Sri Lanka

Partners and Actors 

• National Government Partners 

Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils; Uva Provincial Council

• Bilateral Cooperation Partners

Spain (AECID)

• Decentralized cooperation partners

FELCOS Umbria; Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacional –FAMSI; Galician School Of Hotel Higher Studies; Moro Foundation

• United Nations Partners

United Nations Volunteers

Background and Priorities

The UNDP ART Programme was launched in Sri Lanka in 2006.  The year 2011 was a period of consolidation and phasing out of the ART Sri Lanka programme due to lack of funding. Projects that continued from 2010 were consolidated and completed during the year. The challenges were met, initiatives were implemented and partnerships were strengthened, including south-south cooperation exchanges. Special attention was given to strengthening capacities of devolved authorities (under the 13th amendment of the Sri Lanka constitution), institutionally supporting the Local Economic Development Agency (RUEDA) and reflect on its sustainability. 2011 was therefore a year of consolidation and documenting lessons learnt and best practices, specifically in the Uva Province.

Activities in details

In the Uva Province, UNDP ART Programme has supported the Water Committee so the alternative water management techniques continue to feature strongly in the health and environmental sector. It has also facilitated the conducting of a study tour for the support to the implementation of the Mother kangaroo methodology, with the participation of the national as well as provincial family health experts. The Programme also supported the beekeeping farmers initiative that involves the private sector, promote dairy farming through the model farm approach and the aquaculture efforts in cooperation with NAQDA and the local fishermen associations. Besides, UNDP ART has supported the construction of a micro hydro power station in cooperation with the Ministry for Alternative Energy, the completion of quick impact projects in the plantation sector and the establishment of Mental Health partnership with the Umbria province. Finally, the programme has consolidated its institutional set up in the Uva province and built upon successful and integrated initiatives that allows the Uva province access to additional technical knowledge, funding and innovative partnerships.

Results at national level

UNDP ART Programme has provided guidance and channel support from the national level to the initiatives carried out at province level. It has also strengthened the capacities of national stakeholders in the programming and management of local development so that international cooperation resources may be organically channelled into the provinces and other local government entities.

 

Further information:

UNDP Sri Lanka website

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