Sarvodaya Annual Report 2013/14 English final

Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya Annual Service Report st

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1 April, 2013 to 31 March, 2014

Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.) "Damsak Mandira" No. 98, Rawatawatte Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

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Address by the President th

Presidential Address by Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne at the 58 Annual General Meeting of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement. th

Today we are having our 58 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Venerable members of the maha Sangha, other religious dignitaries, his Excellency Shri Y.K. Sinha, the High Commissioner for India who is our Chief Guest, Dr. Harsha P. Jayatilleke who is an active member of Sarvodaya United States of America and all other members present.

It is a great honor to Sarvodaya that we were able to get his Excellency Shri Y.K. Sinha as our Chief Guest. I can remember the very first Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mr. V.V. Giri, who later became the President of India. Even before he took oaths I remember how he walked into Sarvodaya head quarters in Colombo. Later during the Gandhi Centenary period the Indian High Commissioner Mr. Gundevia worked very closely with Sarvodaya. Almost every Indian High Commissioner encouraged our Sarvodaya work.

A great Indian freedom fighter Sri Jayaprakash Narayan, E. W. Ariyanayagam, Asha Devi Ariyanayagam, Dr. R.R. Divakar and many other leaders have visited Sri Lanka and assisted us to build the Sarvodaya Movement. It is our fervent hope that His Excellency Shri Y.K. Sinha will continue to assist us to strength the already existing fraternity between the Indian Gandhian movement and Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka. We warmly welcome you with great affection and respect to our 58th Annual General Meeting.

Our Movement started 57 years ago. In one year we had two AGM's because the Annual Report could not th be prepared in time. That is the reason why we call this the 58 AGM. Right from the inception of the Movement, our objective was to awaken all. We followed a non violent path to serve the entire humanity. Starting with Shramadana camps we perused the objectives of awakening human personalities to the fullest, family awakening, village awakening, village self-governance, urban awakening, national awakening and world awakening. This awakening had to be achieved by improving the spiritual, moral, cultural, social, economic and political sectors. We have implemented numerous programmes to achieve these objectives. You may read in our Annul Report a concise report of what we have been doing. Most of these programmes we have created and implemented successfully are being taken up today by other non-governmental and civil sector organizations and also by various governmental departments.

This AGM is being held just 18 days prior to the presidential elections. We have never got involved in party and power politics since our inauguration almost 6 decades ago. However, on two occasions we had to stand against certain measures taken by ruling regimes which threatened our fundamental freedom on Sovereignty and Rule of Law. However, during the last 42 parliamentary, presidential and other elections we gave our fullest cooperation to Paffrel and the Elections Commissioner and organizations protecting law and order to ensure a non violent and fair election.

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During this election too I request members of our parent body the Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya, 15 other incorporated national level organizations and thousands of legally incorporated village level societies to ensure that a peaceful, just and fair election is held. Sarvodaya should abstain from taking sides as it had done before. We have to cooperate with the elections commissioner and the law enforcing authorities to make voters cast their vote without subjecting themselves to violence. We always should work for non violence and peace before, during and after elections.

This existing system of party politics does not suit our culture. This system promotes divisions, hatred, fear and ignorance in people. In this system, metta loving kindness, Karuna compassionate action, Muditha altruistic joy and Upeksha cannot be developed. Therefore, we believe in building up an indigenous alternative system which is devoid of party and power politics but promote consensual, direct participatory and totally decentralized politics. Ours is a system of evolution of democracy from below going upwards.

We call it praja or grama swaraj or village self governance system. During the last 5 years we experimented with this system successfully in 3000 villages in all parts of the country. Today in the 26 districts we have 26 national awakening or Desodaya Councils. At divisional level we have 304 divisional councils. We are working very hard to bring about a transformation in the consciousness of people in the economic system and power political system under 30 headings. This is our politics and nothing else.

We should honestly accept the following weaknesses in the present system. All of us involved in politics, social welfare and development should strive to correct these short comings, some of which are as follows; i) Our failure to unite as one Sri Lankan nation transcending barriers of caste, race, religion and power politics. ii) Disrespect for law and order. Suspicion people have about the impartiality of the judicial system. iii) Suspicion in the minds of people of not having their fundamental freedoms like right to express and right to meet. iv) Inability of ordinary citizens to get fair treatment from government institutions because of politicization and their suspicion and fear. v) Increasing cases and the large scale of bribery and corruption, waste and taking of commission.

All partners should come to a consensus that these weaknesses have to be corrected. Sarvodaya will give its support to all parties who are trying to correct this. Historically it was the maha sangha who played the main role in correcting these weaknesses. Unfortunately maha sangha is also divided into various fractions which is a great disadvantage to the functioning of good governance. We respectfully appeal to them to unite themselves with other religious leaders and give an impartial and moral leadership to the country.

Globally speaking the very existence of human beings, other living beings and even the plant kingdom appear to be in danger of being destroyed. The very life support systems are endangered, forests destroyed, climate change has taken serious proportions. Landslides, floods, drought, tsunami, earth quakes have become more frequent than ever before.

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We have to be extremely careful of trying to use coal for generation of energy. We should completely oppose construction of nuclear reactors because this is a technology which cannot be controlled by human beings when it comes to nuclear accidents like Bhopal, Chernobyl and Fukushima. We also should control the use of chemical fertilizer, pesticides and other chemical applications which have given rise to so many incurable diseases. Simple ways of living which we are used to should be promoted.

After the end of war in our country the infrastructure development is taking place at a very rapid pace. So is communication technology. At the same time we should not ignore the above mentioned dangers.

In conclusion I would like to mention that we are all happy that the 30 year war had come to an end. All parties who got hurt during this period should be helped to the maximum to normalize their lives. One of the main things is to heal the wounds created in the hearts of people. Sarvodaya will continue to engage itself in this noble task.

I appeal to all our members to do their maximum to bring about a spiritual and moral awakening of our nation.

May the blessings of the triple gem be with you!

Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, President, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement.

20.12.2014

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Presentation Venerable Maha Sangha, Rev.Sirs and Religious Dignitaries of all other Faiths, Hony, President, Members.

Dear Sisters and Brothers, It is with great pleasure that I, the General Secretary, on behalf of the Executive Council, present to you at this Annual General Meeting, the 58th Annual Service Report of the Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.), 1st April 2013 to 31st march 2014 March, covering various activities the Sangamaya carried out during the period under review.

Dr. Vinya S. Ariyaratne, General Secretary 20th December 2014

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Corporate Profile Registered Name

: Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya(Inc.)

Address

: Damsak Mandira, No 98, Rawatawatte Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

Telephone Number : 2647159/2655255 Fax Number : 2656512 Email

: edo@sarvodaya.lk

Web site

: www.sarvodaya.org

Legal Status

: Incorporated under Parliament Act No. 16 of 1972 as amended by Act.No.12 of 1999.

Declared as an Approved Charity by Gazette Notification of th 25 August 1965

Main Office Bearers

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Hony. President Dr. Vinya S. Ariyaratne, General Secretary Mr.W.H.W. Zoysa, Hony. Treasurer Mr. Saman Priyashantha Algoda, Executive Director Mrs. E.J.Thampoe, Finance Director - (till January 2014) Ms. K.I.R. Jayathilake - Finance Director (from 20.02.2014)

Auditors

K.S. Karunadasa & Co.

Bankers

Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited Bank of Ceylon Peoples Bank National Savings Bank Seylan Bank Sampath Bank Grindlays Bank

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Content 1.

THE LANKA JATHIKA SARVODAYA SHRAMADANA SANGAMAYA AND THE SARVODAYA MOVEMENT 1.1

The Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya(LJSSS) 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4

1.2 2.

Legal Basis and Short History - (13) Some Goals and Objectives - (13) Membership of the LJSSS/ Executive Council - (14) Creation of Independent Agencies - (15) I) Specialised Agencies at National Level ii) Deshodaya Mandalayas at National, District and Divisional Levels iii) Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies at Village/Community Level 1.1.5 Organisational Structure and Staff - (16) I) Organisational Structure ii) Staff 1.1.6 Services by National Level Units under the Executive Director I) The Bandaragama Development Education Institute - (18) ( The main campus of the Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning ) ii) The International Division - (19) iii) The Sarvodaya Rural Technical Services - (22) iv) The Woodwork Unit - (22) v) The Project Unit - (23) vi) The Partner Co-ordination Unit - (23) vii) The Library - (24) 1.1.7 Services by Selected Field Units i) The Thanamalvila Farm - (24) The Sarvodaya Movement - (25)

SERVICES TO SARVODAYA VILLAGES 2.1 2.2

The Philosophical Basis - (26) Consciousness Raising 2.2.1 2.2.2

Mass Education - (27) Education and Training of Village Leaders - (32) 2.2.2.1 Services Through the Early Childhood Development Unit (ECDU) - (32) I)

Support Educational Work Initiated by the District and Divisional - (32) Offices of the LJSSS. a) Training of Preschool Teachers b) Safe Learning Spaces, Community Mobilization for Protecting Children Project ii) Implement Donor-funded Projects - (33) a) The SWS Project - (33) b) Safe Learning Spaces, Community Mobilization for Protecting Children Project - (35) c) Sarvodaya Community Based Child Protection and De-institutionalization of Children Project (CBCP-DI Project) - (40) iii) Manage Children's Park at HQ - (42) Annual Service Report 9 2013-2014

2.2.2.2 Services by the Community Empowerment Unit of the Deshodaya Division - (42) i) Training of Office-Bearers of SSSs - (42) ii) Organising of Shramadana Camps - (43) iii) Registration of SSSs - (43) 2.2.2.3 Projects Implemented by the Deshodaya Division I) The Zen Sen Project - (44) ii) The JAFS Project - (45) 2.2.2.4 Global Fund for AIDS, TB & Malaria (GFATM) Project - (45) 3.

EMPOWERMENT OF VILLAGE COMMUNITIES 3.1

Village Leadership - (46) 3.1.1 Formation of Independent Societies - (46) 3.1.2 Organizing and Maintaining Their Own Early Childhood Care and Development Centres ( Pre-Schools) - (46) 3.1.3 Shanti Sena Groups - (48) 3.2 Raising Legal Status of Village Societies - (49) 3.3 Community Empowerment - (50) 3.3.1 Project: Finding a Solution Together - (50) 4.

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EFFECTS OF EMPOWERMENT OF DESHODAYA MANDALAYAS – DEVELOPMENT WORK AT DISTRICT AND DIVISIONAL LEVELS 4.1

Meetings of Deshodaya Mandalayas - (56) 4.1.1 Meetings of Deshodaya Mandalayas Participating in the FAST Project 4.1.2 Meetings of Deshodaya Mandalayas ( outside the FAST Project )

4.2

Development Work by Deshodaya Mandalayas ( outside the FAST Project) - (57) 4.2.1 Brief Descriptions of Some Selected Activities

4.3

The Deshodaya National Assembly - (62)

BEYOND DESHODAYA - (63)

ANNEXES Annex 01

: Members of the Executive Council

Annex 02

: Independent Units

Annex 03

: List of Donors and Projects Supported by Them

Annex 04

: Staff of the LJSSS

Annex 05

: Independent Auditor's Report to the LJSSS

Annex 06

: Awards Conferred on Dr. A.T.Ariyaratne

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List of Tables Section 1 Table 01: Table 02: Table 03: Table 04: Table 05: Table 06 :

Total Staff of the LJSSS 2013 to 2014 Courses for the Sarvodaya Sangamaya and Affliated Institutes Courses Conducted by Other Agencies Distribution of Individual Visitors by Country, Duration of Their Stay and Major Fields of Work Activities by Visiting Groups Partner Universities and Organizations (other than those listed in the (Table 04 and Table 05)

Section 2 Table 07: Table 08: Table 09: Table 10: Table 11: Table12: Table 13: Table 14: Table 15 : Table 16: Table 17: Table 18: Table 19: Table 20: Table 21: Table 22:

Formal Meetings Addressed by Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne at Village/Community Level Distribution of the Villages Under the SWS Project Repair and Construction of Preschools / Safe Learning Spaces Materials Distributed to Each Safe Learning Centre Materials Distributed to Each Child Distribution of Villages under the Safe Learning Spaces Project Distribution of the Selected Children by Safe Learning Spaces Libraries for Children Enrollment in the Pre-schools by Village Participation of Parents and Community in Training Programmes Communities Selected for the Project Performance Summary from 1st April, 2013 to 31st March, 2014 Training of Office-Bearers of SSSs Shramadana Camps Organised Activities Completed Under the ZenSen Project During Jan., to Dec.,2013 Summary of GFATM Round 08 (Malaria) Sarvodaya

Section 3 Table23 : Table 24: Table 25: Table 26: Table 27:

ECCD Centres and Teachers by District in Sarvodaya Villages Distribution of Shanti Sena Groups by District Distribution of Registered SSSs as of 31.03.2014 Progress of Activities Implemented by Expected Results for the Year 2013/2014 Further Information About Some Activities Listed in Table 26

Section 4 Table 28: Table 29: Table 30: Table 31:

Participation in Divisional Deshodaya Mandala Meetings under the Project Finding a Solution Together and Membership Fees Collected Meetings Held by the Deshodaya Mandalayas 2013.04.01 to 2014.03.31 Distribution of Reported Deshodaya Mandala Activities by Domains of Development (Each Mandalaya was required to report at most only six activities) Membership of the Deshodaya National Assembly by District

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1. The Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya and The Sarvodaya Movement 1.1

The Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (LJSSS) 1.1.1 Legal Basis and Short History The Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (LJSSS) is a body incorporated by Act No.16 of 1972 enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Its genesis was a “Study Service” movement launched by some of the teachers and students of Nalanda Vidyalaya, Colombo led by Mr. (now Dr.) A.T.Ariyaratne, who was then a Science Teacher in the school. The first of these Study Service Sessions was held in 1958, in the Kanatholuwa Village in the Kurunegala District. The inhabitants of this village at that time, were ostracized by the society, regarded as outcasts, did not have basic amenities and were not part of the mainstream of life in the country. The success of this first Study Service led to several others being organised, soon after, in different parts of the country, to serve deprived communities, with the participation of students and teachers from some of the leading schools in the country. These Study Service Sessions came to be known as Shramadana Camps.

The demand for participation in these Shramadana Camps held in rural deprived communities which Ariyaratne visited and had direct knowledge, not only of their needs but also of their abilities and capacities, led him to give up his post as a teacher and engage himself full-time in these social transformation activities. With the expansion of these activities there was the need to formalise the work and hence the Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya was formed in the 1960s. It was this organisation which was incorporated by the Parliamentary Act referred to above. The organisation now operates under this Act which has been amended a number of times to accommodate to socio-political and economic changes. The Act confers very comprehensive powers on the Sangamaya.

Acting under these powers and in response to emerging needs, the Sangamaya created a set of organisations to render specialised services as needs arose . In keeping with the Sangamaya philosophy to encourage and promote the development of independent organisations, all these organisations have now become independent entities operating under their own rules and regulations, with separate boards of management but within the Sarvodaya development philosophy.

1.1.2 Some Goals and Objectives The Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.) Act, No.16 of 1972 gives under Rule 15, several General Objects of the Association. The following are among those which received particular attention during the last few years: (8) to collect and mobilize the maximum possible resources of the people such as their time, intelligence, energy, wealth, specialised skills and technological knowledge which they are prepared to donate of their own free will and utilise them scientifically to bring about the general economic and social progress of the people.

(10)to promote the establishment of legally recognized community organizations to undertake spiritual, moral, social, educational, economic and financial activities for the development of the communities in accordance with the Sarvoday Philosophy and to assist such organisations to carry out their development work by providing them with training, management services and financial assistance.

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(11) to establish such legal entities as may be necessary to manage the various programmes and projects of the Association, to frame rules governing the conduct of such entities and to delegate to such entities such administrative powers and financial authority as may be necessary.

(13) to promote peace among the different ethnic groups in Sri Lanka through direct action, participation in non-violent interventions and direct participation in such activities as peace marches, peace conferences, peace education programmes, peace camps or other activities by the establishment of a Sarvodaya Non-Violent People's Peace Organisation. ( 14) to strive for the promotion of universal respect for the observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms and by progressive measures both national and international to secure their universal recognition and observance.

1.1.3 Membership of the LJSSS/ Executive Council Membership of the Sangamaya is open to any one over the age of 18 years who accepts the Objects and Principles of the Sangamaya.

Under the Act it is the Executive Council elected at an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members, which administers the Sangamaya and among others, confers membership on applicants. The AGM also elects the following main Office Bearers of the Sangamaya, namely, the President, the General Secretary, eight Vice Presidents, three Additional Secretaries and a Treasurer. These officials comprise the Officials' Committee which under the Act is empowered to implement the decisions of the Executive Council. The Act also lists the Powers of the Officials' Committee. The increasing load of work, led the Executive Council to create an Executive Director, a full-time employee of the Sangamaya, who has been vested with nearly all the powers of the Officials' Committee.

The Executive Council also has the power to create all other posts as needed by the Sangamaya to execute its plans and programmes.

The AGM of the LJSSS for 2013 was held on 21.12.2013 at the Moratuwa HQ. The office bearers elected at this meeting are given in Annex 01

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1.1.4 Creation of Independent Agencies I) Specialised Agencies at National Level The following table lists the set of independent organisations as of 31.03.2014. As independent organisations, each of these will publish their own annual progress reports. It may be noted that each of these organisations submit regular reports to the LJSSS. Organisation Sarvodaya WomenÂ’s Movement Sarvodaya Suwasetha Sarvodaya Legal Services Sarvodaya Shanti Sena Sarvodaya Economic Enterprises Development Services Deshodaya Development Finance Company

Sarvodaya Trust Fund

A.T.Ariyaratne Charitable Trust Sarvodaya Samodaya Services Sarvo -Tech (PVT) Ltd FUSION

Major Function/s Ensuring gender equality within Sarvodaya development work The social welfare arm of the LJSSS Legal empowerment of communities Youth Brigade of the LJSSS. Working for Peace and Harmony Assisting communities in their economic activities, training in entrepreneurship, orientation to business activities, preparation of project reports, etc.

Finance company registered with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, specializing in catering to credit and savings needs of rural communities, particularly those in communities served by the LJSSS Promotion of Humanity, Peace and Harmony within the country. Recognition of outstanding Sri Lankans who have made significant contributions in these fields.

The spiritual empowerment arm of Sarvodaya. Has created and runs the Vishva Niketan International Peace Centre Rehabilitation of drug addicts. Runs several rehabilitation centres in the country The technical arm of the LJSSS undertaking all types of civil engineering works.

The ICT arm of the LJSSS

Further information about these organisations are given in Annex 02 ii) Deshodaya Mandalayas at National, District and Divisional Levels The Annual Service Report for the year 2012/2013, referred to the establishment of the National Deshodaya Assembly and Deshodaya Mandalayas at District and Divisional Levels. That Report also referred to Grama Swarajya Sub-committees. It is the Deshodaya Division of the LJSSS which took the lead in establishing these independent entities. Their Vision, Mission and Objectives were reported under the Report referred to above.

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During the year under review, the emphasis has been on the work of the District and Divisional Level Deshodaya Mandalayas. This work is being reported under Section 4 of this Report. The work done by the Deshodaya Division of the LJSSS is being reported under Section 2 (2.222, 2.223, 2.224) of this Report. iii) Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies at Village/Community Level The creation of independent entities at village / community level was and continues to be a key stage in implementing the Sarvodaya Development Philosophy, starting with the personality development of the individual, the development of the family followed by the development of the community, named Gramodaya (Village Awakening). In its initial development work and even now, the LJSSS believes and implements a three-pronged revolution in its development work, namely, a revolution of the ideas people hold; a revolution in the technology people use and a revolution in the structures serving them in the sense that people should have control over them. The Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies (SSSs) which the LJSSS has established throughout the country are legal entities, under the law of the land which are under the control of the members of the Society. The establishment of these Socieities take place over time in several Stages as is indicated in the Operational Model described below.

An Operational Development Model for Communities Stages

Major Characteristics

Stage 1 Engages in Shramadana Stage 2 Formation of Chidren's Groups, Mothers' Group, Youth Group, etc.

Stage 3 Formation of a SSS and getting it registered Stage 4 Starts on economic activities Stage 5 Self-sufficient Grama Swarajya Village, helping other village also These SSSs are independent of the LJSSS. They have their own constitution, elect their own office-bearers and develop and implement their own plans. The development work of these SSSs are described in Section 3 of this Report.

1.1.5Organisational Structure and Staff I) Organisational Structure The LJSSS has its Headquarters (HQ) in Moratuwa, a suburban city close to Colombo, the capital city.

Associated with its HQ is the Bandaragama Development Education Institute which is close to Moratuwa.

The LJSSS has an island-wide network of District and Divisional Centres manned by trained staff. Currently (2014) there are 26 District Offices and 325 Divisional Offices. Apart from these the LJSSS has 10 Development Education Insttitutes; 06 Multipurpose Community Development Centres and 03 Farms throughout the country.

The HQ at Moratuwa comprises a Finance Division functioning under a full-time Finance Director; the Deshodaya Division functioning under a full-time Deputy Executive Director; the International Division; the Sarvodaya Rural Technical Service; the Woodwork Unit; the Project Unit; the Partner Co-ordination Unit; the Personnel Division and the Library. All these function under an Executive Director appointed by the Executive Council.

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The Early Childhood Development Unit and the Community Empowerment Unit function under the Deshodaya Division.

All field centres such as the District Centres, the Divisional Centres, the Development Education Institutes in the field, Multipurpose Community Centres and the Sarvodaya Farms function under the Deshodaya Division.

The Bandaragama Development Education Institute and the Development Education Institutes in the field will in course of time comprise the Sarvodaya Rural University, with the Bandaragama DEI serving as its main campus. At present they comprise the Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning.

The development work of these different Divisions and Units will be described elsewhere in this Report, under the appropriate Sections. ii) Staff The Personnel Division of the LJSSS attends to staff deployment matters. The following is based on their report for the year under review. During the year under review, an option was given to some of the permanent staff to retire . This was made use of by 35 female staff members and 43 male staff members.

The number of staff members who left on the termination of their contracts was 199, comprising 97 females and 102 males. The number of staff who resigned was 82, comprising 42 females and 40 males.

Altogether a total of 370 staff members left during the year. The following table indicates the staff position comprising staff in the field and in the HQ Table 01: Total Staff of the LJSSS 2013 to 2014 Permanent Staff

Project Staff

Date/Period Females

Males

Total Females

Total Males

181 15

174 29

179 13

323 37

354 28

677 65

Left during the year

52

69

125

124

177

193

370

No. of Staff

99

127

78

68

183

189

372

Males

143 08

Females

No. of Staff New recruits

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31.03.2013 01.04.2013 -31.03.2014 01.04.2013 -31.03.2014 31.03.2014

Total Staff

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1.1.6 Services by National Level Units Under the Executive Director I) The Bandaragama Development Education Institute (The main campus of the Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning ) The Bandaragama Development Education Institute, situated on a 7.5 acre site bordering the Bolgoda Lake, has all the facilities for the conducting of education courses. These facilities are used by the Sarvodaya Sangamaya and its affiliated institutes as well as by outside agencies. The Institute is managed by a resident Deputy Executive Director(Development Education) of the LJSSS. In general the courses are conducted by visiting staff both from Sarvodaya and from outside. The following is a summary of the educational courses conducted during the year under review.

Table 02: Courses for theSarvodaya Sangamaya and Affliated Institutes Institute Sarvodaya International Division Sarvodaya HQ Shanthisena DDFC Sarvodaya Projects Total

No. of No. of Female No. of Male Total No. of Courses Participants Participants Participants 04 36 19 55 04 04 03 02 17

144 26 45 84 335

154 77 108 71 429

298 103 153 155 764

Table 03 : Courses Conducted by Other Agencies Quarter

First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Total

No. of No. of Female No.of Male Courses Participants Participants 11 16 15 09 51

442 323 562 230 1557

353 396 788 349 1886

Total No. of Participants 795 719 1350 579 3443

Among the agencies conducting these courses were Government Ministries, Government Departments, Universities, NGOs, the British Council and private firms.

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ii) The International Division The International Division, located at the HQ in Moratuwa, caters to the needs of all foreign visitors to the LJSSS. One set of visitors comprise individual volunteers who come to participate in the Sarvodaya development work with the communities. The International Division arranges programmes for them based on their expressed wishes and the duration of their stay. The other set of visitors are members of universities and other institutes who engage in research activities or come to actively participate in the development work at community level, generally as a part of their studies in their respective institutes. Apart from all those mentioned above, there are both individuals and groups who visit Sarvodaya to observe its work. Among them were professionals and student groups.

The following tables indicate the countries from which these participants came, the major fields in which they rendered a voluntary service and the duration of their stay.

Table 04: Distribution of Individual Visitors by Country, Duration of Their Stay and Major Fields of Work Country

Australia Belgium

No. of Total No. Visitors of Person .weeks 01 08 03 14

Canada

01

08

Checkoslova kia ???

China Germany

01

04

01 04

08 25

Israel Japan

01 01

16 40

Korea

01

08

Netherlands

11

58

Scotland Switzerland

01 02

08 13

United Kingdom

03

09

USA

Total

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145

50

364

Major Fields of Service/ Place of Work

Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha: Teaching English and assisting in the administration at Vishva Niketan Suwasetha: Child care / Teaching English at Kegalla District Centre Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha: FAST Project: District Centre, Trincomalee SPICE Project Teaching English, Japanese, Self-defence at Badulla and Kegalla Districts and Int.Div. Administrative assistance at Deshodaya Division and International Division Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha: TEA Project Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning Teaching English in a village in Wellawaya:: Vocational Trai ning in Centre in Matale FUSION: Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha: Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha: Community health: Research on kidney disease: Project Division: Study of Kandy District Centre: DDFC: FUSION: Vishva Niketan: Trincomalee District.

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Students of Fukuoka University, Japan

A Student of Fukuoka University, Japan

Engaged in Shramadana in the Damana Village

in Discussion with Villagers

Teaching English for Pre-School Children at

University of Virgina Tec- USA Group

Mathara District Under Project Sri Lanka

at a Discussion with Sarvodaya H/Q

Shramadana at Palaha Usgollawa Village in Padaviya by University of Virginiya Tech Group

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A Volunteer at Work with Children

The Suwasetha Centre for Malnourished Children attracted 20 volunteers. This Centre takes inhouse care of very severely malnourished children who have either been abandoned or whose parents are unable to care for them adequately. The Department of Child Care and Probation Services refers many such children to Sarvodaya Suwasetha.

Apart from these individual visitors, there were also groups of visitors from universities and other institutes. Generally all the groups, meet Sarvodaya Leaders and Senior Staff at the HQ as a part of their initial briefing. They may also visit the major Divisions and Units of the LJSSS located at the HQ and Affiliated Institutes of the LJSSS, such as Suwasetha and Vishva Niketan which are in close proximity to the HQ. The following table gives more information about the programmes engaged in by these groups.

Table 05: Activities by Visiting Groups Name of Group

No. of Participants

State and NGO represntatives from Bhutan Helsinki University, Finland University of Virginia Tech Nutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha:USA University of Wis consin USA Health Ed. Division

11

Fukuoka Women s University, Japan

08 students 01 teacher

13 students 02 teachers 16 students 01 teacher

09 students 02 leaders

French Navy 11 Group Project Sri Lanka 7 students Group

Period of Visit 8 13 April, 2013 20 25 May, 2013 13 26 June, 2013

Major Fields of Service/ Places of Work Visited the village of Kadugoda in the Colombo district. Met the Sarvodaya Mituru Mituro Organisation and the National Youth Service of the state Spent 3 days in the Pannala village in the Kegalla district studying environmental problems, contribution to the economy by males and females, jobs, migration, pov erty.

Spent 2 days in a village in the Padaviya district assisting in the construction of a community hall. Visited places of historical and religious significance in Anuradhapura and Mihintale. Participated in a meditation programme in Kandy.

Visited the SIHL in Bandaragama.

21 July 04 Aug., 2013

Worked at theNutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha: Visited the Jayathugama village in Polonnaruwa, assisted in the construction of a kitchen for the preschool, discussions with kidney disease patients in the village.

In Anuradhapura visited the civil hospital and the Ayurvedic hospital; observed an organic farm and assisted the Saliyapura Farm in planting. Visted archeological sites in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.

09 -27 Visited a Tamil village in the N Eliya district; the Peradeniya Sept., Un.Ag.Faculty; the aborigine village of Damana, assisting in 2013 the construction of a well; the Saturukondan DEI in Batticaloa; 2 Muslim villages in Batticaloa and discussions with the Eastern University; development projects in Hambantota district; village in Moneragala and assisting in the renovation of the preschool; Tanamalvila DEI. 1 day Shramadana in the Avarakotuwa village in the Gampaha district to construct a preschool 25 June Working in Project supported activities in Matara and 31 Augus, Ratnapura districts. Teaching English in association with 2013 preschools established in the community learning centres.

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Volunteer Group USA/Netherlands Nicaragua University of Wiscosin, USA

07( 2,4, 1)

1 day

Shramadana to construct a preschool in the Rajawella village in the Kandy district.

6 students 1 leader

1 14 January , 2014

University of San Diegio, USA

8 students 2 leaders

Gandhi Global Family, India

15 persons

10 20 January ,2014 9 15 March, 2014

Worked at theNutrition Centre for Malnourished Children, Suwasetha;Repairing pre-school in Bogahapitiya village in Kurunegala district; In Anuradhapura visited the civil hospital and the Ayurvedic hospital; observed an organic farm and assisted the Saliyapura Farm in planting: visited a Tamil village in the N Eliya district:visited the Temple of the Tooth and the Peradeniya Botanical Garden Shramadana in the Kelegala village in the N Eliya district to repair preschool and construct latrine.

Meeting Sarvodaya leaders at HQ; meditation programme; visit the Bandaragama DEI ( SIHL main campus); visited places of religious interest in Kandy and Galle.

There were also institutes which assisted the Sarvodaya development work in various other ways.

Some visited Sarvodaya as part of their research activities. The following table lists them.

Table 06 :Partner Universities and Organizations (other than those listed in the Table 04 and Table 05)

Name

Country

Stichting Commundo Organization

Netherlands

SOJAG Organization

Bangladesh

University of Helsinki

Finland

University of Utsunomiya

Japan

Dukhan English College University of San Diego

Doha Qatar USA

Geneva Group Program

Switzerland

Gandhi Globe Program

India

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Main Task Sending Dutch Volunteers throughout the year

Implementing staff exchange program between the two organizations Conducting research on environmental, gender and land issues in the village Research on women empowerment Obtaining experiences on community development projects Studying different kinds of community development activities Engaging in Shramadana activities at different places Studying application of Ghandhian values and principles in other countries

ii) The Sarvodaya Rural Technical Service (SRTS) The SRTS was established to implement projects to improve the infrastructure facilities for rural and semi-urban communities to meet their basic human needs; and also to implement programmes for vocational education using appropriate technology while generating employment opportunities. A brief report of the work of the SRTS during the year under review is given below. a) The Gravity-fed Water Supply Scheme for the Plantation Worker Community in Keliwatta, Nuwara Eliya Cost Donor Direct beneficiaries

: Rs.1 399 353.75 : GBR ( Global Buddhist Relief) : 103 families ( 435 persons )

b) Woodwork Training Courses conducted in the Carpentry Workshop of the SRTS at the Matale Ÿ

A 10-month residential training course was conducted for 15 participants at a cost of Rs.2 304

Ÿ

A 10-month residential training course has been started for 15 participants. Estimated cost is Rs.2 608 600.00

c) The following training courses were conducted under the FAST Project implemented with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Ÿ

Three Aluminium Fabrication Courses conducted for 45 participants from Trincomalee, Nuwara Eliya and Ampara. Total cost Rs.2 398 953.55

Ÿ

Seven Beautician Training Courses for 105 participants from Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Gampaha, Vavuniya, Batticaloa. Mulativu and Badulla. Total cost Rs.3 437 470.75

Ÿ

Two Dress-making Courses for 30 participants from Kandy, Moneragala. Total cost Rs.1 363 575.70

ii) The Woodwork Unit The Woodwork Unit consists of a Production and Sales Unit at Meth Medura and a main Production Unit at Rathmalgoda, Horana. There is a staff of 11 at Meth Medura and 04 at Horana. The Unit at Horana was acquired in 2010 with the intention of obtaining the timber needed for the productions at Meth Medura. It is a saw mill with facilities for treating the sawn timber. The timber produced is treated rubber and the excess has a ready sale. The mill is in a rubber growing area and there is a ready supply of uprooted rubber trees.

The main items produced are teaching aids for pre-schools and schools, furniture for schools and playground equipment. Household furniture is also produced using treated rubber wood as well as other timber. The productions are sold both locally and abroad.

This is an income-generating unit of the LJSSS and during the year under review, the Woodwork Unit has made available to the LJSSS an amount of Rs.3 million.

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ii) The Project Unit From 1995 onwards the LJSSS has extensively implemented donor-funded projects to benefit affected people and needy communities all over the country. Various donors and donor agencies including individuals, corporate groups, bilateral and multilateral donors, as well as government agencies supported the efforts.

The Project Unit of the LJSSS is responsible for the implementation of all the donor-funded projects, with the support of the LJSSS district offices and staff in all 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka, benefitting the vulnerable and marginalized communities, fulfilling the contractual demands of the agreements between the LJSSS and the respective donor agencies. During 2013/14 the Project Unit implemented donor-funded projects, sponsored by many donor agencies. Annex 03 lists the agencies and the projects supported by them.

The Project Unit is also responsible for mainstreaming the project monitoring and evaluation process through its M & E Unit. During the past year an On-line Project Monitoring and Evaluation System (available at www.sarvodayame.com) has been developed with the support of the SPICE-MSI/USAID, and the system will facilitate real time data entering at the field level and overseeing the progress at the Headquarter level, greatly improving the transparency and accountability of the donor-funded project implementation. The LJSSS has also developed On-line Geographic Information System (GIS) to facilitate tracking of projects implemented on ground ( available at www.sarvodayawebportal.com) improving the reliability of information sharing with its donor community.

iii) The Partner Co-ordination Unit The LJSSS set up its Partner Co-ordinating Unit in the present form in 2007. The main duties of the Unit include:

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Maintaining good partner relationship with the national and international partners including the national government ministries, authorities and departments; national and international Non-Governmental Organisations; Donor Community and the Foreign Missions in Sri Lanka including the Embassies and High Commissions;

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Fund raising and proposal development to address the burning issues across Sri Lanka; providing technical assistance in donor-funded project implementation; and

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Overseeing LJSSS media channels including the Sarvoday Website (www.sarvodaya.org) and the Social Media platforms such as Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/SarvodayaSriLanka), Twitter{ @ sarvodayalanka}, YouTube channel {@Sarvodaya video} and Flickr { www.flickr.com/photos/sarvodaya/sets}

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During 2013/14 the Partner Coordination Unit has developed concept notes and proposals seeking Development Co-operation and submitted them to many international and bilateral donor agencies. Some have been accepted and funded. The supporting donor agencies include the American Centre, in partnership with the Women Parliamentarian's Caucus; USAID through Support for Professional and Insitutional Capacity Enhancement (SPICE); the British High Commission; the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka and the Maldives; the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka; European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights European Union; the Non-State Actors (EuropAid); UNICEF Sri Lanka; and War Child Holland.

The Unit has also taken steps to obtain development assistance from the Sri Lanka Corporate Sector through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.

The Unit also provided technical support to the Finding A Solution Together (FAST) Project funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the SPICE project funded by the USAID, both implemented to promote good governance and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.

ii) The Library The Library serves the Sarvodaya staff, members and residents in the neighbourhood. A fairly large section is set apart for the use of students from the neighbourhood who use the facility for their studies. It has both a reference section and a lending section, the latter being restricted to Sarvodaya staff and members. The Reference Section has a very comprehensive collection of the works of Mahatma Gandhi.

1.1.6 Services by Selected Field Units i) The Thanamalvila Farm The LJSSS acquired this property in 1972 and over a period of more than 40 years has developed it into a full-fledged Development Education Institute as well as a farm. This DEI and farm are regarded as one of the campuses of a future Sarvodaya Rural University. (The main campus is the Bandaragama Development Education Institute, described above.) The area of the Farm is about 500 acres and is in the dry zone of the country.

The residential facilities and lecture rooms and halls of the DEI are used by other organisations to conduct their educational sessions, thus providing an additional income. Many sections of the main LJSSS itself uses the site facilities for their educational work.

New staff has been recruited and plans are being implemented to fully utilise the resources of the site. It should be mentioned that Sarvodaya has maintained around 200 acres of forest land on this site resisting many attempts to exploit the forest reserve which adjoins the Yala Natural Reserve.

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2.1

The Sarvodaya Movement

The Sarvodaya Movement is an integral outcome of the development efforts of LJSSS and its affiliated organisations. It is the Movement which will lead to Sarvodaya or the Awakening of All . Unlike the entities referred to in Section 1.1 above, the Sarvodaya Movement is not one created by the LJSSS, but is one which has emerged due to its holistic development activities bringing together ALL. From its inception, Sarvodaya development activity has never been restricted to a particular group or community. Any one is free to join in the activity, the only requirement being that she/he should be willing to abide by the Principles of Individual and Group Development, during, at least, the duration of the activity. These Principles lie at the core of the Sarvodaya development philosophy.

The Movement has acquired the following characteristics, as of now (June, 2014): Ÿ

Very many individuals who are not members of the LJSSS, support the Movement. Among them are many professionals from both the public and private sectors.

Ÿ

Gaining party political power is not an objective of the Movement.

Ÿ

It is a living, growing, active Movement which seeks to establish, through non-violent , peaceful actions, a system of state administration which ( among others ): Ø guarantees every citizen fair and equitable treatment under the law; Ø protects basic human rights; Ø preserves and promotes spiritual, moral, cultural and social values; Ø consistently provides for the conservation of natural resources such as rivers, streams, air, water, ocean, soil, etc., and ecological and biological systems endowed by nature for the continuing sustainability of humanity, as well as fauna and flora.

Ÿ

It has put before the nation a prototype of a non-violent process of action which would eventually pave the way for a system of good governance.

Ÿ

It supports the Vision of the LJSSS.

The Sarvodaya Movement is supported by the LJSSS and its affiliated organisations as follow: Ø Publication and distribution of leaflets, pamphlets on Sarvodaya development philosophy, guidelines for action by interested individuals and organisations, brief descriptions of desirable activities by civic groups, etc. Ø Orientation and training programmes Ø Mass meetings Ø Mass meditation programmes Peace Marches The Sarvodaya Movement is a Peoples' Movement attempting to mobilize the country's peoples for the good of all. There are no forms to fill to become a member of the Movement. The LJSSS believes that there are many in the country who in effect support it, without the Sangamaya being even aware of such support.

This is the nature of a movement .

However, the Sarvodaya Movement enables concerned groups of citizens to formally organize themselves to be better able to move towards their goals and objectives. The Deshodaya Mandalayas at Divisional, District and National levels are such organisations which have come into being during the last few years.

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2. Services To Sarvodaya Villages Sarvodaya Services to a Community The following diagram illustrates the services rendered to a village by the LJSSS and by its various independent organisations.

Chart 01 Grama Swarajya Village

Deshodaya Divisional Board

Sarvodaya Divisional Centre

Deshodaya District Board

Sarvodaya District Centre

Field Centre

Field Centre

Deshodaya National Baord

Other Independent unit

Shanthisena

SEEDS

DDFC

LANKA JATHIKA SARVODAYA SHRAMADAMA SANGAMAYA Operating from its Headquarters at Moratuwa

2.1 The Philosophical Basis All Sarvodaya services are determined by its philosophy of development. This has been expounded and elucidated in many Sarvodaya publications. The following is one among many. The following is a further elucidation of these three domains as presented to the people by Sarvodaya at various public meetings.

Consciousness Spiritual Development

Economics Power

Meeting Basic Needs Secondary and Tertiary Needs Sustainable Production

Good Governance PeopleÂ’s

control over Institutes which serve them Chart 02

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2.2

Consciousness Raising

2.2.1 Mass Education 2.2.1.1 The Sarvodaya News Paper The Sarvodaya News Paper, with the main objective of taking news about the Sarvodaya Movement and about its associated Independent Units and their activities to the people rendered a major service during the year under review. It also provided wide opportunities for promoting valuable discussions on events which were socially, economically and politically significant.

An important development of the Sarvodaya News Paper during the year under review, was the significant transformation of its format and contents. Accordingly, the News Paper was directly oriented to give wider publicity to Sarvodaya, Sarvodaya Societies and the Sarvodaya Independent Units. Hence it was possible to give more opportunities for Sarvodaya District Co-ordinators, Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies, Deshodaya Mandalayas and sectors connected with various projects to express their ideas and describe their activities.

With the goal of achieving these objectives, during the year under review, 3000 copies of the News Paper were printed monthly giving a total of 36 000 copies printed which were sent to Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies through the Sarvodaya District Offices; to Deshodaya Members through the Deshodaya Mandalayas and to other parties connected with projects through the Independent Units. In addition to this about 500 copies were sent directly to subscribers.

Plans have been made to initiate a special programme to increase the income and make the Paper more reader-oriented. Accordingly it is expected that by the start of 2015, there will be 3 500 annual subscribers and the number of copies to be printed monthly will increase to 5 000

2.2.1.2 Other Publications During the year under review, the following articles have been published by the LJSSS. A brief summary of each article is given below.

I) Ariyaratne, A.T. The Role of Religion in Reconciliation. Keynote Address at the National Conference on Religion and Reconciliation held at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for rd International Relations and Strategic Studies. 23 July, 2013.pp.12 Providing a leadership that heals the wounds of war and transforms the structures of governance into ones that meet the aspirations of both the ethnic majority and minorities is the continuing challenge for our beloved country. The vision and work of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement can contribute in some measure to reconciling the people of our country consisting of all communities and living in different regions.

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A major principle under which Sarvodaya operates is the thought of Metta or Loving Kindness to All. While this thought is from the teachings of the Buddha, it had the capacity to go beyond the boundaries of religion and become a spiritual force to transform people's consciousness, their social, economic and political beliefs and behaviour. In the Sarvodaya practice, this Thought is transformed into Compassionate Action.

For this exercise, Sarvodaya selected the economically poorest, socially most depressed, politically most powerless, rural communities in Sri Lanka. Within nearly three decades Sarvodaya covered the whole country not leaving out any community including the plantation communities. Sarvodaya's objective was a No-Poverty No-Affluence society beginning from the village communities and progressively going upwards to influence the whole nation and decision-makers.

In his book, “Trouble in the Triangle”, Ian Fry describes the history of three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their involvement in all the wars and bloodshed that occurred not only in Europe and the Middle East but all over the world. Sarvodaya struggled for over 55 years to counter this disastrous trend coming to Sri Lanka by highlighting the Spiritual Awakening aspect of religions without being partial to or confronting any religious dogma, rituals or practices. Sarvodaya aims at achieving a critical mass of spiritual consciousness pervading the whole nation. Sarvodaya's work makes very evident the reservoir of untapped goodwill that exists between the various religious communities at the grassroots level. When religious leaders are brought together, as in the Sarvodaya work, they begin to better understand each other and to work together. Researchers have recognised the holistic efforts by Sarvodaya to establish a lasting peace. The Sarvodaya Movement is working from village level to world level with the vision, mission, principles, programs and structures which are all being tried out for a non-violent transformation of our human society. Sarvodaya does not wish to pollute these spiritual goals with the craze for power, wealth and popularity.

Stopping the spiral of conflict requires a conscious act of will and a strategy for de-escalation. It requires a vision of a transformative process which will lead to the good of everyone, and it calls for faith that people and institutions will in fact change. One of the greatest challenges in peacemaking is to see the opponent in a new light, as having part of the truth, whether terrorist or government, which is necessary to bring wholeness and peace. There can be no positive transformation without engaging with the opponent and making them a part of the solution. This is where the Sarvodaya philosophy which lays emphasis on the Awakening of All has special relevance. ii)

th

Ariyaratne, A.T. World Humanitarian Day. Talk delivered at the UN Compound on 19 August, 2013

We see a lot of suffering around us. Some suffer due to poverty, hunger and disease. Some are born with certain physical or mental defects. Some become victims of natural disasters. Others suffer due to structural causes such as social, political or economic exploitation and victimization and still others become victims of violent conflicts and war.

We see suffering in people and strive to do our maximum to bring some relief to them. We call this type of service humanitarian work. While we engage in humanitarian work we should not ignore the causes that create suffering, particularly man-made causes. We should take steps to fight the root causes that bring about suffering.

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The Sarvodaya approach to Humanitarian services is based on a clear Vision. We believe that suffering is a part and parcel of human existence. Birth, disease, old age, separation from loved ones, living with disliked ones, not getting what one needs and so on are all sufferings as pointed out by the Buddha more than 2500 years ago. None can escape physical or mental suffering in the course of one's life. So in Sarvodaya we have foremost in our mind our own determination to overcome our personal suffering and achieve the altruistic joy of living. Therefore our first objective is to Awaken our own Personality to the fullest. When we are engaged in mitigating the suffering of others through humanitarian services it helps us to overcome our own suffering.

We humans are blessed with a mind that could be developed to the highest level which no other sentient being is capable of. Humanitarianism is an inborn quality possessed by all human beings. That is why we talk of being human, humane, humanistic approach meaning to be loving, kind, considerate, benevolent, beneficent and charitable.

Metta or Loving Kindness is the first quality that a human being desirous of achieving personality awakening should cultivate. Beginning with thoughts of loving kindness to ourselves, this wish can be extended to include the entire living world including all those in the animal and plant kingdoms. In the personality awakening process, these thoughts should lead to Karuna or Compassionate Action. This is action to help others and make them happy. A good example of such action on a mass scale is the response made by Sarvodaya villages to help the 226 Sarvodaya v illages along the coastal belt severely affected by the Tsunami of Dec.2004. Within a few hours of the event, Sarvodaya volunteers with enough dry rations to sustain themselves for one week and with other wherewithals for the affected went to reside in the devastated villages. Other teams of Sarvodaya volunteers continued to replace them with added supplies for Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Re-awakening programs. This humanitarian work continued for three years.

Sarvodaya believes that humanitarian services become meaningful if they are implemented with an understanding of the Five Cosmic Laws, namely, Bija Niyama (Natural Laws pertaining to Genetic Inheritance), Utu Niyama( Laws pertaining to Seasons), Kamma Niyama (Laws pertaining to Cause and Effect ), Citta Niyama ( Laws relating to the functioning of the Mind) and Dhamma Niyama ( Laws pertaining to Phenomena) which were taught by the Buddha. Much of the need for humanitarian services are created by humans themselves including their governments and their industrial and business ventures who give priority to craving for power and accumulating wealth without taking any of these cosmic laws seriously.

In our 2600 year old recorded history our rulers have been benevolent. They followed the Ten Principles of Good Governance (DASA RAJA DHAMMAS),in which Beneficence (Dana) comes first and Donations to those in need (Pariccaga) comes third. May be this convention prompted our governments after independence to provide free education for all children even in higher studies, free health care and medical services for all, subsidized public transport, sometimes free rice. Even during the thirty year conflict period, the areas which were under LTTE control continued to receive government consignments of food and other basic requirements like medicines to people living in those areas. No doubt a part of it would have

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gone into the hands of those who were fighting a terrorist war. I think that this kind of humanitarianism force.cannot be found any where in the world where a government was at war with a powerful separatist armed Today we are living under undesirable norms which does not augur well for the future of humanity, her life support systems like air, water, soil, ecosystem. The craze for power and material prosperity bring into the surface the evils of greed, ill-will and ignorance of reality we are all born with to different degrees. The profit oriented corporate world has taken over not only the control of our indigenous natural resources but also our humanitarian oriented services such as education and health care services.

We should re-examine the path to rapid development we are taking after the armed conflict ended. Is economic prosperity the only goal we should aspire for? Shouldn't we give some priority to heal the wounds of war from the minds and hearts of people? The Sarvodaya vision with which it functions in the villages in the North and East, is to encourage self reliance, community participation and laying a strong psychological, social and economic foundation to build self-governing or grama-swaraj communities. In this respect, exactly with the same vision, we are carrying our village awakening work in the South. Only a common vision can make Sri Lanka stand up to the world as one country and one people. iii) Ariyaratne, A.T. Religiosity, Spirituality and Different Themes that are Decisive in the Present Context. A Special Lecture for the Staff of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. 22nd January 2014 Religiosity is certainly linked with religion, a belief in a god or gods, which in itself is not harmful to anybody.

However, if a person or a group of believers through their intense religiosity act in a competitive or harmful way to others who belong to other faiths then such extremist religiosity goes against all civilised forms of human conduct.

The practice of true religion invariably results in the reduction of greed, craving, jealousies, aversions, enmities, hatred and illusions. Simultaneously our loving kindness towards others, compassion, beneficence, and wisdom develop. Spirituality is the cleaning of the mind from all defilements and leads to accumulation of virtues. Spirituality is a condition of the mind that transcends all religious divisions. If there is a critical mass of spiritual consciousness in the world then all kinds of suffering that humanity as well as other forms of living beings go through will be reduced considerably.

The factors that contribute constructively or destructively to the wellbeing or downfall of the world are Spiritual, Moral, Cultural, Social, Political and Economic. Depending on what factors influence us most at a particular time the happiness, contentment and harmony in our society or their opposites like suffering, discontentment and conflict will prevail. In the work of the Sarvodaya Movement, these six factors are put into two groups to realise two broad aims in our society following our centuries old traditions, namely, the Dharmadweepa ( Island of Righteousness ) and Dhanyagara ( Land of Economic Prosperity). Priority was given in our traditional society to values that promoted righteousness. Therefore, the spiritual, moral and cultural foundations were the three strong pillars on which the entire social, political and economic structures or systems were built and not vice versa as it is happening today.

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At its start in the 1950s, Sarvodaya identified 10 negative characteristics prevailing in the society at that time and 10 positive characteristics which should be generated to build a new social order. Over the course of a fifty year period, the negative characters have become more damaging. Sarvodaya is not discouraged.

It is continuing with its efferts at effecting needed social, economic and political transformations.

It has laid the foundation to embark on a process of national awakening which is known throughout the country as Deshodaya, which implies moving towards becoming a Land of Righteousness and a Land of Economic Prosperity. Sarvodaya has outlined a Path to National Awakening of which the following are some of the salient features: i.

Establishment of spiritual, moral and cultural values at individual, family, group, village and urban community and national levels.

ii.

Satisfaction of Ten Basic Human Needs of people beginning with the most deprived in society laying the foundation for a Right Livelihood society.

iii.

Bringing about social development in village and urban communities ( through a variety of programmes).

iv.

Re-organisation of the political power structure in the society on the principles of a) Participatory democratic institutions and b) Complete decentralisation of power to village and urban community level and democratic institutions.

v.

Re-structuring the national economy.

Sarvodaya has also outlined a path to World Awakening – Vishvodaya.

It is my strong conviction that what our society or even the world is facing is a disease that needs a holistic treatment of the body, mind, emotions and spirit. We can never realise a true Human Rights respecting State of society unless we reawaken ourselves to all six sectors I mentioned.

2.2.1.3 Public Meetings During the year under review, Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne addressed many formal meetings organised by community-level Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies. Listed below are some of them.

Table 07:

Formal Meetings Addressed by Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne at Village/Community Level Table 07: Formal Meetings Addressed by Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne at Village/Community Level

Date 01.05.2 013 06.07.2013 04.08.2013 07.08.2013 21.08.2013

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Event Sarvodaya Shramadana Society District Conference, Marawila The Kolamediriya Sarvodaya Shramadana Society, Annual General Meeting Meeting of Sarvodaya Shramadana Society Representatives, Deltara Meeting of Sarvodaya Shramadana Society Representatives, Kadawatsat hara Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies District Conference,Gampaha

2.2.2 Education and Training of Village Leaders 2.2.2.1Services Through the Early Childhood Development Unit (ECDU) The ECDU operates from the HQ at Moratuwa. Its operational procedures are as follow: Ÿ

Support educational work initiated by the District and Divisional Offices of the LJSSS.

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Implement donor-funded projects

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Manage the ECDU Pre-school at HQ

Given below are brief descriptions of the services rendered during the year under review. Support Educational Work Initiated by the District and Divisional Offices of the LJSSS. a) Training of Preschool Teachers A 1-year Diploma Course for pre-school teachers was conducted by the Padaviya (Kebitigollawa) Sarvodaya District Centre from April, 2013 to March, 2014. The number of preschool teachers who participated was 40 from 18 Early Childhood Development Centres as these preschools are now known.

The course was conducted under the guidance of the ECDU by a team composed of education professionals and state officers engaged in early childhood development activities in the North Central Province. These professionals also assisted in the final course evaluation. The Civil Defence Services provided the lecture halls and physical facilities for conducting the course. b) Programmes for Children/Parents/Community Members Programmes were conducted to celebrate the World Children's Day falling on 1st October and the th International Girl Child's Day falling on 11 October in several villages with the village preschool ( Early Childhood Development Centre) as the focal point. The theme of the celebrations were, The Family Protects You . Programmes were conducted to educate the communities, the parents and the children.

The following were among the activities in which they participated: walks by parents, children and community members carrying placards with messages; discussions about child safety within the family and the community; awareness campaigns using posters and stickers; sports and cultural activities; art and drama programmes. According to reports received by the ECDU, programmes and activities such as listed above have been conducted in the Kalutara district with the participation of 376 children, 102 government and NGO representatives; 315 representatives of SSSs; 327 parents and 289 community members making a total of 1409 participants.

Dialogues on the theme were also conducted at HQ level at the Meth Medura ECDU Pre-school and the Polhena Sadaham ECDU Preschool (close to HQ) with parents. The participation was 42.

Programmes were also conducted for school children, teachers, parents and for community members in Ampara, Hambantota and Polonnaruwa districts on the theme, I oppose violence, shall escape and shall report Stickers were pasted on vehicles and in public places. Such stickers were provided to every district.

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ii) Implement Donor-funded Projects a) The SWS Project This Project funded by Swiss Solidarity / Cooperate was due to be terminated on 31.08.2013 but has since then been extended to 31.12.2013. The following report is for the period of 9 months from 01.04.2013 to 31.12.2013. The work done in the previous year was reported in the Annual Report 2012 2013. As per the last Annual Report, the selected villages and objectives were as follow: Table 08: Distribution of the Villages Under the SWS Project District

Division

No. of Villages

Trincomalee

Gomarankadawala

06

Trincomalee

Kuchchiveli

06

Mulativu

Manthai East

06

Mulativu

Oddusuddan

07

The Project objectives were as follow: ·

Strengthening early childhood education

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Strengthening the formal primary education

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Educating children and parents about Child Rights

The 11 Safe Learning Spaces established last year continue to function. Altogether 25 trained volunteers serve in these, which is 2 more than last year. Awareness Campaigns were conducted for parents of children using the Safe Learning Spaces as follow: 06 in the Trincomalee district with the participation of 219 parents, and 06 in the Mulativu district with 128 parents participating.

As a follow-up of the activities conducted last year for children and parents, children's camps were conducted for all the children in the Trincomalee and Mulativu districts who were under 18 years. These camps provided an opportunity for the children to present their skills.

The camp for the children under 18 in the project villages in the Trincomalee district was conducted on 11th May, 2013 in the Trincomalee Sarvodaya Development Education Institute with the participation of 283 children. Among the resource persons were the field staff of the Sarvodaya Divisional Centre and staff from HQ. The camp for the children under 18 in the project villages in the Mulativu district was conducted on 16th June, 2013 in the Mankulam Maha Vidyalaya with the participation of 333 children. Among the resource persons were the field staffof the Sarvodaya Divisional Centre, staff from the HQ and the Head of the school.

Inservice education sessions were conducted in the two districts for the pre-school teachers who followed the 1-year Diploma Course conducted last year. In the Mulative district this course was conducted on 22nd June, 2013 for 11 preschool teachers. The theme for the training was the use of instructional material made by the Sarvodaya Woodwork Division. In the Trincomalee district, the course was conducted on 6th July, 2013 for 18 preschool teachers, the theme being the organisation of study circles and motivating children to engage in activities. Both sessions were directed by Mr.M.P.M.M. Sibly who conducted the 1 year training course. He was supported by the 34

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Children's Camp at the Sarvodaya Trincomalee District Centre - 11 th May, 2013 : SWS Project

Planning One Year Pre School Diploma Course at Sarvodaya Kabitigollewa District Centre : External Resource Persons

The One Year Pre School Diploma Course at Sarvodaya Kabitigollewa District Centre : The Director NCP, ECD Secretariat with the Trainees

Events from Mulativu District Children Camp at the Mankulam Vidyala - 16 th June 2013 Sarvodaya Kabitigollewa District Centre : External Resource Persons

Activity at the Karakgahawewa Pre School

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Director of Education of the Kuchchaveli Education Division, of the MOE and HQ staff. All the participants in both courses were given copies of the Tamil language edition of the handbook, Children who grow with our support prepared by the ECDU. Some of the preschools and Safe Learning Spaces within the villages were repaired and new constructions made as indicated in the Table below.

Table 09: Repair and Construction of Preschools / Safe Learning Spaces District Trincomalee

Divisional Office Gomarankadawala

Village Karakgahaweva Bakmigama Kimbulpatiyawa Kumburupitiya (Navachchicholai) Kasimnagar Pulmudai (Arapath) Pulmudai (Kalaimagal) Wadakadu Ampalpuram

Kuchchaveli

Mulativu

Manthai (East)

Work Done Repair with additional building Repair with additional building Repair Repair Repair Repair Repair New construction Repair

The materials listed in Table 10 , were distributed to 11 Safe Learning Centres, with each Centre receiving one complete set.

The materials listed in Table 11, were distributed to 575 children, with each child receiving one complete set.

Table 10: Materials Distrbuted to Each Safe Learning Centre

Material Supplied Steel almirah Plastic mats C.R.Books A4 Duplicating paper- white A4 Duplicating paper coloured Bristol Board 24-colour Pastel Box Varnish paper, coloured

Quantity 01 30 05 01 pkt 01 pkt 25 10 sets 20 sets

Material Supplied 12-Colour Felt Pens Carbon pens Filecovers Board Markers White Board 3 x 2 Pairs of scissors Gum bottles Masking tape

Quantity 10 sets 10 25 03 01 01 01 01 roll

Table 11: Materials Distributed to Each Child Material Supplied Exercise Book- single rule Exercise Book- sq.rule Exercise Book- Double rule Drawing Book Pencils 24-colour Pastel Box Varnish Paper Varnish Paper tissue

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Quantity 06 06 06 02 06 01 06 06

Material Supplied Bristol Board Gum Bottle Footrule Box of pencils Erasers Pair of scissors Rain coat

Quantity 10 01 01 01 02 01 01

Discussions were also held in the Trincomalee Sarvodaya District Centre and in the Mankulam School, with the Divisional and District staff, the volunteer staff and ECDU staff about how the activities could be continued once the project ends. Altogether 31 people participated in these discussions. b)

Safe Learning Spaces, Community Mobilization for Protecting Children Project This Project, funded by War Child Holland is being implemented from 2012. As stated in the Annual Report for the year 2012 / 2013, the Project objective and beneficiaries remain as follow: To enable war-affected , vulnerable and marginalized children enjoy improved access to safe learning environments and continue their education through innovative, flexible and creative options to protect themselves.

The beneficiaries are children in the age range 6 – 18 years, youth in the age range 18 – 25 years and their parents and the community.

The intended beneficiaries for the year under review were 1 500 children in 35 villages and their parents while for last year the figures were 1300 children in 25 villages. The criteria for the selection of the beneficiaries remained the same as earlier and the perception was that the problems faced by them remained the same as earlier. (Pl. see p. 23 of the Annual Report 2012 /2013).

Table12: Distribution of Villages Under the Safe Learning Space Project District Jaffna Jaffna Jaffna Kilinochchi Vavuniya Mulativu Mulativu Trincomalee

Divisional Secretariat Changanai Sandieelippai Jaffna Karachchi Vavuniya / S(Tamil D.S.) Pudukudieruppu Karuththuraipatru Verugal Total

No. of Villages 01 03 02 05 05 10 04 05 35

Construction and Repair of Safe Learning Spaces - Mulativu District - Arumuganthankulam Village

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Table 13: Distribution of the Selected Children by Safe Learning Spaces District Jaffna

Kilinochchi

Division Shanganai Kopay Chavakachcheri Asikulam Pambaimadu Thonikkal Karachchi

Mulativu

Pudukuduyuruppu

Vavuniya

Karuttukuraipattu

Trincomalee

Werugal

Village Pandavettai Puttur East Kehtpeli Katikulam Katpahapuram Tekkawatte Bharadipuram Krishnapuram Malayalapuram Pannankandi Marudanagar Chenavil Kaiveli Tilipili Karunankuduyuruppu Manduvil Kumulamunai Alampil Pudanvial Arumugamtankulam Werugalmuwaththuwaram Kalladi Uppural Ilangathurai Shinanveli Total

Females 75 60 35 12 14 07 26 25 32 22 27 30 34 16 17 21 35 32 27 22 33 21 35 38 27 723

Males 45 25 30 10 16 15 28 23 17 21 19 33 33 15 12 25 32 33 37 31 35 31 34 24 30 654

Total 120 85 65 22 30 22 54 48 49 43 46 63 67 31 29 46 67 65 64 53 68 52 69 62 57 1377

Activities Completed Under the Project Activities for the Selected Children The following activities have been conducted for the selected children: conducting of 3-hour classes in mathematics and reading, writing and listening for language skills for non-school-going children as well as those attending school intermittently; educational games; psychosocial activities. 390 non-school-going children and 79 children with irregular attendance have been persuaded to resume their schooling. A Teachers' Guide for the use of teachers of children with learning difficulties was prepared with the assistance of the Primary Education Division of the National Institute of Education. This book was used to train the voluntary teachers supporting these children. These activities were done in the villages listed in Table 13 above. Among other activities conducted were the resolution of problems relating to violation of child rights, child abuse, home violence, education with the assistance of District Child Protedtion Officers , Probation and Child Care Officers, Police Children and Women's Desk.

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While new Safe Learning Spaces have been constructed, repairs to the existing ones have been done as needed.

With the new libraries established, libraries for children are as in the following Table.

Table 14: Libraries for children

District

No.

Trincomalee

05

Vavuniya

03

Mulativu

09

Kilinochchi

05

Jaffna

03 Total

25

Each library has been supplied with a set of books worth Rs.50 000/=. Each set contained 242 books for use of children from Grade 1 to 13. Children borrow books from the library and steps are being taken to collect a membership fee of Rs.10/= for maintenance. Children using the library have done well. At the Year 5 Scholarship Examination, 13 children have performed extremely well, while 320 children have obtained more than 100 marks (max. 200 Special equipment for the teaching of English has been supplied to Kilinochchi, Mulativu, Vavuniya, Jaffna and Trincomalee districts. Called a “Cinema Box”, this equipment has 10 programmes to be completed in 3 months. The Cinema Box first presents a picture, then words corresponding to the picture and next the words are pronounced.

The exercises are progressively made more complex. All together 6 such Cinema Boxes have been provided and the staff trained to use the equipment. The equipment is made available to other students besides those in the Safe Learning Spaces.

In the Kilinochchi and Mulativu districts, a balanced meal was provided to 657 children in 9 Safe Learning Spaces, on two days of the week.

An advocacy workshop for Chlldren and Young Persons, has been conducted with children from the 25 villages. An advocacy workshop has also been held for staff and key stakeholder.

Based on the workshop with the children from the 25 villages, the following activities have been implemented.

Safe Learning Spaces - Language Learning Using Cinama Box, Kilinochchi District - Bharadipuram Village

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Street Drama on Adverse Effects of Alcoholism Jaffana Distrct, Pandavettai Village

Community Awarness Activity, Trincomalee District Sinnaweli Village

Establishing of District Child Security Committees - Trincomalee District Police Officers and Others at the Meeting

Celebration of World Children's Day Kilinochchi District Krishnapuram Village

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A Village planning session at the Pudukuduyurippu Tamil Maha Vidyalaya

No. of Programmes

Activity

Description and No. of Participants

Street drama and awareness programmes for school dropouts

08

Stop Early Marriages: Awareness programmes and street drama Ignorance of parents due to insufficient education: Awareness creation programme Stop Alcoholism: Awareness programmes and street drama Insufficient attention of parents towards their children: Awareness creation programme Ethical deterioration awareness programme Child labour awareness programmes and street drama Parents going abroad: Awareness programmes and street drama Irregular attendance at school: Awareness Programmes and street drama

06 01

Children, parents and community members 569 Youth and community members 366 Parents and community members 55

07 01

Youth and community members 414 Parents and community members- 42

01 03 02

Youth / Male and Female- 57 Children 169 Parents and community members 108

03

Children - 164

Pre-schools have now been established in each of the 25 villages. Meetings are held once a month as per monthly programmes which are being implemented with the mediation of Project Staff and Voluntary Teachers. The number of preschools last year was 15. The pre-school enrollment is given in the Table below.

The International Children's Day 2013, was celebrated with the participation of 650 children from the districts of Kilinochchi and Mulativu. The theme was safeguarding Child Rights and Prevention of Child Abuse. The assistance of the respective state officers was obtained. The activities included sports and drama.

Table 15 : Enrollment in the Pre-schools by Village District Jaffna

Vavuniya

Mulativu

Village Ketpeli Pandavettai Puttur East Tekkawatta Katikulam Katpagapuram Kumulamunai Alampil Pudanvial Arumuganthankulam Timipili Kaiveli Karanankuduyruppu

Enrollment 96 183 83 135 199 99 92 70 78 96 82 87 65

District Mulativu(contd) Kilinochchi

Trincomalee

Village Chenavil Manduvil Krishnapuram Bharadipuram Malayalapuram Pannankandi Marudanagar Sinnaveli Uppural Kalladi Werugal Muwaththuwaram Illangathurai Total

Enrollment 89 87 200 128 98 76 93 105 92 122 96 102 2653

Activities for the Education of Parents These were organised in the communities themselves, to educate the parents and the community on project activities and to obtain their views and support for implementing project activities for children. The main themes dealt with in these sessions were the importance of formal education for the children, child rights, child abuse, child protection and responsibilities of parents. The services of state officers in these areas who were responsible for the care and protection of children were obtained for these sessions. These officers visited the communities for the conducting of the sessions. The number of sessions conducted was 25 and the participation was 1 585 persons. The following table gives the participation of parents and community members by village.

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Table 16: Participation of Parents and Community in Training Programmes No. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

District Jaffna

Vavuniya

Mulativu

Kilinochchi

Trincomalee

Village Khetpeli Puttur East Pandavettai Tekkawatte Katikulam Katpagapuram Kumulamunai Alampil Pudanvayal Arumuganthankulam Thimpili Kaiveli Venavil Manduvil Karnankuduyurippu Krishnapuram Malayalapuram Bharadipuram Pannankandi Marudanagar Sinnaveli Kalladi Uppural Verugalmuwattuvaram Ilankathurai Total

No. of Participants 65 60 59 98 62 62 48 39 43 62 48 52 61 45 43 107 122 111 45 66 65 55 52 54 61 1585

Special programmes were conducted for parents and the community on prevention of child abuse and violent situations likely to be faced by children and child security. Thirteen such prgrammes were conducted in thirteen villages with the participation of 864 persons.

Child Welfare Committees have been established in the Vavuniya, Mulativu, Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Trincomalee districts at village and district levels. Represented on these committees are government officers in child welfare fields, education, health, women's affairs, civil defence and local administration; representatives of religious bodies, representatives of parents, child representatives and Sarvodaya staff.

Any information about their meetings.

Training of Staff A 3-day training session was held the Trincomalee district, for Project Staff and Voluntary Workers serving in the Safe Learning Spaces. The handbook prepared for minimising learning difficulties was used in the training session which was attended by 13 staff members and 50 voluntary workers making a total of 63 participants.

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The DEAL Programme As mentioned in the last Annual Report 2012/2013, this programme deals with psycho-social issues affecting children, youth and parents. It has three components, namely I DEAL, BIG DEAL and PARENT DEAL. The following activities have been implemented during the year under review by the trained staff.

I DEAL These activities cater primarily to children.38 activities have been conducted in the 25 project villages.

BIG DEAL These activities are directed mainly at youth both male and female. 17 activities have been conducted in the 25 project villages.

PARENT DEAL These activities are mainly for the parents. 22 activities have been conducted in the 25 project villages. c)

Sarvodaya Community Based Child Protection and De-institutionalization of Children Project (CBCP-DI Project) This Project funded by Kindermissionwerk, Germany, commenced in 2012. The Sarvodaya Annual Service Report for 2012 / 2013 reported the progress of the Project for the period August 2012 to March 2013. This progress report is for the period 1st April, 2013 to 31st March, 2014. As stated in the last Annual Service Report the Project Goal and Objectives are as follow: Project Goal The overall goal is to contribute to the improvement of psychosocial wellbeing of children in the community or on the verge of being institutionalized by creating an enabling environment which allows them to physically and psychologically grow and develop.

Project Objectives ?

The project aims to contribute to protect child rights within the communities themselves.

?

To prevent and reduce the institutionalization of children subsequently.

Project Strategy The Project strategy is to incorporate child protection aspects into well-functioning Community Based Organisations rather than establish new ones. Accordingly the Sarvodaya grassroots level organisation, the Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies(SSSs) are being strengthened in child protection in the community through raising awareness among parents, teachers, community leaders, children, etc. The strategy also includes the conducting of advocacy programmes for government officers which will provide them with an awareness of the Project and facilitate networking with the SSSs. This network will facilitate the SSSs to get more support from the relevant government officers for case management.

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Project Methodology The methodology of the CBCP DI approach is as follow: Ÿ

Capacity building of SSSs on child protection and causes of institutionalization.

Ÿ

Networking SSSs with government and NGOs through advocacy.

Ÿ

Identification of vulnerable children or families in the communities through SSSs.

Ÿ

Organising case conferences or case management meetings for finding solutions for the vulnerable children with the support of government and NGOs. Thus their problems are solved and finally they are prevented from insititutionalization.

Table 17: Communities Selected for the Project District Galle Matara Kegalle Ratnapura

Division Welivita Divitura Bentota Akuressa Weligama Mawanella Galigamuwa Balangoda Ratnapura

SSS Galhenkanda Totakanatta Henegama Moodugamuwa Mawela Dhamunupola Pahalamassenna Mihundupura st

Remarks Estate village Village- multi community Estate village Estate village Estate village Estate village Estate village Estate village

st

Table 18: Performance Summary from 1 April,2013 to 31 March, 2014

Activity Community Awareness Sessions Govt. Officers Advocacy programmes Cases Identified Cases Managed Meetings with Sarvodaya Meetings with govt. officers

Number 117 07 686 168 140 96

No. of Participants 10 418 495 -----

"BIG DEAL"- Activity, Jaffana Distrct, Pandavettai Village

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iii ) Manage ECDU Pre-school and Day-Care Centre at HQ Two teachers are serving in this ECDU Centre. In addition to the normal activities, the following were also done with the help of the parents: celebrating the Sinhala / Tamil New Year in April; making lanterns for Wesak; observing of Sil by the children; a tour to celebrate the World Children's Day; educating parents about child development, child protection and nutrition.The number of children attending the Centre is 20.

2.2.2.2

Services by the Community Empowerment Unit of the Deshodaya Division The services by this Division are as follow: Training of Office-Bearers of SSSs Organising of Shramadana Camps Registration of SSSs Further information about these is given below.

i)

Training of Office-Bearers of SSSs The training was restricted to the office-bearers of the newly formed SSSs in the North and the East under the Project “ Finding a Solution Together”.

Table 19: Training of Office-Bearers of SSSs

District Kilinochchi Mulativu Jaffna

Dates 6-7, March, 2014 11-12 Marcg,2014 13-14 March,2014 Total

No. of Villages 10 09 09 28

No. of Participants 30 28 23 81

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Organising of Shramadana Camps The following shramadana camps were organised for the meeting of basic human needs.

Table 20: Shramadana Camps Organised District

Village

Anuradhapura Kegalla Matale Kandy Moneragala

Lollugaswewa Udugama Bogahamula M.C.Road Rajawellagama Handapanagala

Kilinochchi Badulla

Puliyampokkanai Bogahamaditta

Mulativu Vavuniya Matara Puttalam Ratnapura Polonnaruwa Mannar Batticaloa Trincomalee Colombo Padaviya Jaffna Nuwara Eliya

Karaithuraieatru Maharampakulam Pitigala Niramisiya Rathganga Medirigiriya Katapaththiri Nelachchanai Kumpurupitti Deltara Medawachchiya Jn. Walanpuram Ratnagiriya

i)

Activity New road construction Road repair Road repair Construction of village resource centre Construction of a house for a poor person Filling low-lying land in a fishing village Clearing temple premises and planting trees Road repair/ cleaning of wells Cleaning school premises, etc Road and canal repair Temple repair???

Preschool repair Road repair Road repair, cleaning cemetery Preschool library repair, etc.

Preschool repair, etc Road repair Preschool repair Road / Preschool repair Road repair/Sanitary work

No.of Participants 55 75 68 105 46 66 199 219 207 222 76 175 177 171 68 77 206 90 110 59

Registration of SSSs During the year under review, 30 new SSSs were established in the North and the East and 1 SSS in the Ratnapura district. The total number of registered SSS is 5 446. Section 3.2 of this Report gives the numbers of registered SSS by district. It is the Deshodaya Division which assists in the registration of SSSs.

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2.2.2.3 i)

Projects Implemented by the Deshodaya Division

The Zen Sen Project

The last Annual Report (2012 2013 ) gave the progress of this Project for the year 2012 ( Jan. Dec.). This report gives the work done during 2013 ( Jan. Dec.) As mentioned in the last Annual Report (2012 2013 ), the Project is being implemented in 15 villages in 5 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Nuwara Eliya district with the support of UIZENSEN of Japan.

The Project objectives listed in the last Annual Report (2012-2013) remain unchanged. The Project activities were of a similar nature as earlier. The following table gives more information about the activities implemented.

Table 21:Activities Completed Under the ZenSen Project during Jan., to Dec.,2013 Activity

Target

Implemented

No. of Participants 3 250

Shramadana camps at village level

15

14

Project orientation workshop Vocational Training Course- Making curtains

01 01

01 01

100 22

Skill training workshop for Group Organisations at community level Children s sports camp Community leaders training Improving residential facilities

05

05

1 500

01 01 01

01 01 01

2 885 70 -

Self-employment management training for both males and females Providing assistance to self-employmed females

01

01

63 females

30

30

30

Cultural programme Provision of potable water

01 05 villages 60 12

01 05

1 798 1 863 persons 2 865 110

Divisional Progress Review Meetings District Progress Review Meetings

60 12

Remarks Improving infrastructure

Renovating hostel

Supplied materials

In summary, the following may be stated: Problems were minimized and Project objectives attained.

Development of mutual understanding between communities Cognitive development and an economic development through giving self-employment training.

Young men and women for leadership positions were identified and their knowledge and skills developed.

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I)

The JAFS Project

Under this project, funded by the Japan Asia Friendship Society, 06 drinking-water wells have been dug for village communities in the Ratnapura, Ampara, Moneragala, Matale, Kegalla and Anuradhapura districts. The communities were respectively Tibbotuwewa, Walagampura, Pettigamwala, Lihiniyakaduna and Ganickulama.

The wells have been handed over to the communities. The number of families benefiting is 89.

2.2.2.4 Global Fund for AIDS, TB & Malaria (GFATM) Project During the period 2013/2014, the GFATM Round 08 Project implemented by the LJSSS as the Principal Recipient -3 (PR-3) was in the latter stages of Phase 02, which is due to be completed

by September, 2014.

The LJSSS as one of the PRs has joined hands with the two other PRs: Anti Malaria Campaign(AMC) of the Ministry of Health and Tropical and Environmental Disease and Health Associates (TEDHA) in fulfilling the national goal of Elimination of Malaria from Sri Lanka by the end of 2014 .

The LJSSS's main role in this Project is creating an awareness at various stages and distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Impregnated Nets (LLINs) with changing the behaviours of the population in LLINs usage.

The Project is functioning in all districts in Sri Lanka with fewer activities conducted in the Western Province, Galle, Matara and Nuwara Eliya. The Project mainly conducts its activities through the LJSSS District Centres in each district and whenever required through its project office in Colombo. The following table gives more information on the activities conducted.

Table 22: Summary of GFATM Round 08 (Malaria) Sarvodaya Programme Activity IEC Distribution Exercise Books IEC Distribution Calendars IEC Distribution Time Tables and Leaflets COMBI Trainings Military Seminars COMBI Follow-ups Gem pit filling Malaria Day Walks LLIN Distribution

School Seminars

Total Achievement 78 500 exercise books distributed 5 700 distributed 2 360 Time Tables and 2 000 leaflets distributed 01 Training Programme, 30 participants 51 Programms, 2 325 participants 21 Programs conducted 1 708 gem pits filled 04 Day-Walks conducted 37 984 distributed 02 seminars conducted

Through the Project Office, the project has conducted Genotyping activity: 28 samples were genotyped within this period and the results have been sent to the AMC for further action.

The Project Office also facilitated the field visits of the Global Fund Board Members who attended the Board Meeting in Sri Lanka for the year 2013.

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3. Empowerment of Village Communities 3.1

Village Leadership

3.1.1 Formation of Independent Societies As mentioned in the Annual Report 2012 – 2013, the creation and consolidation of independent community-level organisations has been and continues to be the foundation of Sarvodaya development efforts. These community-level organisations, known by the name Sarvodaya Shramadana Society (SSS) (name of village/community) are encouraged and assisted to register themselves as legally independent community organisations under Sri Lankan laws. Their link with the Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (LJSSS) is sharing common development objectives. The LJSSS may not issue directives to these SSSs. The distribution of these SSSs by district is given in Section 3.2 below.

A further development along this dimension is the establishment of Deshodaya Mandalayas referred to in Section 1.1.4 ii of the Report and their work referred to in Section 4 of this Report.

3.1.2 Organizing and Maintaining Their Own Early Childhood Care and Development Centres ( Pre-Schools) Many of the SSSs referred to in Section 3.1.1 above have established early childhood development centres (pre-schools) on their own, with the LJSSS motivating and supporting them in this effort. These centres follow the guidelines given by the state for establishing and maintaining such centres. The teachers in these centres are selected and appointed by the SSSs and their training is also in accordance with state guidelines.

Among the resource persons who conduct this training are officers of the state who have special expertise in this field such as those from the Ministry of Child Development and Women's Affairs, lecturers of Teachers' Colleges and retired officers.

These centres also conduct such activities as Chidren's Fairs; celebration of national events such as the Sinhala and Tamil New Year and World Children' Day; and other religious and cultural events as appropriate to the community.

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Table 23 : ECCD Centres and Teachers by District in Sarvodaya Villages

District Ampara

30

Anuradhapura

No. of Teachers 55

98

98

418

562

Batticaloa

24

30

Colombo

23

50

Galle

238

587

Gampaha

107

147

Hambantota

25

31

Jaffna

75

150

Kalutara

64

70

Kandy

150

175

Kegalla

237

334

Kilinochchi

07

15

Kurunegala

91

169

Mannar

10

10

Matara

261

304

Matale

25

25

120

225

Mulativu

05

07

Nuwara Eliya

88

95

104

232

Polonnaruwa

40

80

Puttalam

45

54

Ratnapura

60

83

Trincomalee

39

78

Vavuniya

30

48

Badulla

Moneragala

Padaviya

Total

50

No. of C entres

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2 414

3 714

3.1.3 Shanti Sena Groups A youth leadership is also being established in the villages/communities. These are being established and trained by the Sarvodaya Shanti Sena, an independent entity created by the LJSSS. [Please see Section 1.1.4 i, of this Report.] Each Shanti Sena Group in a village / community consists of 11 members one of whom is selected as he Leader of the Group. These groups are trained to assist in community development activities such as rendering first aid, establishing home gardens, assisting in the conduct of community festivals. Groups from different communities also get together to render first aid and assist in the conduct of national festivals, religious events, etc. The Shanti Sena also organises amity camps under which groups from one part of the country would visit and stay with a community in a different part of the country. During their stay they assist in community development activities whilst enjoying the hospitality of the host community. The following table lists the Shanti Sena Groups by district. It may be noted that over the year under review the number of Shanti Sena Groups has increased in each district.

Table 24: Distribution of Shanti Sena Groups by District District Ampara Mahiyanganaya* Trincomalee Gampaha Kandy Nuwaraeliya Kurunegala Puttalm Anuradhapura Padaviya Badulla Kegalle Galle Kalutara Ratnapura Monaragala Hambantota Batticaloa Colombo Polonnaruwa Vavuniya Matara Matale Mannar Jaffna Kilinochchi Mulathivu Total

2012/2013 Groups Members 514 14633 451 4616 535 6671 291 4011 752 7570 259 3585 713 9540 379 5674 441 7165 153 2102 383 5822 434 5491 665 7250 779 8797 688 7104 471 5688 230 2896 159 2153 362 4110 203 3278 240 2987 409 4726 212 2891 82 1318 99 1487 2 55 5 117 9911

131737

2013 /2014 Groups Members 6 122 4 84 5 102 6 132 1 27 3 54 4 96 5 84 4 76 6 114 3 64 2 38 4 63 4 151 3 53 2 36 2 40 4 84 6 122 4 125 6 144 3 62 2 38 1 19 3 48 2 36 95

2014

2014 March 31st Groups Members 520 14755 451 4616 539 6755 296 4113 758 7702 260 3612 716 9594 383 5770 446 7249 157 2178 389 5936 437 5555 667 7288 783 8860 692 7255 474 5741 232 2932 161 2193 366 4194 209 3400 244 3112 415 4870 215 2953 84 1356 100 1506 5 103 7 153 10006

133751

*Mahiyangana no longer operates as a separate district. The relevant Shanti Sena Groups have been included under Kandy, Ampara and Badulla districts

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3.2

Raising Legal Status of Village Societies An important stage in the development of village communities is their registration under the law of the land as independent legal entities. Section 1.1.4 iii of this Report gives the stages of development of a community organisation. The Community Empowerment Unit of the Deshodaya Division at HQ takes action to register these societies.

The following Table gives the distribution of the registered societies as of 31.03.2014

Table 25: Distribution of Registered SSSs as of 31.03.2014 District Ampara (including Kalmunai, Mahiyangama) Anuradhapura Padaviya Badulla Batticaloa Kegalla Kurunegala Matara Matale Moneragala Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Galle Colombo Gampaha Hambantota Jaffna Kalutara Kandy Kilinochchi Mulativu Mannar Vavuniya Total

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No. of Registered SSSs 333 387 74 231 90 234 408 242 190 250 162 176 230 342 143 415 289 293 269 20 293 268 10 10 28 59 5446

3.3 Community Empowerment The following project being implemented by the Deshodaya Division from 2011, makes a significant contribution to the empowerment of communities.

3.3.1 Project: Finding a Solution Together This Project, funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka, is being implemented from 2011 by the Deshodaya Division of the LJSSS with the support of the Sarvodaya Shanti Sena, the Sarvodaya Women's Movement, the Sarvodaya Legal Aid Movement and the Sarvodaya Rural Technical Services. It is being implemented in 260 villages in 52 Divisional Secretariat Divisions so as to cover the whole of the country. As mentioned in the last Annual Report of the LJSSS (2012-2013) the goals and objectives of the Project are as follow: The ultimate goal of the Project is to establish positive relationships between individual citizens and between them and between them and provincial and state governments so as to further democracy in a peaceful Sri Lanka and support reconciliation.

Objectives I.

Barriers to political participation reduced for all age groups including minorities, women and youth.

ii.

Opportunities for involvement in governance at all levels increased.

iii.

Reconciliation between ethnic and social groups advanced.

In summary, the Project activities were designed to convince the people that they were not simply voters at elections but citizens with certain rights and obligations. As such they were to interact with politicians, government officials and other such groups. Project activities facilitated such interactions. Government policies with significant impact on the life of ordinary people were also matters of discussion under the Project activities.

Special emphasis was placed on the participation of women and youth. Special training programmes for them were designed and implemented. The Project also promoted interactions between different religious, ethnic and language groups.

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The following table indicates the progress made during the year under review.

Table 26: Progress of Activities Implemented by Expected Results for the Year 2013/2014 Result 1: Barriers to political participation reduced for all groups including minorities, women and youth  

   

               

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  











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    

       



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

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 

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

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

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  

   

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











     

Table 26: Progress of Activities Implemented by Expected Results for the Year 2013/2014, contd.

Result 2: Opportunity for involvement in governance at all levels is increased 2.1Support Deshodaya Forums Activity

Year Trget 624

Divisional Deshodaya Forum Meetings Monthly District Deshodaya Forum Meetings Quarterly Steering Committee Meetings of District Deshoday a Forums-Monthly National Deshodaya Forums Action Plans of Divisional Deshodaya Forums Arrange dialogue on citizenÂ’s rights with experts in Deshodaya Forums Campaign for public opinion for new policy Promote post-election engagement with elected members

Progress Balance

Remarks

487

137

624 funded*

104

70

34

104 funded*

312

215

97

312 funded*

52 15 156

35 05 103

17 10 53

47 funded* 10 districts funded* 109 programmes fu nded*

01 26

01 15

00 11

17 districts funded*

*All of the funded activities could not be carried out due to unforeseen circumstances. Many of the activities have since then been completed.

2.2 Citizen's Juries

Activity Hold CitizenÂ’s Jury

Year Target Progress Balance Remarks 52 31 21 42 programmes funded**

**Many of these have since been held.

2.3 Forming Community Based Organizations in War-affected Areas

Activity

Year Target Progress Balance

Training community leaders

03

03

00

Registration of CBOs

30

27

03

Remarks 30 funded***

*** These have since been registered.

2.4 Promoting Citizen's Journalism Initiative Activity Training volunteers, producing content

Year Target

Progress

01 Workshop

01

Balance 00

Remarks On - going

and broadcast in both Sinhala / Tamil

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Table 26: Progress of Activities Implemented by Expected Results for the Year 2013/2014, contd.

Result 3: Reconciliation between ethnic and social groups advanced Activity Village-to-village Heart to Heart youth exchange programme Conduct inter-faith dialogues to share religious values Conduct Sinhala-Tamil-English rapid language classes Hold inter-community competition for small projects to promote social integration and sustainable peace Promote Citizen s Journalism to share culture Conduct emotional shramadana Promote Sinhalese and Tamil Diaspora to invest in development Monitoring and evaluation trips to field Staff training Monthly progress review meeting

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Year Target 04

Progress Balance

Remarks

04

00

498 participants

26

09

17

26

25

01

26 districts funded-782 participants 25 districts funded Ong oing

10

05

05

04

00

04

On-going

20 01

14 01

06 00

Funded 20 programmes On-going

04 02 12

04 02 12

00 00 00

More information about some of the activities listed in the Table above are given below.

Table 27: Further Information About Some Activities Listed in Table 26 Province District

Issue

Action

Central

Kandy

1. Anti-Halal protests penetrated into the pre-school in Hasalaka as public protest by few extremists, rejecting the Muslim pre-school teacher and the possibility of extending it in to communal violence in the community

- With the involvement of the Police, religious leaders and political authority, the situation was brought under control and pre-school teacher was reinstated without any problem

North Western

Puttalum

1. The Ath-adi drainage canal in the middle of the town (and marsh land) was encroached and narrowed down to 8 feet from its original 16 feet width, causing risk of floods and unhygienic conditions.

- PeopleÂ’s involvement with the political and administrative authorities restored the canal up to 12 feet width, and culverts installed.

Drainage has normalised now.

2. The district hospital did not have specialised medical doctor to deal with the unidentified kidney diseases which is spreading fast in the district

Southern Galle

Western

Colombo

- Mobile clinics were organised with the participation of medical doctor in Anuradhapura, in villages to identify patients by urine testing, So far 20 GN Divisions covered, 1 person at risk identified. 1,400 testing are scheduled.

1. The road connecting Elpitiya and Karandeniya (Mandakanda road) was under repair for the last 4 years and completion was delayed

- The continuous advocacy and follow up with relavent authorities enabled completion of repair by last May

2. The quality and the pricing of the food items around the central bus stand in Galle were very bad

- Deshodaya members with the PHI and police visited all places inspecting the places and creating awareness and accountability among shop owners

1. Insecure environment in women hostels and access roads in Seethawa kapura Free Trade Zone

- Street lamps installed and harassment on road stopped by police resulting safe environment for female labourers; Conditions in the hospitals will be improved by LGA

2. 8 red-listed villages for dengue outbreaks in Kesbewa

- DDF in partnership with MoH, police, agrarian services, military and LGA came up with strategic plan, that delisted the 8 villages

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Gampaha

1. The entrance to Nadungamuwa village was used for anti-social activities in the evenings, disrupting peaceful access to village

- A program was formulated to stop such activities after the discussions with the OIC of Weliweriya Police, and the place was rearranged as public- friendly environment with a religious statue

2. The cemetery in Millawala, Meerigam a had no access road to take the - Continuous advocacy to the chair coffin in procession man of the Meerigama Pradesheeya Sabha secured access road to the cemetery

Source: Extracts from the Final Progress Report on the project Finding a Solution Together (FAST) submitted to the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka

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4. Effects of Empowerment of Deshodaya Mandalayas – Development Work at District and Divisional Levels 4.1

Meetings of Deshodaya Mandalayas

The Deshodaya Mandalayas, comprise not only of members of Sarvodaya Shramadana Societies at community level but others such as government officers, professionals, businessmen, community leaders and others such as retired government teachers, lecturers of Teachers' Colleges, etc.,. As of 31.03.2014 there were 296 Divisional Deshodaya Mandalayas and 26 District Deshodaya Mandalayas making a total of 322.

4.1.1 Meetings of Deshodaya Mandalayas Participating in the FAST Project Under the Project, Finding a Solution Together (Section 3.3.1 of this Report) funding was provided to 50 Divisional Deshodaya Mandalayas to hold meetings. Each was expected to hold one meeting. These meetings were also used to recruit Members for the Deshodaya National Assembly. A membership fee of Rs.1000/= is charged for the purpose of establishing a Deshodaya National Assembly Fund. Identity cards are issued to members of the Deshodaya National Assembly. The following table gives information on the meetings held by the Divisional Deshodaya Mandalayas, under this Project and the funds collected.

Some of the Deshodaya Mandalayas were not able to hold the required meetings during the year under review. In the northern areas, the conditions were sometimes not conducive to the holding of these meetings. These meetings have since been held.

Table 28: Participation in Divisional Deshodaya Mandala Meetings under the Project Finding a Solution Together and Membership Fees Collected District

Ampara Anuradhapura Badulla Gampaha Galle Colombo Hambantota Kandy Kegalla Kalutara Kurunegala Matara Matale Moneragala Padaviya Nuwara Eliya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya Batticaloa Mannar Jaffna Kilinochchi Mulativu Total

No.of Total No. of No. of Divisions Meetings Female Participants 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 01 01 02 02 02 02 02 02 01 00 02 02 02 01 02 02 01 45

02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 01 01 02 02 02 02 02 02 01 00 02 02 02 01 02 02 01 45

690 234 271 146 291 311 191 227 326 115 180 262 172 157 53 225 455 116 00 452 274 398 79 388 268 075 6 356

No. of Male Participants 220 095 123 070 066 170 080 87 137 37 41 122 48 68 169 105 353 35 00 249 75 117 48 157 91 025 2 788

Total No Membership of Fees Participants Collected Rs. 910 00 329 9 000 394 11500 216 65000 357 15000 481 4000 271 9000 314 20000 463 65000 152 00 221 00 384 17000 220 00 225 29000 222 30000 330 00 808 40000 151 5000 00 00 701 00 349 00 515 00 127 00 545 00 359 6000 100 00 9 144 325 500

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4.1.2 Meetings of Deshodaya Mandalayas ( outside the FAST Project ) During the meetings held with the Deshodaya Mandalayas last year (mentioned in the last Annual Report), a variety of programmes and activities which they could execute were presented and discussed. These programmes and activities were grouped under the three domains of Consciousness, Economics and Power. The Deshodaya Mandalayas were free to develop and execute their own programmes. They were also expected to have regular meetings. They were asked to report on their activities during the year under review, listing not more than two activities under each domain. of the Deshodaya Mandalayas, have submitted reports.The following tables ( Table 29 and Table 30) are based on the reports received from those Deshodaya Mandalayas which did not receive any funding under the FAST Project.

Table 29: Meetings Held by the Deshodaya Mandalayas 2013.04.01 to 2014.03.31 



            

            

              

              

4.2 Development Work by Deshodaya Mandalayas (outside the FAST Project) The activities done by the Deshodaya Mandalayas are very varied. For ease of presentation, the reported activities are classified under the six domains of development espoused under the Sarvodaya philosophy, namely, Cultural, Moral and Spiritual and Social, Economic and Political. Generally an activity would fall under more than one domain.

In the table below, an activity has been classified under the major domain it represents. It may be noted that the Deshodaya Mandalayas were requested to mention at most only two activities under each of the domains, Consciousness, Economics and Power.

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Table 30: Distribution of Reported Deshodaya Mandala Activities by Domains of Development (Each Mandalaya was required to report at most only six activities)                    

                   

                   

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4.2.1 Brief Descriptions of Some Selected Activities I) Vavuniya District: Deshodaya Forum Vavuniya, one of the main districts in the Northern Province was affected by the thirty years old internal conflict and has many issues and grievances to be addressed, in particular the Chettikulam and Nedunkerni DS Divisions.

Since its formation the Vavuniya District Deshodaya Forum has been playing a vital role in attempting to solve some of these issues in the Vavuniya district. a) Obtaining Essential Legal Documents In the Chettikulam DS Division, a lot of people are living without proper legal documents such as, birth, death and marriage certificates; National Identity Cards, etc,.

This was identified by the Vavuniya District Deshodaya Forum and it decided to mediate to resolve this issue. It collected the necessary information from the people who had such problems. Then it approached the Transparency International Organization to join hands in resolving these problems.

As a result of this coordination a Legal Clinic was held on 17/06/2014 in this Division and legal documents such as land permits, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates were issued to people. 79 people were benefited from this Legal Clinic on that same day and many others application were taken by the officers for further processing.

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b) Obtaining Samurdhi Benefits ( State Aid for the Poor) Three low-income families, who were not considered by the authorities for the Samurdhi benefits in this Division, were identified by the Vavuniya District Deshodaya Forum through its members.

It mediated with the respective Government officers about this problem. After several attempts, the authorities agreed to provide Samurdhi benefits to these families. They are now receiving Samurdhi benefits and are happy about it. c) From Darkness to Light The Katkulam village in the Nedunkerni DS Division was in darkness in the night as it had not been provided with electricity for so many years. Due to this many families were affected in many ways specially the school children, who were forced to study under kerosene-oil lamps.

This was identified by the Vavuniya District Deshodaya Forum and it decided to mediate to solve this problem. With the legal support of the Transparency International Organization, the Vavuniya District Deshodaya Forum had several rounds of discussions and meetings with the relevant Government authorities.

As a result of this intervention, and the Northern Spring programme of the state, the Katkulam village has recently received an electricity supply. ii) Gampaha District: Kelaniya Deshodaya Mandalaya The Gampaha district Kelaniya Deshodaya Mandalaya is a continuously active one. Mr.H.D.Somaratne is the President. A number of students of the Himbutuwelgoda Maha Vidyalaya are also members of the Mandalaya. When discussing the problems in the area, these students made an appeal to provide some assistance to some of the students in their school who are engaging in their school education with great difficulty.

Having discussed this at length, a list of 150 children from Grade 1 to Grade 5, who found it extremely difficult to purchase the stationery and other items needed, was obtained. The parents of some of these children are also members of the Deshodaya Mandalaya.

With the full assistance of the businessmen in Kiribathgoda, Kelaniya and of the members of the Deshodaya Mandalaya, the needed material was obtained and given to the students, thus encouraging them to continue their studies.

With the dedication and interest of the Deshodaya Mandalaya, this programme of assistance is being continued annually. iii) Matara District: Pasgoda Deshodaya Mandalaya The Goluwandala section of the Tiruvanaganga Estate in Pasgoda Divisional Secretariat is a difficult area receiving little attention from people. In an inquiry made by the Pasgoda Deshodaya Mandalaya it was found that there were some Tamil families living in the estate housing ( known as Line Rooms ), under the very rigid rules of the estate management, and working on the estate with their children who were not attending school.

The Deshodaya Mandalaya selected 6 of these poor children, provided them with the needed materials to attend school and got them admitted to the Pasgoda Matara/ Kongaha Vidyalaya, which was in danger of being closed down.

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Subsequently discussions were held with the estate management about steps which need to be taken to ensure that all non-school going children on the estate do attend school. The Pasgoda Deshodaya Mandalaya extended its maximum support to this good deed. iv) Nuwara Eliya District : Ambagamuwa Deshodaya Mandalaya th

On 18 January, 2014, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Ambagamuwa Deshodaya Mandalaya was held. As usual the discussions were on the problems in the area. On this occasion the attention of all was on the cemetery close by to the town as a special problem.

The specific reason was that with limited space bodies were buried in the same spot. The members stated that within a short time as many as six bodies were buried in the same spot. The Executive Committee found that the people were not aware of the boundaries of the cemetery and apparently some part of the cemetery land has been appropriated by some people around.

The members of the Deshodaya Mandalaya prepared a proposal about this problem and submitted it to the Divisional Secretary and also to the politicians in the area. Subsequently the government officers discussed this problem with the members of the Deshodaya Mandalaya. The one request from the people was to get the full cemetery land released.

The Divisional Secretary who recognised the urgent need of the people of the area, got the full cemetery land released within the short time of 2 weeks and handed it over to the people. This was a pleasure to all the members of the Deshodaya Mandalaya. They and the people of the area got together and cleared the land through Shramadana and the whole land is now being used as a cemetery.

With this achievement, the Deshodaya Mandalaya received the applause of the people. v) Moneragala District: Sevenagala Deshodaya Mandalaya The Deshodaya Mandalaya was informed by the villagers in the area of an illicit liquor brewing activity in the Ginigalpelessa, Makuluwagama, Talpathgama, Kovul Ara, Mutumanagama and Dilukketiya villages lying within the area of the Deshodaya Mandalaya. It became known that specially elders as well as school children succumbed to this and due to that, family life has got disrupted and an unsatisfactory status has arisen for community life.

The Sevanagala Deshodaya Mandalaya which became active over this, collected the members of the villages mentioned above and with them held a meeting on 18.07.2004 with Mr.D.M.P.C.Jayawardena, the Head of the Wellawaya Excise Office and made him aware of the situation. Confidential information was also provided to him about six illicit breweries. The Excise Office took legal actions against these six illicit breweries.

The Sevanagala Deshodaya Mandalaya considers it an achievement that it was able to intervene to minimise the manufacture of illicit liquour in their area and states so with pleasure.

Also with the support and mediation of Mr.P.G.Piyadasa, a Member of the Pradeshiya Sabha who also participated in the above activity, a series of awareness programmes for the children in the schools in the Sevanagala Divisional Secretariat on the effects of drug abuse is being planned.

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vi) Puttalam District: Madampe Divisional Deshodaya Mandalaya In a discussion held with medical doctors it was revealed that there was a danger of kidney diseases increasing in the Puttalam district. It was learnt that examinations of urine needs to be conducted, as a preliminary measure, in every Grama Niladhari Division to determine whether such a situation is likely to arise and that the health services did not have the financial allocations to execute such a task.

It was the view of the Madampe Deshodaya Mandalaya that such a health examination should be carried out in every Grama Niladhari Division in their area. They also decided to obtain the assistance of the Director of the Health Services of the Puttalam District.

With the successful implementation of that idea, an examination of urine was conducted to cover four Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Madampe Pradeshiya Division and along with that health clinics were also conducted. Following this programme, 24 people likely to suffer from kidney disease were identified and were directed to the hospital for further examinations. Following this referral, four people affected with disease of the kidney were identified and were supported to obtain further treatment. In addition to this more than 30 diabetic patients who had been identified earlier were recognised and they are also currently receiving treatment.

It costs the Deshodaya Mandalaya, about Rs.10 000/= to conduct one such programme. The ex;penditure is borne by the funds of the Deshodaya Mandalaya.

On account of this programme being very successful, there is a demand for such programmes to be implemented in every Grama Niladhari Division. This has become a very valuable opportunity to the Deshodaya Mandalaya.

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4.3

The Deshodaya National Assembly

The Deshodaya National Assembly comprises those who have contributed to the establishment of the Deshodaya National Assembly Fund. The current membership of the Deshodaya National Assembly is indicated in the following table.

Table 31: Membership of the Deshodaya National Assembly by District District

No. of Members

Ampara

1 378

Anuradhapura

952

Badulla

374

Colombo

455

Gampaha

558

Galle

412

Hambantota

96

Kandy

429

Kegalla

487

Kurunegala

675

Kalutara

376

Matale

320

Matara

283

Wellawaya

383

Nuwara Eliya

195

Padaviya

845

Polonnaruwa

527

Puttalam

272

Ratnapura

672

Batticaloa

281

Jaffna

148

Mannar

164

Trincomalee

942

Vavuniya

554

Kilinochchi

152

Mulativu

73 Total

12 003

Identity Cards have been issued to members of the Deshodaya National Assembly. During the year under review 1350 Identity Cards have been issued.

The National Deshodaya Assembly Fund now stands at Rs. 13 904 178.35

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5. Beyond Deshodaya The word Sarvodaya means Awakening of All . There is an inherent sequence to this process of Awakening. Starting with the Awakening of the Individual, there is the Awakening of the Family, the Community, the Nation and the World. Awakening is a continuing never ending process engaged in by the person/ entity concerned. Awakening is not something which one may do for another. One may motivate and assist another, but essentially the person/ the entity concerned has to make the effort.

In this Section an attempt is being made to refer to the work of agencies outside the country who are following the Sarvodaya philosophy of development and are trying to Awaken . Some indication of this is given in Section 1.1.6. (ii) of this Report which describes the work of the Sarvodaya International Division.

Apart from visiting individuals, the many institutions, listed in Table 05, have regularly sent teams to the country to assist in the Sarvodaya development work in the country. This has been the practice for many years past.

Sarvodaya believes that these visiting volunteer workers are truly practicing the Four Principles for Individual Development { Loving Kindness (Metta), Compassionate Action( Karuna), Selfless Joy (Muditha) and Equanimity ( Upekkha)} and the Four Principles of Group Development { Sharing (Dana), Pleasant Speech ( Priya Vacana), Constructive Action ( Artha Charya) and Equality (Samanathmatha)}. It may be noted that all these individuals and groups came at their own expense and often they provided financial and material support to the communities with which they work, apart from providing their voluntary labour for community development work. Some times this voluntary labour takes the form of being a teacher to the community, which is in essence a donation of their particular expertise for the well-being of others.

Some times this Awakening of the visiting volunteers has resulted in their making institutional efforts to continue this Awakening Process back in their own countries, adapted to suit their own social, cultural and political environment. They are neither branches of the LJSSS nor affiliated to the LJSSS. One such effort of which the LJSSS is aware is briefly described below.

SOJAG ( Somaj-O-JATI GATHAN) of Bangladesh SOJAG is a Bengali word which literally means awakening. The word is also an acronym consisting of three Bangla words Sojag O Jati Gathan meaning Society and Nation Building. The aims and objectives of the Non-government Organisation, SOJAG is inherent in the name itself which is basically consciousness raising and awareness building of the people.

SOJAG works for everyone irrespective of caste, creed or political affiliations, party or doctrine. It is engaged in a process of bringing about all those human and material resources that remain underutilized or unutilized. Truth, mutual respect and self-reliance are the philosophical base of the organization.

Currently SOJAG covers about 227 villages under Dhamrai Upazilla and 118 villages in adjoining five Upazillas. The total coverage of villages and families stand at 345 and 38 537.

Some of the main characteristics of the SOJAG development model are as follow: Ø Limit/confine development activities and endeavours in geographically well-defined areas. Ø Give equal importance to men and women when formulating and organizing groups at the grassroots level. Ø Emphasize on agriculture and agriculture related production sectors and farmer groups particularly to ensure food security. Ø Increase small and SME loan recipients' capabilities for identifying appropriate areas for investment and thus follow vertical rather than horizontal expansion.

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Vision To create a society where Liberty, Equality, Justice, Compassion and Human dignity are equally shared and enjoyed by all its members.

Mission Eradication of poverty, hunger, ill health, illiteracy and empowering the disadvantaged groups from all forms of injustice and inequality thereby creating a just society.

Elements of the Development Strategy Ÿ

SOJAG shall neither undertake nor advocate any program without peoples' participation.

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People should participate in: Ø Decision making process which affects their lives and livelihood. Ø Planning and strategy development process and procedure. Ø Implementing, monitoring and evaluation of the development initiatives planned for, by and with them.

Major Programmes It has 11 Major Programmes which are: People's Organization Development and Mobilization; Agriculture Development and Extension; Livestock Development; Micro-credit and Enterprise Development; Education; Health, Safe Water and Sanitation; Social Afforestation and Nursery Development; Agriculture; Disaster Management; Legal Aid; and Renewable (Solar) Energy.

Staff It has a staff of 407 with 98% of them being from the working areas and a volunteer staff of 60.

Status of Loans and Savings Total outstanding loan Agro-based loan Cattle rearing loan Rural Micro-credit loan Micro Enterprise loan Ultra poor loan Enrich Program Total Group Savings of Members

Tk.190 568 010/= Tk.492 566 150/= Tk.423 128 548/= Tk. 79 437 925/= Tk. 401 277 328/= Tk. 3 169 997/= Tk. 19 221 527/= Tk. 145 667 970/=

Postal address / e-mail/website VILL & PO SHAILAN, Via SIMULA, DHAMRAI, DHAKA, BANGLADESH Sojag86@yahoo.com www.sojag.org This information about Sojag was extracted from their publication, SOJAG Organizational Profile . It may be noted that the current C.E.O. of SOJAG was at one time a member of a group of UN Volunteers trained by the LJSSS in the late 1970s. As a part of their training, the UN Volunteers studied the Sarvodaya development philosophy and their practical training included staying in Sarvodaya villages and assisting the communities in their development efforts. They also studied the working of the Sarvodaya Field Offices and Sarvodaya Development Education Institutes.

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Annex 01 The Executive Council The Officials Committee President Vice Presidents

Gen. Secretary Treasurer Additional Secretaries

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne Ms. Neetha Ariyaratne Mr. D.A.Perera Mr. Subasena de Silva Mr. Daya Mutucumarana Mr. D.A. Upali Ratnasiri (till July, 2013) Mr. K.L. Gunawardena Mr. Ravindra Kandage Ms. Cressida Senanayake Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne Mr. B.A.D.Gunasinghe Ms. Dayani Grero Attorney-at-Law Mr. Chaminda Rajakaruna Attorney-at-Law Ms.Sharon Fernando

The Elders Council 1. Ven. Kuppiyawatte Bodhananda Thero 2. Ven. Tunnane Sumanashantha Thero 3. Ven. Kahapola Nandaratana Thero 4. Attorney-at-Law Mr. Walter Peeris 5. Attorney-at-Law Mr.Shevon Gunaratna 6. Attorney-at-Law Mr. Hamilton Amerawickrema 7. Mr. Sirimal Peiris 8. Mr. D.M.N.Disanake 9. Mr. Saman Algoda 10. Mr. Shakila Wijewardena 11. Ms. Amara Peeris 12. Mr. B.A.D.Wijayawickrema 13. Mr. W.H.W.Soysa 14. Mr. D.R.Jayatunga 15. Dr. Upali Marasinghe 16. Mr. M.D.Abeynayaka 17. Mr. Victor Suriyabandara 18. Mr. Vijitha Kannangara 19. Mr. K.B.Rajapaksha 20. Mr. Gunadasa de Silva

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Other Members 1. Mr. Rohana Hettiaratchchi 2. Dr. Leel Gunasekera 3. Mr. Viraj Balasuriya 4. Dr. Harischandra Yakandawala 5. Dr.(Mrs.) Sujatha Wijetilaka 6. Ms. S.P.Nanayakkara 7. Mr. Edgar Thampoe 8. Mr. K.Bennet Fernando 9. Mr. Ravindra Ariyawickrema 10. Ms. Amara Amerasinghe 11. Mr. Sanjeeva Ilangasinghe 12. Mr. Gnanatilana Maliyadda 13. Mr. Nishantha Preethiraj 14. Ms. Bianca Abeygunawardena 15. Mr. A.Senadheera 16. Mr. D.Kularatne 17. Ms. J.L.Soysa 18. Ms. Karuna Speldewinde 19. Ms. Lasitha Ediriweera 20. Major Tilak Senanayaka 21. Dr. Parakrama de Silva 22. Mr. J.M.Ranasinghe 23. Mr. J.K.Polgaspitiya 24. Mr. Kulasiri Withanwasam 25. Mr. W.A.D.Perera 26. Mr. Nihal Senaratna 27. Ms.Tamara Chandrakanthi Wijeweera 28. Mr. Gamini Mahakumara 29. Ms. Wimala Ranatunga 30. Ms. P.S.Jayasena 31. Mr. Nolly Weerasinghe 32. Mr. Somasiri Gamage 33. Mr. Isuru Silva 34. Mr. Danawansa Ilangapathirana 35. Ms.Geethani Suriyabandara 36. Mr. K.P.Dasanayake 37. Mr. A.M.B.Madurapperuma 38. Mr. Bandula Senadheera 39. Ms. Kusum Wijesinghe 40. Ms. M.Mallika 41. Ms. Sajini de Silva

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Annex 02 Sarvodaya Women's Movement

Independent Units

No. 32, Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 2656909, 94 011 2655843 Fax: 94 011 2655843 E-mail: presidentswm@slt.lk Chairperson: Dr. (Ms) SujathaWijetilake Ms. WimalaRanatunga from 04.11.2013 Secretary: Ms. LeelaPannila Ms. Annapurani from 04.11.2013 Treasurer: Ms. P.S.Jayasena Advisor: Ms. Amara Peeris Sarvodaya Suwasetha Sewa No. 55.De Soysa Road, Rawatawatta,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 27447158, 94 011 2642036 Fax: 94 011 2642036 E-mail: suwasewa@sltnet.lk Chairperson: Ms. KarunaSpeldewind Secretary: Ms. NeethaDharmachariAriyaratne Treasurer: Ms. P.S. Jayasena Sarvodaya Legal Aid Services Movement No.98, Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 2656490 E-mail: slsm@sltnet.lk Chairperson: Dr. Suni Cory Sarvodaya Shanti Sena Movement No. 72/5, Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 2656049 Fax: 94 011 2656512 E-mail: sarvoshanthi@sltnet.lk Chairperson: Prof. Kamal Waleboda Secretary: Attorney-at-Law Mr. SrinathPerera Treasurer: Mr. NalinNirmika Director: Mr. Ravi Kandage Sarvodaya Economic Enterprises Development Services (Gte) Ltd “Artha Dharma Kendraya”, No. 45.Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 558081-5 Fax: 94 011 2655122; 94 011 265534 E-mail: seedsep@sri.lan.net Chairperson: Mr.DayaMutucumarana Managing Director: Mr.ShakilaWijewardena

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Deshodaya Development Finance Company “Artha Dharma Kendraya”, No. 45.Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 5444666 Fax: 94 011 2656512 E-mail: ceo@ddfc.lk Website: www.ddfc.lk C.E.O.: Mr. Sampath Silva Sarvodaya Trust Fund No. 98, Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 2647159 Fax: 94 011 2656512 Chairperson: Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne Secretary :Mr.D.A.Perera Executive Director: Mr.B.A.D.Gunasinghe A.T.Ariyaratne Charitable Trust No. 72/30, Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 2655653 Fax: 94 011 2655653 E-mail: vishvanikethan@sltnet.lk Chairperson: Mr.DayaMutucumarana Director: Mr.P.K.LalithJagathsiri Sarvodaya Samodaya Services Rilhena, Pelmadulla, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 045 2274363 E-mail: mmmple@sltnet.lk Chairperson: Ven. KuppiawatteBodhanandaThero Sarvo - Tech (PVT) LTD Dhamsak Mandiraya No.98, Rawathawatta Road, Moratuwa - Sri Lanka Tel. 011-2648966 Fax 2648966 E-mail srts@srvodaya.org Sarvodaya-Fusion #726, 2nd floor, Kotte Rd, Atul Kotte, Kotte, Sri Lanka Tel. / Fax: + 94 11 2867590 e mail: info@fusion.lk www.fusion.lk www.facebook.com/sarvodaya.fusion Jathika Sanga Sammelanaya 77/30, Rawatawatta Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tel: 94 011 2655049 Fax: 94 011 2656512 Chairperson: Ven. PorowagamaSomalankaraThero Secretary: Ven. TunnaneSumanaShanthaThero Treasurer: Ven. KahapolaNandaratanaThero Lay Patro: Dr.A.T.Ariyaratne

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Annex 03 List of Donors 1.1

General Projects / Programme Funding (a) Private Donors / FoundationsArigatou Foundation Japan ZENSEN - Japan (b) Bilateral Agencies Royal Norwegian Embassy (c) UN Agencies Global Fund (GFATM) , Switzerland (d) Corporate Donors Etisalat Tag Lafarge Microsoft Ltd. (e) Individual Donations University of Wisconsin, Madison Virginia Tech, USA

1.2

Donations for Disaster Management Projects Bridge Sri Lanka, Switzerland University of Durham, U.K. TAG International Foundation Kindermissionwerk, Germany ILO Oxfam- GB World University Service of Canada Operation Day Work Programme (ODWP) World Granny, Netherland KARUNA Center, USA HALO TRUST, U.K. Terre Des Homes, Switzerland FAIRMED, Sri Lanka War Child Holland, Netherland Stitching Commando SWISS Embassy, Sri Lanka The British Alliance Trust, U.K. Burnet Institute, Australia Canadian High Commission, Sri Lanka Give2Asia, USA

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Annex 04 Staff of the LJSSS Headquarters Staff 1.

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Mr. Saman Priyashantha Algoda Mr. E.J. Thampoe Ms. K.I.R. Jayathilake Mr. J.K. Polgaspitiya Mr.G. Subasena de Silva Mr. K.L. Gunawardena Mr.Gamini Mahakumara Dr. Buddhika Hapuaratchchi Attorney-at-Law Mr.Chaminda Rajakaruna Mr. Bandula Senadeera Mr. SanjeevaIlangakoon Mr. Chaminda Ganegoda

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Mr. Somasiri Gamage Ms. Priyani Wickremaratchchi Ms. Wimala Ranatunga Mr. H.P. Nishantha Preethiraj Ms. Sunanda Aludeniya Mr. Roshan Priyankara

Executive Director Finance Director ( till ??.01.2014) Finance Director ( from 20.02.2014) Chief Internal Auditor Deputy Executive Director ( Deshodaya ) Deputy Executive Director (Paurushodaya) Manager / Administration Director / GFATM Director /Donor Co-ordination Unit Director/International Division Director / Projects (Technical) Deputy General Manager/ VishvaLekha ( till 15.07.2013) Manager/Resource Development (till 31.08.2013) Manager/Woodwork Production Unit Project Manager/ECDU ( till 15.03.2014) Executive Assistant/Community Health Executive Assistant/Deshodaya Accountant/Book-keeping Accountant/Projects and Payments

Field Staff Provincial Co-ordinators Eastern Province Western Province Southern Province Northern Province Central Province Sabaragamuwa Province Uva Province North Western Province North Central Province

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Mr. E.L.A. Careem Mr. DanawansaIlangapathirana Mr. K.P. Dasanayaka Mr. V. Jeevaraj Mr. D. M.N. Disanayaka( till 30.06.2013) Mr. N.G. Nanayakkara Mr.Tasman de Silva Mr.Manel Kulatunga Mr. P.V. Ariyawansa (till 31.08.2013) Ms.Chandralatha Kumarihami(acting) Ms.Chandralatha Kumarihami

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Field Staff District Co-ordinators Ampara Anuradhapura Badulla Batticaloa Galle Colombo Gampaha Hambantota Jaffna Kalutara Kandy Kalmunai Kegalla Kilinochchi Mannar Matara Matale Wellawaya Mulativu NuwaraEliya Padaviya Polonnaruwa Puttalam Ratnapura Trincomalee Vavuniya

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Mr. S. Anurudha Ms. Chandralatha Kumarihamy Mr. Manel Kulatunga Mr. E.L.A. Careem Upali Premachandra (till 31.08.2013) Mr. Samantha Disanake Mr. DanawansaIlangapathirana Mr. K.D. Nimal Mr. Nandasena Rajapaksha (till 31.08.2013) Mr. H.S.H. Somasiri Mr. S. Satyakumar Mr. Upali Silva Mr. D.M.N. Disanayake Mr. M.H.M. Fareez Ms.Sirima Hettiarachchi Ms. M. Dillimalar Ms. S. Nagalogini Mr. K.P. Dasanayake Mr. Priyantha Piyatilaka Ms. Priyanthi C. Liyanage Mr. S. Sathyakumar Mr. N. G.Nanayakkara Ms.T. G. Malwatte (Acting) Ms. Malani Seneviratne Ms. Sunethra Weerasinghe Ms. P.D. NalikaLakmalee Devapriya Mr. Tasman de Silva Mr. V. Jeevaraj Mr. S. Udayakumaran

Field Staff Heads of Sarvodaya Development Education Institutes Bandaragama Trincomalee Anuradhapura Saturukondan Palletalawinna Matara Pathakada

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Annex 06 Awards Conferred on Dr. A.T.Ariyaratne

Sri Lankan Awards · · ·

Sri Lankabhimanya (Pride of Sri Lanka) Award from the President of Sri Lanka.2007.12.01 Deshabandu Award for Distinguished National Service from the President of Sri Lanka Vishwa Prasadini Award from the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 1996

International Awards · ·

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The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold rays with Pink Ribbons,Japan, 3rd December 2012 Appreciation for the 47th year service and humanitarian work rendered to Canada and their citizens in their hour of need, Canada, The Brampton Buddhist Mission Centre and The Canada Sri Lanka Life Development Centre, 2012 th Basavashree Award-2010,India, 15 August 2011 Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, Japan 45th Cultural Awards for Promotion of Buddhism in the World-12th October 2011 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize, India, 1996 Hubert H. Humphrey Award, USA, 1996 IL-GA Memorial Award for Public Service, Korea, 1995 Niwano Peace Prize, Japan, 1992 Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Propagating Gandhian Values Outside India, 1990 Forel Award, Good Templar Movement for Promoting Temperance, Denmark,1990 Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Award, Brown University, USA, 1986 King Boudouin Award for International Development, Belgium, 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, Philippines, 1969

Honorary International Appointments · · · · · · · · ·

A President of World Parliament of Religions, 1993 An International President, World Conference on Religion and Peace, 1994 Member, Club of Budapest, Hungary Fellow, World Academy of Arts and Science, Minnesota, USA Former Chair, Asian and Pacific Bureau of Adult Education Former Chair, Approtech Asia, Philippines Former Chair, Asian Institute of Rural Development, India Member,Third International Advisory Council, Auroville (India) 1999-present Former Member, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

Annual Service Report 80 2013-2014