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Training in project formulation on environment themes for CBOs in the North Central province by Organization for Resource Development and Environment

Preparing a training manual for environmentally sound development project formulation, conduct five training courses in the 2 districts of the North Central province and prepare a training manual. Training of community leaders of community based organizations in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts of the North Central Provice on environmentally sound development is the focus of the project. Accordingly 125 community leaders will participate in the project. State initiative will be available through Divisional secretaries in the province via divisional level environmental officers who will select
the best community leaders to undergo trianing in the programmes of the
project. In addition several chief officers of the provincial council will participate direct as members of the panels in five courses of trining. CBO and NGO leaders will also participate in all the programmes. More than 50 NGO' s CBO's will participate in this programme

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Organization for Resource Development and Environment

Country:

Sri lanka

Area Of Work:

Multifocal Area

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 10,108.58

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 620.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 1,965.00

Project Number:

SRL/04/08

Start Date:

4/2004

End Date:

9/2005

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Gender Focus

Equal participation of men and women

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

In the identification sessions of this project, the participating communities throughtheir leaders will be encouraged to look around and see the environmental problems that affect their day to day life most and device ways and means of either eliminating or minimizing them with or without external financial support. They will also be encouraged to formulate suitable projects that also generate substantial additional income to benefit the affected communities

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

N/A

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Public awareness on environmental conservation, management and promotion

Capacity - Building Component

The main objective of the project is to develop the capacity of the CBO's and the NGOs in project formulation mainly in relation to environmentalconservation, management and promotion. More than 50 CBO's and NGOs will be represented in this programmed of trining

Notable Community Participation

Training of community leaders of community based organizations in Anuradhapura and Polsnnaruwa districts of the North Central Provice is the focus of the project. Accordingly 125 community leaders will participate in the project. State initiative will be available through Divisional secretaries in the province via divisional level environmental officers who will select the best community leaders to undergo trianing in the programmes of the project. In addition several chief officers of the provincial council will participate direct as members of the panels in five courses of trining. CBO and NGO leaders will also participate in all the programmes Community contribution Cash- $ 77 / In kind $ 853

Project Results

1. Training module developed on climate change, land degradation and biodiversity for development activities (NGOs, CBOs and related line departments)
2. Developed project formulation training manualmon above three subjects.
3. Trained 138 NGO/CBOs and development related officials by adopting the above training modules.
4. Formed two networks of NGOs and CBOs and allied State officials for Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa disrtricts and incorporated both in one Consortium for the entire North central Province.
5. The North central Provincial Council (Chief Secretary) undertook to facilitate the functioning of the Consortium.
6. Some of trainees (NGOs) haveformulated project proposals of thier own for donor agencies and are implementing such projets.

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