Evaluation of the interventions performed by support agencies towards the impact of the quality of life of resettled IDPs

Abstract

The IDP issue is a key challenge faced by countries that experienced wars and natural calamities. In this regard Sri Lanka too faced this challenge with a large number of IDPs where the national government and other organizations have taken the responsibility for providing protection and reconstructing their lives for achieving a lasting solution. This article focuses on what degree the interventions performed by governmental institutions and non-governmental organizations have impacted on the development of quality of life of resettled IDPs. The government was expected to play the pivotal role here. The non –governmental agencies were \ expected to support the IDPs by providing basic survival needs and interventions that can be useful for IDPs to revive their lost lives with dignity ensuring a QOL. In order to realize these objectives many agencies have been providing survival services mainly while some have been engaged in providing development support services