In the rural and peri-urban social and economic
development context, the concept of accessibility can be
applied to access to basic needs like drinking water, energy,
employment and basic services like education,
health care and markets.
In the rural areas of many developing countries,
travel and transport consume a large portion of the
household budget in terms of money, energy and time.
Due to the generally poor condition of the road network,
entire areas can become isolated for long periods of the
year.
A new report from the International Labour Organization shows that economic empowerment for women is vital for equal participation of women and men in the labour market and equal access to obtaining decent work. In Sri Lanka, Rupa Manel Silva is leading the way with a bank run by women for women.
Needs Assessment Survey for Income Recovery (NASIR) –IV
This book is the fourth in the series of Needs Assessment Survey for Income Recovery (NASIR) conducted in tsunami affected districts of Sri Lanka by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) with funding support of the Government of Norway. The principal objectives of the survey are to reveal the extent of livelihood recovery of affected communities and to ascertain the most important needs for livelihood development in tsunami affected districts.
Sri
Lanka is poised at a crucial point in its development process.
Like many other countries in the region, it is grappling with
the difficult challenge to maximize the benefits of globalization
and distribute its benefits to as many people as possible, while
minimizing its costs. This challenge calls for a response that
will balance growth with equity, and economic development with
social development, without sacrificing one for the other.
