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About CBMS-Sri Lanka | Year Pilot-tested | |
CBMS Coverage Area | Colombo and Hambantota | |
There is a lack of adequate empirical data on patterns and causes of poverty in Sri Lanka. Both hinder efforts to identify innovative poverty alleviation approaches. There is also a limited knowledge on the dynamics of poverty. Any program aiming to reduce poverty in Sri Lanka depends not only on national and regional level statistics, but also on better empirical information from the grass root level as well. | ||
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Partner Institution The CBMS work in Sri Lanka is being implemented by the Institute of Policy Studies in collaboration with the "Improving Capacities for Poverty and Social Policy Research" (IMCAP) Program of the University of Colombo. The IMCAP Program aims to build up expertise through applied research and teaching programs on poverty, social policy and other other development- related issues within Sri Lankan Universities. It facilitates linkages between academic research with practitioners and policy makers and supports efforts to provide qualified social science graduates with employment in the development sector. It has three components, namely a Resource Unit with up-to-date information and advisory service on IMCAP's focal areas, various teaching and training activities for University lecturers and students, and provision of guidance for applied research with main focuses on community based poverty dynamics, youth and gender studies, and peace and support for applied research focusing on conflict impact assessment of development interventions in Sri Lanka. | ||
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