Peacebuilding at the Grassroots

Abstract

In Sri Lanka, economic recovery was identified as having the potential to sustain the peace process. While the conflict is inherently political, it is evident that the donors hoped the promise of large amounts of aid during the peace process would encourage the negotiation of a political settlement, while the peace dividend would guarantee support at the grassroots. Meanwhile, joint mechanisms for the delivery of foreignfunded reconstruction and rehabilitation would bring the Government of Sri Lankan (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) together and establishing more normal conditions in the North and East, building trust between the Government and the Tamil population.