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As part of the Rural Industry Development program of the
Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) selected the CPS
to implement their livelihood activities through training.
Grand aid and JICA project team assisted
to the CPS to start livelihood by capacity building of the
organization, activity support and skill training.
The CPS made the beginning of Income
generation through utilization of existing local natural
resources such as;
01.
Utilization of a large amount water – Hyacinth to create water –
Hyacinth products
02.
Utilization of coconut palm plantation to create coconut fiber
products
03.
Utilization of fishery by products to create fish’s scale art
products.
Objective of the project
01.
to verify the community co-assistance to improve the livelihood
by activating and developing local industry using locally
existing natural resources
02.
to promote the livelihood rehabilitation by community
empowerment and through coordination with local government
organizations assistance.
Project formation activities
01.
Formulation of activity group from the CPS
02.
Selection of target products using local materials; and
03.
trial production and pre- marketing
CPS formed the group were formulated in the
three areas of the products for activating local industry was
made on the basis of the following principals
01.
to use of unexploited resources
02.
to produce value – added handicrafts
03.
to apply simple skills with the least investment.
In parallel with the production activity,
efforts have been made by the JICA to present us to various
exhibitions sponsored by RADA, MOHC and other related
organizations for verifying marketability and sounding future
distribution channel. We displayed our products in the following
exhibitions;
01.
Environment Exhibition and Trade fair 28-30 July 2006 at BMICH
02.
Tokyo Department Store 2-8 November 2006 at Tokyo Japan
03.
Launch of Divisional Livelihood Development Planes of 35 Tsunami
affected divisions in Sri Lanka 9th November 2006 at
Cinnamon Grand Hotel
04.
Handicraft Exhibition “Beyond the Tsunami”31st
January 2006 to 28th February 2007
Training
The JICA provided training in production
and purchased our products for 100,000 rupees.
Further, JICA supported to find some local
government organizations to the continues support in training
and purchasing of our products;
01.
Ministry of Rural Industries and Self – Employment promotion
02.
Industrial Development Board of Ceylon
03.
LAKSALA- Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board
04.
National Crafts Council
Further, we trained people in;
01.
Mobile phone repairing
02.
Cement Block making
03.
Floor tile making
04.
Masonry
05.
Carpentry
06.
House wiring
07.
Tailoring
08.
Flowerpots making
09.
Small Businesses
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