Survey of Non-Governmental Organisations in India and Sri Lanka

 This report outlines the findings of the NGO study, which consisted of interviews with the relief coordinators and personnel of 226 NGOs in India and 150 NGOs in Sri Lanka. In India, the surveyed organizations were confined to those operating in the most heavily impacted dis- tricts in Tamilnadu: Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Kanyakumari and Chennai. NGOs were selected for study from a district collectorate list of all NGOs (approximately 500) operating within Tamilnadu. In Sri Lanka, NGOs operating within Colombo, Gampha, Kalutara, Hambantota, Ampara, Trincomalee and Matara were surveyed. Organizations were selected from a detailed list available from the Sri Lanka Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used in the survey, and all the interviews were conducted in March 2005 by trained, native, bilingual investigators using English and/or the local languages, as appropriate.