Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for Officers, for the programme on Redrawing the Margins for Meaningful engagement of communities in the plantations and remote villages in democracy and governance. Submitted to Sri Lanka Institute for Local Governance (SLILG), 2017
The main objective of the Training Needs Assessment is to ascertain the current training needs of different categories of Officers in Pradeshiya Sabhas in order to achieve a measureable change in the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery to citizens living in Pradeshiya Sabase located in the Central and Uva...
Social Assessment of the National Programme Titled ‘A country free of harmful chemicals’ (“වස විස නැති රටක්”) Pilot Project for Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA), Presidential Secretariat (2017)
The objective of the project was to popularize the use of organic fertilizers among paddy farmers in the Trincomalee District in order to reduce the adverse impacts of chemical fertilizers. The study entailed a comparative evaluation of the attitudes and knowledge of farmers on fertilizer usage and the cost, cultivation...
Social Evaluation on “Sahasara” Pilot Project for Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA) , President Secretariat(2016)
The pilot project was undertaken to solve problems associated with the Public Transport Service in the Kandy area. The objective of the survey to provide an efficient transport service to the public and reduce issues such as competition, congestion within the vehicles, accidents. The evaluation was based on qualitative data...
Proposals for the formation of the Cabinet of Ministers on a rational basis, funded by GIZ (2015)
As a result of HE accepting the concept only the CSNP was invited to develop an extra policy framework on the clustering of the ministries and formation of the cabinet. The main purpose of the workshops held at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, on the 7th August 2015 was to have...
Programe for Formulating Sound National Policies
Project reference number : 92886 (Micro- Capital Grant / UNDP) The objective of the Campaign for Sound National Policies was to develop policy outlines and formulate evidence based policies to the Government as a guide to decision making. The Campaign organized a 3-day Workshop. The main purpose of the workshops held...
User Satisfaction Survey of the World Bank Funded Provincial Road Development Project
The objectives of the research were to a) assess the degree of user satisfaction of the condition of roads in the Uva Province, Ampara and Jaffna Districts and the performance of the Provincial Road Development Authority; b) identify issues related to the road network that affect users and their livelihoods;...
A Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design of Southern Highway Extension towards Colombo.
A Social Impact Assessment The objective was to assess the beneficial and adverse impacts of the proposed elevated highway on residents, entrepreneurs and others. Primary data collection was based on interviews of 92 residents on either side of the road, and a selected sample of formal and informal sector businessmen in...
Sri Lanka: The National Migration Survey (2010-2011) Funded by University of Sussex (UK)
The survey provided a vast new data set to help determine the impact of migration on Sri Lanka. Covering more than 3,000 households, it is larger than any comparable survey in Sri Lanka and, reporting from 22 of the island’s 25 districts, it presents the most comprehensive overview of international...
Taking English skills to disadvantaged youth through volunteerism:
A pilot project on civic engagement and education - Development of communication skills in English- Rathnapura District pilot project : Project number ID 00043763/00051172 & Fund Code -UNV/SVF (70100) It was for the first time that a project of this nature was launched to teach English, free of charge, to marginalized...