Project Field Study- 2022
Course Module: Community Planning Project
Date: 05 – 25, January 2022
Field Study Theme: Displacement and Resettlement
Participants: Students of the Bachelor of Arts in Community and Regional Planning, Department of Geography, University of Jaffna.
Study Area: Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat (Tellippalai), Jaffna District. Four Grama Niladari Divisions (J/250, J/251, J/241 and J/246 where the resettlement process have been taking place with the people who displaced from that areas since 1986.
Objective: Identify the issues and challenges of resettlements of the focused community through community interactions and discussions.
Stakeholders
| State officials
– Divisional Secretary – Additional Divisional Secretary – Additional Director of Planning – Development Officers of the Resettlement sector – Development officers of the Welfare center – Development officers of the Grama Secretariat – Grama Niladhari – Technical and Field officers |
| People (Communities)
– Resettled Families who displaced Internally and stayed in welfare camps – Relocated Families who displaced Internally and stayed in outside of the welfare camps – Resettled Families who displaced and stayed in welfare camps in India – Families in the Welfare Centers – Community Based Organizations |
Methods Engaged in this Survey:
- Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach was used by the students to conduct this activity.
- CAP-WORKSHOP technique was applied to carry out need assessment.
- Follow-up: Students continue to work with stakeholders at the community level to propose a community development plan for the resettlement area of the Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.
