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This publication is intended to serve as a guide to clarify local government services provided by Urban Councils. It provides a detailed outline of the legalities, eligibility, fees, application process, timeline and recourse available for a...

This publication is intended to serve as a guide to clarify local government services provided by Urban Councils. It provides a detailed outline of the legalities, eligibility, fees, application process, timeline and recourse available for a broad range of Council services. The results of a survey sponsored by The Asia Foundation indicated that information of this type was not readily available to the public in a simple and comprehensive manner. This Guide Book seeks to clarify step-by-step what is involved in obtaining a building permit, or the process of determining liability for and payment of trade tax, for example. It seeks to inform members of the public and business community about the services, authority, and responsibilities of Urban Councils and their role in improving the conditions for economic growth and creating an enabling environment for small and medium enterprises to flourish in every Urban Council area in Sri Lanka. The Guide Book is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.

Financial Management Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Financial Management. Each module kit contains...

Financial Management Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Financial Management. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (such as Excel spreadsheets, on CD), to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance (SLILG).

• Module 1 – Financial Reporting and Cash Management
• Module 2 – Revenue Enhancement
• Module 3 – Grant Management and Donor Relations
• Module 4 – Office Management

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage...

Service Delivery Training Modules: This series of four training modules is designed to provide the teaching and learning materials for training modules for LA officials in Solid Waste Management and Roads and Drainage Maintenance. Each module kit contains printed resource material for trainers and participants, visual-aid material for trainers (such as power-point presentations on CD), learning exercises and simulations for trainers to use in workshops, and relevant computer software applications (where applicable, on CD) to support a two-day workshop. Each module is available separately in Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.

• Module 1 – Solid Waste Collection and Transport
• Module 2 – Solid Waste Reduction
• Module 3 – Solid Waste Disposal and Planning
• Module 4 – Roads and Storm Water Drainage Management

This Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA) follows and builds upon a previous assessment conducted for the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) in 2000 (Goodhand, 2001). Like the previous study, it aims to do three things: First,...

This Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA) follows and builds upon a previous assessment conducted for the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) in 2000 (Goodhand, 2001). Like the previous study, it aims to do three things: First, to provide an analysis of the structures and dynamics of conflict and peace in Sri Lanka since 2000. Second, to examine how international engagement has interacted with conflict and peace dynamics, with a particular focus on aid donors during this time period. Third, to identify how the strategies and approaches of international donors can best engage with and help strengthen domestic peacebuilding efforts.

This report is part of a broader study entitled "Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka" (Goodhand and Klem 2005). Its focus is exclusively the North-East1 of Sri Lanka since the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) between the...

This report is part of a broader study entitled "Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka" (Goodhand and Klem 2005). Its focus is exclusively the North-East1 of Sri Lanka since the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in February 2002. The report explores changing issues, relationships, and trends at a micro level and provides a critique of the macro-level analysis that has informed the peace process in Sri Lanka to date.

This Sinhala and Tamil press review, conducted under the aegis of the second Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA2), "Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka" (Goodhand and Klem, 2005), sought to capture local perspectives on the island's...

This Sinhala and Tamil press review, conducted under the aegis of the second Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA2), "Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka" (Goodhand and Klem, 2005), sought to capture local perspectives on the island's protracted conflict and Norwegian-brokered peace process as reflected in the vernacular press. While many local actors have been subject to closer scrutiny in relation to Sri Lanka's politics and peace process, there has been insufficient focus on the role of the vernacular media.

This resource book is designed to be used by skilled Facilitator Trainers to deliver workshops on facilitation skills to local authority officials. The book contains background information on citizen participation and provides presentation...

This resource book is designed to be used by skilled Facilitator Trainers to deliver workshops on facilitation skills to local authority officials. The book contains background information on citizen participation and provides presentation material and group exercises on the "discussion method" and "workshop method" of engaging citizens in dialogue about public issues. The module will assist trainers to help local authority officials develop the skills and confidence needed to facilitate public consultations and come to consensus on solutions. The module is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil from The Asia Foundation and the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance (SLILG).

This report is a contribution to a broader study entitled, "Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka" (Goodhand and Klem, 2005), which examines the peace process in Sri Lanka with a particular focus on international engagement. This...

This report is a contribution to a broader study entitled, "Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka" (Goodhand and Klem, 2005), which examines the peace process in Sri Lanka with a particular focus on international engagement. This particular background study focuses on the relationship between the economic agenda of the United Nations Front (UNF) government and the peace process it initiated by signing the February 2002 Ceasefire Agreement (CFA). The UNF government tried to carry out an extensive programme of reforms on the economic front while initiating a difficult process of political negotiations with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The basic conclusion of the study is that the political fallout from the economic reform program undermined the peace process, signified by the defeat of the UNF government in April 2004.

The Mapping of Legal Aid Services in Sri Lanka titled, "The Legal Aid Sector in Sri Lanka: Searching for Sustainable Solutions," was initiated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations High Commission for...

The Mapping of Legal Aid Services in Sri Lanka titled, "The Legal Aid Sector in Sri Lanka: Searching for Sustainable Solutions," was initiated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) as part of an overall analysis of the legal aid sector in the country. The study was carried out by The Asia Foundation as part of its contribution to legal aid in Sri Lanka during a period spanning over a decade. The study looks at the formal legal aid service provision sector in Sri Lanka and attempts to identify gaps and challenges aimed at recommending changes for a more comprehensive legal aid system that is accessible to all.

This document summarizes the report entitled "The Legal Aid Sector in Sri Lanka: Searching for Sustainable Solutions - A Mapping of Legal Aid Services in Sri Lanka," which was initiated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equal...

This document summarizes the report entitled "The Legal Aid Sector in Sri Lanka: Searching for Sustainable Solutions - A Mapping of Legal Aid Services in Sri Lanka," which was initiated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equal Access to Justice Project and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and carried out by a team of sector specialists led by The Asia Foundation. The study looks at the formal legal aid service provision sector in Sri Lanka and attempts to identify gaps and challenges aimed at recommending changes for a more comprehensive legal aid system that is accessible to all.

In 2005, The Asia Foundation inaugurated the Psychosocial Program (PSP) to help Sri Lankan communities overcome the lasting effects of conflict related violence. PSP is a partnership with two local NGOs, the Family Rehabilitation Centre (FRC)...

In 2005, The Asia Foundation inaugurated the Psychosocial Program (PSP) to help Sri Lankan communities overcome the lasting effects of conflict related violence. PSP is a partnership with two local NGOs, the Family Rehabilitation Centre (FRC) and Shanthiham (The Association for Health and Counseling), which provide psychosocial support services to survivors of war, conflict, trauma, and torture.

LankaCorps is a new and unique volunteer program for young professionals in the Sri Lankan diaspora, between the ages of 21 and 29, who want to contribute to this dynamic, multi-ethnic nation. Apply for a fellowship and help contribute to the...

LankaCorps is a new and unique volunteer program for young professionals in the Sri Lankan diaspora, between the ages of 21 and 29, who want to contribute to this dynamic, multi-ethnic nation. Apply for a fellowship and help contribute to the island's long-term recovery. Short-term placements are available with established businesses, nonprofits, and government departments. Participate in local social and economic initiatives and organizations, while discovering yourself and gaining a deeper understanding of contemporary Sri Lanka.