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The Role of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Rural Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11630046
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 経済政策(含経済事情)
Research InstitutionSaga University

Principal Investigator

PIYADASA.R  Saga University, Faculty of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (90221697)

Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
KeywordsODA / JICA / JOCV / Sri Lanka / Village Economy / Poverty / Agriculture / Alleviation / 農村開発 / 農民 / プランテーション / 紅茶 / 援助
Research Abstract

JICA has spent 5,129 million Yen to dispatch a large number of JOCV volunteers to Sri Lanka during the period 1981-2000. This expenditure consists of about one percent of the total ODA budget allocated by Japan to Sri Lanka in the same period. However, this share was utilized to dispatch more than 500 volunteers to nearly 100 fields of socioeconomic activities of the country. The average cost per head accounted for about 10 million Yen. Thus, although it is difficult to evaluate the JOCV program as a volunteer program when it is evaluated in money terms, the contribution rate of volunteers to the host country society remains substantially at a higher level.
The survey also found that more than half of the volunteers aimed mainly to learn various aspects to improve their future life rather than contributing to the host country society. In particular, they noted to achieve the following aims : to get an opportunity to learn a foreign language ; to get an experience of a foreign culture, customs economy ; to avoid the unemployment problem ; and to save some money for the future. However, according to the survey results, the most of the volunteers have taught various technical know how necessary to improve the people's life, living in society as a member of the community. They advised villagers to make their own society to produced market-oriented goods using their own human and material capital to improve their living conditions. Finally, it can be proposed that the active participation and cooperation of the people in the private sector, government sector and the rural sector are necessary if we look for a meaningful result from the JOCV program.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All Other

All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "Perspectives of Japan's ODA Relations with Sri Lanka: An Overview of Motivations of the Donor and Perceptions of the Recipient"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.33 No.3 November. 1-37 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "Japanese Official Development Assistance to Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Perceptions of the Recipient"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.34 No.4 November. 29-68 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "The Role of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Socioeconomic Development of Rural Sector in Sri Lanka: Perspectives"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.35 No.1 May. 45-78 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "The Possibility of Using Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in grammes of Rural Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka: Micro Level Analysis"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.35 No.3 August. 1-49 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "Perspectives of Japan's ODA Relations with Sri Lanka : An Overview of Motivations of the Donor and Perceptions of the Recipient"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.33, NO.3・4. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "Japanese Official Development Assistance to Sri Lanka : An Analysis of Perceptions of the Recipient"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.34, No.4. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "The Role of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Socioeconomic Development of Rural Sector in Sri Lanka : Perspectives"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.35, No.1. (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "The Possibility of Using Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Programs of Rural Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka : Micro Level Analysis"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.35, No.3. (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "Perspectives of Japan's ODA Relations with Sri Lanka : An Overview of Motivations of the Donor and Perceptions of the Recipient"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.33 No.3 November. 1-37 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "Japanese Official Development Assistance to Sri Lanka : An Analysis of Perceptions of the Recipient"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.34 No.4 November. 29-68 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Piyadasa Ratnayake: "The Role of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Socioeconomic Development of Sri Lanka : Perspectives"Saga University Economic Review. Vol.35 No.5 March(予定). (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] ラタナーヤカ・ピヤダーサ: "Perspectives of Japan's ODA Relations with Sri Lanka: An overview of Motivations of the Donor and Pevcoptions of Recipient"佐賀大学経済論集. 3・4. 1-37 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] ラタナーヤカ・ピヤダーサ: "Japanese official Development Assistance ot Sri Lanka : An analysis of Perceptions of Recipient"佐賀大学経済論集. 5・6(予定). (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] ラタナーヤカ・ピカダーサ: "The Possibility of Japanes ODA in Alleviation of Rural Poverty in Sri Lanka:A Study on JOCV Activities in Sri Lanka"Saga university Economic Review. 3・4号(予定). (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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