Publication: A Story of Social and Economic Empowerment : The Evolution of “Community Professionals” in Sri Lanka
Date
2006-09
ISSN
Published
2006-09
Author(s)
Munshi, Meena
Hayward, Natasha
Verardo, Barbara
Abstract
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 force
behind establishing sound village organizations, building
capacity at the village level and promoting
villager-villager learning. Institutionalizing the role of
grassroots professionals by creating a 'community
professional learning and training center' has allowed
the program to scale up in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
Citation
“Munshi, Meena; Hayward, Natasha; Verardo, Barbara. 2006. A Story of Social and Economic Empowerment : The Evolution of
“Community Professionals” in Sri Lanka. Social Funds Innovation Notes; Vol. 4, No. 2. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/a7711fa9-6de2-5429-ba00-cc828a15396d License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”