01. Name of Project |
Revitalization of Markets at Units 4 and 9 in Central Camp & Community Integration. |
02. District Operation |
Ampara |
03. Divisional Secretariat Divisions |
Navithanveli and Uhana |
04. Village |
- |
05. Implementing Partner |
GAFSO (Group Action for Social Order.) |
06. Funded by |
USAID, Ampara |
07. Period/Date Commenced/Completed |
Commencement |
Completion |
01.05.2007 |
15.02.2008 |
08. Number of beneficiaries |
Horticulturists of Uhana and Navithenveli, traders and members of the public of Central Camp |
09. Number of Officers engaged |
04 |
10. Objectives
- It had three objectives.
- One was to revitalize the markets that were damaged during ethnic violence so that vegetable growers will find marketing facilities.
- The other was to bring in integration among the Sinhalese traders from Uhana and Tamil and Muslim traders from Central Camp so as to restore the mindset of coexistence that existed before the onset of communal violence.
- Invite traders associations from the adjoining town like Kalmunai and Ampara so that a wholesale sale outlet for the farm products could be organized.
- Markets are to be run on a ‘fair’basis, that is, market will function only a day in a week – on Saturdays at Uhana and on Thursdays at Central Camp.
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