Local Recovery Projects in Sri Lanka

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Local Recovery Projectsin Sri Lanka

• ISCRAM 2005

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Initial Goal

• Link western donators and local projects
• Web Portal
• Community
• Western donators
• Local Projects
• Long-term relationships

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Organizations Involved

• Many Organizations
• UN (OCHA, HIC)
• NGOs (Red Cross, MSF, Caritas)
• (local) Governments
• Presidential Taskforce TAFREN
• Private (local) Projects
• Commercial companies
• Volunteer groups
• No Coordination!

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Example

• Orphanage Galle Region
• Media attention
• Too many teddy bears
• NGOs willing to build new houses
• Government says no
• No land to build on

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Governmental Structure
Government
Region Galle GA
Region Matara GA
Region GA
GA Government Agent DS District Secretary
District 1 DS
District .. DS
District 66 DS
Village 1 Project X
Village 1 Project Y
Village .. Project Z
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Conclusions

• No connection with lower levels
• Coordination structure does not work
• No central information point (yet)
• Relief organizations not aware of each other

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Local Recovery Projectsin Sri Lanka

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