A community development programme for inner city areas: a case study of Gintupitiya in the city of Colombo

Abstract

This in a document recording a process -the evolution of a Community Developed Programme for the people living In the inner city of Colombo* The process beigaa with the identification of theee v/bere conditions at living are worse than those elsewhere in the city. The identification and selection of action areas lead to an in-depth analysis, Hie synthesis cf data that follows, highlights the problems and the potential of the community. At end a programme of community development is formulated drawing lessons from similar approaches. The constituent ports of the study are he six.