Project highlights

October 2009

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

  • Continuing the Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction Research in Sri Lanka.
  • Meeting with all stakeholders in Wanduruppa to identify the specific roles of development agencies in development and conservation for land use planning purposes.

LIVELIHOODS
NECDEP project

  • Cane crafting programme in the eastern province.
  • Grapes farming programme in the eastern province.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

  • Installation of new low cost concrete based pelton turbine for a temple in Ratnepura district.
  • Testing of an electronic load controller to be used for a school in Neluwa in Galle district.
  • Rehabilitation of a high head turbine in Kalawana in Ratnepura district.

COMMUNICATIONS

Publicity

  • Printing of the Annual Report.
  • Initiating a capacity building programme for journalists jointly with the Sri Lanka Press Institute.

WEB PORTAL

  • A promotional programme about Janthakshan for school children from Pannala in Kurunegela district.
  • Participating at the Science day exhibition organized by Wennappuwa Vidatha Centre in Puttlam district.
  • A programme on hand made paper recycling for Ingiriya Vidatha Centre (The Village Science & Technology Centre) Society.

COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

  • Quarterly team meeting with all implementing partners from Sri Lanka and India.
  • Participatory planning workshops with Non State Actors and community in Ampara district and Nikeweratiya in Kurunegela district

ORGANIC FARMING

  • Providing inputs for cultivation of traditional paddy varieties among farmers in Ampara district.

INFRASTRUCTURE

  • In German Harithagama a tsunami resettlement village rehabilitation of a tube well to increase the strength of the water distribution system.

SHELTER

  • Initiate developing draft manual on tropical housing design fundamentals to train designers and technical officers and draughtsman attached to  the project supported by EU for IDPS in Vauniya in Jaffna district.

ADVOCACY

Pro poor policies project

  • Research on energy usage of 30 selected households in Nikeweratiya in Kurunegela district

Campaigns - Climate change

  • Screening of the film “Age of the Stupid” on the 24th of October at Barefoot Gallery for the global climate action day.

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