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The Women's Development Bank Federation (WDBF) is a national network of 1,200 savings and credit groups in 450 rural and urban communities, who have developed local financial systems for livelihood opportunities and emergency consumption. Since the tsunami, the WDBF has been supporting communities in Morotwa to reconstruct houses for affected families in Usavivatta, Dandeniya watta and Aleviwatta. The WDBF has successfully negotiated for collective housing loans from financial institutions. Janarukula, which means "people working together," supports the WDBF.
| Contact: | NGO: Upali Sumithre |
|---|---|
| Telephone: | (+94-33) 222 7962 |
| Email: | wdbf@sltnet.lk |
Documents
Affordability And Financing Products For The Poor
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A short note hilighting some of the challenges in Sri Lanka
Third Meeting Of The National Tsunami Community Federation
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Notes from the meeting held in June of 2005
Creation Of A National Tsunami Community Federation
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There is a need to focus specifically on tsunami affected communities
Response To The Tsunami, Document 1
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The first of several documents discussing the tsunami
Response To The Tsunami, Document 2
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The second of several documents dicussing the tsunami
Response To The Tsunami, Document 3
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The final of several documens discussing the tsunami
Tsunami Crisis & Savings
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A visit by SDI just after the tsunami of December 2004