GB-CHC-285776-SLK145CAFOD<narrative>Empowerment of plantation community</narrative>Central Province comprises three districts: Matale, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, whose population is ethnically and religiously mixed. Tamil people, brought from India by the British in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, to provide a workforce for plantations producing tea and coffee, largely continue to live in very basic accommodation on the estates, isolated and marginalised; usually they cannot speak Sinhalese, and provision of services (health, education etc, and also retail outlets) to their communities is markedly sub-standard. Rural Sinhalese are also not well-off, and the rights of poor people from all communities are often disrespected by those who are more powerful and socio-economically privileged. The project aims to empower the plantation people living on 5 estates in Deltota DSD, through awareness-raising, community organising and leadership development, so as to mobilise them to work constructively together and engage as active citizens with local government. Social cohesion will also be fostered by encouraging interreligious co-operation and joint celebration of cultural programmes. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SETIKCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5430.960915000.000013268.871112441.214912815.000013200.000015804.000018656.000019447.513122282.017826089.678226330.956612100.000023361.379424000.917826444.80525430.9609CAFOD General Funds15000.0000CAFOD General Funds13268.8711CAFOD General Funds12441.2149CAFOD General Funds12815.0000CAFOD General Funds13200.0000CAFOD General Funds13992.0000CAFOD General Funds1812.0000CAFOD General Funds18656.0000CAFOD General Funds19447.5131CAFOD General Funds4942.0020CAFOD General Funds2121.0004CAFOD General Funds22282.2215CAFOD General Funds-0.2037CAFOD General Funds26089.7177CAFOD General Funds-0.0395CAFOD General Funds25148.4968CAFOD General Funds-25.8702CAFOD General Funds2000.0000CAFOD General Funds-791.6700CAFOD General Funds12100.0000CAFOD General Funds23361.3794CAFOD General Funds24000.9178CAFOD General Funds25000.0000CAFOD General Funds2272.7272CAFOD General Funds-827.9220CAFOD General Funds5430.9600SETIK7500.0000SETIK7500.0000SETIK13268.8700SETIK12441.2100SETIK12815.0000SETIK13200.0000SETIK7000.0000SETIK6992.0000SETIK1812.0000SETIK10000.0000SETIK8656.0000SETIK10124.8100SETIK9322.7100SETIK4942.0000SETIK2121.0000SETIK11491.0500SETIK10790.9600SETIK16089.0000SETIK10000.6800SETIK15000.0000SETIK10122.6300SETIK601.1400SETIK607.1900SETIK12100.0000SETIK23361.3800SETIK6608.5400SETIK6608.5400SETIK10783.8500SETIK25000.0000SETIK545.4500SETIK899.3500SETIKGB-CHC-285776-SLK158CAFOD<narrative>Sustainable livelihood and food security for poor rural communities</narrative>MONLAR (Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform) has been working for over 20 years to form a broad people's movement in Sri Lanka bringing together all relevant people's organisations and sections of society, particularly those sections such as the rural people, plantation communities, fishworkers, labourers, women and young people to challenge top-down policies formulated without their participation, and develop alternative approaches designed to be both equitable and ecologically sustainable. The core target group is small-scale food producers and their families. In particular MONLAR seeks to build and empower independent farmer organisations; defend the rights of small-scale food producers to the sustainable use of natural resources; promote healthy lifestyles, good nutrition and improved rural incomes and general quality of life; and to encourage ecologically-friendly farming methods, reclamation of drought-affected or otherwise damaged land, and home gardening.
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It works by educating people about the issues affecting them, and about the relevant legislation and options for action, and mobilising them to become active and engaged citizens. 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Since 2009 a seventh district has been added: Batticaloa. Group members are resourced and encouraged to improve their families' quality of life through savings schemes and credit unions; ecological home gardening and small business projects; and alternative marketing (selling the produce of their gardens and craftwork in periodic fairs at local and national level). They are also encouraged to become active and engaged citizens, campaigning and lobbying for people-friendly policy decisions. Special emphasis is always placed on improved family nutrition and environmental sustainability. Savisthri has a proven capacity to mobilise its grassroots membership and networks to understand and support district- and national-level campaigns on issues such as food sovereignty, in conjunction with CAFOD partners MONLAR and NAFSO and other like-minded organisations. In 2011 Savisthri began a process of transforming itself into a women’s movement by encouraging its various base groups, credit unions and campaigning committees in each locality to unite as all-purpose community-based organisations, and by handing over decision-making to the District Women’s Collectives (DWCs) made up of representatives elected by the membership. A new initiative planned for 2016 is to train women leaders to engage with local government at Pradeshaya Sabha level, both as citizens and - from 2017 - by putting themselves forward for election. 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His connections to state and non-state actors in Sri Lanka, to the diplomatic community, to NGOs engaged in conflict transformation, to UN bodies as well as to regional human rights networks enable CAFOD to maintain an up-to-date analysis of political developments in Sri Lanka and to provide appropriate and timely support to partners. The Programme Consultant is also registered with the University of Bradford’s Peace Studies Centre to undertake a post graduate research degree focused on the Norwegian-facilitated Sri Lanka peace process. The link with Bradford, a major centre of research on conflict transformation, will also assist CAFOD to develop its priority sector of conflict resolution and peace building (CAFOD 2010).
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Underpinning almost all initiatives is the need to enable people in conflictual situations – which can range from armed conflict and its aftermath to fraught relations within families, schools and neighbourhoods – to negotiate in a non-violent and non-confrontational manner to achieve constructive solutions to problems. In partnership with religious organisations and civil society groups, Centre for Communication Training (CCT) has been focusing on conflict transformation by promoting nonviolent communication (NVC). CCT is a trilingual organisation (Sinhalese, Tamil and English) which since its inception in 2003 has introduced NVC in all parts of Sri Lanka. In the first instance training is given to selected community members, and to staff of organisations which provide social services, and they in turn impart the principles of NVC to the communities where they work, and help them apply these principles in their day to day lives. In order to follow up and assess the impact of trainings, CCT provides advanced NVC trainings to those who apply NVC principles in their work, and makes follow-up visits to local communities where NVC principles have been introduced, to monitor how the concept is being applied, and encourage training graduates to discuss and overcome problems in putting the principles into practice. 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Ethnically it is predominantly Tamil and Tamil-speaking, but religiously it is very mixed (Hindus, very high proportion of Catholics, other Christian groups including “new churches”, and Muslims). For over 20 years it was severely affected by civil conflict, with frequent population displacements, both long- and short-term, into, out of, and within the district; control of territory was disputed between government and LTTE armed forces, with other armed groups also operating. Besides disruption of family life and threats to personal security, the damage to livelihood opportunities contributed to a considerable rise in mistrust and social tension. Resources for Peace and Reconciliation works basically by forming Village Reconciliation Committees, which are then provided with skills training in mediation, non-violent communication etc, and support in carrying out peace building and conflict resolution at village level. 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It is an effort to help them work constructively with each other to find solutions to community problems (of poverty, high unemployment, social isolation and social tensions). Peace and Community Action (PCA) has developed an effective methodology of working intensively with small selected groups of community leaders and government officers to give them an understanding of non-violent approaches, and then supporting them as they apply their learning to their day-to-day lives, and build up self-confidence.
The project ran in Matara District from 2007 to 2013, moving to Ampara District from 2013 to 2016 . It focuses on: increasing trust, solidarity and community cohesion, and improved relations with government officers, so as to be able to tackle intra-community violence and find solutions to socio-economic problems; the establishment and strengthening of community-based organisations (CBOs) in every village; support for young people; and awareness programmes social problems; and inter-community exchanges to promote better understanding between different communities in Sri Lanka.
Selected community leaders are helped to develop their own skills and strategies in order to resolve problems, facilitate long-term co-existence with others, and work together to achieve common goals; then encouraged to put their learning into practice by taking part in the implementation of community initiatives, and passing on what they have learned to neighbours and colleagues.
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It aimed to help people realise that power sharing, correctly understood, is about the kind of effective decentralisation which is working well in very many countries today, and also about participatory democracy through which active citizens can help ensure that government works well for everyone, and addresses people’s real needs. Initiatives were conducted by the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka over three years 2007-10, to encourage informed public discussion of the meaning and potential advantages of power sharing. They proved encouragingly effective in arousing positive public interest, enthusiasm and commitment among civil society leaders in southern Sri Lanka. The project now seeks to take this concept to the north of the country where participation and effective government were curtailed during the war years. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Peace CouncilCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15728.189430401.000020000.000015728.1894CAFOD General Funds13421.0000CAFOD General Funds16980.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000CAFOD General Funds15728.1900National Peace Council13421.0000National Peace Council16980.0000National Peace Council20000.0000National Peace CouncilGB-CHC-285776-SLK237CAFOD<narrative>Pilot Peace Task Force Action Plan </narrative>The Catholic Church occupies a pivotal position in Sri Lanka having a key presence in all ethnic communities on the island. The Peace Task Force (PTF) was set up in April 2006 to advise the Bishops' Conference on appropriate initiatives and interventions to support the peace process. The PTF is administered by SEDEC and also acts as an advisory body to SEDEC's National Peace Programme. CAFOD's Programme Accompanier is a member of the PTF. With the abrogation of the Ceasefire Agreement in January 2008 and the GoSL's strategy to pursue the military defeat of the LTTE, there has been increased levels of conflict affecting civilian populations and abuses of human rights justified by the 'war on terrorism' and state security laws. There is increasing polarisation between the different communities in the north/east and south - and as the Church is made up of these communities, this division is also reflected in the Church. In this context, CAFOD is keen to encourage the PTF to engage more actively in steps to encourage public opinion (including in the Catholic clergy and constituency) in favour of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sri Lanka. This proposal will provide funding for 4 sets of advocacy activities as a 'pilot' and if successful will lay the groundwork for a more 'strategic' engagement with policy makers at national and international level. It will also hopefully give the PTF/SEDEC more confidence in advocacy work.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk8000.000011145.0000CAFOD General Funds-3145.0000CAFOD General Funds8000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK243CAFOD<narrative>Psychosocial support for traumatised people</narrative>For over ten years Annai Illam, a project of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Jaffna Province, has deployed a team of local volunteers to provide counselling to war-affected people in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts (the Vanni). Both individual and group counselling is given, and referrals can be made for professional psychiatric care if appropriate. The team also conducts psychosocial awareness-raising with teachers and care-givers, to sensitise them to the problems of mentally-affected and traumatised people, and help them to treat the affected people with respect and dignity. Annai Illam provides the team with training and ongoing support.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Oblates of Mary Immaculate Jaffna ProvinceCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7334.221027000.000010000.00007334.2210CAFOD General Funds27000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000CAFOD General Funds7334.2200Oblates of Mary Immaculate Jaffna Province17000.0000Oblates of Mary Immaculate Jaffna Province10000.0000Oblates of Mary Immaculate Jaffna Province6000.0000Oblates of Mary Immaculate Jaffna Province4000.0000Oblates of Mary Immaculate Jaffna ProvinceGB-CHC-285776-SLK247CAFOD<narrative>Biodiversity management and ecological agriculture</narrative>MONLAR (Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform) started the New Era project in Hambantota shortly after the 2004 Tsunami, to help tsunami-affected people, both in coastal areas and resettlement villages, develop organic home gardens in order to improve their physical and mental health, create alternative livelihoods, and rehabilitate damaged natural ecosystems. The work began with 260 families in 8 villages. As it developed, it became clear that the methodology could contribute not only to improving the living standards of the tsunami-affected people, but also to addressing serious long-term problems in the area. Due to frequent drought and water scarcity, erosion, exhaustion and loss of fertility of the soil, local farming families had been experiencing chronic malnutrition whether or not they were directly tsunami-affected; to survive at all, they depended on short-term cropping and wage labour, and occasionally on charitable relief. In response to popular demand, therefore, intervention was extended to other villages, and by the end of 2009 New Era was working with 965 families in 31 villages in Hambantota, and another 20 families in a village in neighbouring Monaragala. 24 CBOs (community based organisations) cover the 32 villages. Training had been given in agro-forestry and biodiversity; soil and water conservation; preparation and use of ecological pesticides and fertilisers; rain water harvesting; ecological waste management; etc. CAFOD was then asked to support the last two years of the project as it moves towards self-sufficiency. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk21000.000021000.0000CAFOD General Funds10500.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform5500.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform5000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformGB-CHC-285776-SLK256CAFOD<narrative>Early Recovery Programme for Selected Flood Affected Community Members in Batticaloa District </narrative>Over a million people were affected by an exceptionally heavy North-East monsoon in Sri Lanka in early 2011. The impact was particularly heavy in the Eastern Province, which was one of the areas worst affected in the 2004 Tsunami, and where people were still struggling to recover from the consequences of the ethnic conflict concluded in 2009. Among the three main districts in the Eastern province, Batticaloa suffered the most and received the highest rainfall since 1913 which led to the majority of the main roads being submerged under water and almost the entire population being affected. Many houses and physical assets were either lost or damaged, and people's livelihoods which largely revolve around paddy cultivation were badly affected.
This project involves a new partnership with Sewalanka in order to provide a package of early recovery support to 1,323 vulnerable households in Koralai Pattu South and Vellavely DS Division in Batticaloa district. The package will include: food, NFIs, school materials, repairing roads and wells with cash-for-work, together with seeds and tools so that affected households are able to re-establish home-gardens and increase their food security. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Sewalanka FoundationCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk50000.000050000.0000CAFOD General Funds50000.0000Sewalanka FoundationGB-CHC-285776-SLK257CAFOD<narrative>Housing, rainwater harvesting units and livelihood support for conflict-affected people</narrative>The village of Aayithiyamali, in Manmunai West Divisional Secretariat spent nearly two decades cut off from external contact and development assistance due to civil conflict in the vicinity. During a major military offensive in 2007 the entire population of Manmunai West (over 8,012 families) was displaced to refugee camps in Batticaloa Town, under the control of government forces. When the people returned to their villages a year later, many homes had been destroyed, but little assistance was provided to help reconstruct homes and livelihoods. They continue to live in extremely basic structures and in extreme poverty, yet were excluded from the aid-supported development in Batticaloa and surrounding areas following the 2004 Tsunami. In November 2010 EHED (Eastern Human Development)/ Caritas Batticaloa completed a successful rehabilitation intervention in Aayithiyamali South, following which CAFOD agreed support for Caritas to extend the intervention to Aayithiyamali North. 50 of the poorest families are being helped through an integrated package of housing, toilet and water-harvesting facilities, fuel-saving technology and livelihoods support; and additional stand-alone livelihoods support is being provided for a further 30 families. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas EHED BatticaloaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk200000.0000200000.0000CAFOD General Funds100000.0000Caritas EHED Batticaloa100000.0000Caritas EHED BatticaloaGB-CHC-285776-SLK258CAFOD<narrative>Permanent houses and toilets for war-affected returnees in Mullaitivu and Trincomalee</narrative>Though the decades-long ethnic conflict ended in May 2009, resettlement of displaced people was still ongoing well into 2011. The process had been held up by, among other factors, slow progress in de-mining activities, and large numbers of people who left the displacement camps became, in effect, displaced elsewhere, intending to return to their home villages but not yet able to do so. Infrastructure facilities in the return areas were in varying stages of development, but in most places government and humanitarian agencies were struggling to address the very urgent livelihood and housing needs. Mullaitivu District suffered particularly extensive damage to houses and other infrastructure, and to livelihood assets (tools and livestock). Trincomalee District was also very badly affected. CAFOD is supporting SEDEC (Socio-Economic Development Centre)/ Caritas Sri Lanka to build houses in one village in each of these two districts. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk285752.0000285752.0000CAFOD General Funds114300.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka85726.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka85726.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK259CAFOD<narrative>Capacity enhancement training for Caritas Sri Lanka staff</narrative>SEDEC/ Caritas Sri Lanka (CSL) has grown and developed in terms of systems, structure and strategies. However, many of the trained and experienced staff who worked at CSL during the time of the tsunami have left and new staff have joined both the National Centre (NC) and Diocesan Centres (DCs): they are now in need of training. CAFOD, and other CSL funding partners, have highlighted the need to professionalize the service delivery of Caritas staff.
The training course designed for this purpose aims to equip project managers, finance and monitoring officers with the knowledge and expertise to be able to conduct their own planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, which is critical to CSL as it is involved in community-level social and economic development programmes. The course, comprising five separate modules, will use the Logical Framework Approach, and will run in a workshop style with a high degree of participants’ involvement. Since a case study approach will be used in this regard, the participants are expected to arrive with a project to work on throughout the course.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk9727.00009727.0000CAFOD General Funds9727.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK262CAFOD<narrative>Livelihood support for war-affected women in Mullaitivu District</narrative>Though the decades-long ethnic conflict ended in May 2009, resettlement of displaced people was still ongoing well into 2011. The process had been held up by, among other factors, slow progress in de-mining activities, and large numbers of people who left the displacement camps became, in effect, displaced elsewhere, intending to return to their home villages but not yet able to do so. Infrastructure facilities in the return areas were in varying stages of development, but in most places government and humanitarian agencies were struggling to address the very urgent livelihood and housing needs. Mullaitivu District suffered particularly extensive damage to houses and other infrastructure, and to livelihood assets (tools and livestock), and local economies and markets had collapsed. In 2011 and 2012, CAFOD has been supporting SEDEC to build houses for vulnerable families returning to live in Karunaddukerney village in Mullaitivu. CAFOD is now supporting SEDEC to further assist the resettlement of the most vulnerable women in Karunaddukerney through support to rehabilitate their livelihoods. This will be done through support to strengthen the local women's group (the Women's Rural Develoment Society), small grants for livelihoods related community projects, establishment of a savings and loans association among the women, and support to build or strengthen individual livelihoods. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK263CAFOD<narrative>Contribution towards World Food Day week of action</narrative>People's Alliance on Land Rights (PARL) will organise a week-long campaign of public awareness-raising in the lead-up to World Food Day on 16 October 2012. The campaign will seek to highlight the major role small scale food producers play in ensuring food security in Sri Lanka and the need to protect their rights and access to the land, coastal areas and forests and other natural resources such as water. Increasingly, large scale land acquisitions for tourism development, special economic zones and security facilities are having a detrimental effect on the rights of small scale food producers – farmers, fishers and allied food workers. Seminars, media briefings, leaflet and poster distributions, street drama, religious and cultural activities, petitions and marches are planned in most parts of Sri Lanka, culminating in a mass rally in Colombo on 15th October, and a National Seminar on 16th. CAFOD’s grant will allow affected communities to participate in national events and share their experiences with Sri Lankan civil society, representatives of political parties, diplomatic and UN missions, and contribute towards the printing of key studies and leaflets in English, Sinhalese and Tamil.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Fisheries SolidarityCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk3000.00003000.0000CAFOD General Funds3000.0000National Fisheries SolidarityGB-CHC-285776-SLK264CAFOD<narrative>Water resource management and women's empowerment</narrative>This project will provide water resources to improve the access to potable water for 5,834 women and 4,286 men in marginalised communities in five Dioceses in Sri Lanka, together with provide training in good hygiene practices to 1,274 women and 965 men. The project will also provide training to enhance the capacity of vulnerable women in those communities to manage the water resources, and it is estimated that participation in project activities will increase the opportunities and confidence in decision-making for 1,751 women. By bringing together women from different communities for collective actions, the project will also contribute to harmony and reconciliation between and within these communities.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk120384.0000122144.00008000.0000120384.0000CAFOD General Funds1760.0000CAFOD General Funds120384.0000CAFOD General Funds8000.0000CAFOD General Funds60192.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka60192.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka1760.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka60192.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka60192.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka8000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK265CAFOD<narrative>Drinking water, sanitation, and health education. </narrative>This programme will provide target communities in the villages of Pavatkodichenai and Illupadichenai in Manmunai West DS Division (Batticaloa District) with the benefits of access to pure drinking water, improved sanitation, and improved knowledge on good health, hygiene and sanitation practices. This project will provide 25 new wells and 115 individual household toilets, in two phases, over a period of two years starting from March 2013 and ending in February 2015. This is expected to benefit 1,261 women and girls, and 1,221 men and boys through improved access to drinking water, and the 115 poorest and most vulnerable families through provision of toilets (reaching 213 women and girls, and 212 men and boys). Within the two villages a total of 2,993 people (1,521 women and girls, and 1,472 men and boys) will receive training or information on good water, health, and sanitation practices, and women’s empowerment will also be promoted through women and girls participating in maintenance committees and receiving training for advocacy and lobbying to fulfil community needs.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas EHED BatticaloaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk67500.000067500.000036430.31002000.000067500.0000CAFOD General Funds67500.0000CAFOD General Funds60498.9000CAFOD General Funds-24068.5900CAFOD General Funds2000.0000CAFOD General Funds67500.0000Caritas EHED Batticaloa67500.0000Caritas EHED Batticaloa60498.9000Caritas EHED Batticaloa-24068.5900Caritas EHED Batticaloa2000.0000Caritas EHED BatticaloaGB-CHC-285776-SLK268CAFOD<narrative>Active Citizenship for Development Network</narrative>CAFOD has for several years been supporting a programme in which four CAFOD partners collaborate together to develop the capacity of members of the public to become active, engaged citizens and thereby uphold the socio-economic rights of their communities. This started with a pilot participatory budget monitoring network of three local partners (plus one national partner), who trained local community members to identify, analyse and monitor government budgets at national, provincial and district levels. An island-wide network is being established in a range of districts in various parts of Sri Lanka, with Citizens’ Fora in each district. From March 2014 it was agreed that CEPA replace the existing national organisation in the network and would service the ACDN network members by building their capacities in data collection, monitoring and evaluation and the use of social accountability tools. They would also assist by distilling relevant local-level issues emerging from the nationwide network, and disseminating at national level, in order to promote more accountable public service budgeting and improved public service delivery in Sri Lanka. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Poverty AnalysisCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds-10000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000Centre for Poverty AnalysisGB-CHC-285776-SLK269CAFOD<narrative>Support for Gender Mainstreaming</narrative>This initiative is intended to provide additional support to the gender component in the two-year CAFOD-supported Water Resources Management programme currently being implemented by SEDEC/ Caritas Sri Lanka in five dioceses, through the commissioning of an intensive gender consultancy that will focus on introducing a gender mainstreaming approach to the programme. The consultancy will involve 3 phases. Phase 1 will involve refresher training on gender for programme staff from the five dioceses and the Caritas Sri Lanka National Office; gender mainstreaming will be introduced alongside practical tools for the programme staff to apply in the field. Phase 2 will involve the consultant working with each diocese in the field to help staff apply the mainstreaming approach and assist staff to analyse gender differences and how the programme might be adapted to take account of these. Phase 3 will involve mentoring and coaching to individual diocesan directors and staff who are interested and committed to take gender mainstream across all their programmes.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15000.000015000.0000CAFOD General Funds15000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK270CAFOD<narrative>Caravan for Seed and Food Sovereignty</narrative>The vital role played by small-scale food producers in sustaining rural livelihoods and nutrition in Sri Lanka is widely recognised, and indeed celebrated. Moreover, at a time when fear is spreading about the likely health risks of allowing chemical agricultural inputs to contaminate the environment and enter the food chain, small farming and home gardening offer promising opportunities for the promotion of ecologically friendly methods. Over the past year, Sri Lankan small farmers have become increasingly about proposals to restrict the supply of seeds to commercial companies - a move which would criminalise the longstanding practices of using or swapping home-produced seed, and threaten biodiversity as well as food sovereignty. Small farmers in various parts of the country will therefore engage in a weeklong programme of activities, using street drama and leaflet distribution to publicise the issue, and present policy recommendations to government actors at both local and national levels. One Caravan will begin in Kilinochchi in the north of the island and another in Hambantota in the south, and they will meet up in Colombo on 16 October which is World Food Day.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk4500.00004500.0000CAFOD General Funds4500.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformGB-CHC-285776-SLK271CAFOD<narrative>Joe William Consultancy </narrative>The CAFOD Sri Lanka Programme Consultant has been associated with CAFOD since 2001. His connections to state and non-state actors in Sri Lanka, to the diplomatic community, to NGOs engaged in conflict transformation, to UN bodies as well as to regional human rights networks enable CAFOD to maintain an up-to-date analysis of political developments in Sri Lanka and to provide appropriate and timely support to partners. The Programme Consultant has been engaged for some years in post-graduate research with the University of Bradford’s Peace Studies Centre, and was awarded his PhD in 2016.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk84.80003570.0000850.0000653.300084.8000CAFOD General Funds3570.0000CAFOD General Funds850.0000CAFOD General Funds653.3000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-SLK272CAFOD<narrative>Response to Sri Lanka Flooding</narrative>The project aims to deliver emergency food and NFIs to 1,400 Households (5040 affected people) in rural communities in the sub-districts of Muthur and Thampalagamam (Trincomolee, 500 HH's) and Manmunai North and West and Koralipattly (Batticaloa, 600 HH's) and Anuradhapura, 300 HHs. These areas have been identified in coordination with the Government Disaster Managment Centre (DMC) as areas where other actors are not responding given their rural location and inaccessibility. The priority sectors of food and NFI’s were identified through a District level needs assessment conducted by the local government and Dioceses. The price of food has dramatically increased as rice harvests have been washed away. CAFOD’s sister agency, Caritas Sri Lanka, will implement the project alongside CBOs in the affected areas. They have a strong diocesan presence that includes an active and effective network of volunteers who are on standby to deliver the food and NFIs. The response will provide enough food and NFIs for 2 weeks, as people are already returning to their homes and this is the length of time expected before people are able to resume normal access to food.
This is a 45 day emergency project funded through the Start Fund mechanism, for a total of £87,584.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk87584.0000986.340087584.0000CAFOD General Funds986.3400CAFOD General Funds87584.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka986.3400SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK274CAFOD<narrative>EU Proposal development workshop</narrative>Organised by CAFOD Accompanier Mahinda Gunaratne in Colombo for the Active Citizens Development Network partners to work on developing a proposal for EU funding.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk906.1888906.1888CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-SLK275CAFOD<narrative>Campaign for Good Governance</narrative>In the lead-up to the January 2015 presidential election, a large number of civil society organisations in Sri Lanka - including CAFOD partners - were involved in campaigning for free and fair elections, and for major changes in governmental policies and practice to widen the democratic space in the country, restore the rule of law and freedom of expression, and safeguard the legitimate human and civil rights of ethnic and religious minorities, and the livelihoods and food sovereignty of the rural poor. The aspirations of the campaigners were resoundingly endorsed by the electorate. They are now organising a further campaign in the lead-up to the parliamentary elections, to present to leaders/ representatives of all contesting parties a set of reform proposals calling for the proper implementation of existing legislative reforms and of other good governance measures, in order thereby to secure, and widen further, the democratic space opened up in January, and the scope for small-scale food producers and other rural poor people to pursue sustainable development and improve their quality of life. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Fisheries SolidarityCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk1750.00001750.0000CAFOD General Funds1750.0000National Fisheries SolidarityGB-CHC-285776-SLK276CAFOD<narrative>Conflict Analysis workshop in Colombo</narrative>To support delivery of CAFOD's country strategy priority of Conflict Resolution, a three-day Conflict Analysis workshop was organised in Colombo in November 2015 for CAFOD partners implementing projects seeking to address conflict resolution and peace building. Nawaz Mohammed, Country Director - Sri Lanka and Maldives, Search for Common Ground/ End Violent Conflict was engaged as co-facilitator.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk465.8385465.8385CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-SLK277CAFOD<narrative>Creating awareness and building consensus on post-conflict reconciliation and healing</narrative>District Inter-Religious Committees (DIRCs) formed in past years, mostly in North, East and Central Sri Lanka, have played a major role at community level in mitigating interreligious and interethnic conflicts and addressing issues of collective concern to their communities. Under this project the number of DIRCs will be increased from 9 to 16 by forming 7 new DIRCs predominantly in the South. Training on transitional justice, LLRC (the recommendations of the Sri Lankan government's own Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission) and on good governance and will be provided to DIRC members and to selected academics and students, professionals, government officers and politicians, and civil society leaders. The trained persons will then be encouraged to organise local awareness-raising meetings for civil society organisations and the general public. Their efforts will be supplemented by publication of books and newsletters.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Peace CouncilCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk34670.000038358.000028500.000034670.0000CAFOD General Funds38358.0000CAFOD General Funds4300.0000CAFOD General Funds24200.0000CAFOD General Funds34670.0000National Peace Council38358.0000National Peace Council28500.0000National Peace CouncilGB-CHC-285776-SLK278CAFOD<narrative>Mapping and analysis of the policy framework for local governance in Sri Lanka.</narrative>A 6-month research study to map and analyse the existing policy processes and frameworks for local governance in Sri Lanka; in order to strengthen the programmatic and advocacy intervention strategies of the Active Citizenship for Development Network (ACDN), with the goal of promoting greater citizens' participation, and greater accountability, in governance in Sri Lanka. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Law and Society Trust (LST)CAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk2581.01006150.0000CAFOD General Funds-5068.9900CAFOD General Funds75.0000CAFOD General Funds1425.0000CAFOD General Funds6150.0000Law and Society Trust (LST)-5068.9900Law and Society Trust (LST)1500.0000Law and Society Trust (LST)GB-CHC-285776-SLK279CAFOD<narrative>Community organising, livelihoods and resilience for rural women</narrative>The project focuses on women community leaders along with women who are actual or potential breadwinners within the poorest and most vulnerable families (including women heads of families) in two villages - one in Muthur, Trincomalee District, and one in the Mannar Divisional Secretariat of Mannar District. Both villages were severely affected by the 1983-2009 civil war. In addition, both are vulnerable to flooding and drought due to poor drainage facilities. Working with local government structures and government services, the activities will strengthen the Women's Rural Development Society (an existing women-led community-based organisation) within each village so as to empower the officers and members to work with local government to secure action to improve local infrastructure and amenities. An exposure visit will also be organised to economically successful communities in Anuradhapura to learn from their experience. Support in the form of skills training and finance (on a part grant/ part loan basis) will be provided to women in poor families to develop livelihood initiatives.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk39290.000032410.0000CAFOD General Funds6880.0000CAFOD General Funds39290.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK280CAFOD<narrative>Sanitation and hygiene in Mandapathy Village</narrative>This project will improve the means and knowledge for hygiene and sanitation practices of 30 of the most poor and vulnerable households in the village of Mandapathady, in Manmunai West DS Division in eastern Sri Lanka. It will also strengthen the capacity of the local women’s organisation, the Women’s Rural Development Society (WRDS), to advocate to local authorities for better service provision.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Caritas EHED BatticaloaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk47068.585923000.0000CAFOD General Funds24068.5859CAFOD General Funds23000.0000Caritas EHED Batticaloa24068.5900Caritas EHED BatticaloaGB-CHC-285776-SLK282CAFOD<narrative>Support to Caritas Sri Lanka START Network membership</narrative>In late 2015 START Network invited applications from southern NGOs to become members of the START Network. Membership was conditional on a 2 stage process: a justification based on meeting certain criteria and filling in the application forms and passing an independent due diligence process. Caritas Bangladesh (CB) and Caritas Sri Lanka CSL) - as 2 of CAFOD's regular emergency response partners were encouraged and supported to apply - both have now been successful.
This project will support Caritas Sri Lanka in their first year of membership by covering membership fees and the essential costs of visiting staff (flights, food and accommodation) during the first year of membership. All cost will be spent in the UK.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6441.690015000.0000CAFOD General Funds-8558.3100CAFOD General Funds72.0500SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka20.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka415.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka60.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka868.1800SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka75.5500SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka72.7600SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka595.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka-1243.5200SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka409.9000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka1948.5600SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka65.2700SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka160.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka1117.6000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka1243.5200SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka40.1900SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka521.6300SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK284CAFOD<narrative>Consolidation of the empowerment process for plantation community in Deltota</narrative>Central Province comprises three districts: Matale, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, whose population is ethnically and religiously mixed. Tamil people, brought from India by the British in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, to provide a workforce for plantations producing tea and coffee, largely continue to live in very basic accommodation on the estates, isolated and marginalised; usually they cannot speak Sinhalese, and provision of services (health, education etc, and also retail outlets) to their communities is markedly sub-standard. Rural Sinhalese are also not well-off, and the rights of poor people from all communities are often disrespected by those who are more powerful and socio-economically privileged. A project aiming to empower the people living on and around 5 estates in Deltota DSD, through awareness-raising, community organising and leadership development, so as to mobilise them to work constructively together and engage as active citizens with local government, ran for 3 years 2013-16 under SLK145, and was found by an evaluation to have been very effective. In accordance with the recommendations in the evaluation report, 2016-17 will be a final consolidation year in which the community based organisations will be strengthened and federated.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SETIKCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000SETIKGB-CHC-285776-SLK285CAFOD<narrative>Flood Relief support to families affected by floods in Sri Lanka</narrative>Heavy inter monsoonal rains since the early morning of 16/05/16 have affected several parts of the country. Floods, landslides and strong winds have led to the displacement of several thousands of families. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) as of 1300 hrs on 18/5/16, 82,924 families consisting of 352,374 persons have been affected while 48,998 families consisting of 223,687 persons are staying in 375 safe locations. 37 persons have died so far while 21 persons are missing. The no of people dead is likely to increase as reports come in of further landslides. 229houses have been completely damaged while 2,2,647 houses are reported as partially damaged.
Caritas Sri Lanka have launched an Rapid One Month Emergency Appeal to reach 6,300 families (26,460 people) across 7 districts with food and NFIs.
Initially a one month project, this has been extended by 3 weeks and revised budget, logframe and explanations have been circulated. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk40000.000040000.0000CAFOD General Funds40000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK287CAFOD<narrative>Training in non-violent communication</narrative>Sri Lanka, after over two decades of violent conflict, has since 2009 been struggling to build peace and reconciliation. Underpinning almost all initiatives is the need to enable people in conflictual situations – which can range from armed conflict and its aftermath to fraught relations within families, schools and neighbourhoods – to negotiate in a non-violent and non-confrontational manner to achieve constructive solutions to problems. In partnership with religious organisations and civil society groups, Centre for Communication Training (CCT) has been focusing on conflict transformation by promoting nonviolent communication (NVC). CCT is a trilingual organisation (Sinhalese, Tamil and English) which since its inception in 2003 has introduced NVC in all parts of Sri Lanka. In the first instance training is given to selected community members, and to staff of organisations which provide social services, and they in turn impart the principles of NVC to the communities where they work, and help them apply these principles in their day to day lives. In order to follow up and assess the impact of trainings, CCT provides advanced NVC trainings to those who apply NVC principles in their work, and makes follow-up visits to local communities where NVC principles have been introduced, to monitor how the concept is being applied, and encourage training graduates to discuss and overcome problems in putting the principles into practice. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Communication TrainingCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk16000.000016000.0000CAFOD General Funds16000.0000Centre for Communication TrainingGB-CHC-285776-SLK288CAFOD<narrative>Evaluation of Active Citizenship for Development (ACDN) programme</narrative>Social Scientists Association has been engaged to conduct an evaluation of Active Citizenship for Development (ACDN) programme which CAFOD has been supporting since 2011. The objective is to inform CAFOD's learning and inform future project and programme design.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk7975.32967409.96887975.3296CAFOD General Funds7409.9688CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-SLK289CAFOD<narrative>Helping people move towards reconciliation. </narrative>This project will build knowledge and attitudes for peace within targeted community groups in Sri Lanka, and will enable ethnically or religiously diverse communities to develop a better understanding of each other's concerns and aspirations, and facilitate them to develop links and constructive relationships with each other. Through building knowledge and establishing local forums for discussion and action, citizens and local government officials will be supported to actively participate in the on-going peace and reconciliation processes put in place by the government in Sri Lanka. Perspectives on peace and reconciliation from the community level will be communicated upwards to national decision-makers, faith leaders, and civil society leaders, and will contribute towards national efforts to develop a common vision for a plural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk28000.000032126.000034000.000028000.0000CAFOD General Funds32126.0000CAFOD General Funds13596.0000CAFOD General Funds20404.0000CAFOD General Funds28000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka32126.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka34000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK290CAFOD<narrative>Humanitarian response to flooding in Sri Lanka</narrative>Incessant rains across Sri Lanka since 25th May 2017 have affected over six hundred thousand people in 15 districts. Most affected districts are Galle, Kaluthara, Rathnapura, and Matara. As flood waters recede and roads are cleared, the Government continues to validate the number of affected people and casualties. As of 1 June 2017, approx. 658,490 people across 15 districts have been affected by floods and landslides. Of the affected people, it is estimated that at least 150,000 are women and girls of reproductive age, 7,600 are pregnant women and over
189,000 children are affected by the disaster. The death toll has risen to 206 deaths and 92 people are still missing,
and 68,730 people are displaced in 365 safe locations.
Caritas Sri Lanka will work together with local government officials towards addressing the needs of the affected populations by distributing kitchen utensils to needy families in the most affected districts: Colombo, Ratnapura and Galle dioceses. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.000030000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK299CAFOD<narrative>Sustainable livelihood and food security for poor rural communities</narrative>MONLAR (Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform) has been working for nearly 30 years to form a broad people's movement in Sri Lanka bringing together all relevant people's organisations and sections of society, particularly those sections such as the rural people, plantation communities, fishworkers, labourers, women and young people. Its purpose is to influence national and provincial level policies to secure the livelihoods of small-scale producers through an approach based on regenerative agriculture and sustainable use of natural resources. The core target group is small-scale food producers and their families. In particular MONLAR seeks to build independent and self-reliant farmer organisations; encourage and facilitate the sustainable use of natural resources by small-scale producers; promote healthy lifestyles, good nutrition and improved rural incomes and general quality of life; and to encourage ecologically-friendly farming methods, reclamation of drought-affected or otherwise damaged land, and home gardening.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk36022.000035000.000035000.000035000.000035000.000035000.0000CAFOD General Funds1022.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform1022.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform35000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform15000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform10000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform10000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform35000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform829.7600Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform34170.2400Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformGB-CHC-285776-SLK305CAFOD<narrative>Psychosocial and soco-pastoral support for families affected by Easter Sunday bombings</narrative>The project will provide psychosocial support, immediate relief through cash vouchers, medical and travel assistance to persons bereaved, physically injured or otherwise affected by the Easter bombings. 110 families will be provided with livelihood assistance, and legal assistance will be given where needed eg for documentation and transfer of assets following family deaths.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.000020000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK311CAFOD<narrative>Support for families affected by COVID-19</narrative>Immediate socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 are most severely affecting the poorest and most marginalized, and in particular those previously relying on informal or day labour (approximately 60% of employment in Sri Lanka is informal), or with insecure rights. These households have been immediately rendered destitute and unable to buy food. Government support measures are being organised, but civil society response is needed for rapid response and to help ensure that all vulnerable groups are included, and the government is actively requesting NGOs for help. This grant will support provision of an emergency food and NFI package to 1,100 families at a cost of SLR 3,000 per pack.
Targeted families will be those most vulnerable as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown measures or because a family member is under treatment for COVID-19. The pack will contain items for public health protection, including soap, face masks, and information leaflet in local language. Items will be sufficient for the needs of one family (4-5 members) for one week.
This intervention forms one component of CSL’s wider national response to provide basic food and preventive health supplies for families which are vulnerable because they lack the means to purchase them; cash assistance for purchase of medicines; and PPE for social/ health/ care workers. There are particular concerns that children, pregnant mothers and older people will go hungry, and CSL plans to target its intervention to ensure they are prioritised.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15000.000015000.0000CAFOD General Funds15000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK313CAFOD<narrative>Supporting livelihood diversification and increasing communal harmony in western Sri Lanka</narrative>This project aims to support the diversification of livelihoods of the poorest and most vulnerable families in Kaddaikaduwa GN Division, Mundalama Divisional Secretariat, Puttalam district, western Sri Lanka. In addition, the project will contribute to improving interpersonal relationships between ethnic and religious groups (Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim). Activities will directly target 400 families including women-headed households.
Project activities include establishing 20 self-help groups (SHG), each with membership of 20 families, and training the committee members on the principles of savings, loans and repayments, and basic financial management. The SHGs will manage a revolving loan system which, during the project’s lifetime, will be accessed by individuals acting as representative of their family, to support their family’s livelihood, health or education needs. Training on different livelihood options and study visits to established farms and businesses will support all participating families to diversify their income sources and become increasingly self-sufficient and resilient to natural disasters (which are becoming both more frequent and intense).Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk51789.0357594.000051789.0357CAFOD General Funds594.0000CAFOD General Funds51789.0400SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka594.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK314CAFOD<narrative>Support for families affected by COVID-19 third wave.</narrative>Sri Lanka is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infection causing severe health, economic, and psychosocial impacts particularly for the most poor and vulnerable citizens. Rising levels of infection through May and June threatened to exceed the capacities of the health services, and led to stringent restrictions on movement and association. As in previous lockdowns, those in informal employment or reliant on day labour were most severely impacted by loss of income and inability to afford food and essential items. Caritas Sri Lanka will respond through its 13 Diocesan Centres to provide essential food, non-food items including PPE, educational materials, and medical assistance, to a total of 5460 families. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk49367.583349367.5833CAFOD General Funds49367.5800SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK316CAFOD<narrative>Enhancing resilience of people impacted by economic crisis</narrative>Sri Lanka is undergoing a disastrous economic crisis due partly to COVID-19 but also to unmanageable levels of fiscal deficit and sovereign debt leading to default. Food and fuel supplies, and medicines, are running out, and the agricultural system which was dependent on imported inputs has largely collapsed. Many families have lost their means of earning income, and such food as is available has become unaffordable for many households.
SEDEC/ Caritas Sri Lanka will implement a multi-sectoral response to the emergency involving distribution of food rations, medical and psychosocial assistance, support to children's schooling, along with livelihood rehabilitation and measures to help people build their resilience and coping strategies. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk64941.250049531.2600CAFOD General Funds468.7400CAFOD General Funds14941.2500CAFOD General Funds50000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka14941.2500SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK317CAFOD<narrative>Strengthening transformation, equality, participation and sustainability (STEPS)</narrative>This project will take further forward the process of building a network of divisional and district-level reconciliation forums (DRFs) which began to be formed in Ampara 2016-19 to empower local communities to work together on Transitional Justice. The priority in the second phase, as Sri Lanka struggled to come to terms with the impact of the Easter 2019 terrorist attacks and resulting anti-Muslim backlash, was on strengthening the DRFs and empowering them to identify and address local issues which could potentially exacerbate communal tensions, thereby creating a space for re-connecting and re-humanising dialogue in a safe environment. Under Phase III, beginning August 2022, the reach of the DRFs will be expanded to included more members and associated stakeholders and supported to respond constructively to the current crisis in Sri Lanka.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Peace and Community ActionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk35000.000035000.000035000.000035000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000CAFOD General Funds35000.0000Peace and Community Action35000.0000Peace and Community Action35000.0000Peace and Community ActionGB-CHC-285776-SLK331CAFOD<narrative>Helping people move towards reconciliation phase III</narrative>Phase III of this project follows on from six years of previous work forming interreligious fora, village peace committees and other community-based organisations, to empower people to work together to address problems, resolve conflicts, encourage mutual understanding and respect, and so contribute towards building peace and reconciliation from the grassroots upwards in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. In the second phase, the activities were implemented in Batticaloa and Chilaw and incorporated workshops and skills training, street drama and exposure visits and the formation of diocesan-level committees to share learning. The project also engages with local government officers, religious leaders and journalists. In this third phase the work to promote a culture of peace locally and the national level advocacy to promote dialogue, peace and justice continues, and is complemented by a new component of community level food production and income generation designed to foster solidarity and meet urgent needs. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.000030000.000030000.000030000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000CAFOD General Funds30000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka20000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri Lanka10000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK332CAFOD<narrative>Outcome Harvesting in Programme Evidencing</narrative>This project seeks to strengthen the skills, knowledge, capacities and ways of working when using Outcome Harvesting as a monitoring, evaluation and learning methodology of IP teams’, with particular emphasis on Sri Lanka and Myanmar, through mentoring and the creation of different peer-to-peer learning spaces (for staff and partners). Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)CAFODCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk6000.00006000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-SLK338CAFOD<narrative>Facilitating Integrated Resilience Mechanism: FIRM</narrative>This project will consolidate the process of building a network of divisional and district-level reconciliation forums (DRFs) which began to be formed in Ampara 2016-19 to empower local communities to work together on Transitional Justice. The priority in Phase II , as Sri Lanka struggled to come to terms with the impact of the Easter 2019 terrorist attacks and resulting anti-Muslim backlash, was on strengthening the DRFs and empowering them to identify and address local issues which could potentially exacerbate communal tensions, thereby creating a space for re-connecting and re-humanising dialogue in a safe environment. Under Phase III, beginning August 2022, the reach of the DRFs was expanded to included more members and associated stakeholders and supported to respond constructively to the current crisis in Sri Lanka. This two-year project, constituting Phase IV, aims to continue the strengthening of the local mechanisms and to empower the forum members and other local stakeholders to take increasing ownership of the process for future sustainability.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Peace and Community ActionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk35000.000035000.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Peace and Community Action15000.0000Peace and Community ActionGB-CHC-285776-SLK339CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Sri Lanka is struggling with the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah, which has caused widespread destruction across the country. As at 08/12/25 the official death toll has risen to 627, with over 2.17 million people affected across 25 districts. Fresh landslide warnings have been issued as heavy rains persist, further endangering already vulnerable communities. Severe flooding, soil erosion, and high winds have heavily affected families in the North, East, and Plantation sector—regions already burdened by decades of conflict, economic hardship, and chronic underdevelopment.
In the North and East, families have experienced the destruction of homes, loss of food stocks, contamination of drinking water, and damage to school materials. Many of these communities include women-headed households, families of the disappeared, elderly persons, persons with chronic illness, and daily-wage earners, groups who are disproportionately affected in times of crisis. For many, the cyclone has triggered retraumatization, as the shock of displacement and loss intersects with long-standing experiences of conflict and instability.
The Plantation sector, home to some of Sri Lanka’s most marginalized communities, has likewise been severely impacted. Families living in line rooms and on steep terrain faced intense rainfall, soil erosion, and small landslides that damaged roofs, household items, and access roads. Low daily wages, limited mobility, and poor market access leave plantation communities with extremely limited capacity to recover without external assistance.
Many households have been left without essential items and require immediate, practical support to stabilize their wellbeing, meet urgent survival needs, and prevent further deterioration of health, safety, and dignity. This intervention aims to provide this support to disaster-affected households through a safe, dignity-based, and needs-sensitive response, while ensuring Do No Harm principles are adhered.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Human Rights and DevelopmentCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5000.00005000.0000CAFOD General Funds5000.0000Centre for Human Rights and DevelopmentGB-CHC-285776-SLK340CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka on 28 November, bringing the worst flooding the country has seen in decades. The resulting landslides and flooding have affected nearly 1.4 million people (including 275,000 children) across Sri Lanka, in all 25 districts. As of 2 December, 410 people have died, with hundreds still missing, and entire communities have been completely destroyed. Over 200,000 people have lost their homes and are now sheltering in places such as churches and safety centres: 1,094 temporary shelter centres have been created by the government. The government have declared a state of emergency and are managing the crisis response with the assistance of the military and through the district secretaries (DS).
Infrastructure has been damaged throughout the country, including housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Many bridges have been damaged, and roads flooded, damaged or blocked. With inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest has been impacted.
Geographically, the central hill districts (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya) and low-lying river basins (Kelani River near Colombo), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and other major rice production areas are hardest hit.
The cyclone has exposed critical gaps in Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness and health systems, with overwhelmed evacuation centres and limited coordination capacity.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Fisheries SolidarityCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10000.000010000.0000CAFOD General Funds10000.0000National Fisheries SolidarityGB-CHC-285776-SLK341CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka on 28 November, bringing the worst flooding the country has seen in decades. The resulting landslides and flooding have affected nearly 1.4 million people (including 275,000 children) across Sri Lanka, in all 25 districts. As of 2 December, 410 people have died, with hundreds still missing, and entire communities have been completely destroyed. Over 200,000 people have lost their homes and are now sheltering in places such as churches and safety centres: 1,094 temporary shelter centres have been created by the government. The government have declared a state of emergency and are managing the crisis response with the assistance of the military and through the district secretaries (DS).
Infrastructure has been damaged throughout the country, including housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Many bridges have been damaged, and roads flooded, damaged or blocked. With inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest has been impacted.
Geographically, the central hill districts (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya) and low-lying river basins (Kelani River near Colombo), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and other major rice production areas are hardest hit.
The cyclone has exposed critical gaps in Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness and health systems, with overwhelmed evacuation centres and limited coordination capacity. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Peace and Community ActionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5000.00005000.0000CAFOD General Funds5000.0000Peace and Community ActionGB-CHC-285776-SLK342CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka on 28 November, bringing the worst flooding the country has seen in decades. The resulting landslides and flooding have affected 2 million people across Sri Lanka, in all 25 districts. Thousands are sheltering in places such as churches and safety centres: 1,094 temporary shelter centres have been created by the government. The government have declared a state of emergency and are managing the crisis response with the assistance of the military and through the district secretaries (DS). As of 9 December, 635 people have died and 192 people are still missing. 5,325 homes have been destroyed, while 81,163 have suffered partial damage.
Infrastructure has been damaged throughout the country, including housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Many bridges have been damaged, and roads flooded, damaged or blocked. With inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest has been impacted.
Geographically, the central hill districts (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya) and low-lying river basins (Kelani River near Colombo), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and other major rice production areas are hardest hit.
The cyclone has exposed critical gaps in Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness and health systems, with overwhelmed evacuation centres and limited coordination capacity.
This project will provide emergency response support to hard-hit households with a focus on reaching the most vulnerable people amongst plantation workers and rural communities. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Society and ReligionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk10039.224310039.2243CAFOD General Funds10039.2200Centre for Society and ReligionGB-CHC-285776-SLK343CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka on 28 November, bringing the worst flooding the country has seen in decades. The resulting landslides and flooding have affected 2 million people across Sri Lanka, in all 25 districts. Thousands are sheltering in places such as churches and safety centres: 1,094 temporary shelter centres have been created by the government. The government has declared a state of emergency. As of 9 December, 635 people have died and 192 people are still missing. 5,325 homes have been destroyed, while 81,163 have suffered partial damage.
Infrastructure has been damaged throughout the country, including housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Many bridges have been damaged, and roads flooded, damaged or blocked. With inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest has been impacted.
Geographically, the central hill districts (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya) and low-lying river basins (Kelani River near Colombo), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and other major rice production areas are hardest hit.
The cyclone has exposed critical gaps in Sri Lanka’s disaster preparedness and health systems, with overwhelmed evacuation centres and limited coordination capacity.
This project will provide emergency response support to most-affected households and will contribute to the following interventions:
1. Provide immediate emergency relief support to at least 1,000 flood-affected families across the most severely impacted districts.
2. Restore basic household needs and food security of 1,000 families through rapid distribution of essential items, including dry rations, safe drinking water, hygiene kits, and temporary shelter materials.
3. Support early agricultural recovery of 500 farmers using agroecological principles to re-establish home gardens, small plots, and community food systems disrupted by Cyclone Ditwah.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15126.130715126.1307CAFOD General Funds15126.1300Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformGB-CHC-285776-SLK344CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka on 28 November, bringing the worst flooding the country has seen in decades. The resulting landslides and flooding have affected 2 million people across Sri Lanka, in all 25 districts. Thousands are sheltering in places such as churches and safety centres. The government declared a state of emergency and are managing the crisis response with the assistance of the military and through the district secretaries (DS). According to official figures as of 12 December, 639 people have died and 210 are still missing. 5,588 homes have been destroyed, while 87,496 have suffered partial damage.
Infrastructure has been damaged throughout the country, including housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Many bridges have been damaged, and roads flooded, damaged or blocked. Agricultural land has been inundated and damaged, impacting an entire season's harvest, and there has been massive destruction of livestock and damage to fisheries. Over 1.5 million people have been pushed into High Food Insecurity.
Geographically, the central hill districts (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya) and low-lying river basins (Kelani River near Colombo), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and other major rice production areas are hardest hit.
Catholic churches and religious institutions across the country were immediately opened to provide shelter to affected families. CSL conducted Rapid Needs Assessments, and set up systems for collecting local donations in kind and distributing food and hygiene supplies, and drinking water, as needed. CSL has now submitted an Emergency Appeal to CI while continuing to respond to urgent needs. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk5000.00005000.0000CAFOD General Funds5000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK346CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah, which hit Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, resulted in the worst flooding the country had seen in decades along with catastrophic landslides, affecting 2 million people across the whole country. Final death toll was 607. Thousands of families had to move to temporary shelter centres, and there was huge infrastructural damage to housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Due to inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest was impacted and in many areas lost entirely. Massive losses of livestock and damage to fisheries and aquaculture sectors have further impacted Sri Lanka's food security and the livelihoods of small-scale food producers. High rainfall continued after the cyclone, causing further flooding in the east and in some newly-impacted areas including Panama. By second half of January the rain was still falling in some areas (with some still underwater) and land damage remained. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk12000.000012000.0000CAFOD General Funds12000.0000SEDEC Caritas Sri LankaGB-CHC-285776-SLK347CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah, which hit Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, resulted in the worst flooding the country had seen in decades along with catastrophic landslides, affecting 2 million people across the whole country. Final death toll was 607. Thousands of families had to move to temporary shelter centres, and there was huge infrastructural damage to housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Due to inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest was impacted and in many areas lost entirely. Massive losses of livestock and damage to fisheries and aquaculture sectors have further impacted Sri Lanka's food security and the livelihoods of small-scale food producers. High rainfall continued after the cyclone, causing further flooding in the east and in some newly-impacted areas including Panama. By second half of January the rain was still falling in some areas (with some still underwater) and land damage remained. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk20000.0000194.0000CAFOD General Funds19806.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformGB-CHC-285776-SLK348CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah, which hit Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, resulted in the worst flooding the country had seen in decades along with catastrophic landslides, affecting 2 million people across the whole country. Final death toll was 607. Thousands of families had to move to temporary shelter centres, and there was huge infrastructural damage to housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Due to inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest was impacted and in many areas lost entirely. Massive losses of livestock and damage to fisheries and aquaculture sectors have further impacted Sri Lanka's food security and the livelihoods of small-scale food producers. High rainfall continued after the cyclone, causing further flooding in the east and in some newly-impacted areas including Panama. By second half of January the rain was still falling in some areas (with some still underwater) and land damage remained. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Fisheries SolidarityCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15658.87003000.0000CAFOD General Funds12658.8700CAFOD General Funds15658.8700National Fisheries SolidarityGB-CHC-285776-SLK349CAFOD<narrative>Cyclone Ditwa response</narrative>Cyclone Ditwah, which hit Sri Lanka on 28 November 2025, resulted in the worst flooding the country had seen in decades along with catastrophic landslides, affecting 2 million people across the whole country. Final death toll was 670. Over 233,000 families had to move to temporary shelter centres, and there was huge infrastructural damage to housing, hospitals, schools and factories, farmlands, potable water supply and irrigation systems, and communication systems. Due to inundation and damage to agricultural land throughout the country, an entire season's harvest was impacted and in many areas lost entirely. Massive losses of livestock and damage to fisheries and aquaculture sectors have further impacted Sri Lanka's food security and the livelihoods of small-scale food producers. $4.1 billion in direct damage. High rainfall continued after the cyclone, causing further flooding in the east and in some newly-impacted areas including Panama. By second half of January the rain was still falling in some areas (with some still underwater) and land damage remained.
This project follows on from an intervention by CRS in three particularly marginalised communities supported under a Rapid Release grant in December, seeking to address futher immediate-term needs (food, health and shelter) and engaging advocacy through dialogue between the impacted communiies, the environmental and wild life authorities, government actors and estate management to promote vigilance and responsibility with regard to ecologically destructive practices which could give rise to further natural disasters. Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Centre for Society and ReligionCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk15028.666315028.6663CAFOD General Funds15028.6700Centre for Society and ReligionGB-CHC-285776-SLK351CAFOD<narrative>Accountability, cohesion and trust for non-discrimination, ownership and wellbeing</narrative>NPC works to raise awareness and build consensus on what is needed to achieve peace, healing, reconciliation and equality in Sri Lanka. This project follows on from previous programme phases implemented over a period of seven years so far, focusing on influential intermediaries and fostering discourse on the process of conflict transformation. The channel for delivering this work is the District Inter-Religious Committee (DIRC) which have been formed by NPC throughout the country. Members of the DIRCs – religious leaders, professionals, journalists, academics - are trusted leaders who take the message of peace and reconciliation to the wider community. The DIRCs also play a strong role in conflict mitigation and resolution at local level, and in heading off potential triggers of conflict (such as malicious rumours) before they can get properly under way. Over recent years the DIRCs have been strengthened and expanded into additional areas, and their impact increased by the creation of satellite committees. In the next phase of this work 2026-29 the DIRCs will be supported to continue their work of awareness raising, dialogue and conflict resolution.Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)National Peace CouncilCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk30000.000030000.0000CAFOD General FundsGB-CHC-285776-SLK352CAFOD<narrative>Contribution to CAFOD Learning Journey on Agroecology & Climate Resilience </narrative>This is funding for MONLAR to participate in the CAFOD Learning Journey on Agroecology. MONLAR and participating farmers will submit data based on a pre-agreed questionnaire based on FAO TAPE (measuring transition to agroecology) and include questions to measure resilience. The aim of this initiative is to explore the relationship between agroecology and resilience across the International Programme. The questionnaire will be co-designed with participating teams and will be implemented with approximately 100 farmers in Sri Lanka who are actively engaged with MONLAR. The questionnaire will be implemented 3 times (baseline, midline, endline). In addition, MONLAR will
develop and strengthen agroecological farming models with farmers attached to their Peoples Planning Forums (PPF) through field-based learning, experimentation, and peer exchange over two years, and will enhance national-level agroecology advocacy using farmer-generated evidence, learning outputs, and policy dialogues led by MONLAR and the PPF.
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)Movement for National Land and Agricultural ReformCAFODcafod@cafod.org.uk35750.000035750.0000CAFOD General Funds20000.0000Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform