National Microfinance Study of Sri Lanka: Survey of Practices and ...
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Table 4 AusAID - ACAS Funding 2000-2001<br />
Project Organisation Sector Province Amount (AUS$)<br />
IGP for Women KOINONIA MF East 27,403<br />
Training & Gender Project Voice <strong>of</strong> Women Skills Dev. Isl<strong>and</strong> wide 12,518<br />
Project for Slums Women Samata Sarana Skills dev. Isl<strong>and</strong> wide 20,575<br />
Rural Economic Dev. Pro. RLTF Agri. NCP 16,935<br />
AIDS Prevention Pro. INDECOS Health South 15,223<br />
Cattle Bank Project Human Dev. Org. MF CP 12,735<br />
Coastal Planting Project M<strong>and</strong>ru Env. East 24,663<br />
Micro Projects for Women Wilgamuwa WDF MF CP 13,548<br />
Child Dev. Project Children's Reso. C Skills Dev. IWP 8,129<br />
Gender Equity Project Hudef Skills Dev. CP 8,651<br />
Women Farmers Project Abhimana MF NCP 30,726<br />
<strong>Micr<strong>of</strong>inance</strong> for Women Wilpotha WSE Mf. NWP 19,690<br />
Microproject-Rural Women Shrama Shakthie MF NCP 12,171<br />
IGP for Muslim IDPs CTF MF NWP 40,325<br />
Econ. Improvement Pro. SLPSM MF Uva 18,826<br />
Reawakening Poor Families SLJSSP MF WP 27,250<br />
Livestock Dev. Project TDDA Agri. East 20,484<br />
Dev. <strong>of</strong> Women Mf Projects Nation Builders MF Training CP 20,322<br />
IGP for Poor Families SWOD MF East 20,322<br />
Skills Dev. & IGP IHO Skills Dev. NWP 20,322<br />
Forest Garden Project CCDP Env. Uva 34,823<br />
Distance Edu. Program in Mental Health Health CP 6,000<br />
IPM in Three Provinces FAO Agri/Env SP,NCP/NWP 63,369<br />
TOTAL 535,742<br />
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A completion report <strong>and</strong> a financial acquittal within four months <strong>of</strong> completion <strong>of</strong><br />
the project are required. In addition, progress reports (monthly during the first<br />
three months, <strong>and</strong> quarterly thereafter) are also required for each activity. The<br />
monthly <strong>and</strong> quarterly reports are expected to be <strong>of</strong> not more than 1-2 pages in<br />
length.<br />
During the period 2000/01 a sum <strong>of</strong> Aus$495,010 was released to 23 partner<br />
organisations in order for them to implement community development projects.<br />
Of these, 12 projects were for micr<strong>of</strong>inance utilising some A$263,802 or 53% <strong>of</strong><br />
the funding for the year.<br />
The Canadian International Development Agency<br />
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) sees micr<strong>of</strong>inance as a<br />
tool for poverty alleviation <strong>and</strong> as source <strong>of</strong> access to entrepreneurial finance.<br />
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