20 women from the community directly involved in handicraft making and 50 other families benefitted from engage in supplying bamboo for the construction industry and for handicraft.
30-35 members are trained on bamboo handicraft making
12 well trained members are registered in National Handicraft Centre as trainers.
NGO staff is trained on project management, M&E, office management, EIA mechanism, local and global environmental issues and related conventions, business plan developments etc.
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
Bamboo craft center is established. This center act as demonstration center for tourists as well as a sales center. 15-20 bamboo craft products are in market.
Un- interruptive supply of raw material will be received from Bamboo plantation through the community net work that project initiated
Notable Community Participation
Community of the village has been actively engaged in the project planning and implementation since 2003. They contributed to construction the erosion prevention bunds of Nalanda River bank, planting bamboo species along the river bank, handicraft production. They have been formed as a network to supply raw bamboo wood to handicraft making center and to other needs in the area
Linkages gef projects
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Planning gef grant
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Planning non gef grant
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Policy Influence
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Replication of project activities
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Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
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Gender Focus
Nearly 80% beneficiaries are women. 20 women are directly involved in Handicraft making
Policy Impact
Promote bamboo cultivation as a soft solution for riverbank protection which could replicated for solving emerging problem of river bank erosion at the national scale.The project demonstrated management of land degradation and biodiversity issues through livelihood development and community empowerment
Project sustainability
The bamboo craft centre established by the project on the Jaffna-Kandy A 9 road has pave path for the sustainability of the project by enhancing network for sales and marketing of the bamboo based products.
product diversification has been launch while attempt has been made to improve the quality of the products by recruiting a professional designer.
Financial mechanism and sales networking has been established to self sustain the project
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
conducted awareness programmes to the community and school children on biodiversity conservation
Project Results
1.It was estimated that 90% of the bank erosion has been controlled or minimized three kilometers from Delgolla to Salagam along the tributary of the Nalanda Oya. As a result of this 4.4 Ha of riverbank and associated areas have been protected from erosion.
2.Enhancement of bio-diversity along the river banks planted with eight species of 320 clumps of bamboo , 6000 Rambuk ( Saccharum arundinaceum) and 2500 Ketala (Lagenandra ovvatas) clumps and another 7500 bamboo poles being supplied annually for the construction industry as a substitute for the wild hard wood and thereby minimize degradation of forest.
3.Enable to promote production of consumer items and ornaments based on environmental friendly bamboo as a substitute for plastic.
4.The bamboo craft center established by the project on the Jaffna-Kandy A 9 road has pave path for the sustainability of the project by enhancing network for sales and marketing of the bamboo based products.
5.Enhanced new skills among 33% of the community members those do not have any skill or training whereas 100% of the beneficiaries gained skills on bambo craft and related work.
6.An estimated monthly average income of the direct beneficiaries has been increased by Rs. 7500/=.
