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Distribution of fishing gear to people affected by Tsunami.

Project no : 07-Stunami-2005
District: Jaffna
Location: Vadamarachchi East
Sector: Income generation
Implementing partner : TECH
Estimated start date: February 2005
Estimated Ending date : March 2005
Duration: 01 Month
Total budget: 230.00million
Donor contribution: 49million

Brief description:
This project proposes to meet the immediate needs of the fishing community in Vaddamarachchi-East. Here 500 selected fishermen will be the beneficiaries. This fishing gears will be given for them, which includes boats, outboard motors, nets and other accessories/supplements. A part of the funds will go towards meeting the operational cost. This request for the fishing gear came from the Fishermen’s Cooperative in Vaddamarachchi East. They were given this after field programmes and need assessments.

Background:
Vadamarachchi East is located in Jaffna District. This coastal area was devastated by tsunami. Vadamarachchi AGA division consists of 18 GS divisions and 36 villages of 4,652 families and 16,363 members.

Of this only 602 families are involved in agriculture. There are only 75 agro-wells and 243 acres of land under agriculture because of high salinity and low fertility. Milk and egg production are 106,020 liters and 34242 respectively (2003). The remainder of the population is engaged in fishing – deep fishing, Kallappdu fishing and coastal fishing.

Justification :
The majority of the people of Vadamarachchi East are engaged in fishing. The Tsunami has not only snatched away a lot of human lives but also washed away the whole of the fishing gear and their assets.

This area has an added potential of crab production and this area has been bringing in a lot of income to the district through fishing. Thus this project needs to be started as soon as possible.

Objectives:

  • Regenerating income and thus minimizing distress caused by tsunami.
  • Preventing malnutrition among the children by providing a cheap source of protein, i.e. fish.
  • Introducing modern fishing gear to fishermen who have been hampered by political repression in the form of restricted marital areas of fishing in the 20 years of war.

Outcome:

  • People will start working and earning their livelihoods.
  • Socio-economic condition of the community will improve.
  • Families will get nutritious food and minimize health problems.
  • People will get back to normalcy of life.

Beneficiaries:

  • Direct beneficiaries: Fishing community of Vadamarachchi East
  • Indirect beneficiaries: Consumers and a variety of businessmen.

Implementation:
This project will be implemented in areas affected by Tsunami. Fishermen will be issued with the fishing gear and training will be given, where necessary, to use any new types of gears. This will be implemented by TECH with the assistance of the Dept. of Fisheries in Jaffna and the Vadamarachchi East Fishermen’s Co-operative Societies Union Ltd.

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

Exit Plan and sustainability :
The fishermen will keep fishing and their families will help them in a. selling locally and b. marketing to other parts of the country.

Monitoring and evaluation :
Governing council of TECH in collaboration with the donors and members of the Fishermen’s cooperative Union will do it.

Reporting Requirements:
Monthly report will be prepared and submitted by TECH to donors and other responsible groups. This report includes physical and financial states of project progress. It will be reliability, accountability and transparency.

Estimated budget:

Description

Amount

Unit cost

Total

a) Fishing gears

 

 

 

Boats (Fc 17 ½)

500nos

130,000.00

65,000,000.00

Outboard motors

500 nos

150,000.00

75,000,000.00

4 ¾ 24-thread doubles JB

7,500

9,957

7467750.00

2 ¼ 4-thread 150JB

20,000

2020

40400000.00

9mm nylon kampan

7500

1100.00

8250000.00

6mm nylon kampan

12500

475.00

5937500.00

5mm nylon kampan

16500

335.00

5527500.00

Joints

560000

32.00

17620000.00

Round balls

 

 

25000.00

45 thread crulon

2100kg

1100.00

2310000.00

6,9 thread crulon

105kg

1100.00

115500.00

9 thread nylon

2500kg

540.00

1350000.00

60,75 crulon

2500kg

1100.00

2750000.00

b) Operational cost

 

 

 

Transport of goods

200loads

3000.00

600000.00

Training programme

4nos

20000.00

80000.00

Fuel-Diesel

1000lit

50.00

50000.00

Petrol

200lit

80.00

16000.00

Total

 

 

232499250.00