1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND IDENTIFIED PROBLEM
1.1. Problem and Justification
During the decade ending in 2001, major changes were visible in the plantation sector, with the Government of Sri Lanka taking action to restructure the majority of the estates under the ownership of 23 regional plantation companies with management vested in private sector estate management companies.
Poor living conditions and low levels of education have led to many social ills in the sector. Among the social problems that ail the plantation sector, problems stemming from alcohol are many. Lack of discipline among the work force, incidents of violence after alcohol, absenteeism and fluctuations in the labour turn out, indebtedness of the workers, decreasing health conditions among adults and children are some which are clearly visible today. Health issues such as low birth weight of infants, high incidents of malnutrition among infants and children, anaemia among pregnant mothers is also evident. In spite of the large amount of funds invested in this sector by health authorities and development organisations, in comparison to other tea producing countries such as Kenya and India, Sri Lanka has shown very little changes in increasing the productivity while the cost of production remains high. It is believed that alcohol is one of the contributing factors and there is an urgent need to initiate alcohol reduction programmes among workers.
2. PROJECT OUTLINE
2.1. The Project
Interventions will be carried out within the estates, where there will be direct ADIC interventions in the community through the training of resource persons e.g. the health staff of the estate. This will be a one year/two year project.
2.2. Project Objective
To facilitate a process to be free from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs understanding that such factor are an impediment for the wellbeing of people.
2.3. Specific Objectives
1. To reduce consumption of alcohol
2. To improve the health standards of the working population and their families
3. To reduce alcohol sale points
4. To reduce domestic violence where alcohol is used as an excuse
5. To improve economic status of the alcohol using worker families
6. To improve social status of alcohol using worker families
7. To reduce worker-worker, worker-management conflicts due to alcohol use.
8. To increase the labour productivity & the increase of number of days of attendance to work due to the quit or reduction of alcohol use.
9. To prevent alcoholization of special occasions and festivals
10. To increase sustainability of the programme through the integration of various structures
11. To reduce initiation of alcohol use
2.4. Project Outcomes
1. Reduced level of consumption of alcohol
2. Improved health standards of the working population and their families
3. Decrease in sale of liquor / alcohol
4. Decrease in domestic violence where alcohol is used as an excuse
5. Increased worker family income and savings due to quit or reducing consumption of alcohol
6. Improved social status of worker families due to quit or reduced alcohol consumption
7. Less conflicts between workers and management due to quit or reduction of alcohol use.
8. Increased labour productivity & the increased of number of days of attendance to work due to quit or reduction of alcohol use.
9. Prevent alcoholization of special occasions and festivals
10. Increased sustainability of the programmes through the integration of various structures
11. Reduced initiation to alcohol use
2.5. Activities, Output And Indicators For The Objective
(Please check the PDF file or Word Doc below for objectives)
3. PROJECT IMPLIMENTATION
4. PROJECT CONTENTS
All situations noted below will be addressed by the programme.
Present situation in consumption of alcohol in the estate sector/level of consumption, type of alcohol used;
Situations of alcohol use – social settings, stress, deprivation, habit etc;
Health, physical, mental and social effects on alcohol use/addiction;
Economic and social benefits for workers through prevention of alcohol use (e.g. attendance of work and effects on productivity and family income.);
Domestic violence, indebtedness, deprivation etc;
Burden to the family , society and the estate management;
Economic and social measures to be taken to reduce alcoholism.
5. PROJECT TARGET GROUP
Target group for the programme will be selected from workers, small groups / co-operative society members, non- workers, and should be representative of both sexes. The programme recognises the role of the cooperative society, which is established and has a reach across the workers, and will use them in the programmes.
Number of participants and duration of the programme
For each estate, a 1 year programme, in which selected groups from the divisions will be trained, in TOT methodology, 500 families to be benefited by the programme.
6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Project implementation will be monitored at the estate level, at the regional level and at the central level. Baseline data will be collected on all estates and the progress will be monitored at monitoring meetings using the process indicators and the impact indicators. The ADIC Research and Evaluation Unit will carryout an evaluation in selected samples of divisions of estates.
7. REPORTING
A reporting structure will be developed to facilitate an information flow from the grass root level to the community mobilizes and to the project officer. Through the project officer the information will be reported to the central unit. The central unit will provide a technical report to the RPC’s and to the donor organizations at project mid term and at end of project. Financial reporting will be done in agreement with the RPC every quarter.
8. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability will be built in by developing the capacity of individuals, volunteers, and heath staff. We hope the twelve month duration will allow for significant strengthening of these mechanisms. This will make them sustainable because of their participants’ newly developed thinking and skills and their own experience of alcohol prevention.
9. EXPECTATION FROM THE RPC
Ensure maximum support from the management at RPC level and at Estate level.
Ensure food and lodging is provided to the trainees from ADIC visiting the estates.
Ensure the workers are released from work to participation in interventions and in discussions with the trainers. In the event, there are problems to release the workers decisions must be arrived in discussion with the team of trainers visiting the estate from ADIC
Ensure that the supports of the Health volunteers are provider for the project
10. DETAILED BUDGET - Change according to the situation
11. PROJECT TEAM - Change according to the Baseline survey
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PROJECT PROPOSAL (PDF Format)
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Contact us : amaranath@adicsrilanka.org
