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    The Role of Youth Participation in Community Development
    (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) De Thabrew, C.K.; silva, N.
    Youth participation in community development has been viewed as one of the most effective methods for promoting young people’s active engagement with social services. However, in rural communities of Sri Lanka, young people’s participation is most commonly related to their labour contribution. The core components of participation such as decisions, choices, and management are rarely seen. Addressing these issues this research, from a qualitative research method, aims to contribute to local understandings about youth participation in development. With a focus on Agalawatta rural area, it explores the grounded experiences of two youth groups in order to offer considerations for social practice, programme implementations and further studies. The research involved in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observations with youth, village heads, NGO staff, religious leader, a school teacher and young people’s parents in Mathugama Grama Niladhari divisions. Both Quantitative and Qualitative data were collected using semi structure questioner, focus group discussions and observations. The respondents considered charitable contributions of youth as their primary form of active participation, including educational awareness and campaigns in the community. There are some positive outcomes from youth engagement; one of the influential aspects is contributed by local partnerships. This substantial contribution stimulates interactions between key local members and youth so they can work together for positive change in the community. This research suggests that young people do need support from key local groups or recognized agents to assist them in initiating participation in terms of forming groups, and providing training and coaching to open new possibilities and strengthen youth’s initiatives. These include religion and development, power relations, and women’s leadership. This research suggests that these factors either motivate youth participation because of social norms and cultural acceptance
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    Home Stay Concept in Sri Lanka and its Impacts (With special reference to Padavigampola Home Stay Village)
    (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Rathnayake, M.V.R.M.S.
    Home Stay is one type of accommodation sectors in tourism industry. It allows to tourists stay with local families in the destination and become familiar with local style. Padavigampola Village is situated in Rambukkana, Kegalle district, Sabaragamuwa Province. It is the first home stay village in Sri Lanka. The objectives of this research were to identify both positive and negative effects of the home stay project and giving recommendations to promote home stay concept furthermore. Field observations, interviews, questionnaires used as data collecting methods and those collected data were analyzed analytically because both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered during the study. Most of villagers had a good attitude about this project because of the positive benefits. Creating job opportunities, community development, generating income for villagers, improve quality of life and ensure environmental sustainability are some positive benefits. Comparing the outcome of home stay concept, benefits are abundant rather than the negative impacts. Establishing information centre, introducing new activities and new concepts for visitors, involving private sector, encouraging host community, regular monitoring and feedbacks, conducting awareness programs are some recommendations for improving positive effects and minimizing negative impacts for promoting Home Stay concept.
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    A Study on Community Based Organization and Rural Development (With Reference to Warakapola Divisional Secretariat)
    (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Hettiarachchi, H.A.T.
    Community based organizations (CBO) can be defined as non-profitable organizations operating in the civil society and focused to achieve certain objectives. Approximately, 52 CBos are proceeding in Sri Lanka. This study is ―to identify whether there is a rural development of the community by conducting CBOs. For the research primary data and secondary data have been used. The research based on one organization which is Dead Donation Society. Primary data was collected by 20% of the total population from Niwatuwa Gramaniladaree Division. Collected data was analyzed by the descriptive statistical method. According to this study CBO have been supported to the rural development of the community in the context of house building 34.6%, education of the children 7.8%, water supply 11.5%, cultivation 34.6% and sanitary facilities 11.5%. Finally it could identify that there were 17% participation of the male sector when conducting the CBO.