02829nam a2200253   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000230007324501750009626000520027130000360032349000270035950001030038650200570048952016520054665000260219865000330222470000330225770000430229070000430233371000750237681000590245185600650251020260818112843.0200898         th                  eng    a.b102621311 aPallegedara, Cyril13aAn evaluation of the group approach to alleviate rural poverty through the change agent programme :ba case study of Mihintale Division, North Central Province, Sri Lanka  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1993  a205 leaves +e1 online resource1 aThesis ;vno. HS-93-21  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of science   aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993  aThis study is a reflection of the alternative Rural Development Approach known as the Change Agent Programmer "CAP" implemented in Sri Lanka as a participatory strategy for self-reliant development among the rural poor. It involves comparison of performance of the CAP group members (Experimental group) with that of the non-group members (Control) to ascertain the effectiveness of the CAP in improving the living conditions of the target population. For this purpose this study area was Mihintale Division in North Central Province of Sri Lanka where the CAP is in operation since 1987. The comparison included assessing their participation in rural community organizations, Their managerial capabilities, adoption of improved production technologies, access to government services and subsidies, personal and group savings, resource mobilization, etc. The required information was gathered from secondary and primary sources through literature review, field survey, observations and discussions with the beneficiaries as well as control group members and others connected with this programme. Statistical test were done to establish the significance of difference between the two groups. The study found that there is a significant difference between the two groups with regard to awareness and improving living conditions. This was mainly due to effect of the CAP intervention process, on the experimental group. Although the CAP is effectively involved with poverty alleviating activities in the country, this study suggests ways and means of strengthening and expanding the programme to benefit a large number of the poor in the rural areas. 0aRural poorxSri Lanka 0aRural developmentxSri Lanka1 aDias, Hiran D.,eChairperson1 aWeber, Karl E.,eExamination committee1 aLund, Ragnhild,eExamination committee2 aSwedish International Development Authority (SIDA),eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. HS-93-21  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B15595