Creating Ownership Inspiring Action Promoting Community Engagement with

Creating Ownership & Inspiring Action: Promoting Community Engagement with the Government of Sri Lanka's LLRC Recommendations and Action Plan

Time Duration §March 2013 through December 2013

Project Locations � Jaffna-Changanai � Vavuniya-North � Trincomalee-Town & Gravets � Batticaloa- Vavunathivu � Ampara-Uhana � Killinochchi-Kandavalai � Mullaitivuy-Maruthien Patru � Mannar -Town & Gravets

Purpose �Sarvodaya engaged in an analysis of the Government of Sri Lanka's 2011 LLRC report and the subsequent 2012 Action Plan in order to identify how the organization can best continue working for national reconciliation and sustainable peace within these new frameworks.

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Participants Information District Direct Participants Local authority engagement Jaffna M 02 F 04 05 Killinochchi M 02 F 04 05+05(LA/ Admin Staff) Mullaitheyu M 05 F 03 01(LA/ Admin Staff) Mannar M 03 F 03 03 Trincomalee M 04 F 02 02 Batticaloa M 04 F 02 04 Wavunia M 04 F 03 05 Ampara Total M 04 F 02 M 28 F 24 25 –Local Authority members & 06 Local authority staff

Workshop Contains Event Type Subjects 1 Orientation Workshop Field Project Goal, Objectives, Activities 2. LLRC Workshop All Participants LLRC Background & Recommendations, Advocacy, Good governance 3. Project Planning Workshop Field Engaging with Local authorities, Introducing strategies for Community project planning 4. Right to information workshop All Participants Right to information, Social media for reconciliation, Communication 5. Trouble shooting workshop Field Trouble shooting strategies for Community Local projects 6. Reflection workshop All Participants Languages & reconciliation, Community project presentations, Art exhibition, Documentary film screening

Project Time Frame Event Orientation field visits LLRC Workshop Project Planning workshops Local-Community Forums Local-Community Projects Right to information workshop Trouble Shooting Workshops Art Competition Reflection Workshop Art Ex & Film Screening 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Important Dates Event Date Orientation field visits March-April LLRC Workshop 28 -30 April 2013 Project Planning workshops 25/31 -05 -2013 Right to information workshop 28, 29, 30 -06 -2013 Trouble shooting workshops July & August Community project events August & September Community Report submit 30 -09 -2013 Reflection workshop 11, 12, 13 -10 -2013 Documentary film screening & Art exhibition October & November

Local Community Planning Workshop-Community Project Proposals District Jaffna Distribution of school items for war effected children Killinochchi Construct a water supplying unit for Kandavalai division Mullaitheyu Implementing a Child protection campaign Mannar Arrange an information & language center in Mannar town. Trincomale e Conducting human rights workshop for Students, Parents & Forces Batticaloa Exchange visit with 4 ethnic groups. Vavunia Supplying books & past papers for 3 libraries Ampara Supplying books & past papers for 4

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