(1) ASIA FOUNDATION : Local Economic Governance Project (Island wide)

Peace Related

Centre for Mediation and Mediation Training (CMMT)

Ragama

Training on negotiation and mediation skills for the multi-ethnic business chambers and local governments in the Eastern Province; equips private sector leaders and local government authorities with basic skills for dispute resolution and conflict mitigation

$23,775

(inclusive of logistics)

3 Months - completed

Local Government (Municipal and Urban Councils), Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations (no direct funding but managed & implemented by the Asia Foundation)

15 Localities in 4 provinces

Public-Private Dialogues (PPDs) and establishing of working groups to identify constraints to economic growth and investment in specific localities and to plan corrective measures (these are multi-ethnic and multi-religious and help to build bridges and trust between communities).

$71,326

(inclusive of logistics)

2 years (the PPDs and subsequent working groups have been a core activity since the inception of the project)

(2) INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION - Community Rehabilitation Programme (Conflict Areas)

NESED (North East Social and Economic Developers)

Training provider - Contracted for organizing the New Year Festival (2007) exchange activities for children and youth in Trincomalee - activity is part of IOM larger peace building initiative.

$5,547

Feb - April 07

PCA (Peace and Community Action)

Training provider - Contracted for conducting workshops on conflict resolution skills in Mannar, Vavuniya and Trincomalee districts.

$15,496

March 06 - On-going

(3) FLICT - Facilitating Local Initiatives for Conflict Transformation (Island wide)

2005/06-2007/08

Hanguranketha Rural Support Program

Improving peoples participation in good governance in local authorities - Central Province.

$25,671

18 months

X Group

Developing a new social dialogue for radical democracy, peace and social justice - Western and North West Provinces.

$16,268

24 months

Voice of Youth

Facilitate networking of youth organizations in Sri Lanka through a web-based approach to promote unity for development - Island-wide.

$8,407

12 months

Arunalu Peoples Development Foundation

Promoting co-existence among youth - Southern Province.

$17,935

11 months

Centre for Study of Human Rights

Capacity-building for frontline security personal at checkpoints to incorporate human rights and public relations - Island-wide.

$17,926

6 months

Social Economic and Educational Development Association

SEEDA

Enhancing inter-community relationships among different ethnic groups- Batticlore (East).

$14,384

12 months

Voluntary Organization for Vulnerable Community Development VOVCOD

Strengthening youth peace brigades - Trincomalee (East).

$40,051

12 months

Peaceful-Environment-Equal-Rights-Lasting-Solutions

PEARLS

Building intra and inter community relationships for peaceful co-existence - Puttlam (North West).

$30,411

24 months

Eastern Province Women’s Dev. Volunteer Org

Strengthening conflict transformation skills among people - Trincomalee (East).

$14,690

24 months

Social Development and Research

Strengthening community ties and responsible citizenships in conflict areas - Trincomalee (East).

$40,516

23 months

Ruwan Rekha

Inter religious harmony by strengthening senior citizens and youth involvement - Colombo.

$32,743

18 months

Saranihar

News reporting through a multi-ethnic professional media group - Colombo.

$45,602

12 months

Sri Lanka Centre for Development Facilitation

SLCDF

Capacity-building of local CSOs for conflict transformation interventions - Sothern and Eastern provinces.

$1,13,264

18 months

Foundation for Community Transformation

FCT

Developing a bills of rights for Tamils of Recent Indian Origin - Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces.

$25,438

18 months

Organization for Rehabilitation of Handicapped

ORHAN

National peace-building through persons with special needs - Northern and Eastern provinces.

$42,728

23 months

Business for Peace Alliance

Building peace through collaborative business initiatives - Island-wide.

$101,215

6 months

Comment (FLICT) - All FLICT activities were funded for a two-year period from 2005/06 to 2007/08. At present 15 of the above 16 organizations are civil society / non-governmental organizations. Business for Peace Alliance (BPA) is a private sector initiative and works as an intermediary organization that has a network of regional chambers of commerce. All working on advocacy at different levels for peace and conflict transformation.

(5) INTERNATIONAL ALERT - Business for Peace (Island-wide)

Business for Peace Alliance (BPA)

Regional (district) level network of 22 business chambers country-wide, promoting ethnic harmony and peace-making at regional level (contributing to the larger national peace advocacy initiative).

$75,996

March 07-Feb 08

Hambantota Youth Business Trust (HYBT)

Service fund managed by rural district-based business chamber benefiting local marginalised youth sector. (The main cause for the JVP insurrection in the 80s and 90s was the lack of employment opportunities and economic prospects for the youth in the South). Addressing these issues is part of the conflict prevention strategy and contributes to overall peace-building.

$21,862

April 07-Mar 08

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)

National non-governmental think-tank researching socially depressed sectors that contribute to larger social crisis and thereby influence the ethnic conflict in a variety of ways. Overall peace-building and conflict transformation agenda.

$6,571

Oct 06 - Sept 07

Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SPARC)

Faculty of Arts- University of Colombo

University-based think-tank collaborating in programme to develop national Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Peace-building, discourse, enhance conflict-sensitive CSR skills resources and contribute to CSR standard-setting in Private Sector.

$14,935

Feb 07-Jan 08

Planned transfers in 07-08

Young Asia Television (YATV)

Private sector - youth exclusion dialogue and media campaign.

$23,717

Various District Chamber of Commerce

Piloting CSR and peace-building activities in the Districts.

$23,717

(6) MERCY CORPS: Eastern Community Rehabilitation Programme

Peace-building and conflict sensitive community mobilization

Socio Economic Development Organization of Trincomalee

Integrated Community Mobilization - conflict-sensitive community mobilisation, capacity-building and conflict management (Trincomalee).

$2,734

Activity completed

05/06 funding

Sewa Lanka Foundation

Community Mobilization Project - conflict-sensitive community mobilisation, capacity building and conflict management (Ampara District).

$10,268

Activity Completed

05/06 funding

PALM Foundation

Humanitarian Assistance to IDPs in Kantale.

$26,927

Activity completed

06/07 funding

SEDOT (Socio Economic Development Organization of Trincomalee)

Humanitarian Assistance to IDPs in Tampalagaman and Trincomalee.

$5,101

Activity completed

06/07 funding

Palm Foundation Ampara

Conflict-sensitive community mobilisation, capacity building and conflict management.

$32,572

On going

06/07 funding

UNICEF

Protection - Humanitarian action to support and protect woman and children

FORUT

Children’s clubs and Psycho-social (Recreational Supplies) for IDP children.

$3,586

May-July 07

Non Violent Peace Force

Strengthening community participation in child protection North and East (Supplies).

$53,863

Jan-April 07

Child Vision

Trainers on Psych-social Support to civilians effected by armed conflict - Anuradhapura.

$21,893

Jan-April 07

Child Vision

Psycho-social Support - Puttalam.

$4,687

Feb-April 07

Human Rights Commission

Awareness of Police on Child Rights - Vavuniya.

$2,609

Feb-April 07

Rural Development Foundation

Child Rights and protection -Puttalam.

$25,423

April-June 07

Institute of Rural Social Development

Child Rights and protection -Anuradhapura.

 $1,593

March-May 07

Non Violent Peace Force

Strengthening community participation in child protection - North and East.

$64,667

Feb-April 07

SHADE

Psycho-social Support -Vavuniya.

$14,065

April- June 07

Red Cross society

Awareness on Sexual & Gender based Violence

$13,953

April-June 07

NGO Consortium Vavuniya

Coordination of Psychosocial Forum Vavuniya.

$2,523

May-July 07

Save the children in Sri Lanka

Community Reintegration and Protection of Children affected by armed conflict.

$198,435

May-July 07

Non Violent Peace Force

Community participation in child protection.

$67,154

May-July 07

Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP Activities)

Centre for Performing Arts

Drama and theatre activities among communities (peace building/ Psychosocial) - Jaffna

$6,276

Jan- Apr 2007

Centre for Performing Arts

Beyond play in IDP Locations (Psycho-social/peace-building)

$3,203

Jun-Aug 2007

OXFAM GB - Social and Economic Development Program for the Plantation Community

The Power Foundation

Community Mobilization and leadership development, Human rights and Advocacy, Peace support and conflict reduction, Income Generation and Infrastructure, Health, Environment, -Gender and development, HIV/AIDS Awareness.

AusAID funds were provided for this activity in June 2007. Levels of funding to these organizations have not yet been determined.

UvaWorkers Development Foundation (UWDF)

Peace-building and conflict reduction, Community mobilization leadership development, Advocacy and Human rights, Economic and Infrastructure development.

Women’s Development Centre

Women’s empowerment and Conflict Reduction.

Social welfare Mandram

Human rights and advocacy, Income generation, Gender and development,-Peace building and conflict reduction.

Oxfam Australia - Community Mobilization and Peacebuilding

Jaathin Athara Sahayogitha Sanwardana Kamituwa (JSSK)

The organisation works with families and villages in the border areas by focusing on institutional strengthening of the central committees, sub-committees and the “Maha saba” in each village. Promotes gender equality, supports women’s empowerment and reduces domestic violence. JSSK takes the necessary steps to prevent frequent violations of human rights and community rights, including access to basic services rightfully provided by the local government authorities.

$35,987

 July 06-June 07

Rural United Foundation - Deniyaya (RUFD

Working with Tamil and Sinhala communities in the estate areas in the district of Matara. This project aims at bring these two communities, Tamil and Sinhala, together to form a strong organisation that would question injustices, raise awareness on rights issues and mobilise the communities to meet their basic needs and livelihood enhancement.

$26,381

July 06-June 07

Foundation for Rural Empowerment in Digamadulla (FRED)

The organisation builds on the work done in previous years by expanding and strengthening small groups and community organisation; raising awareness on ethnic reconciliation, human rights, women’s empowerment, drug abuse and exploitation etc and addressing gender concerns through gender sensitive development processes and activities.

 $34,092

 July 06 - June 07

Non violent Peace force - Sri Lanka (NPSL)

The focus on the work of NPSL is to engage with Sri Lankan activists, communities and networks in order to encourage and support their initiatives to improve the level of civilian security and respect for Human Rights. The agency works with families affected by violence and focuses on building on their knowledge and courage to seek justice. (Batticaloa District in the East)

 $158,330

July 06 - June 07

C. Camp - Community marketing Program

Brings together both Tamil and Sinhala partners from across the country, and their members, into a network for goods exchange that will benefit both the poor producer and poor consumer through eliminating much of the profits normally captured by the middleman. It also contributes to peace-building across communities by fostering inter-ethnic interaction.

$7,076

July 06 -June 07

Funded under The Direct Assistance Program (DAP)

2006-2007

Foundation for Goodness

Construction of an accommodation centre - This is part of a larger project which focuses on bringing youth from across Sri Lanka together through Sport. This centre will be used to accommodate youth sports teams from across the country. It aims to build a grass-roots level constituency for peace through constructive interaction among disadvantaged youth particularly from the conflict affected North-east.

$10,300