Chandrasena, U.A.

Sakalasooriya, N.

English

IR South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

INTERWNTION OF NON-GOYEKNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
IN INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL
PERIPHERIES I,M 
^SRI LANKA: AN ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO
AREA DEWLOPMENT PROGRAMS OF WORLD VISION LANKA
U A. Chandrusena and Nishan Sakalasooriya
Depcrtment of Ge o graphy
Univ e r s it1' o-f Ke I an iy a
Sri Lanka
The provision of quality infrastructurat facilities is essential to improve the living
standards of the people. The scarcity of water, poar qccessibility and lack of
electricity' o-ften hinders the development of backward rural areas. T tlze Area
Development Programs of the Warld Vision Lanka (WVL) has launclted several
projects to profide basic utilities and fucilities in backwsrd villoges in the rural
periphery o_f the country. The Area development programme of WVL has been
implemented in seyeral DS area in Sri Lanka giving priorityfor several infrastructure
dewlopmeru projects cs follows:
l. Constructian and renovation af scltool buildings and equip libraries
2. Constntction of ltand pumps
3. Construction of rsinwater harvesting tanlu for drinking purposes
4. l{inor drinking water project
5. Constntction of toilets
6. Reno,*ation the tsnl$
7. Construction of rainwqter hatnesting ponds (Pathas)
& Preschool development programfar preschool children
9. Renovations of minor roads
This study evaluates the impact of these projects in relqted communities for their
develapment based on an intensive fi,eld surveys. In addition to the collection o.f
secondary data structured interviews using Questioners, focused group discussions,
life history method and personal interviews were conducted for primary data
collectian. The stu$' has reyealed that the WVL has played a key role in the
infrcstructural dewloprxent in the study areu. The progress achieved dtte to this
interyentiafi s can be seen in mony ways and it has undoubtedly contributed to
enhance the living standard af the people in ADP areas in Sri Lqnkd.
Key lYords:
Ar e a D ev el opment P r o gr ams, Ircfr a s tructur e
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Intervention of non-governmental organizations in infrastructural development of rural peripheries in Sri Lanka: an especial reference to area development programs of world vision lanka

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