Established in 1993
S. Rajanathan – District Director

No. 268/1, Central Road, Trincomalee
Telephone 026 222 2817 026 222 7058-9
Facsimile 026 222 3228
Email: sewat@sltnet.lk

District Office Resources

District Information

Staff - Pre-tsunami:

20

Total Land Area:

2,727 km2

Staff - Post-tsunami:

32

Inland Waters:

198 km2

District Office:

10 Rooms

Province:

Eastern

Sub Offices:

01

DS Divisions:

11

Training Centre:

01

GN Divisions:

228

Capacity:

30

Population:

340,158

Accommodation:

30 beds

Sinhalese:

33.4%

Computers:

7

Tamil:

36.4%

Vehicles:

3

Muslim:

29.3%

Motorcycles:

21

Others:

0.9%

Source: Department of Census and Statistics 1999 & 2001

DS Divisions Covered:

08

GN Divisions Covered:

28

Number of CBO Partners:

41

District Donor Partners:

06

Number of Current Project:

07

Total Agreed Budget:

Rs 342,625,000

Development Objective No.1 To resettle /relocate 1480 displaced families affected by the recent tsunami by providing Temporary Shelters to them

Immediate District Development Objective No.2 Provision of non food house hold items to 2270 families

Provision of Water sanitation facilities to 1480 families in the District

Sewalanka Foundation Trincomalee is working to achieve the following long-term development objectives by December 2007:

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To introduce Participatory integrated Community Development approaches in resettling 11communities after tsunami.

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To Introduce Social mobilization and group building as entry points to tap the potent ional of communities to have their own Development Plans

–

Link the resources of the potential Govt/NGO donors to implement these plans according to the needs of 7 communities

Strategic Areas

Activities

No. DS

No. GN

CBOs

a)

Community Development work including basic infrastructure Improvement activities of Selected villages

Social Mobilization. Formation of small groups & CBOs. Start Saving and Credit activities& income generation. Providing Drinking water facilities. Providing electricity

03

03

06

b)

Women Development Activities in selected areas

Social mobilization. Formation of Small groups. Formation of women Societies. Start Saving & Credit and income generation activities

02

03

03

c)

Community Development in Coastal Conservation areas for fishing families

Same as (a) with special attention to coastal conservation

01

04

04

d)

SLF District Micro finance scheme

CBO strengthening. Group building & Saving. Micro finance activities. Monitoring evaluation and recovery of loans

10

10

e)

Relief assistance to tsunami affected villages/camps

Provision of temporary shelter for 1709 families. Provision of essential house hold & clothing items for 2500 families. Provision of water & sanitation to selected welfare camps. Cash for work for cleaning the debris for 2000 families

05

10

11

f)

Planned activities under tsunami relief assistance

Strengthening CBOs in the affected communities. Community Mobilization & group formations. Permanent Housing

02

04

10

The table below provides a history of Sewalanka Foundation Trincomalee’s donor partners since 1993

Donor Partner

Year

Sector

FRG

1992- 1994

Socio Economic Rehabilitation

NDTF

1993-1996

Restoration of Physical, Social & Economic Infrastructure, Saving & Credit

UNHCR

1995-2003

Social mobilization, Irrigation tanks and road rehabilitation, agriculture and fishing inputs, water & Sanitation, Vocational training, Putting up community centres

NDTF

1993-1996

CBO capacity Building, lending to CBOs. Training of Social Mobilizes of the Integrated Food security Project (GTZ) 1999 Training of IFSP staff on Social Mobilization.

WFP

1999

Maintenance of Civil work

Japanese Embassy

2000-2001

CBO development Renovation of Irrigation tanks and roads

JCPD/UNDP

1999-2003

Pease building and Conflict Prevention

GAA

2001

Emergency Assistance

JCPD

2002

Rehabilitations of roads & wells, Credit provision for income generation

Japanese development Association/JCCP

2002-2003

Rehabilitation of Rural tanks

North East Irrigated Agricultural Project (NEIAP i)

2000-2003

Social mobilization and CBO Strengthening. NEIAP activities in 11 Districts were coordinated from Trinco Regional Office covering 21000 families and 700 CBOs. Trincomalee alone 50 villages and 150 CBOs are served.

World bank

2003-2005

Women empowerment

JABIC

2003

Pilot study og Agriculture & Rural Rehabilitation

USAID

2003

Water & Sanitation

NECORD/ADB

2004- 2006

Community & Basic Infrastructure Development

CHA

2004

Peace building

NECORD/ADB

2004/05

Construction of Houses

The table below provides a summary of Sewalanka Foundation Trincomalee’s current donor partners and project activities, indicating activities, DS and GN Divisions and the number of project partner CBOs.

Donor Partner

Full Project Title

Activities

No. DS

No. GN

CBOs

–

NECORD/ADB

North East Community Restoration and Development Project

Community & Basic Infrastructure Development

03

03

06

–

NECORD/ADB

-do-

Permanent Housing Construction

02

02

02

–

NECCDEP/ADB

North East Costal Community Development Project

Community development ,infrastructure development, micro credit & Coastal conservation

01

05

10

–

WORLDBANK

Women Empowermrnt Project

Social mobilization.Saving and credit, Group building, Micro credit, Agri: Development

02

03

03

–

SLF

Micro Credit

Forming & Strengthening CBOs. Providing micro credit facilities to CBOs for development activities

04

10

10

–

JCCP/Japan Platform

Tsunami Relief Assistance Phace1,11 & 111

Temporary Shelter, Distribution of House hold goods & cloths, Water & Sanitation to the Welfare centres, Infrastructure development, Forming CBOs/groups& Livelihood support

02

04

10

–

GAA

Tsunami Relief Assistance

Provision of Tools & House hold goods, Cash for cleaning work, Temporary shelter, Water & sanitation to the welfare centres, Livelihood support & permanent housing

04

07

07

Donor Partner

Agreed Budget

Funds Received

Funds Disbursed

NECORD

22.5 M

7.97M

6.97M

NECORD (Housing)

08.625M

1.07M

-

NECCDEP

20.0M

-

-

WORLDBANK

15.0M

1.16M

1.16M

SLF(Credit Fund)

1.5M

1.5M

1.5M

JCCP/Japan Platform

32.0M (Phase i)
43.0M (Phase ii)

32.0M
-

32.0M
-

GAA

200.0M

85.0M

30.0M

Total SLRS

342.625M

128.7M

M