Income generation for those affected by the Tsunami

District: Mullaitivu
Sector: Income generation
Implementing Partner : All Diaspora
Duration : Immediately
Total Budget: Phase1 : Rs:1,938m
Contacts and Implementing: The Economic Consultancy House [TECH], kilinochchi

Brief description:
This project will generate income for fishermen affected by the tsunami caused by the resent earth quake in Indunisia. As a result of the disaster 5,700 families were displaced from 22 villages with Mulleithivu district. These fishermen traditionally employed 3 types of fishing: deep-sea fishing, coastal net fishing and inland kalappu fishing. The fishermen have lost all their dwellings many family members and possessions including all the fishing gear as a result of the recent disaster. Particulars of families affected by the disaster are annexed. Particulars of kalappu fishing are also annexed.

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

1. Chundikulum 40 km of coast
2. Vadduvahal-Nayaru 19km of coast
3. Nayaru-Thiriyay 19km of coast

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 5,700 displaced families need to be provided with resettlement facilities. Of these 1999 families use kalappu fishing and have small dwellings inland and can start fishing while others sort out their dwellings. Karavalai is used by 1418 families. 372 families are engaged in deep-sea fishing. 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 36,000 have been solely depending on fishing and had no other income. 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 for:

Phase1 :

1. Each family is issued with a Fishing 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 Fishing boat worth Rs 80,000
4. Each family is issued with Rs 10,000
Total Rs 340,000

Phase 2:
Three centers will each be given salt-grinding mill worth Rs 400,000

Phase 3:
One Ice manufacturing plants will be set up for each district Rs. 8,000,000
Three fishermen centers will be given a boat-repairing for each district Rs 500,000

If necessary, Refrigerators transport may be provided in the future.

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.

Objective3: Fish preservation through smoking and selling of cleaned, filleted fish.

 

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

Project Management:
The project will be managed by the TECH.

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.

Phase1 : Budget
Monthly progress and financial reports will be prepared by the TECH and submitted to donors.

Donor contribution:
Fishing Nets Rs 5,700 x 100,000
Fishing Boats Rs 5,700 x 80,000
Motors (15hp) Rs 5,700 x 150,000
Supplementary Implements Rs 5,700 x 10,000

 Local contribution:
Transporting, Training, Monitoring and Evaluation

Budgeting:

Phase1:
Fishing Net Rs: 570m
Fishing Boats Rs: 456m
Motors Rs: 855m
Supplementary implements Rs: : 57m
Total Rs:1,938m

FISHERIES VILLAGES AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIENTIES

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

* Part time fishermen and part time laborers

Fishing craft in Mullaitivu district