A story of social and economic empowerment : the evolution of "community professionals" in Sri Lanka (English)

This note explores the critical and innovative role played by 'community professionals' in the village self help learning initiative and Gemi Diriya programs in Sri Lanka. It describes the strategy used by the projects to mobilize and strengthen grassroots resource persons in support of achieving the Bank's mission of poverty reduction and livelihood improvement in rural Sri Lanka. In Gemi Diriya, community professionals are proving to be a driving...

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Munshi,Meena M.;

Hayward,Natasha;

Verardo,Barbara;
Document Date
2006/09/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
53510
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
A story of social and economic empowerment : the evolution of "community professionals" in Sri Lanka
Keywords
local development problems

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Munshi,Meena M.; Hayward,Natasha; Verardo,Barbara.

A story of social and economic empowerment : the evolution of "community professionals" in Sri Lanka (English). Social Funds Innovation Notes ; Vol. 4, no. 2 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920261468308046275

A story of social and economic empowerment : the evolution of "community professionals" in Sri Lanka (English)

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