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Compendium of Projects towards the Sri Lanka: Joint Plan for Assistance Northern Province 2011 United Nations The Sri Lanka 2011 Compendium of Projects has been compiled by the United Nations (UN) and includes projects from the UN, national and international Non- Governmental Organizations and International Organizations in response to the Government led Joint Plan of Assistance to the Northern Province. The Compendium of Projects is in line with Government strategies and has been prioritized help assist people in the Northern Province to recover and rebuild their lives. The following executive summary and summary information on sector needs and priorities and monitoring is drawn directly from the Joint Plan of Assistance. 1 | Page Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 3 2. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING (GROUPED BY SECTOR) .................................................................. 6 3. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING (GROUPED BY APPEALING ORGANIZATION) ........................................ 7 4. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS AND FUNDING (GROUPED BY PRIORITY ) .............................................................. 11 5. MONITORING FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................................................ 12 6. SECTOR NEEDS, PRIORITIES AND RESPONSE STRATEGY .................................................................................... 13 6.1 SHELTER PROVISION AND NON-FOOD ITEM (NFI) ASSISTANCE ................................................................. 13 6.2 FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOOD ................................................................................... 15 6.3 WATER AND SANITATION (WASH) ...................................................................................................... 19 6.4 HEALTH AND NUTRITION .................................................................................................................... 21 6.5 EDUCATION AND SPORTS ................................................................................................................... 22 6.6 CIVIL ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS ......................................................... 24 6.7 MINE ACTION .................................................................................................................................. 26 6.8 LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................... 28 ANNEX I.- PROJECT SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 31 2 | Page 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is a compendium of projects aimed to respond to the priorities outlined in the Joint Plan of Assistance1 (JPA) to the Northern Province 2011. The JPA was developed through a consultative process led by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on assistance needed during 2011 to help people in the Northern Province to recover and rebuild their lives. Upon the Government’s invitation this process was undertaken jointly with the United Nations and its agencies (UN), national and international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and International Organizations (IOs). The JPA outlines the considerable accomplishments made by the Government and its partners during 2010 during which hundreds of thousands of displaced families returned to their homes and began the long process of recovery and rebuilding. The ultimate aim of such work is to ensure the long-term sustainable development of the Northern Province within the shortest timeframe possible. Since the end of Sri Lanka’s long running conflict in May 2009, and as return movement picked up at the end of the same year, partners’ focus moved from humanitarian assistance to recovery and reconstruction. The majority of the displaced population already returned to their areas of origin in 2010, and more will return in 2011, including displaced in welfare centres (IDP camps), and other persons both from within the country and from abroad. It is expected that all welfare centres will be closed by mid 2011, as demining operations progress and the last few areas not yet open will become safe and accessible. To transform Northern Province whose development was handicapped for 30 years into a safe and a habitable area and to realize the aspirations of the Northern People in life within one or two years is a difficult task. The challenge in 2011 would be to bring even further the progress achieved in supporting a return to full self-sufficiency and normalcy across the Northern Province, whilst continuing paying specific attention to the needs of the most vulnerable segments of the communities. Providing returnee communities with livelihood opportunities will be an important factor to reduce dependency, to increase capabilities of the communities, and thereby enhance the sustainability of the returns and move further towards human development. Coordination of inputs between Government and the humanitarian, recovery and development community actors as well as private investment will require coordination and sharing of information to ensure effective inputs. Ensuring full participation of beneficiaries and relevant stakeholders, combined with strong communications are prerequisites to successful outcomes. Partnership with UN and NGOs will be further strengthened, and more investments will be made to move further steps towards a full development of the region to reach similar standards to the rest of the country. The multi-faceted nature of the response, together with continued operational complexities, has been figured into the overall planning. Significant and flexible resources are required to ensure the sustainability of the resettlement process and ensure a better future for the whole of Sri Lanka. Summarized within the compendium of projects, the Shelter/NFI/Permanent Housing, Mine Action and Food Security/Agriculture/Livelihoods sectors require the most investment over 2011 as vulnerable communities set up lives and livelihoods in their home areas following the end of war. Re-establishing basic services including Water/Sanitation, Health/Nutrition, Education/Sports and Civil Administration/National Protection Mechanisms are also key to support returns.2 3 This document contains sector strategies and a summary of projects toward the JPA consolidated through sector consultation with GoSL line ministries and key actors working in the recovery areas. It contains 153 projects across seven main and two minor sectors. The sum of project requirements is US$ 289,243,198, with 14% focused on urgent humanitarian activities, 33% on urgent early recovery and 53% on medium termed early recovery projects. Donors are urged to pledge toward these priorities to ensure a quick and durable return and resumption of lives. 1 Joint Plan of Assistance was launched on 1 February 2011 and can be found on ReliefWeb at the following URL: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MDCS-8DNHK2/$File/full_report.pdf 2 Several national initiatives are underway to support the people of Sri Lanka beyond the scope of the JPA and this Compendium of Projects, for instance, significant efforts are underway in the Economic Recovery/Infrastructure sector. However these projects fall largely under the development umbrella. Another important function not covered with detail are joint support and planning functions with the Disaster Management Ministry at National and District levels to coordinate the response to recurrent natural disasters, which affected the returning populations, and the most vulnerable. 3 The Support Services sector facilitates UN activities, similar to other sectors, is coordinated with the Government. 3 | Page Some basic humanitarian and development facts about Sri Lanka Population 21.1 million people (2008, Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka) Gross domestic product per capita $4,243.00 (UNDP Human Development Report 2010) Economic Percentage of population living on less than 14% (UNDP Human Development Report 2010) Status $1.25 per day Sinhala: Mastery level (scores 80 and above) – 59.4% ; NEREC National Assessment of Achievement of Threshold level (scores 50 and above) – 87.4% Grade 4 Students (2009) Tamil: Mastery level – 39.4% ; Threshold level – 72% Mastery level – 57.7%; Education National level achievement in mathematics threshold level – 81.8%, the threshold level is further disaggregated at 79% for the Northern Province Mastery level 19.8%; National level achievement in English language threshold level 58.4%, the threshold level is further disaggregated at 54% for the Northern Province 153/1000 – Male Adult mortality (disaggregated into male/female 93/1000 – Female m/f) (UNDP Human Development Report 2010) 39.3/100,000 live births Maternal mortality (Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, 2009) Under-five mortality 15/1,000 (UNICEF, State of the World’s Children 2010) Health 74.4 years from birth (UNDP Human Development Report, Life expectancy 2010) MD: 51.7/10,000 Number of health workforce Nurses: 125.7/ 10,000 (MD+nurse+midwife) per 10,000 population Midwife: 12.8 /10,000 (Annual Health Statistics, MoHN) Measles vaccination rate 95.0 % (Epidemiology Unit/Ministry of Health 2009) 50.7% (Excludes Northern Province and Trincomalee) Prevalence of