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Project Tittle:  Empower plantation women and Community to enjoy the rights as nation

Name of the Organization:  Institute of Social Development (ISD) - +94 (0)81 2217223

Funding Organization:   Bread for the World (GERMAN)

Project Period:   2018 – 2020 (3 years)

Locations & Target Group:   30 Estates, in Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya Districts - 15,000 Plantation families

Introduction to the Organization

ISD is a non-governmental organization based in Kandy Sri Lanka, established in order to empower the marginalized and discriminated Plantation community. ISD was founded in 1991 by a group of intellectuals.  For the last two decades, ISD executed various programmes on Human Rights awareness and capacity building in order to empower the marginalized plantation community

Introduction to the Project

The Project works on forming and strengthening the Rural Development Societies and Disaster Management Committee in the 30 estate locations to obtain the services of Divisional Secretariat, Pradeshiya Sabha and other government institutions while lobbying with the policy makers and political representatives to bring amendment to relevant legislations. Further, the project lobbies the policy makers on Housing and Land Rights, Environmental Rights, Women and Labor rights.
Impact of the Project:

By 2020, the HCT community from the focus area will be enabling to access the national level development programme and actively participate in the political sphere of the country as equal citizens.

Project Objectives:

• HTC community achieved infrastructure facilities, social services, livelihood, land, housing and due political representation through effective use of right to information (RTI).
  
  
• Capacitated youth and women of HCT lobby for gender equality and fight against gender based violence
  The HTC living in disaster prone areas, liaison with DMC and take precautions for the mitigation of the disaster damages resulting from adverse climatic conditions
  
  
• Smart and knowledgeable effective implementing staff