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Partners
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Future in Our Hands Development Fund |
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The
Organization |
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Future
in Our Hands (FIOH) is a non-governmental organization operating
in Uva Province Sri Lanka. FIOH works with approximately 5000
families representing all ethnic groups. It is a member of a
number of national and international networks relating to development
issues. |
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History |
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FIOH
was formed in 1985 as an organisation for village development
and was legally registered under the Social service Organisations
Act in 1989. The root of the organization was from a popular
movement based on the book written by Erik Dammann and the organization,
the Future in Our Hands of Norway. FIOH Sri Lanka started on
experimental basis of ways and means of empowering the poor,
in identifying the strengths they possess and to use these strengths
for their own benefit in an organised manner. |
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Goal |
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The
Goal of the FIOH, as an organization is to facilitate the rural
poor in the identified area to reach and sustain a higher standard
of life. |
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Methodology |
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The
organisational strategy is to facilitate participatory development
process among the rural poor, so that they are able to reach
their own objectives. In practice FIOH has continuous interaction
with the beneficiaries, using trained facilitators. |
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Main
programmes implemented by FIOH are savings and micro credit
mobilization, promotion of ethnic harmony, organic farming training
and promotion, entrepreneurship and technical training for youth
and organising children’s clubs aimed at environment protection.
FIOH works with all ethnic groups. About 1/3 of the target families
of FIOH are Tamils in the plantation sector. |
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Administrative
capacity |
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A governing
body is a board of directors consisting of 17 members. The staff
includes the Field Coordinator, the Programme Officer, 7 Assistant
Coordinators, 35 field officers and 4 Administrative staff.
FIOH has 12 Tamil-speaking staff. The main office is situated
in Badulla town and there are 5 field offices in the working
areas. |
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The
staffs have been trained in mobilisation techniques, participatory
planning, Participatory monitoring and evaluation, organic farming,
training skills, business promotion techniques, and on issues
related to gender and ethnic harmony. The President is an international
level consultant on participatory methodologies, strategic planning
and other planning techniques. |
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Peace
and reconciliation has been an integral part of FIOH own programme.
Over the last 6 years FIOH actively works to build ethnic harmony
locally. It is an active member in a large number of networks
involved in policy lobbying and advocacy; one of the main focus
areas is peace building. |
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Role
in the ODW Programme |
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Project
aims to mobilise 5000 environment cadets, in 5 years. |
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Project
aims to conserve 50 water catchments areas developing
them to its original conditions of bio-diversity. |
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75%
of the environment cadets will be active partners in
long term networking organised by FIOH. |
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The
network will function as an active advocacy group on
peace and environment matters. |
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Contact
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Progress at Dec. 2009 |
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Activities |
2009 Target |
2009 Achieved |
2004-2008 results |
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Number of youths
recruited/ Youth members |
375 |
356 |
5487 |
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Number of catchment areas
maintained |
53 |
53 |
126 |
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Formation of environment cadet
clubs* |
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136 |
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No of youth involved
in catchment conservation |
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559 |
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Number of established organic home gardens
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182 |
231 |
475 |
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Participants for Language Classes** |
360 |
323 |
1856 |
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Assistance for Vocational
trainings** |
72 |
41 |
168 |
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TOT for selected
youths |
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31 |
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Training on environment and ethnic
harmony
(50 four-day training) |
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676 |
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Establish Drama team/ Training |
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09 |
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Conduct leadership camps / trainings
(trained individuals) |
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12 (430) |
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Educational assistance
provided (GCE O/L exam) |
22 |
23 |
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Clubs |
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** No of Youths |
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More details
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