Project title: Income generation for those affected by the Tsunami

Project number: 06-IG-2005

District: Kallappdu Village in Mullaitivu
Sector: Income generation
Funding Agency:
Implementing Partner : TECH
Estimated Starting Date: 1 st February 2005
Est imated Ending Date: 30th May 2005
Duration: Five Month
Total Budget : 167.3m

Brief description:
This project will generate income for fishermen affected by the tsunami. As a result of the disaster 435 families were displaced in Kallappadu village. These fishermen traditionally use 3 types of methods of fishing: deep-sea fishing, coastal net fishing. The fishermen have lost all their dwellings and possessions including fishing gear in the recent disaster.

Background:
Fishermen from Mullaitivu coastal area are grouped around 3 bases:

Groups of fishermen and types of fishing they are engaged in:

1. Migrants from inland are mainly engaged in deep-sea fishing
2. A sector of fishermen is engaged in coastal net fishing
3. A sector is engaged in both coastal net fishing and inland kalappu fishing.

Fishermen of all categories used outboard-motorized boats.

Justification:
All 435 displaced families need to be provided with resettlement facilities. The fish from coastal Mullaitivu used to be marketed as

• Iced fish and sent to the south of SriLanka,
• As dried fish
• Fresh fish for local consumption.

The whole of the fishing community of 1,747 have been solely depending on fishing. It is intended to help the community to get back to their original activities by this project.

Implementation: It is proposed to use the funds from donors in

Phase1:

1. Each family is issued with a net worth Rs 100,000

2. Each family is issued with an outboard motor worth Rs 150,000

3. Each family is issued with a boat worth Rs 98,000

4. Each family is issued with Supplementary implements Rs 35,000

Rs 383,000

Phase 2:
In this village will be given salt-grinding mill worth Rs 300,000

Phase 3:
The fishermen’s centers will be each given a boat-repairing center Rs 500,000

Activities:
Objective1: Induction of the disaster victims to normal activities and to new technology wherever needed.

Objective2: To bring back the output needed for meeting the demand from the south as well as the local consumption. Additional 1.method of preservation by smoking and 2.type of marketing as cut fish will be introduced.

Beneficiaries:
Direct beneficiaries: fishermen and consumers
Indirect beneficiaries: a variety of businessmen
Beneficiary participation: fishermen will be involved in fishing and their family members will be involved in preserving

Implementation partner:
The implementation partner is the TECH. The Economic Consultancy House (TECH) is registered with the Government of Srilanka as a Non Governmental Organization in all districts of Northeast province for the promotion of socio-economic and technological development.

Responsibilities and roles:
The project will be implemented with the support of Rural Development Society, Women Rural Development Society and Divisional Secretary with the active participation of the direct beneficiaries.

The governing council of the TECH in collaboration will do Monitoring and evaluation of the project with the donors.

Project Management:
The project will be managed by the TECH with the guidance from the donors and the District Secretariat.

Exit plan and sustainability:
The fishermen and their families will start doing fishing and drying and ask TECH for any assistance when they cannot solve problems themselves.

Monitoring and Evaluation:
The Governing Council of the TECH in collaboration with the donors and the District Secretariat will do the Monitoring and Evaluation.

Reporting Requirements:
Monthly progress and financial reports will be prepared by the TECH and submitted to donors.

Donor contribution:

Nets Rs 435 x 100,000

Boats Rs 435 x 98,000

Motors (15hp) Rs 435 x 150,000

Supplementary Implements Rs 435 x 35,000

 Local contribution:
Transporting, Training, Monitoring and Evaluation

Budgeting:

Phase1 :

Net Rs 43.5m

Boats 42.6m

Motors 65.2m

Supplementary implements 15.2m

Total {phase 01} 166.5m

Total {phase 02} 0.3m

Total {phase 03} 0.5m

Grant Total 167.3m

No	Name of villages societies	Families
01	Pokkanai	133
02	valayanmadam	70
03	vadduvakal	212
04	Selvapuram	221
05	Manalkudiyiruppu	235
06	Athivairavar Kallapadu	190
07	Sri Murugan Kallapadu	237
08	Sithy vinayagar kallapadu	237
09	Valampuri Chilawattai	191
10	St.Judes vannankulam	170
11	Annaivelankanny Alampil	175
12	Annaivelankanny Alampil	167
13	Chemmeen Chemmalai	367
14	Valarmathy Mullivaikkal	204
15	Adaikalamatha Mathalan	64
16	Samuthranayage Theogunagar	98
17	St.Mary’s Kovilkudiyiruppu	40
18	Iranaipalai	270
19	Puthukkudiyiruppu	84
20	Anantha Ananthapuram	58
21	Muthaiyankaddu (I.F.C.S)	30
22	Displaced F.C.S, Pokkanai	248
	* Kallppu (Nanthikkadal)	1999
	Total	5700

FISHERIES VILLAGES AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIENTIES
* Part time fishermen and part time laborers

FISHING CRAFT IN MULLAITIVU DISTRICT

Fisheries Inspector’s Division	31/2 Ton Boats		Fiber Glass Boats
					Theppam					kattumaram						Modal Vallam						Orukullah							Vallam
					Mech		Non Mech			Mech			Non Mech			Mech			Non Mech			Mech		Non Mech			Mech					Non Mech
	00	01	00	01	00	01		00	01		00	01		00	01		00	01		00	01		00		01	00		01		00	01		00	01
Kokkulai					-	-		-	-		-	-		-	-		-	-		-	-		-		-	-		-		-	-		-	-
Nayaru			11	11	04	04		09	09		02	02		05	05		12	12		05	05		-		-	-		-		04	04		03	03
Mullaitivu North	-	-	46	46	14	14		38	38		06	06		07	07		22	22		09	09		-		-	08		08		07	07		10	10
Mullaitivu Town	-	-	52	52	36	36		42	42		12	12		17	17		12	12		16	16		03		03	05		05		13	13		24	24
Total	0	0	109	109	54	54		89	89		20	20		29	29		46	46		30	30		03		03	13		13		24	24		37	37

 Grand total: - 908