1. MAP (Migrant ACCESS Programme) EC-UN Joint Migration & Development Initiative A project implemented by

2. Outline of the presentation • Brief Introduction to Hambantota district and overall targets • Progress • The factors impacted on the progress • Issues with regard to beneficiaries • Future plans • Summary

3. Introduction • Hambantota district consists of 12 divisional secretariats.

4. We work in the following DS Divisions • Angunakolapelessa • Lunugamwehera • Hambantota • Ambalantota • Tissa • Beliatta • Okewela

5. Overall targets By the end of the project • A total of 61 grants will be delivered • 200 individuals will be offered English courses • 200 individuals will be offered IT courses • 200 individuals will be served under active job search component (including the Matara District) Hambantota

6. Progress from Oct 2009 – Feb 2010826 interviews (through field visits)

7. 192 field inspection visits

8. 20 grant beneficiaries selected. 32.78% achieved of overall target.

9. A 2 day workshop conducted

10. 3 English classes – 35 students 17.5% achieved of overall target and ahead of projected target for 6 months.

11. 3 IT classes – 35 students 17.5% achieved of overall target and ahead of projected target for 6 months.

12. Progress in a chart (Interviewed Beneficiaries)

13. Progress in a chart (Selected Beneficiaries)

14. Progress in a cascade Process of accessing EBs District Secretary 12 Divisional Secretaries Grama Niladari (village’s headman) Returnee migrants

15. The factors impacted on the progress • Mid October Provincial Council elections 2009. • Failure to foresee the potential problems during the interview process due to the non inclusion of key questions in the questionnaire and loose criteria. • Delays Due to the delay caused when getting the returnee migrant lists from the relevant government officers also had an impact. • Time factor :- a huge amount of time spent on pre service delivery period So far 88 working days spent on interviewing and another 88 working days spent on the following. • Short listing • Selection and field inspection visits to ascertain the beneficiary’s capability to start up business.

16. During employment Abuse Problems with the employer Problems with regard to children - psychological impact - getting sick - lack of parental attention/ absence of non care takers - non secure environment for children specially girls - children going astray. - children’s education Breakdown of family / husband addicting to drink Unexpected incidents such as domestic accidents Pre employment Poverty / unstable income for the husband Lack of opportunities Unemployment Due to above factors the beneficiaries easily fall for racketeers and become stranded in foreign countries. Sometimes they borrow money for high interest rates only to find themselves unable to pay it back. Issues with regard to beneficiaries (findings)

17. Future Plans • Delivery of grants for 20 beneficiaries next month. • Calling of quotations • Purchase of equipment • Technical training • Delivery • Continue to cover the remaining 4 DS Divisions and 41 grant beneficiaries will be selected. • The services of active job search component will be delivered starting from April 2010 • Creation of a data base consisting unemployed returnee migrants. • Carry out follow up for 20 grants and other grant beneficiaries as well • Start IT and English courses for 41 individuals during next 3 months and progress test for all the participants.

18. IT and English In the future we may find it hard to come by potential beneficiaries for IT and English due to the following reasons. (200 individuals) The most of them are so obsessed with finding a means of living that they can not focus on learning. The returnees difficult to find time as they are so busy with more important aspects of their lives than training, E.g.. Looking after children keeping the house etc … They have passed the age of learning. They prefer IT and English training for their offspring for it will greatly benefit the returnees financially. IT / English courses are inaccessible for most of them or highly expensive. Micro projects Challenges

19. Summary through a timeline

20. Thank you Any questions?