institutions, private business sector and civil
society organizations.
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Country Director and the staff of
Actionaid Sri Lanka among the participants |
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Representative of the Matara
District Secretary makes his observations
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Right holders from the villages
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