Author : Lakshman, Iresha, Herath, Dhammika, Mohammad, Alikhan
Publisher: International Centre for Ethnic Studies
Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo
Year: 2016
Page Numbers: 45
Acc. No: 4939
Category: Books & Reports
Subjects: Adult Education
Type of Resource: monograph
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-955-580-177-5
This report is about a relocated community in Sinhapura, in Wanathamulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sinhapura is a government housing complex in two phases, each with 60 apartments built for relocating residents from two shanty communities in Colombo, namely 54 in Wanathamulla and 186 watta in Colombo 7. These relocates have been displaced from their communities due to developmental projects undertaken by the Government of Sri Lanka.The objective of the community profile was to explore the issues and concerns identified during the survey in more depth, and to identify the mechanisms adopted by this group of people in adapting to their new location and(sometimes) new issues and problems. The community profile paid particular attention to how relocated people adapt their livelihood, education, service accessibility and economic, social and political life to suit the new physical and social environment.Blurb Source: ICES