The Ahikuntaka
A publication documenting the lives and livelihoods of the Ahikuntaka or gypsy community in Sri Lanka. A collection of vibrant photographs and a baseline survey on the current socio economic status of the Ahikuntaka conducted by the Colombo University complement this timely publication.
A publication documenting the lives and livelihoods of the Ahikuntaka or gypsy community in Sri Lanka. A collection of vibrant photographs and a baseline survey on the current socio economic status of the Ahikuntaka conducted by the Colombo University complement this timely publication.
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Table 36: Distribution of the respondents’ responses to the question about their accessibility to<br />
public utilities<br />
Respondents’ response (frequency and % of total)<br />
Accessibility<br />
completely<br />
denied<br />
Accessibility<br />
considerably<br />
denied<br />
Accessible<br />
Relatively<br />
good<br />
accessibility<br />
Complete<br />
accessibility<br />
Telecommunication services - - 312(87.39) 34(9.53) 11(3.08) 357<br />
Electricity 37(10.36) 7(1.97) 288(80.67) 12(3.36) 13(3.64) 357<br />
Water and sanitary services - 357(100) - - - 357<br />
Transport 54(15.12) 82(22.96) 178(49.85) 23(6.47) 20(5.60) 357<br />
Postal - - 317(88.79) 24(6.73) 16(4.48) 357<br />
Other government services 67(18.77) 93(26.05) 174(48.74) 12(3.36) 11(3.08) 357<br />
As indicated in Table 36, the respondents were asked about their accessibility to public utilities and their responses indicated that a<br />
majority of the respondents had access to telecommunication services, electricity, postal services, and other government services and<br />
also transport. All 357 respondents had stated that accessibility was considerably denied to them as far as water and sanitation services<br />
were concerned. Access to postal services had the highest percentage of 88.79% followed by telecommunication services 87.39% and<br />
electricity 80.67% respectively. <strong>The</strong> table also shows that 10.36% is completely denied of access to electricity, while 15.12% have no<br />
access to transport and 18.77% no access to other governmental services<br />
Total<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ahikuntaka</strong><br />
89
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