Main characteristics of the territory:

• Plantation workers produce tea, but they get poor wages
• Live in 150 years old line-houses (single room houses in a row) inside the tea estates
• Suffer from poor health and poor education
• Highest poverty, Child labour prone areas, long working hours
• Women & girls are the most victims

Human Economy issues:

• Lack of alternative livelihood and employment opportunities leads them to poverty. They live below poverty line and they are unable to meet even their basic needs.
• Most of the plantation communities are marginalized; landless and homeless. They face housing issues and disability to undertake alternative income generating projects and develop their life status.
• The fisher folks and agriculture workers face problems due to land grabbing.

• Usage of chemical pesticides/ fertilizers cause environmental pollution, diseases, and also soil infertility locally.

   

Main objective of the action:

• The overall objective of the program is to contribute to development of human solidarity economy through the empowerment of women, youth and children in the two territories.

Main actors:

• Youth Clubs and Women Societies in Kandy & Ampara Districts.
• Community Based Organizations – CBOs that are actively involved in social actions, alternative agriculture activities and preserving local culture.
• Members of Local Government Authorities.
• Labour Movements: Women’s Solidarity Front (WSF) and Workers Solidarity Union (WSU).

Main activities:

• Organizing awareness creation sessions and training programs for women and youth on human/solidarity economy, social justice as well as civic issues.
• Conducting workshops on Human Economy and Sustainable Solidarity Economy and follow up activities for government officers.
• Forming ‘Ecological Clubs’ at school level on human economy with students.
• Organizing exchange programs with women and youth members to learning and experience sharing with Indian / Asian region organizations
• Alternative income promotion activities for native poultry, life stock, agriculture (vegetable + cereal) and community/agro-forestry.
• Development of an alternative cooperative market place for women & youth producers.

Organization that animates the territorial dynamics:

Field team of HDO (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION) in partnership with a team of local community based organizations (CBOs), regional government officials, and grassroots civil society associates of the territory

Organization that animates the investigations:

INHE-Asia office in collaboration with INHE-Sri Lanka (evaluation & monitoring team), the Director and core committee of HDO