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| Needs Assessment Survey for Income Recovery (NASIR) –IV |
This book is the fourth in the series of Needs Assessment Survey for Income Recovery (NASIR) conducted in tsunami affected districts of Sri Lanka by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) with funding support of the Government of Norway. The principal objectives of the survey are to reveal the extent of livelihood recovery of affected communities and to ascertain the most important needs for livelihood development in tsunami affected districts.
The first assessment of the series was conducted immediately after the tsunami in January 2005 to assess the livelihood needs. As a follow up to this survey, a second assessment (NASIR II) was carried out in April 2005 in eight affected districts. In October 2005, the third survey (NASIR III) was conducted in nine affected districts and tracked similar indicators of livelihood recovery needs as in the previous surveys.
NASIR IV was carried out through interviews with a sample of 1,039 affected families in the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa, Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kalutara, Matara, Mullativu and Trincomalee. The sample families selected for the survey consisted of people living in transitional shelters, on their own land, in resettlement sites or with friends/relatives. The series of surveys provides for a comparative analysis and allows the identification of progress in post-tsunami livelihood recovery.
According to the findings of NASIR IV, recovery of lost livelihoods is at a satisfactory level. In general, an overall 90% recovery rate is shown in the surveyed districts. Among these districts, the highest number of families having the same primary income source as before is reported in the affected families of Colombo district (97%) with the lowest being reported in Jaffna district (38%).
The strongest recovery has been reported from the fisheries and small business/service sectors which were also the most seriously affected by the tsunami.
The recovery rate of women has significantly increased during 2006 from 65% to 96%, reflecting the effective targeting of women in livelihood recovery programmes. However, the recovery rate slightly decreased for men from 88% (NASIR III) to 85%.
The survey also reveals that there are still more persons relying on manual labour and on non-work sources (government assistance & remittances) than before the tsunami.
Families who are out of transitional shelters and are back in houses on their own land are succeeding well economically. This is reflected through their monthly income (58% of families earning over Rs. 5,000) and the recovery rate for men (lost an income and now working) which is 86%. These families also show the highest employment rate (71%).
The highest demand for Cash for Work programmes comes from economically vulnerable families in permanent resettlement schemes (52%) followed by those families from transitional shelters (43%), although the overall interest for Cash for Work is declining from 53% (NASIR III) to 42%.
Among other survey findings are the levels of income received, types of assistance received and the need for further livelihood support. A set of recommendations have been provided in this book for full recovery of livelihoods. |
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