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Drainage and Community Development
Update February 17th
The community development works at Project Galle are running smoothly into February. We continue to improve the state of the Galle area IDP camps as well as develop new ways in which best to help the tsunami survivors. We have expanded the scope of our works to include toilet decommissioning and extended care and maintenance of the neediest camps. Also this month we will begin to work with the Norwegian Refugee Council to continue our community development project into 2007. This will ensure that our managers, translators, and cash for workers will have employment opportunities. This is a significant development and will fulfill our long term strategic goal of sustainability.
Project Objective:
The drainage project would consist of a field team capable of finding, evaluating, and rectifying surface water problems. Using a range of drainage and water management solutions the project would create a sustainable system to effectively eliminate the inconveniences and dangers associated with flooding and stagnant waters.
The Community Upgrade Program would use the same field and labor teams to work in conjunction with the drainage project in order to create as comfortable a living environment as possible. By addressing a variety of problems on a case by case basis it is hoped that transitional settlements can be made not just safer and more comfortable, but genuinely liveable for what is turning out to be an undetermined length of time that they will be in “temporary shelters”.
Thematic Area:
Despite International guidelines and Sri Lankan government policy, large numbers of the transitional shelters sites constructed within the Southern Province have not been completed to a level that allows for a dignified existence. Project Galle 2006 with technical assistance from UNICEF and other relevant groups intend to complete all upgrade works within the transitional shelter sites, allowing them to exceed the minimum SPHERE standards. Work will also be done to improve facilities within the sites and therefore the standard of living for the settlement communities.
Under an agreement made with UNOCHA, relevant agencies and the Galle district WATSAN committee, PG05/06 have been made lead agency for drainage within Galle district and as part of these works has stated our intention to improve general facilities at the same time.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) have opened an office within Galle district in recent weeks and hope to implement a program of camp management that will address the future needs of care and maintenance through community participation. This system will take time to implement and will be made considerably easier if all the settlement sites are in a similar state of repair and have adequate and suitable facilities.
No work will be undertaken without prior permission from the settlement community or managing group. Under continuing Project Galle policy, no banners or logos will be displayed during or after the work phase.
Duration:
The families living in camps and temporary shelters. Total three month estimate for beneficiaries are approximately 24 camps, 960 families, 4800 individuals.
Project Manager:
Josh Weber
Contact: enquiries@projectgalle2006.org
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