Income Recovery for Poor Sri Lankans

Summary

To create jobs for the community following widespread Tsunami devastation through entrepreneurship training and microfinance assistance and motivate them to be self reliant.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

We will restore the livelihoods of 240 families 5 D.S divisions in the Galle district. 2. To establish a revolving fund to provide financial assistance to 24 groups in the Galle district to re- start their small enterprises. 3. To update and upgrade the talent and skills of the 24 groups of the backward community the Galle district to start and profitably maintain business management. 240 families will benefit through this project. In addition 2406 persons also might benefit.

How will this project solve this problem?

To restore the livelihood of 240 families 5 D.S divisions in the Galle district we will establish a revolving fund to provide financial assistance to 24 groups in the Galle district to re- start their small enterprises.

Potential Long Term Impact

240 families will be able to start enterprises and will recover socially and economically. The health, education, environment and the social status of the community will be restored.

Project Message

The Christmas was just over in 2004. We were returing from the church. Our children were walking a few meters away from us. All of a sudden the monstrous tidal waves roared up.
- Mr. Milton Gunasekara, A Fisherman

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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