Technical Paper 1:
Lessons Learned and Research Findings on the Current Cash for
Work Situation and their Influence on Project Design, May 2005
A field research in tsunami affected districts of Batticaloa,
Galle and Jaffna on key issues related to Cash for Work initiatives
conducted by independent consultants. In July 2005 (when the
government will terminate the general cash and income transfers
for tsunami affected people), TAFREN will launch intensive
field operations of livelihood support programmes in these
initial districts. The paper gives a snap shot of the situation
on the ground and looks at key aspects that should be considered
when formulating well designed and effective cash for work
projects.
Technical Paper 2:
Targeted Procurement: Aligning the Government Procurement System
to Support Enhanced Employment Initiative in Infrastructure
in the Rapid Income Recovery Programme
The report reviews the range of targeted procurement procedures
which may be used to provide income generation through construction
work contracts, reviews and assesses the government’s
procurement arrangements, identifies constraints to the implementation
of a targeted procurement systems to meet the immediate needs
for a rapid recovery and reconstruction work carried out the
government ministries and other agencies, and identifies what
needs to be in done in the long term to facilitate implementation
by the relevant management bodies. It found that the Government’s
procurement system conforms to the “International Best
Practice” and provides specific recommendations to take
in the short and medium term.
Technical Paper 3:
A Survey of the Demand for Temporary Employment in Cash for
Work Projects, April-May 2005
This paper discusses the results of the Needs Assessment Survey
on Income Recovery (NASIR) specifically in relation to Cash
for Work (CFW). It concludes that CFW is an approach that
is needed and viable. The demand for CFW is highest among
the most severely tsunami-affected districts. The acceptance
by most people interested in working in a CFW project, to
be paid based upon measurable physical output is important
for cost effectiveness and for achieving satisfactory technical
quality standards.
One of the three pillars of the Government of Sri Lanka’s
strategy for achieving sustainable livelihoods for tsunami
affected people is the generation of temporary employment
and incomes through community improvements. These improvements
include the removal of tsunami debris, the repair of tsunami
damaged public assets and the development of infrastructure
that is needed by the communities to improve their social
and economic potential.
The
principal objective of this paper is to review the progress
of the framework for post-tsunami livelihood restoration developed
by the government with the assistance of the multilateral
donor community, in respect of the three main instruments
of rapid income recovery social protection, cash for work,
and economic rebuilding. The review includes an assessment
of future investment requirements as well as the principles
guiding livelihood restoration endorsed by the government,
the donors and other stakeholders.
