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Empowerment of Tsunami victims Mullaitivu, Vadamarachchi North and east (Women) to Build Sustainable Livelihoods.

Project number: 1 0-Stunami-2005
District: Mullaitivu, Vadamarachchy North and East divisional secretariat division.
Target group: 1000 Resettled Families
Location: Mullaitivu, Vadamarachchy North and East divisional secretariat division

Out come :
Distribution of 15 Nos. month old birds to 1000 displaces families.
Assurance of protein supplements to each family
Income by sale of surplus eggs

Justification:
Displaced families have lost their livestock and other resources partially or completely due to Tsunami tidal waves.

16,174 and 5,700 families were displaced due to Tsunami in Jaffna and Mullaitivu respectively.

This provides the supply of necessary animal proteins and nutrients to each family in addition to an income.

Facilitate the beneficiaries to utilize kitchens waste and agriculture by product.

Objectives:

To increase the nutritional level of population
To promote the consumption of eggs
To increase the income level of the families
To promote poultry farming among villagers

Mode of Intervention:
Respective livestock breeder’s cooperatives societies will purchase the day old chicks and rear it up to one month.

Selection of beneficiaries from the resettle families with the assistance of divisional secretaries will be issued with 15-month-old birds to each family.

Provision of vaccines, drugs and feed (Up to point of day) 50% of required amount

Activities:
Selection of beneficiaries
Procurement of day old chick
Rearing up to month old
Issue of month old pullets

Project Cost:

Cost of day old chicks 16500 x 40

660000

Rearing up to one month 16500 x 90

1485000

Cost of drugs Vaccine feed 200 x 1000

200000

Total

2.345M