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Did You Know? |
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In the right
circumstances, the integration of IDPs can bring benefits for both
IDPs and the host community |
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Genuine integration means the distinction between IDPs and
hosts will disappear |
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Policies that
perpetuate the distinction between IDPs and the host community will
undermine integration |
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Repatriation or resettlement is not a return to a
pre-conflict situation |
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Approximately
50,000 refugees may return to Sri Lanka from
India |
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And
finally... |
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If you have
never experienced the danger of war, imprisonment, torture or
starvation....you are ahead of 500 million people in the world |
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Responding to
Displacement
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CTF specifies victims
of the conflict, particularly those who have been displaced, as one
of its primary target groups whom it provides assistance for. The
people targeted by CTF are economically disadvantaged, have very
limited access to facilities such as electricity and resources such
as schools or medical care, and are highly socially
vulnerable. |
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IDPs and Local
Hosts |
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CTF carries out much of its work in the Puttalam
district of Sri Lanka where there are high needs amongst
displaced people and the host community. It is largely an
agricultural area and the majority of the inhabitants are poor
dry-zone cultivators or those who undertake agro-related work
in prawn farms or small areas of paddy. Much of the work is
classed as unskilled labour and as such most of the community
remains highly impoverished.
In addition to severe economic disadvantage, many
displaced people are facing problems reclaiming property or
land which previously they were forced to abandon in Northern
Sri Lanka. Because of displacement,
thousands of children do not have access to birth certificates
or identification documents and as such are not able to attend school.
This is the context in which people have to live and in
which CTF endeavors to assist wherever possible. |
| Lack
of Money and Resources |
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The main problem which CTF
faces is the lack of resources. Like most other NGOs, CTF
largely depends on funding agencies and private donations. The
success of programmes is often affected by whether or not a
donor is identified and funds secured. CTF sees the lack of
resources as a challenge not as a stumbling block, and
wherever possible it makes use of local resources and
volunteers to implement projects. |
| CTF
Needs Your Help!! |
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However, CTF does need your help. If you would like to
pledge a donation or wish to assist CTF through volunteering
in any of its programmes, CTF would like to hear from you. In
addition, if you are interested in learning more about the
plight of IDPs
in Sri Lanka, please do contact CTF.
Your interest and help is much appreciated.
Thank you | |
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These children are fortunate to be able to
attend school. Thousands are not. |
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A
common sight in the war torn North and East |
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Displacement can happen to anyone regardless
of ethnicity, gender or
age. | |
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