Community Development in Sri Lanka

Regional Dimensions of Development of Sri Lanka

This article examines the present situation of regional dimensions of development of Sri Lanka. In this respect, this study was carried out by employing several indicators of development. It can be clearly observed that, development strategies implemented by Sri Lanka within the past fifty years have not successfully contributed to reduce the socioeconomic disparities in Sri Lanka. Economic dev...

Challenges in Developing Community Mental Health Services in Sri Lanka

There are several issues to be faced in developing mental health services in South Asia if they are to be culturally and socially appropriate to the needs of the communities in the region. The meanings of mental health relevant to culturally appropriate service development can be obtained by exploring local notions of well-being, systems of care available to people and current practices among t...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country with an approximate area of 66 thousand square kilometers (UNO, 2008). The population is 20,409,946 and the sex ratio (men per hundred women) is 98 (UNO, 2009). The proportion of the population under the age of 18 years is 28% and the proportion above age 60 is 8% (UNO, 2009). The literacy rate is 97% for men and 99% for women (UN Statistics, 2008). The life expectancy at...

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Sri Lanka

Nawalapitiya• With the opening up of its economy in the mid-1980s, Sri Lanka saw rapid development and growth, especially in the hilly regions. It was also during this period that the country witnessed an escalation In 1965, Maginona and her family were uprooted from the busy commercial center of Nawalapitiya and forced to move to hilly Soysakelle on the outskirts as a temporary shelter from fl...

Women in Sri Lanka