The recruitment component implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), was a smaller though crucial part of the overarching Project on "Promoting Decent Work through Good Governance, Protection and Empowerment of Migrant Workers: Ensuring the Effective Implementation of the Sri Lanka National Labour Migration Policy" implemented by the International...
This is a detailed study of the technical, legal and socio-cultural complexities involved in communicating the rapid detection of an undersea earthquake and a possible tsunami to jurisdictional agencies and response partners, including the grass roots communities that are exposed to the Tsunami risk in Sri Lanka. Parallel to the...
The main goal of the study is to understand the scope and magnitude of alcohol`s harm to people other than the drinker, to measure the extent of recognition and ways of addressing this problem by health and social service agencies, and to draw out the implications of the findings for...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) commissioned the Centre for Development Research and Interventions (CDRI) to conduct a study on 'Recruitment Intermediaries in the Foreign Employment Industry- Sri Lanka'. The goal of the research was to facilitate evidence-based policy formulation on regulating recruitment intermediaries...
Supporting the Government of Sri Lanka's vision for 2025 and being in line with New UNDP Strategic Plan, UNDP facilitated the compilation of a Comprehensive Youth Development Programme (CYDP) in 2017 by the Ministry of National Policy and Economic Affairs under the recommendation and instructions of the State Minister. With...
The purpose of this study was to conduct a baseline survey to analyze the present situation of the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in 08 selected districts where (FDR) has implemented its programs during previous project phase. Prior to moving to its next project phase, FDR identified the importance of a...
The ChildFund commissioned the Center for Development Research and Interventions (CDRI) to undertake a post KIM study in the five districts where the "TOGETHER" project was implemented. In the assignment, the objectives of the KIM follow up study were to: • Examine the effectiveness of Kim training received by KIs. Determine the...
The Department of Probation and Child Care Services (DPCCS) commissioned the Centre for Development Research and Interventions (CDRI) to undertake a study in 7 districts to review child participation within the children's council structure with the following objectives: To understand the nature, structure and scope of children's engagement in the...
This evaluation was conducted amongst four broad focus areas: Service Providers, the 'Service Facilitators' the 'Service Representatives' and the 'Service Recipients' in the districts of Puttalam, Anuradhapura,Trincomalee, Matale, and Nuwara Eliya, where ChildFund already had the requisite Civil Society organizations (CSOs) already with the ChildFund Organization. The overall finding regarding...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...