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| Sunday, 21 March 2004 |
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JICA provides Rs. 480m for Manaar reconstruction The Government of Japan will provide 480 million Rupees for Mannar District Rehabilitation and Reconstruction through Community Approach (MANRECAP). The fund will be directed through the Ministry Assisting Vanni Rehabilitation under the Technical Assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Overall Goal of the project is to improve the socio-economic conditions in the cleared areas in the Mannar District. Reconciliation within the project sites and the vicinity will also be strengthened. Mannar and Manthai - West Divisional Secretariats have been identified as project sites in Mannar District. Through this 4-year project, it is expected to improve the livelihood and community development of the beneficiaries of the project. Further, it is expected to acquire the overall out-put of the project through a process of formulating Community Action Plan (CAP) in line with participatory method, rehabilitation of basic community infrastructure, by acquiring necessary abilities for socio-economic activities from Community Based Organizations (CBO) and effective involvement of Government officers engaged in regional development in the areas concerned. Through this project, transfer of technology by the Japanese experts in various fields such as rural development, social development & gender, local resource management, communal infrastructure development, participatory development planning and monitoring and evaluation will be provided by JICA. In addition to this, Sri Lankan personnel connected with the project will get the opportunity to receive technical training in Japan. The necessary equipment for the transfer of technology by the Japanese experts such as equipment and vehicles for project management will be provided by JICA, based upon the request made by the Sri Lankan Government. |
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