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About PRDA |
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PRDA in Brief |
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People's Rural Development Association (PRDA) is an innovative non-profit,
non-governmental organization incorporated in 1989 under the
Companies Act of Sri Lanka, limited by guarantee and the
Certificate of Registration of Voluntary Social Services/Non
Governmental Organization under Voluntary Social Services
Organizations (Registration & Supervision) Act No.31 of 1980 as
amended by Act No.8 of 1998 (Registration No: L 76315, Date:
20.10.2003).
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PRDA has community based programmes in the
Puttalam, Gampaha, Matara and Hambantota districts of Sri Lanka.
It is a facilitator of participatory rural community development
with a strong reflective and research orientation. PRDA strives
to attain institutional self-sustenance through innovative
financial mechanisms while reducing its dependency on donor
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PRDA is governed by a Board of Directors made up of
representatives of development oriented NGOs, development
oriented grassroots organizations and the national business and
professional communities who give their time and expertise on a
voluntary basis. The various viewpoints reflecting their
different disciplines and occupations significantly enrich the
deliberations of the Association. |
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The association is administered by a Management
Committee of the Board consisting of three Directors that
overlooks the day to day operations of the Association. |
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2017 Funding:
PRDA is not a donor dependent NGO. Since 2011, PRDA did not
receive any external funding from donor agencies. Both its
management costs as well as costs related to its field level
programmes have been covered by the interest incomes generated
from the investments of PRDA’s Central Capital Fund. |
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2017 Management of
PRDA: The Governing Council of PRDA which meets twice a
year sets the necessary policy directions for the organization
and empowers the Executive Director of PRDA to make the
necessary operational decisions necessary for the management of
the organization. |
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PRDA's Vision |
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Enhancing the economic and social well-being of
the rural poor and
particularly the women in Sri Lanka and building their
institutional capacities |
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PRDA's Mission |
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Mobilization of the rural poor into community
based organizations with a democratic governance
structure and culture. |
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Developing support programmes for the lowest
income categories of the village on the basis of village
development plans evolved through a micro level
participatory planning process. |
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Providing technical and other support services to
rural communities in designing and implementing
participatory village development plans. |
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Promotion of micro and small scale
entrepreneurship as a means towards the empowerment of
the poor. |
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Increasing access to support services for the
rural poor such as capital, technology, management,
markets training and information. |
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Strengthening social capital and institutional
capacities of rural poor women. |
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Intervention in post disaster situations in rural
communities and in disaster management. |
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PRDA's Approach |
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All PRDA interventions at community level are
planned and implemented through Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
which are responsible for; |
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Mobilizing membership and managing a democratic
governance structure |
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Strengthening solidarity among members |
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Identifying community needs through micro level
participatory planning |
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Formulating participatory village development plans |
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Implementing village development plans which includes
interventions for economic, social, cultural,
educational and environmental development of the
communities |
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Monitoring and evaluating development activities and
processes and their impact |
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Generating member savings |
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Managing Revolving Funds |
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Building the financial assets base of the CBOs |
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Facilitating credit for the economic and social needs of
the members |
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Linking potential women entrepreneurs with commercial
banks and other relevant agencies. |
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Building linkages with service delivery organizations
and accessing resources and services |
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Beneficiaries of
PRDA |
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Disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in rural communities |
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Rural communities that have been the victims of natural
disasters |
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Poor rural women |
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Women micro entrepreneurs |
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Women headed households |
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Persons with disabilities |
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Displaced families |
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Children |
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