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NORTH & EAST | | Report # 29 October – November 2010

21,332 IDPs in Vavuniya and camps as of 2 December

325,820 people released and / or returned as of 2 December Source: Compiled by UNHCR from district and Government data I. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS  According to available information, by 2 December the total population resettled in the Northern Province since August 2009 amounts to 325,820 persons/102,081 families. In October, 9,816 persons/3,110 families returned to their areas of origin (Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Mannar districts), mostly IDPs from host families. This group included displaced in returning to , IDPs in Jaffna camps heading to Maruthankerny Divisional Secretariat (DS) and returnees to newly accessible Grama Niladari (GN) Divisions in Puthukudiyiruppu (). Between 1 November and 2 December, 3,312 persons/961 families returned to Mullaitivu and Mannar districts. Most of them originated from Menik Farm. In addition, some 700 persons/170 families returned spontaneously to Mullaitivu District. Authorities confirmed that the return process from Menik Farm to Mannar was concluded by 19 November.  As at 2 December, some 21,000 IDPs were still in Menik Farm. Zones 4 and 2 of the camps were closed on 9 November and 24 November, respectively, and the 4,600 IDPs living in these areas transferred to Zones 0 and 1, where shelters are in better condition. The consolidation exercise took place in view of the Northeast monsoon season and to maximize the limited resources available. The UN called upon the government to safeguard the voluntary character of IDP relocations and provide adequate facilities during the process, especially for the most vulnerable. Agencies carried out a series of rapid assessments and stepped up interventions to ensure that infrastructure/services in Zones 0 and 1 could support the increased demand for shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities and other services. Education authorities worked to address concerns of parents regarding the possible disruption the shift could have on school examinations. The population shifted from Zones 4 and 2 accepted the move, while restating their preference to return soonest to their areas of origin. Most of the remaining IDPs originate from the heavily mine‐contaminated areas in Puthukudiyiruppu DS and Maritimepattu DS (Mullaitivu District), where mine action operations are still ongoing.  In October government authorities organized several commendable initiatives to share information with the IDPs as a means of managing expectations about the return process. This included a ‘come‐and‐tell’ visit to Menik Farm by the Mullaitivu authorities on 25 October to explain the delay in returns to Puthukudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu DS Divisions stemming from widespread mine/UXO contamination. Also IDPs hailing from the Mullikkulam region of Madhu DS Division in Mannar District carried out a ‘go‐and‐see’ visit to see the conditions in their home areas. On both these occasions, local government officials and demining agencies assured the IDPs that mine clearance was paving the way for resettlement, advising against premature returns. The southern section of Mullikkulam village was released for resettlement during October, while demining continues in the northern area.

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010  There are concerns regarding the increasing number of agencies departing from Mannar District, because of perceptions that the need for their work has diminished with IDP returns complete. Authorities and partners remaining in the area continue, however, to record significant continuing needs in return communities, including shelter, water, food, livelihood and other assistance. Long‐term IDPs seeking to return from Puttalam District and refugees returning from will also require some support.  On 5 November 158 alleged former combatants from rehabilitation centres were handed over to their families. The Cabinet, on advice by the Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister, approved a reintegration plan for alleged former combatants on 4 November upon release from the ‘protective accommodation and rehabilitation centres in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.  Humanitarian agencies have been informed of the requirement to submit authorized projects for approval by the District Coordination Committee. Moreover the Vavuniya Government Agent (GA) has announced a second round of concept notes from agencies to be submitted through her office to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for approval. UNDP is gathering information on needs and gaps at the DS level for this purpose. OCHA and UNDP are in discussions with local government authorities to further support coordination efforts, particularly to avoid duplication of project allocations.  ICRC closed its Mannar office on 30 November, with plans to shut down the Vavuniya and Jaffna offices as well.

FLOODS  Torrential rains on 10‐11 November caused heavy flooding, particularly in District. The rainfall of 440mm recorded in 12 hours was the highest in 18 years. According to Disaster Management Centre (DMC) figures, over 235,000 persons/55,000 families were affected in Colombo, Kalutara, and Matara districts , with nearly 20,600 persons/4,000 families displaced to evacuation centres in Colombo and Gampaha districts. Within 48 hours, the water receded in many of the areas and the majority of those affected returned home. Over 300 houses have been partially/fully damaged in the Kalutara and Matara districts.  DMC led a rapid assessment of affected areas, supported by OCHA, WFP and UNDP. While findings indicated that food distribution was not required, the Minister of Disaster Management highlighted the need for clothing, milk powder, potable water and school supplies for children during a meeting with stakeholders. Government provided Rs. 20 million to the Government Agents/District Secretaries for provision of cooked meals for 3 days and dry rations were provided to those who were further displaced for over a week. Other agencies provided cooked meals, water purification tablets and other essential items to supplement.  Subsequent rains during November in the Western, Southern, Central, Northwest and Uva Provinces have left over 13,000 persons affected, over 3,500 displaced (in Puttalam district) and around 300 houses partially/fully damaged. The Disaster Management Ministry has allocated LKR 700,000 for relief activities in District, where 100 acres of paddy land have been inundated. While the rains are expected to continue November through December, the Meteorological Department continues to monitor the situation, with the DMC Emergency Operations Centre remaining on standby to respond. OCHA is supporting DMC to map the areas that were inundated for circulation to relevant stakeholders.  OCHA continues to support a DMC‐led stock taking exercise of contingency stocks, services and personnel available with agencies for use during any monsoon‐related emergency. By 23 November 18 agencies have provided data. Contingency stocks are dangerously low as most resources are currently being used to address the needs of returning communities.  The Northeast monsoon season has started. The first reports of floods in the north have been recorded in Mannar on 24‐25 November. Partners are concerned that any significant meteorological event, even of minimum strength, could have an enormous impact on returnees, especially the most vulnerable segment of the population. These include populations in traditionally flood‐prone areas (e.g. Puthukudiyiruppu, Odusuddan, Maritimepattu DS in Mullaitivu District, and Kandavalai and Karachchi DS in Killinochchi District), returnees in remote locations, recently returned families, those living in tents and persons with specific needs (e.g. elderly, disabled and single‐headed households, among others). According to an analysis made during distribution of assistance, these categories may cumulatively represent 40% of the entire returnee population in the .  The Ministry of Disaster Management is in the process of reviewing the Disaster Management Act of 2005 in order to strengthen existing structures of the DMC and is preparing a National Policy for Disaster Management which would encompass overall guiding principles, international standards and local contexts.

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 Growing funding shortfalls since the beginning of 2010 have seriously circumscribed agencies’ capacity to deliver life‐saving services to IDPs in camps and to returnees. WFP has announced that approximately US$ 24 million will be required to guarantee food aid to approximately 371,000 beneficiaries in 2011, comprising the remaining IDP population in camps, returnees and host communities. The agency forecasts a complete pipeline breakdown by next March if donor contributions are not forthcoming.  As of 2 December, US$ 170 million has been received or pledged towards humanitarian operations in Sri Lanka during 2010, i.e. US$ 144 million through the 2010 Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) and US$ 26 million for projects outside the CHAP. Significant shortfalls include for Protection/ Human Rights/Rule of Law (7%), WASH (10%), Economic Recovery and Infrastructure (11%), Agriculture (25%) and Health (30%). See http://fts.unocha.org for more details. Recent contributions recorded in FTS include US$ 18,219,390 for October (committed and pledged) and US$ 840,531 committed for the month of November, a total of US$ 19,059,921.  ECHO officially announced a 1.5 million Euro grant to UNHCR to continue Shelter Grant distribution, sufficient to cover the needs of approximately 12,000 households.

COORDINATION  Civil‐authorities‐led coordination forums at district and Divisional Secretariat levels are gaining momentum.  In Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts, UNDP and OCHA are working together to support the respective GA and DS Division offices to coordinate operations in the resettlement areas. OCHA is also providing technical support to local government, as requested, to organize operational information to better support coordination and planning.

II. SECTOR OVERVIEWS & HIGHLIGHTS ‐ Sector activities support the work of their respective Government counterparts.

Early Recovery | Sector Lead: UNDP

More than 50 agencies are involved in early recovery efforts in the Northern Province through livelihood support, cash for work programmes, building or repairing permanent houses, infrastructure re/construction and support to civil administrative and justice processes.

Civil administration:  In partnership with the Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration, UNDP is formulating a project on curricula and teaching methodologies to strengthen the capacity of civil servants to function professionally in both Tamil and Sinhala languages.  In , from 27‐28 October the Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration organized two documentation clinics under the Equal Access to Justice Project for resettled communities in the Kytes and Delft Islands, with UNDP and UNHCR support. At the Kytes and Delft clinics, members of the public obtained marriage certificates, late birth certificates, probable age certificates, death certificate, late marriage certificates and submitted birth certificate applications and citizenship applications, including for children born to Sri Lankan refugees in India.  In November, preliminary discussions took place between the Equal Access to Justice Project and the Kilinochchi GA to plan for mobile documentation services to start from mid‐December in Poonagari Division.

Infrastructure reconstruction:  In Jaffna District returnees in the Valikamam North (in Tellipalai DS Division) and Vadamaradchi East (Maruthankerny DS Division) areas emphasize roads, fisheries and agriculture infrastructure and, in some instances, repairs to places of worship and cemeteries, as priority needs. There is a perception that the number of agencies working on small infrastructure reconstruction in the district is declining, with UNOPS

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010 scaling down and the end of North East Community Restoration and Development project. However JICA has emerged as a key early recovery player in Jaffna District, with several projects related to rehabilitation of livelihood infrastructure.  In Mannar District, rehabilitation of internal roads continues to be a priority.

Livelihood: Agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries:  FAO in partnership with the Northern Provincial Council provided some 35,000 returnee farmers with sufficient seed paddy to cultivate over 108,000 acres of previously abandoned paddy land (see Table 1) and OFC to cultivate almost 20,000 acres of previously abandoned highland in the Northern Province (see Table 2). Farmers received crucial support from the government, particularly through the fertilizer subsidy, as well as I/NGOs and the private sector to bring back significant extents of high intensity and fertile land in the Northern Province, which had remained uncultivated for years, into production.

TABLE 1: FAO delivery of paddy seed against requirement to Northern Province District Targeted land for Maha 2010 Seed bushels required Seed bushels Delivery % (acres) delivered Jaffna 962 2,886 2,886 100% Kilinochchi 48,620 129,957 129,957 100% Mullaitivu 24,029 73,536 73,537 100% Vavuniya 16,598 53,883 53,884 100% Mannar 19,600 60,270 60,269 100% Total 109,809 320,532 320,535 100% Source: FAO data as of 30 Nov

TABLE 2: FAO delivery of OFC seeds CROP Total planned cultivation Total seed requirement (kg) Seed supplied (kg)* % supplied (acres) Black gram 7,951 95,412 81,800 85.73 Green gram 2,005 24,060 24,138 100.32 Groundnut 3,830 153,200 132,200 86.29 Maize 1,313 10,500 10,500 100.00 Kurrakan 267 800 800 100.00 Cowpea 1,897 30,352 33,800 111.36 Gingelly 973 2,919 1,380 47.28 Chilli 1,617 809 300 37.08 Total 19,853 318,052 284,918 89 Source: FAO data as of 30 Nov

 To support preparation for the Maha paddy cultivation season, since September ICRC has distributed 345 two‐ wheel tractors, 190 in September, 103 in October and 42 in November with 340 still to be distributed. To date 80 have been supplied to Vavuniya, 180 to Killinochchi, 62 to Mullaitivu, and 13 to Jaffna. In Jaffna District during October, Sarvodaya, FORUT and CHA provided 418 farmers with water pumps, while ICRC provided three land masters.  WFP is providing temporary storage facilities in 31 locations, across four districts to store seeds, fertilizers and agricultural tools for the Maha harvest. In total 155 containers will be provided, with some 40 already delivered.  The Kilinochchi GA and agencies have finalized standard livelihood packages for agriculture, livestock and fisheries assistance (as well as other income‐generation activities, such as carpentry, masonry etc.) for returnees. Agencies will provide various assistance packages, worth a minimum LKR 35,000, in sustainable interventions to aid early recovery among communities in the district, hopefully setting them on the gradual road to self‐reliance. Partners will work in full coordination with District, Divisional and sectoral coordination forums in the interests of sharing information and complementing each other’s efforts to ensure maximum impact1. A similar standard livelihood package for Mullaitivu District was finalized at the District Recovery meeting of 31 August. See sample livelihood packages for Kilinochchi returnees in Table 3 below.

1 Government officials will not qualify for livelihood assistance, due to their regular source of income, but are eligible for housing support.

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TABLE 3: Sample livelihood packages2 Target beneficiary Package components Considerations group Paddy farmers - 3 bushels seed paddy per acre - Beneficiary should have documented land - Fertilizers and agro‐chemicals (specific ownership, access to irrigation and attend quantities per acreage) extension training - Set of farm tools and equipment (mammoty, - Agencies to ensure market linkages sickle, knapsack sprayer, watering can etc.) - LKR 4,000 cash grant for land preparation - 50kg fencing wire Vegetable / fruit - Seed packs (onion, chili, eggplant, pumpkin, - Land ownership rests with beneficiary plant / perennial snake gourd, bitter gourd, leeks, carrot etc. or - Minimum ¼ acre land plant cultivators mango, lime, orange, pomegranate, banana, - Ensured access to irrigation water papaya, cashew, palmyrah, teak etc.) - Crop type to be decided in consultation with - Fertilizer and agro‐chemicals as appropriate beneficiaries and line departments per crop (compost for perennials and fruit) - To ensure proper fencing (and night surveillance - Tools/equipment set against marauding animals, if necessary) - Water pump and accessories for vegetable - Agencies to ensure market linkages cultivation with community ownership encouraged - LKR 4,000 cash grant for land preparation - 50kg fencing wire Backyard poultry - Minimum 25 1‐3 month old chicks, vaccinated - Government veterinary to ensure that the birds farmers - 25 kg bag of feed are vaccinated and disease‐free - Shed or construction material, watering can - Agencies to consult with Government veterinary, and feeder Department of Animal Production and Health etc. - Agencies to ensure feed for a transition period - One‐day training for beneficiaries Inland fishermen - Standard fishing gear and other accessories - Stockpile fingerlings before assistance to ensure - Fiber‐glass canoes fishing stocks in consultation with respective - Bicycle with boxes government departments - Agencies to ensure linkages with inland fishing societies and other cooperative bodies

 In October the number of persons receiving livelihood and income‐generation assistance increased by nearly 1,000, for a total 7,671 by the end of the month.

TABLE 4: Total # of people provided with immediate livelihood/income generating opportunities excluding cash for work3 District Total as of Achievements Total as of Agencies in Oct 30 Sept 10 (1‐31 Oct) 31 Oct 10 Jaffna 1,647 534 2,181 CARE, Christian Aid, DRC, IOM, NRC, SDC, UMCOR, UNDP, World Vision Kilinochchi 441 498 939 ADT, CARE, CORDAID, IOM, SLRCS, UNDP, WUSC, ZOA Mannar 1,125 11 1,136 ACTED, CORDAID, DanChurchAid, IOM, LEADS, Muslim Aid, RI, UMCOR, UNDP, World Vision, ZOA Mullaitivu 1,679 ‐188 1,491 ACTED, CARE, IOM, LEADS, NRC, PIN, SAH, SLRCS, UMCOR, UNDP, WUSC Vavuniya 1,752 172 1,924 CARE, Christian Aid, CORDAID, FORUT, FOSDOO, ILO, JEN, RI, SEED Total 6,644 1,027 7,671 Source: 3W inputs as of 31 Oct

2 This is a heavily summarized description of assistance packages laid out in the Standardized Livelihood Packages – – Principles, Guidelines and Packages document. 3 Fluctuations in figures included in this report are the best available information at the time of reporting. During the process of collecting 3W information there are refinements, corrections and shifts in programming that may result in month to month changes, including negative values.

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Vocational training:  Vocational training is currently being provided across the Northern Province with the support of the Vocational Training Authority (VTA) and partners, including ILO, WUSC, GTZ, UNICEF and FORUT. Courses are offered for electrical work, refrigeration and air conditioning, welding, computer hardware, tailoring, masonry, outboard motor repair, plumbing etc. For 2011, the VTA will introduce new courses based on market dynamics in cooking and hotel management, driving (light and heavy vehicles), heavy machine operation, farm machine repair, bakery and beautician skills.  In Vavuniya District, the GA office has specifically requested agencies to provide appropriate skills training to resettled youth for employment in factories producing garments, leather products and heavy machinery to be established shortly in the area.

Permanent housing:  As of 20 November progress was ongoing on 5,714 units (or 40%) against a commitment of 14,254 permanent houses being constructed in the Northern Province. Simultaneously agencies were repairing 1,889 or (63%) of a planned 3,010 houses. (See Tables 5 and 6 below)

TABLE 5: Total # of permanent houses constructed District Committed Progress Agencies in Oct/Nov Kilinochchi 5,830 1,584 SLRCS, UN‐HABITAT, NEHRP Mannar 3,530 2,135 Muslim Aid, UNDP, NEHRP, CTF, FCE, CARITAS Mullaitivu 2,849 1,696 OfferR, SLRCS, UN‐HABITAT, NEHRP, SLRCS, UMCOR, CARITAS Vavuniya 2,045 299 ASB, SEED, UN‐HABITAT, UNDP, PIN Total 14,254 5,714 Source: UN‐HABITAT data as of 20 Nov

TABLE 6: Total # of permanent houses repaired District Committed Progress Agencies in Oct/Nov Kilinochchi 1,485 907 UN‐HABITAT, UNDP Mannar So far no agency N/A Mullaitivu 1,475 932 UMCOR, UN‐HABITAT, Caritas Vavuniya 50 50 PIN Total 3,010 1,889 Source: UN‐HABITAT data as of 20 Nov

 A dedicated Housing Technical Working Group (TWG) has been established with UN‐HABITAT, UNHCR, UNDP, ASB and other relevant agencies. The TWG will address design, quantity, price and logistics issues for permanent housing repairs and reconstruction, as well as CORE housing.  A letter from the Vavuniya GA office has finalized concept notes for CORE housing and repairs. UNDP is obtaining similar letters from the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu GAs. The Presidential Task Force (PTF) also officially confirmed approval for CORE housing projects. The PTF reaffirmed the principle that every house constructed should have a functional toilet.  The Indian Government has commissioned the North East Housing Reconstruction Programme (NEHRP) to conduct a housing assessment in the Northern Province. The Indian programme has started with a three‐year construction plan for 1,500 houses in Jaffna District. However, as news spreads about the Indian intervention, some returnees appear less willing to accept the current housing standards: the NEHRP specifications of 500 square feet, with two rooms – one lockable – with a toilet, at a cost of LKR 325,000 with permanent materials. Also there is concern that a number of people have rebuffed shelter assistance from other agencies due to a misperception that they will shortly receive a permanent house through the Indian programme.  Due to Maha season cultivation beneficiaries in some areas have less time to devote to owner‐driven housing construction and repairs. Women‐headed households are reportedly encountering difficulties in supplying the beneficiary labour component, requiring additional support.  In some areas limited sand supply is resulting in rising prices. This is due to the Government regularizing the channels through which sand is supplied, for example to address the unauthorized mining of sand.

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Education | Sector Lead: UNICEF

Education partners include: ASB, Christian Aid, CORDAID, DanChurchAid, DRC, IOM, Muslim Aid, NRC, OfERR, ORHAN, RI, RtR, SCiSL, SEED, UMCOR, UNDP, UNICEF, World Vision and ZOA.

Menik Farm, Vavuniya District:  Despite free transport services by the government from Vavuniya to Menik Farm, absenteeism and a lack of teachers continue to jeopardize education services for students still in the camp. Undisrupted schooling is crucial to ensure the children’s emotional wellbeing and their ability to re‐enter the regular school system once they return to their areas of origin. Although no accurate numbers are available, dropout, poor attendance and diminishing education quality are common concerns across all remaining zones of Menik Farm. Furthermore agencies are advocating for IDP transfers among zones to be carried out with minimal disruption of the current school examinations.

Resettlement areas:  As a contingency strategy for the monsoon season, UNICEF has distributed tarpaulins for covering temporary learning spaces to schools through the Zonal Directors of Education offices. Also, schools have received environmental cleaning and toilets cleaning kits to manage drainage in case of floods and teachers been trained in emergency education provision.  The continued use of some Northern Province schools for military purposes or as rehabilitation centres hinders creation of a suitable learning environment for children. Such situations prevail in the Omanthai Central College and the Primary Section of Tamil Maha Vidyalam school in Vavuniya District as well as in the Thunukkai Zonal Education Office and the Mankulam Maha Vidyalam school in Mullaitivu District.  There is a need for greater coordination and reconciliation of priorities in the school construction sector to maximize the impact of interventions. The following school construction projects were identified in October:

TABLE 7: Schools requiring Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) or rehabilitation District Zonal Education Schools requiring semi‐ Schools requiring TLS Schools requiring Department division permanent structures rehabilitation Jaffna Vadamaradchi 2 schools Valikamam 1 school Thenmaradchy 3 schools Kilinochchi Kilinochchi 4 schools (total 9 TLS) 2 schools Mannar Madhu 6 schools (1 TLS each) Mannar 2 schools (1 structure each) Mullaitivu Thunukkai 1 school (1 TLS) 3 schools Mullaitivu 1 school 3 schools Vavuniya Vavuniya North 7 schools (1 structure each) 1 school Source: UNICEF

 400 participants received training under a psychosocial support programme being implemented by the Northern Province Department of Education, with UNICEF and GTZ support. The trainees will now practice supervision skills and begin to provide support to their assigned network of teachers in promoting psychosocial healing in the classroom.  In Jaffna District, a master counselor from the District Resource Centre conducted group activities for approximately 700 returnee students, with approximately 40 referred for counseling by a zonal level counselor. In Vavuniya District, a local NGO Amaithy Thendral utilized drama, play and art therapy, outdoor activities, group sharing and family/home visits to provide psychosocial support to 1,557 children in seven schools.  Seven children, undergoing treatment in the Pompaimadu Hospital for spinal cord injuries sustained during the war, are receiving catch‐up education, with support from the Vavuniya College of Education, MSF and UNICEF.  In October 60 participants completed a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme under a Crash Training initiative for inexperienced primary‐level teachers in the Northern, Eastern, Central and Uva Provinces. They will now start training teachers in basic classroom pedagogy, the goals of the national curriculum and the Child‐Friendly

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010 Schools concept. The Provincial and Zonal Directors of Education offices are conducting the Cash Training exercise.  The National Institute of Education has finalized teacher handbooks and teacher deployment for an Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) targeting foundation, primary and secondary school students in the Northern Province. They will receive special instruction in core subjects, including English, Mathematics, Science and Tamil, under the ALP to make up time lost owing to their displacement.

Food | Sector Lead: WFP

 In November 286,370 IDPs and returnees in the Northern Province received food rations. WFP foresees a full pipeline break in early 2011 if donor funding is not received. WFP has already announced a 50% reduction of wheat flour and sugar rations in the food basket for returnees, which will reduce the daily kilocaloric intake from 1,800/day to approximately 1,500/day. Also, a pipeline break for Corn Soya Blend is projected in January 2011 unless donor contributions are received.  WFP announced that approximately 24 million dollars will be required in 2011 to assist 371,000 beneficiaries, comprising IDPs in camps, returnees and host communities, under the Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations. WFP has received 5.5 million toward this sum as in‐kind donations. WFP core operations will adopt a more pronounced strategy in support to early recovery. Agencies will continue to focus on restoring the agricultural assets of recently returned households and will be linked to longer‐term development initiatives. The priority will be to help people prepare for the next major harvest. A mother‐and‐child health and nutrition programme implemented through health centres will continue to provide essential nutritional support to the most vulnerable, and a school meals programme will complement nutritional inputs. Vulnerability analysis and mapping will be central to obtaining and using food security and market information.  Households headed by women are particularly vulnerable because they often lack productive labour to cultivate their land or engage in income‐generating activities. These households represent more than 18% of recent returnees and will be prioritized for Food‐for‐Training programmes. Returnees who resettled in 2007/ 2008, in an advanced stage of recovery, will not be assisted.  WFP is planning to distribute 347 fuel‐efficient stoves to schools, as well as 35,000 stoves to returnee households in the Northern Province. WFP has previously distributed 13,000 stoves to IDPs in Menik Farm.

Health | Sector Lead: WHO

Health partners include: ASB, CHA‐Mercy Malaysia, Christian Aid, HI, IOM, MSF Holland, Muslim Aid, ORHAN, UNFPA, WHO and ZOA.

Menik Farm, Vavuniya District:  Medical professionals continue to be redeployed from Menik Farm. At the end of November, two medical officers, a pharmacist and a dispenser from the Cheddikulam Base Hospital work in the remaining primary health care centres, assisted by two pre‐intern medical officers and displaced health workers. While a few IDPs with sufficient resources access medical services at the Cheddikulam Base Hospital and Vavuniya General Hospital, the majority (250‐300 patients/day) remain dependent on health services provided within the camp. Consequently the drain of professional health workers from Menik Farm is an important concern. Further, none of the medical facilities or hospitals in or adjoining Menik Farm provide laboratory facilities, forcing transfer of patients to outside hospitals for even simple investigations.  A similar dearth of field health workers (Public Health Inspectors and Public Health Midwives) and volunteers constrains health promotion, maternal and child health activities, environmental health and disease surveillance. The dwindling numbers are caused by releases from Menik Farm and non‐payment of incentives to volunteers by agencies due to a lack of funds. Resource mobilization to maintain a small cadre of volunteers in each zone to serve the residual Menik Farm inhabitants is a critical need.  The Ministry of Health (MoH) and partners are working on modalities for rehabilitation of health facilities in Menik Farm. With respect to health infrastructure, partners will focus on renovating consultation areas, waiting areas and drug stores of Zone 0 and 1 health facilities to meet IDP needs.

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 Irregular garbage disposal and delays in decommissioning vacated tents left by departing IDPs are blamed for the recent rodent infestation reported in all zones and, with the monsoon rains, could create the conditions for a possible outbreak of leptospirosis (rat fever). Health experts warn that rain water contaminated by rat urine poses a health hazard since the disease‐causing organism enters through the skin. A team comprised of officers from the MoH Epidemiology Unit and the Agriculture Department that recently visited Menik Farm and recommended the use of rodenticides and regular garbage collection to mitigate the risk of outbreaks.  Communicable disease surveillance and response continue to function with the assistance of two WHO‐ supported Public Health Inspectors. They also work on water quality testing and maintenance of sanitation standards in the camp environment. During November no major disease outbreaks and only isolated cases of diarrhoea were reported from all zones.

Resettlement areas:  The MoH has assigned more doctors to hospitals in the resettlement areas, as follows: 20 to Vavuniya District General Hospital; 15 to Vavuniya Cheddikulam Base Hospital; 10 to Kilinochchi District hospitals (including 6 at the General Hospital); and 12 to Mullaitivu District hospitals. Nevertheless, activities in the region’s peripheral health facilities (i.e. divisional and base hospitals, and offices of the Medical Officers of Health) continue to be crippled by an acute shortage of health professionals. Many health workers are unwilling to accept posts in remote areas due to fears of isolation. Also concerns that they may not be permitted to transfer out to more central locations prevents health personnel from taking up work in the interior of the Northern Province.  Estimated daily consultations at the Out Table 8: # OPD consultations per day in Patient Departments (OPD) in major hospital October/November are given District Hospital # of patients per day  MSF‐Holland assists fortnightly orthopaedic Kilinochchi District General Hospital 500 clinics at the Kilinochchi General Hospital. Base Hospital Mulankavil 100  The MoH Epidemiology Unit conducted Mullaitivu Base Hospital Mallavi 300 Base Hospital Mankulam 60 training on disease surveillance and outbreak management on 23 September in Vavuniya Source: WHO data as of 30 Nov (for both Vavuniya and Mannar district health personnel), in Jaffna on 3 November, and in Kilinochchi on 4 November (for Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu staff). All the regional epidemiologists, Medical Officers of Health, Supervising Health Inspectors, Public Health Inspectors and Infection Control Nurses serving in these areas took part at the WHO‐supported training programme.  MSF‐France concluded on 26 November all activities in Menik Farm and now, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Mullaitivu RDHS, is launching a psychiatric and psychological care programme in Mullaitivu, Malawi, Odusuddan and Mankulam. The agency is transferring its staff from Menik Farm, where the need for such care, including medical treatment as required, has diminished as IDPs progressively return to their areas of origin. Staff include a psychiatrist, a psychologist, counselors and community support officers. Psychological and psychiatric care, as part of health services, have been identified as a significant element in the process of helping people returning to the Northern Province to rebuild their lives.  Also, MSF‐France is gradually replicating an ongoing programme supporting secondary care at the Jaffna Point Pedro Hospital at the Mullaitivu General Hospital. With the goals of reducing mortality and morbidity, since 2006 the programme has placed surgeons, anesthetists, obstreticians‐gynaecologists and other medical professionals at the Point Pedro Hospital to support health services. The hospital saw an average 240 persons seeking emergency treatment, conducted 100 deliveries and 160 surgery acts per month so far in 2010.

Nutrition | Sector Lead: UNICEF

Menik Farm, Vavuniya District:  The Cheddikulam Medical Officer of Health together with IDP Health Coordination Office, with UNICEF support, screened 1,068 children in October and 892 children in November. (This was 45%‐50% of the total recorded child population under five years in the camp, most families being absent on passes despite awareness raising to bring their children to the screening centres). Routine data indicated the prevalence of acute malnutrition among those screened had decreased from 13.5% in October to 12.4% by November, below the nationwide average of 15% in 2006/2007. Children identified with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) received a one‐month supply of plumpy’nut, provided by UNICEF.

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 Children identified with SAM‐related medical complications in Menik Farm are referred to the Therapeutic Feeding Centres (TFC) in Vavuniya and Cheddikulam hospitals. They receive the nutrient‐dense F‐100 and F‐ 75 therapeutic milk products and ReSoMal, a rehydration solution for malnourished children (all provided by UNICEF). The treatment allows children in an extremely fragile state due to malnutrition, caused by disease or insufficient food, to be stabilized and promotes gradual weight gain.

Resettlement areas:  Management of acute malnutrition is being carried out though the Nutrition Rehabilitation Programme (NRP) in all northern districts through the primary healthcare system. In October a total 22,165 children were screened for malnutrition (compared to 22,057 children in September). 328 (1.48%) children identified with SAM related medical complications were referred for further treatment at the Vavuniya and Cheddikulam TFCs.  Health personnel in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts received training on the inpatient management of severe acute malnutrition in November, with similar training planned for health workers at the in December.

Protection | Sector Lead: UNHCR

Protection partners include ACTED, ASB, CARE International, DRC, FOSDOO, NRC, Save the Children, UMCOR, UNDP and WorldVision.

Menik Farm, Vavuniya District:  On 25 October, officials from the Ministry of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services, the Mullaitivu and Vavuniya GA offices and the Assistant GA offices for Puthukkudiyirippu and Maritimepattu DS Divisions undertook a ‘come‐and‐tell’ visit to Menik Farm. Officials directly addressed the IDPs’ concerns regarding the situation in Mullaitivu District, from where 97% of the residual Menik Farm population originates. They focused on progress in re‐establishing administrative and civil services in home areas, the current status of mine action, approximate timelines for release and the imperatives for camp consolidation. The visit was a significant exercise in information sharing and public consultation and reduced frustrations among Menik Farm residents regarding the slow pace of return and the need to relocate to other zones. Following the exercise, IDPs and government officials praised the utility of the visit and discussions. The visit was supported by UNHCR and OCHA, with briefings by the DMAO on mine contamination, surveying and clearance processes in the areas. Since officials from the Mullaitivu GA office have carried out regular visits to the camp.

Northern resettlement areas:  During the months of October and November some transit situations were finally resolved, while new ones emerged across the Vanni. At the beginning of October some 1,333 individuals/357 families remained in secondary displacement in areas of return, largely in the Kilinochchi District. By the end of November the number increased to 1,426 individuals/383 families in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts and Vavuniya North DS Division. ‐ In Kilinochchi District some protracted situations in Kandavalai DS Division found a positive solution due to the completion of the mine clearance in the families’ land. By the end of the month, most of the families previously in transit in the makeshift camps in Kumarasamipuram (326 individuals/74 families) and Piramanthanaru (609 individuals/ 142 families) had completed their return journey to areas of origin. These families have received additional NFI assistance to support their immediate needs in their final destinations. ‐ In Mullaitivu District a group of 33 families returning from Menik Farm to Maritimepattu DS Division (Kokillai GN), could not return to their area of origin due to residual mine contamination although the area had been released for resettlement. They are currently in a school close to their areas of origin, where emergency shelter material and NFI assistance have been provided. ‐ In Kilinochchi District approximately 275 families are in transit situations in some 7 GNs in Pachchilapalai and Karachchi DS Divisions. Both cases are determined by the heavy mine contamination of the areas of origin of the returnees. In Pachilapallai, returnees remain scattered in cleared areas in the vicinity of their own houses, with extended family or friends. Mine action will likely result in the opening of three of the

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010 seven GNs within the coming months. The remaining GNs may take a few years to release, and satisfactory interim arrangements will have to be made. In Karachchi DS Division, the clearance process is ongoing and the situation may be resolved in a near future. ‐ In Mannar District, a total of 15 returnee families returning from Menik Farm to Mullaikulam South became stranded in transit, due to incomplete mine action in their home areas. With these additions, the new total of families in transit situations in the district now exceeds 300. ‐ Some other 900 individuals/250 families are also without access to their land in Mannar District, largely in Madhu DS Division, due to heavy mine contamination. New situations of stranded returnees emerged during October. ‐ In Vavuniya District, a transit situation of a smaller number of families (approximately 15) developed in the northern part of Vavuniya DS Division, again due to ongoing mine action processes in the intended destination of return, close to the old defence line established during the conflict time. At the same time, another situation in Vavuniya North Division was resolved with the completion of mine clearing processes in the areas of origin of the families.  Support to vulnerable families and children affected by the armed conflict, including those formerly associated with armed groups, is ongoing. At the end of September, 468 children were provided with reintegration support ranging from education and life skills to vocational training and income generation. At least another 600 children in the Northern Province await reintegration support. In order to fill this gap UNICEF has developed a partnership agreement with the Vocational Training Authority aimed at reaching 850 vulnerable children in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya districts, to provide them three to nine months of on the job training.  As a long‐term initiative, UNICEF continues its support to the government to strengthen its presence in the Northern Province. By the end of October, 28 Probation officers, 10 Database Assistants and 4 National Child Protection Authority coordinators have been recruited and deployed.

Mine Action | Sector Lead: UNDP

Mine Action partners include: CTF, DDG, FSD, HALO Trust, HelpAge, Horizon, LJSSS, MAG, RDF, SARVATRA and UNDP.

 Agencies cleared approximately 5.5 km2 (5,535,034 m2) in October and 2.9 km2 (2,899,536 m2) in November (minefield and battle area clearance), bringing the total area cleared of landmines/Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contamination in the Northern Province since the start of operations in January 2009 to almost 432 km2 (431,491,220 m2). Residential areas remain the priority focus for clearance to facilitate IDP resettlement. However priorities are shifting to livelihood areas in Mannar and Vavuniya districts. Resettlement‐focused clearance is expected to be completed by the end of 2010, with the possible exception of certain GNs in Puthukudiyiruppu DS Division.  Surveys have identified an additional estimated 536 km2 of contamination in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Mannar districts, including residual contamination in the Eastern Province, as of 30 November. Non‐technical surveys remain to be completed in eight GNs in Puthukudiyiruppu.

Table 9: Mine action operations as of 30 November District Clearance Surveys Comments Jaffna ‐ Ongoing in 6 GNs in Tellipallai DS New clearance/surveys expected ‐ Ongoing in 2 GNs in Chavakachcheri including in Chirutivu Island (Velanai DS, East (Nallur DS), DS), Maruthankerny bridge Nagarkovil South (Maruthankerny (Maruthankerny DS), and DS), (Island South DS), Columbuthurai Jetty (Jaffna DS) and Pandaveddai (Chankanai DS) Kilinochchi ‐ Ongoing in Karachchi DS (9 GNs), ‐ The Non‐Technical Survey has been ‐ Several areas in Karachchi DS released Kandavalai DS (2 GNs) and Poonakar completed in Mylvaganapuram & in October DS (2 GNs) for resettlement and Kumaraswamipuram (Kandavalai livelihoods DSD) and was handed over for resettlement except three Suspected Hazardous Areas (SHA) in Mylvaganapuram Mannar ‐ Resettlement linked clearance in ‐ Non‐tech. survey found heavy ‐ Focus on livelihoods‐oriented

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Madhu contamination in Madhu DS clearance except one village ‐ Heavy contamination and clearance (Devadpuram) at Iranailluppai GN jn for livelihoods etc in Periyamadhu Madhu DS West, Periyamadhu East and Kayanagar GNs Mullaitivu ‐ 2 PTK GNs released after non‐ ‐ Puthukudiyiruppu East, technical surveys / 1 after Puthukudiyiruppu West, clearance Aanathapuram, Sivanagar Manthuvil ‐ Clearance for resettlement & Mallikaithivu GNs in PTK not yet prioritized in another two PTK GNs released for mine action ‐ Non‐tech. surveys done in 43 GNs ‐ Mullaivaikal West and with resettlement‐oriented Amapalavanarpokknai GNs in clearance Maritimepattu DS not yet released for ‐ Resurveys in Odusuddan and mine action Thunukkai DS return areas ‐ Vavuniya ‐ Majority residential areas cleared ‐ Ongoing surveys in Omanthai, ‐ Focus now on livelihoods and except Mahilankulam GN Velankulam, Pirappamaduwa, infrastructure clearance Mahakachikpdiya and Salampaikulam GNs Source: UNDP

 Mine Risk Education (MRE) continues among host and resettled communities in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. In October and November 53,872 people received MRE for a total 362,715 beneficiaries this year. Seven mine/Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) incidents claimed 14 casualties in October and November, for a total 26 incidents and 46 casualties since January (January‐November 2009: 19 incidents and 29 casualties). Most mine/ERW incidents in 2010 have been linked to UXO or Abandoned Unexploded Ordnance (AXO) and the use of fire, for instance to burn garbage. UNICEF is distributing specific MRE messages advising safer practices, rather than prohibitions against burning of garbage. Members of the public reported 112 suspected mine/ERW areas during October and November.

Shelter and NFI | Sector Lead: UNHCR

Shelter/NFI partners include: ACTED, ASB, CARE International, Caritas, CORDAID, CTF, DanChurchAid, DRC, FOSDOO, IOM, JEN, Muslim Aid, NRC, OfERR, Oxfam GB, PIN, RI, SEED, SLRCS, UMCOR, UN HABITAT, UNDP, UNHCR, UNOPS and ZOA.

Menik Farm, Vavuniya District:  ASB is carrying out repairs/maintenance of shelters in Zones 0 and 1 in view of the camp consolidation exercise. Zone 3 maintenance continues on a needs basis but the families in this zone will likely be consolidated into Zones 0 and 1 in early 2011. UNHCR conducts daily monitoring visits and is in frequent communication with camp administrators about shelter conditions.  Shelter partners have decided against a needs assessment for the purpose of tent rehabilitation, since most tents are too severely deteriorated to warrant further restoration.  Camp preparations for the monsoon continue. Joint DMC, UNHCR and UNDP maintenance work on road drainage started in September, completing a total 46,312m (46km) by 31 October. UNHCR will continue necessary maintenance in all zones up to the end of this year. Concerns remain about surface drainage around the tents and shelters, which is handled by the IDPs themselves. Resettlement areas Table 10: # returnee households to  Between October 2009 and October 2010, some 61,717 returnee have received shelter cash grant families have received or been registered for the grant by UNHCR and District # of families its partners. In total an estimated US$2.6 million is needed to cover Jaffna 25,601 the remaining internally displaced families who have returned or will Kilinochchi 19,170 return to their homes. For district breakdowns see Table 10 below. Mannar 4,659 As of 25 October, a backlog of 11,589 families is yet to receive the Mullaitivu 10,325 shelter cash grant. A further 7,193 families remaining in camps, 8,242 Vavuniya 1,962 families with host families and 738 families in transit sites are due to Source: UNHCR receive the grant.

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010  In October partners constructed 649 semi‐permanent shelters, mostly for resettled communities in Kilinochchi District, bringing the total number of shelters constructed by 31 October to 25,748. (See Table 9)

TABLE 9: Total # of semi‐permanent transitional shelters constructed (Ongoing/Completed) District Total as of Achievements Total as of Agencies in Oct 30 Sept 10 (1‐31 Oct) 31 Oct 10 Jaffna 1,568 ‐2094 1,359 DRC, IOM, NRC, UMCOR, UNHCR, ZOA Kilinochchi 8,789 869 9,658 CARE, DRC, IOM, PWJ, UNOPS, ZOA Mannar 2752 20 2,772 Caritas, DanChurchAid, IOM, OfERR, OXFAM, RI, ZOA Mullaitivu 11,069 ‐138 10,931 ACTED, CARE, IOM, NRC, PWJ, UNOPS Vavuniya 921 107 1,028 CARE, CORDAID, JEN, PWJ, RDF, SEED, ZOA Total 25,099 649 25,748 Source: 3W inputs as of 31 Oct

 The gap in NFI stocks for IDPs and returnees decreased to 5,200 complete NFI kits, following WVI procurement of 3,000 and a DRC contribution of 6,800 family kits, currently under distribution. Due to financial limitations, UNHCR will use available funds to procure NFI kits, excluding kitchen sets and galvanized buckets, since those already provided to IDPs were of good quality and durable. The decision does not affect the contents of the NFI package and partners are encouraged to seek funds for procurement of the full list of items.  As of October 2010, resettled families in Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya districts received 5,933 tarpaulins and 10,000 vegetable seed packs. Between August 2009 and October 2010, returnees and IDPs in the Northern and Eastern Provinces have received a total 99,925 NFI return kits (Kilinochchi District: 32,033 kits; Jaffna District: 28,696 kits; Mullaitivu District: 16,894 kits; Mannar District: 11,316 kits; Vavuniya District: 5,634 kits; : 2,429 kits; District: 2,418 kits; : 505 kits)

WASH | Sector Lead: UNICEF

WASH partners include: ACTED, ASB, CARE International, Christian Aid, CORDAID, DanChurchAid, DRC, FOSDOO, IOM, IRD SL, JEN, LEADS, Muslim Aid, NRC, Oxfam GB, RI, SEED, SLRCS, UMCOR, UNDP, UNICEF, UNOPS, World Vision and ZOA.

Menik Farm, Vavuniya District:  IDPs in Menik Farm had access to between 27‐68 litres in October and 26‐53 litres in November for drinking. They received between 30‐130 litres/person in October and 69‐107 litres/person in November for other water needs. The variation is due to water bowsers being shifted along with camp consolidation, the availability of dug wells and tube wells in different zones and differences in water supply from the Malwathu Oya river. The failure of intake in Kallaru water intake pump due to high water levels in the Malwathu Oya river also affected water supply. Nevertheless all IDPs were guaranteed of a water supply above the SPHERE standard (7.5‐15 litres daily per person).  IDPs received 280m3 of bowsered water in October and 334m3 in November, delivered by a fleet of 12 vehicles (operated by UNICEF/Muslim Aid, UNICEF/National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB), ZOA, ASB, and German Red Cross/Sri Lankan Red Cross). A gap in services may arise after 31 December, when some agency funding will run out.  NWS&DB plans to build a new treatment plant and distribution system for Zones 0 and 1, to handle the increased demand following the relocation of Zone 2 and 4 IDPs to Zones 0 and 1. NWS&DB have installed a new pump and delivered the necessary storage tanks to the site, to be fixed in the coming weeks.  In November, UNOPS decommissioned 382 toilets and repaired 217 toilets, in addition to 4 bathing places. The agency decommissioned 151 toilets and repaired 296 toilets as well as 3 bathing places the previous month. UNOPS has secured CERF funding to maintain and decommission WASH infrastructure up to the end of January 2011. The office of the Assistant Commissioner for Local Governance has extended solid and liquid waste management operations to the entire camp, with UNICEF funding up to the end of March 2011.

4 Ibid

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010  The closure of Zones 2 and 4 has allowed one agency, SLRCS, to cover hygiene promotion for the entire camp until the end of the year. In November SLRCS and ASB, in close collaboration with the Health Coordination Unit in Menik Farm, provided refills for 898 hygiene kits to IDPs moving from Zone 4 to Zone 0. However there are insufficient stocks to cover needs for the rest of the camp population.  Nearly 150 children in Zones 2 and 4 found creative ways to talk about the importance of clean hands in an art exhibition organized on 15 October, Global Handwashing Day, with the winners awarded prizes. Also partners conducted handwashing demonstrations, distributed promotional material and staged several puppet shows on hygiene themes.

Ramavil camp and welfare centres, Jaffna District:  The approximately 1,200 IDPs in Ramavil camp received a daily water supply of around 10 litres per person during October and November. UNICEF is supporting NWS&DB to extend water bowsering services to the Ramavil camp up to the end of December. From January 2011, NWS&DB has made arrangements to continue drinking water supplies to Ramavil via pipe connection from the nearby Vempirai town.  UNICEF/Sewalanka continue to support WASH improvements at Ramavil IDP camp and 38 welfare centers (for long‐term IDPs) in Chavakachcheri, Uduvil, Chankanai and Tellipalai DS Divisions, benefiting around 7,500 persons. In November, agencies repaired 25 toilets, renovated 10 wells renovated and conducted 10 hygiene promotion sessions.

Resettlement areas:  Resettled communities in Mannar and Kilinochchi Districts have insufficient supplies of water, as several agencies ceased water bowsering activities at the end of August for lack of funding. The local Pradeshiya Sabhas are bowsering in water supplies to resettled communities in West and Musali DS Divisions in Mannar District. GN officials are supporting weekly UNICEF assessments of WASH activities at the village level. The assessment reveals that there is still a huge need for well cleaning and toilet construction in many areas. Despite heavy monsoon rains, no issues in the quality of drinking water have been reported so far.  Efforts to restore WASH infrastructure in the resettlement areas continue. In November 400 toilets were repaired/constructed, mostly in Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, and Jaffna districts, for a total of 6,828 by the end of the month. In the same period, 892 wells were cleaned, rehabilitated or constructed, the majority in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya and Mannar districts, for a total 7,855 units. (See Tables 11 and 12).

TABLE 11: Total # of toilets repaired/constructed (Ongoing/Completed) District Total as of Achievements Total as of Agencies in Oct 30 Oct 10 (1‐30 Nov) 30 Nov 10 Jaffna 1,187 60 1,287 DRC, IOM, IRD‐SL, NRC, SDC, UMCOR, UN‐ HABITAT, UNICEF/SLF, ZOA Kilinochchi 1,757 228 1,985 UNICEF/SLF,UNOPS, IOM, Cordaid Mannar 2,499 0 2,499 IOM, ACTED, ZOA, SARVODAYA/OXFAM , CTF/Diakonia, UNOPS Mullaitivu 985 112 1,097 IOM,UNOPS, NRC, SCiSL Vavuniya Total 6,428 400 6,828 Source: UNICEF data as of 30 Nov

TABLE 12: Total # of dug wells cleaned/rehabilitated/constructed (Ongoing/Completed) District Total as of Achievements Total as of Agencies in Oct 30 Oct 10 (1‐30 Nov) 30 Nov 10 Jaffna 350 62 412 IOM, NRC, SDC, UNICEF/SLF, ZOA Kilinochchi 1,978 171 2,149 UNICEF/WRB, WVI, UNICEF/SLF, UNOPS, ZOA, UNICEF/WB, CTF/CordAid Mannar 1,135 42 1,177 UNICEF/WB, RI, ACTED, IOM,SARVODAYA/OXFAM, CTF/Diakonia Mullaitivu 1,974 319 2,293 UNICEF/WRB, UNICEF/WB, WVI, WC, LEADS, Sewalanka, RI, UNOPS Vavuniya 1,526 298 1,824 UNICEF/WB, WVI, Sewalanka, RI, JEN Total 6,963 892 7,855 Source: UNICEF data as of 30 Nov

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NORTH & EAST | SRI LANKA | Report # 29 October – November 2010  Construction and/or rehabilitation of water supply and sanitation facilities continued in a total of 104 schools located in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar and Mullaitivu districts. The work is carried out by either the School Development Societies or private contractors (selected through tendering process) under monitoring and supervision by the zonal education. In Jaffna District, hospital or rural development societies have mobilized to carry out similar work in 18 health care centers/hospitals with monitoring and supervision by the Regional Directorate of Health Services.

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