Biodiversity Conservation and Protection of Nalanda Oya river banks by Arunalu Community Development Centre
Biodiversity Conservation and Protection of Nalanda Oya river banks by Arunalu Community Development Centre
Protection of river bank in 8 spots, planting trees on the river banks, community training and awareness raising, exposure tours for students, plant nurseries, monitoring and follow up activities. Strengthening of 3 CBOs, minimising of illegal sandmining, cultural activities and dissemination of information through banners and posters. The identified work is a felt need of the community as the erosion is eating into their lands and threatening the collapse of some housing along the bank. The community has built their houses on the reservation of the stream and they are eager to safegurad their properties by cooperating in this work.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Arunalu Community Development Centre
Country:
Sri lanka
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 9,511.36
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,624.00
Project Number:
SRL/03/32
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Community participation assured from the project planing, designing, implementing, monitoring and supervision stages
Capacity - Building Component
More than 400 farmers will build their capacity on sustainability issues through training activities
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Ms. Thanuja Dharmasena
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Ms. Dilisha Gunawardena
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