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elcometoofficialnewsletterof
HELPOJunevolume2011.
HELPOisorganizationthat
stablishedon1992andsinceonthat
implementingmanyeffective
programs.
INSIDE STORIES
EarningProcessofTangallePrison
EcoFriendlyReligiousCentre
BiogasConsumptionSurvey.
InstallationofDomesticBiogas
ProgramsofBiogas&maintain.
Programs
of
Energy
Savings.
YouthEmpowermentProgram.
LaunchOfficialfacebookpage
GampolaUCBiogasProgram
VoiceofBeneficiaries
EcofriendlyHarvestofGalle
Gardeningconceptforschools
NewWastemanagementNegombo
WinbywasteinJaffna
ReleaseBiogasHandbook
Avoicefromgroundlevel
FieldMonitoringbystakeholders
ProgramofCivilSociety
empowerment.
EfforttoreachSustainability
Peoples
Movement
Poson
Festival
Todaymostofpeopleandinstitutionstrytoreachrenewable
energysourcesandwebelievethatisgoodsteptoprotectthe
worldandnatural resources.Evenwecouldable tomakea
revolution in Biogas field of Sri Lanka because early all
people and institutions thought this is not suitablemethod
andthatwasappliedonlyforruralareas.
ButHELPOwouldabletotakemanyinnovativestepswithin
very short timeandmake agooddiscussion in top level to
grass root level and we introduced much things and we
developed the technology too. As pioneers of the biogas
sectorwededicatetocarrythisprocesscontinues.
This is the newest update of HELPO programs and we
expect to introduce many environment conservation
programswithinmanysectors.In thisdocumentwepresenttwoupdatesofthepreviousprogramsandalsocanreadthe
voiceofthebeneficiariesofNegombo.
HELPOwouldexpecttoimplementtremendoussurveythat
isCH4 consumptionwithin the country and the totalwaste
feed tobiogas units and no one did this kind of survey in
largescale.
Communityempowermentprogramsareoneofmainservice
thatorganizationprovidestothegrassrootlevelcommunity.
The organization formed strong community network and
implementmanyservicesthroughthatandthatisverygood
platform for thepeoplewhodidnthaveavoice.Evennow
theyleadthevillage.
The all services are combination of donors and other
stakeholders of the organization andwe expect to carry on
our programswith their support and contributions. If you
haveanycommentspleasesendusandwemuchappreciate
yourvaluablecomments.
Welcome HELP-O News Letter June Edition
AdvisorMr.ChathuraWelivitiyaChairChiefEditorDarshanaMadurangaEditorsSampathAthukoralaDulminiWickramasingheRandikaJayathilakaDesign
by
NasimF.Nilaufer
Boy of negombo
carries the waste
toputthebiogas
unit of Don
BoscoScheme.
Also small kids
involvetobiogas
program because
they realize the
benefits of the
biogasunit.
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Eco Friendly Religious Centre
Kaluwella Buddhist Centre located in middle of the
Gallecityand implementsmany social services for the
society.Foronedaymanypeoplearecomingtogetthe
serviceofthecentreandthosepeoplehadtosufferfrom
thewasteand thatproblem isahugeproblem.Under
theMakeGalleGreen Bio EnergyCityHELPOwas
constructedbiogasunitintheBuddhistCentre.
Now theyuse this formore than 06hours for theday
and theirwasteproblemwassolvedand thebest thing
is the religiouscentreburn3.75m3CH4burndailyand
monthlytheyburn112.5m3monthly.Thisisverygoodeffectfortheenvironmentand
beforeMunicipalhadtocomedailytocollectthewasteofthecentre.
Earning process of Tangalle Prison by the waste
TangallePrison is involving earningprocessby thewaste.Within the last twoyears
HELPOconstructedonebiogasunitatTangallePrison.Prisonauthorityappointedone
team for thebiogasunitandmanages theunit.Latestupdate is theprisonerspainted
veryspecialpaintswhicharerelatedtothebiogasunit.
Through this they expect to aware the visitors about the biogas and environment
protectionprocessoftheprison.Theartworksaremadebyprisonersandwhattheyfelt
about thebiogas.This ismuch important eventof theprisonof the countrybecause
theyalsoinvolvedprotectingtheenvironment.Dailymorethan1000peoplearecoming
totheprisonandtheyallseethisstrongandcolorfulmessageeventheyrequestmoredetails about thebiogasunits. They have painted about how to separatewaste in a
properway and international color code system,majorparts of thebiogasunit and
organicfarmingbythechemicalfreefertilizer.
hrough this example we could proof that religious place can be
nvertedasEcoFriendlyplaceandundertheourconceptwecould
ble to convert another major place as eco friendly place the best
fectisothermanyplacesrequestthiskindofprogramsfromusand
atisgoodinnovative step.BuddhistCentreBiogasunit
ngalle Prison was much suffering from the waste and many people complain against to us becau
nthaveenoughspacetodumpthewasteproperly.Situationwasmuchcriticalbutwiththesupport
LPOwecouldabletobuildbiogasunitwiththecontributionofprisonerstoo.Nowwasteisresour
andweearnfromwasteandearlyweexpendmuchmoneyforfirewoodandwehadtodestroythe
getfirewoodbutnowwedontneedtodothatandweconvertedasanenvironmentfriendlyplace.
expecttocultivatefromthebioslurry.Nowweearnfromourownwaste.
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Survey about waste managementThe organization
expects to start a
survey
about
solid waste
management and
energyusebythe
people of
Trincomalee city. We have planned to
calculate about those figures and data
about biogas consumption and waste
amountthatfeedtothebiogasunit.
This eventwillbe fundedby theUNEP
and through this we expect tomeasure
about
the
current
situation
of
the
city
and
currentwastemanagementprocess.This
evenalsolinkwiththeacademiatoo.Our
finaleffortiscomparethebeforesituation
andaftersituationofthecityandthrough
tat expect to implement very success
programwithintheTrincomaleecityarea
that can replicate to other city.
Installation of Domestic Biogas UnitMs.M.HIndrani isacitizenoftheGallecityandshehasthreekids.
Shewasmuchsufferingfromthewasteproblemandenergyproblemtoo.Shehasagoodbusinessthat ismakingshorteatsandthat isthe
major income. SheoughtthedomesticbiogasunitfromtheHELPO
under loan basis. The capacity of the biogas unit is 8m3 and the
capacityisenoughforherdailyworks.Ms.Indraniishappywiththis
new situationbecause she cangetmoreprofit fromwhat shemade
becausenowshegetstheenergyforfreeandfromherwasteandshe
convertedtheecofriendlyenergysource.
Previoustimeshehad toexpendmore thanRs.2,000forenergyneedbutnowthat is
profitforher.Sheisrepayingtheloanmonthlybasiswithsmallinterest.Accordingto
thecalculationsshecanrecovertheexpendcostwithinoneyear.
thin themonthorganizationconductedtwoawarenessprogramsforthepeopleof
lupe.Theprogramaboutthebiogasunitbenefitsandmaintain.Thebothareasare
nefitsfromtheBiogas.Throughthisprogramweawarethepeopleaboutthebiogas
ditsimportantincludingthebenefits.Noteventhatweawarethemaboutmaintain
biogasunitbecausetheirknowledgeisnotenoughtomanagethebiogasunits.Step
stepweawarethemaboutmajorpartsofthebiogasunitandhowthosepartshelp
generatethebiogas.Finallywegaveanopportunitytopeopletodiscussaboutthe
ubtplacesorthingswhicharerelatedtobiogasunits.Thenwegotnewsuggestions
improvethebiogasunitsinaproperway.Theimpactoftheprogramismuchhigh
dpeople involve tomanage thebiogasunit inaproperway.Noteven thatgrass
ot level community started the organic cultivation from the organic fertilizer ofogasunit.
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Awareness program about Energy SavingTheprogramconductedonGalleandour targetgroupwas the
grassroot levelandselfemployeeswhouseenergyformaking
their products. The important of the program is to save the
energy.Thereasonwehavechosenthisprogramispeopledont
care about theWaste Energy Sources.We have done a small
surveywithbaseof theCity level.Usuallypeoplewastemore
energy without any reason. Most of people dont know we are facing an energy
problembecausetheydidntfeelittheywasteElectricity,GasandotherEnergysource.
Weneededtoawarethemaboutthisandawarethemtostopthiswasteenergysources
andencourageprotecting it.Weanalyze thewasteofenergyandaware themhow to
protectit.
Propose Youth empowerment programYouthcrowdisoneofmostimportantpart
ofthecountrybecausetheyhavestrength,
unity and ability to attendmany things.
Even we decided to get the active
involvementoftheyouthfordevelopment.
This program to be implemented very
soon and through this we expect to
develop the leadership skills, teamwork
and integrity. The program design to
increase the knowledge of Environment
conservation, grass root level democracy
and community empowerment include
micro finance. The final goal of the
program is to establish a youth network
among the villages and bring the youth
crowdforempowerthecommunity.
During the program we categorize the
youthwithbaseof their futureplansand
wehelpthemtoreachtothoseplans.Even
for self employers we have planned toprovide the financial support to make
realizetheirdream.
Launch the Official facebook page for organizationHELPO has been launched the official facebook page fororganization. This is the link for official page of the organization
http://www.facebook.com/HELPOSRILANKA. Through this page
you can read the latest update of the organization and thewide
spreadprogramsandservices.
ndyaGroupleaderofKalupePeoplesMovement,Ourbranchgotthebiogasunitunderloanbasis
d with theparticipation of all members of the branch we made nursery near thebiogas unit and we
pect tostart theorganiccultivation from thebiofertilizer. With the biogasunit allmembers tiewith
odrelationshipandthatisassettous.
That is why HELPO decided to
implement this kind of program to help
theyouth
Pleasegotothatpageand it.ThispagelinkedwithScribd
too and canget the latestupdate of the organization including the
documentsthatpublishedbytheorganization.Alsowewouldliketo
hearyourvoiceandcommentsthroughthediscussionpageyoucan
express any comment or idea about the programs which we
implement.Eventhecanparticipatefortheeventsthatorganizetoo.
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Voice of BeneficiariesIn thisarticleweshow thecommentsof thebeneficiariesofBiogasandyoucanread
howtheyfeelthisprogramandhowthiseffecttothemandfortheirlifeevenforcity.
OneofmainbeneficiaryisMr.K.MBalasubramaniamMunicipalEngineerNegombo
MunicipalCouncilandMr.H.A.U.KGunarathnePHIOfficerofNegomboMunicipal
Council.
Mr. K.M Balasubramaniam Municipal EngineerNegomboMCAsMunicipalEngineerwehadhugewasteproblemand
wehave strong responsible tokeep clean theNegombo
cityandsecurethehealthofcitizensevenwe implement
many programs for that.We implemented two biogas
units with the support of CITYNET in Don Bosco
TsunamiHousingSchemeandDonBoscoTrainingCentre.ThebothBiogasunitsare
properlyworking andwe couldable to reducemuchwaste fro thebiogasunits.We
reduced the times thatcollect thewaste from thebiogas locationand that isreducing
themunicipalcosttoo. IbelievethisisoneofgoodmechanismforMunicipalCouncils
thatcanstartandweexpecttoexpandthisprocesstomanysectorsofthecityandwe
aretryingtozerowastecityconcept.
Mr.H.A.U.KGunarathnePHIOfficerNegomboMCWearetheplayingthemajorroletoprotectthehealthof
citizenandwehavestrongresponsibletoit.Nowpeople
ofBoscovillageshasbeen started thewaste separation
and early they didnt do it but with the Biogas they
separate the waste because of that reason total waste
collection has been reduced. I can recommend this
program toeverysectorof thecityandweexpect topromote thisprogram.Iwant to
saybiogas iscosteffective solution forwasteproblem.Best thing iswecouldable to
solvethewasteproblemwiththissolution.EarlythereisapigshadeinBoscoTraining
Centreandmanypeoplecomplainedabout thisandnow theyputallwaste tobiogas
andnowproblemsolved.Eventhisisoneofbestwaytoprotecttheenvironment.
GampolaUCisoneofplacethathugescalesuffersfromthewasteandtheydonthaveproper
lacetomanageallwaste.Theauthorityhasbeendecidedtoimplementbiogasunitwithinthe
UCarea.HELPOgottheopportunitytoimplementtwobiogasunitsinGampolaUCarea.One
iogasunitwillconstructinSlaughterhouseandnextbiogasunitisonMarketofGampola.We
elievethisispreciousmomenttoexpandtheprogramforus.ThefundsallocatefromtheUC
nd that is very good and innovative to carry on this program continue because now they
nderstandaboutthevalueandcosteffectivenessofthebiogas.
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Eco Friendly harvest from GalleNow people are using thebio fertilizer for cultivation. In
Galle Athiligoda village there is a farm that usesbiogas
organicfertilizertocultivationandformakingsmallplants.Theygettheorganicfertilizerofbiogasforthispurpose.The
nameisNilkethyayaandtheycouldabletoprovidemany
seeds and plants for the people and other institutions.
Farmerhasgoodincomeandmanypeopledailycometogettheplantsandseedsfrom
themthereasonisthoseplantsandseedsarechemicalfree.
HELPOprovided the liquid fertilizer for them.Webelieve this is one of good step
because through thiswecangiveastrongmessageabout the importantof the liquid
fertilizer and its effectiveness.Thepriceof thebottle isRs.50.00.Early those farmers
used
chemical
fertilizer
for
cultivation
but
now
they
use
organic
fertilizer
for
cultivation
and that isoneof step to increase thequalityof theproducts.HELPOprovides the
organic fertilizercontinue to this farmer.Asanorganization thatdedicates toprotect
the environmentwepromote this kind of eco friendly activities.Not even that they
conductthetrainingprogramsforthepeoplewhowishtolearnaboutcultivation.
Gardening Concept for Our Next GenerationAwarethenewgenerationregardinghomegrading&improvethehabitofplantingis
very important inpresent specially in finding a solutionof food crisiswhichwe are
facingnow.WiththecollaborationofFood&AgriculturalOrganization(FAO)weare
implementing a school home gardening program among ten schools in our
AkmmeemanaDSdivision.Wegiveourgreatcontribution incoordinating&through
awarenessprogramstoimplementinthisprogramsuccessfully.
Theawarenessprogramwilldesignwith theparticipationofFAO innextdaysforall
theseselectedschools&themainobjectivesoftheprogramare
Toawareschoolchildrenforgardeningthroughmodernconceptsinsmalllands Toimplementseedbankconceptinsustainableprocess Toconveythismessageofgardeningconceptforhomesbychildrenetc,
Attheendoftheprogramweareplanningtoholdahomegardeningcompetitionsto
selectthebestschoolhomegardenalso.Throughthisopportunitywearedesigningto
expandthisconcepttomanyunselectedschoolsalsothroughseedbankconcept.Inthis
wayweareplanning tofind thesustainablesolutionfor thisfoodcrisisby taking the
contributionofournextgenerationsinpositiveway.
LPOhasbeenlaunchedanewconstructioncompanyinnamewithHELPOEcoGreen
mpany (HEGC).The companywill implementallecofriendlyconstructions including
biogasconstruction.HELPOwillconsultandHEGCwillcarryontheconstructionsside
all
eco
friendly.
This
is
one
of
big
step
that
we
have
taken
to
start
the
programs
with
new
y.Webelievethroughthiscompanywecanexpandtheprogramsinlargescale.
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shappy tonote that, inpresent
eyhaveafruitfulsolutionforthe
ste problem.Now they have a
od
management
system
for
their
steandalsonow theyhave the
lity of conserve the
vironmentandkeep itbeautiful
derthisprocedure.
theDonBoscoTsunamivillage
cceed theirnecessariesbyusing
ore than02hours forcookingat
eday.One familyuse10hours
raonedayand300hourspera
onth. Now they can save their
oneyandtheycandotheirhouse
ld things andother thingsvery
icklybyusingthebiogasunit.
the Don Bosco Traning centre
ey use more than 3 and half
ursperadayand105hoursper
month.Previous time theyused
gas for cooking purpose and
w they can reduce30%.So, the
ogasunitwaspavedthewayfor
em to save theirmoney.As the
wmaterials they use pig dung
d urine including the wet
rbageoftheTrainingcentre.
Jaffna isoneofdeveloping cityof
the
country
after
war.
HELP
O
constructedmodelbiogasprogram
in Jaffna city and in a school.
Muththu Thambi Vidyalaya is
located in Thirunelwely of Jaffna
district.
Now they can reduce the fire
woodusage in 50% and also stop
the make fire by the using of
polythene
and
plastics.
Now
they
win by the waste and that is a
goodmodel toallcities.Noteven
that they started the organic
cultivation from the liquid
fertilizer.
The school uses the biogas more
than03hoursand theycouldable
to stop the emissionofCH4 toair
they save daily 2.25m3 Methane
gasandmonthlythatis67.5.
With base of the experience at
schoolothersschoolcanapplythis
methodtotheirinstitutions.Today
theyhaveenoughbiogasforsuing
their cooking purpose and they
dont need to cut the fire wood
becausetheyearnfromtheirwaste
too.
HELPO released the biogas
book about biogas. This is
friendlybook and thatbook s
how to use thebiogas in a p
way. There is a huge gap ohand book and we published
book.
Theincludepointsofthisbook
Whatisthebiogas What are the effects toenvironment using by thi
gasunit.
Thepartsofthebiogasunit What are thebenefits thatcangetbyusingthisbiogas
How the unit controlcontinue.
What are the things thadumptothebiogasunit?
We have given thisbook for
biogas user and they ha
guidelinenowhow touse thiwe expect toestablishuser fri
biogas system in country.Not
thatwehave included somem
thatpeoplecan realize the siz
capacity that they need
matchingthegroundlevelsitua
Newwastemanagement
tepofNegomboMCArea
WinbythewasteinJaffna Releasethebiogas
handbook
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A Voice from Ground LevelAPNandaniisamemberofourKalupePeoplesMovementinthe
beginningtimeofthebranch&sheisamotherofsixchildrenwho
isdoingagroceryshop for living.Shecouldable todevelopher
businessbymanaging the funds in aproperwayand this is the
voiceofher
Reporter: Could you explain me the history of this branch as
well as the expectations of you when the time of admitting to
thisPeoplesBranch?
Yesof course I still rememberhowourvillages reactafter themallawareabout this
Peoples Movement. Mrs. Nayana Ranjini the treasure of our neighbor branch of
Thotagamuwa.ThenweestablishedourKalupePeoplesbranchwiththeassistanceof
all.Atthattimeweallhadaideatobuildagoodnetworkamongallvillagesincaseof
assisting them in any emergencies aswell as to up lift their livelihoodswhichwill
helpfultopersonal.InpersonallyIalsoagreed inthatobjectives&Iwasengage into
DedunuSmallgroupinthatway.
Reporter:Nowwhatisthepresentsituation?Didyoureceiveanyassistancefromthis
peoplesMovement?
Alreadywehavepassed threeyear timeperiodwithour
PeoplesMovementbranch&wewereluckytogetaround
Rs.1,000,000.00 for selfemploymentopportunities forourbranch in three times& as I also a self employer I got
Rs.10,000.00 in first time for to expand my grocery
business. That is the foundation stone of my small
business and I could able to carry my business in a
profitableway.AfterrepayingthatloanamountIgotRs.25,000.00also.
ThroughourgroupsavingsIalreadyhave
taken around Rs.8, 000.00 as emergency
loansbyrepayinggradually.Instant loans
aremuchvaluable forusbecausewe can
get small amount from our ownmoney.
With theassistanceofPeoplesMovement
I could get all these financialbenefits &
especially I like to mention about the
supportofmyallmembers in the timeof
my home ceremony of my fathers one
yeardeathanniversary.Allmembersgave
memanpower for itwhich Icantgivea
value for ever. In thisway I couldwinmyfamily economy as well as could help my
smallgroup&othermembersofourPeoples
Movement.
PNandaniwhoisavillageleaderofKalupepeoplesmovementbranchandshehassixchildren.Thatis
foundationstoneofmysmallbusinessandIcouldabletocarrymybusinessinaprofitableway.After
payingthatIgotRs.25,000.00also.IwanttosaythatIhaveagoodlifeandIamproudtobeamemberof
peoplesmovementbecausethroughthisIreachedwhatIcouldnotreachEvenshecouldabletolead
villa eb contributin theskillsandideas.
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Field Monitoring by StakeholdersNationalDevelopmentTrustFund (NDTF) is one of ourmain sta keholders in thisfinancialprogram&we already havedisbursedRs.1, 000,000.00 forground already.
These financialassistance alreadyhas invest indif ferent typeof incomegeneratingactivitiessuchasfishselling,groceryshops,foodmakingbusiness,sewingetc.
Onlast18thJunetheofficersfromN.D.T.Fhadasitevisitforourorganization&during
thattimetheyhadaneyeonourgroundlevelalso.KalupePeoplesMovementbranch
was visited on t hat time& thebeneficiary selectionprocess&properutilization ofloans,repaymentsofbeneficiarieswasmuchobservedbythemduringthevisit.Itwas
muchadmiredbythemabouttheprocessofallstepsusingbythepeoplesmovement
&ourcommunityalsomuchcourageon thatvisitas theyable toshareexperienceof
theirworkwiththestakeholdersdirectly.
Opportunity to Participate in Civil Society EmpowermentWe got great program with the
collaboration of civil society
organizationsinGalledistricts&Galle
MunicipalCouncilonlastJune2011.It
washeldonGalleMunicipalpremises
&themainobjectiveswere
Toawarethecommunityaboutimportantofparticipatingindemocracyprocess Toimprovetheleadershipqualitiesofruralvulnerablecommunitythroughcivilorganizations
Toawareaboutgoodgovernance&democracytothecommunity Toengage thegovernmentofficers&community inoneplatform todiscussedaboutdemocracy&socialismopenly
AcommunityleaderaswellasdirectorboardmemberofPeoplesmovement&Board
of
director
of
HELP
O
and
officer
also
got
the
great
opportunity
to
participate
in
this
specialprogram.Furthermoreheawareallaboutthecountry lowofdemocracy&the
ability of actions can takeby the citizensof SriLanka in theviolation ofdemocracy
issues also. This program was much useful for us as we work with ground level
communityitwilleffectdirectlythattoawarethecommunityinsuchtypeofissues.
is is the space of people who didnt have an opportunity to raise voice and place to
press their ideas and apply their skills in ground level. The network of the peoples
vement combines with 5to 15 villages in one group and we made a strong platform to
rytheiractivitiesinvillagelevel. Nowtheyhavebeenempoweredandtheycanmobilize
savingsandmanagethecreditfacilitieswithothersocialactivities.
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Effort to reach SustainabilityBringpositiveimpacttoruralwomenbypromotingtheirskillsknowledgeabilityin
to investment opportunities is the one key objective in the process of real
development. HELPO Peoples Movement is slowly stepping towards the
sustainabilitywiththenetworkofallpeoplesmovementbranchesinpresent,with
theircreditssavingsmobilizationsaswellas through themarketingprogramalso.
Nowon timewehaveestablished fourmarketingstalls inKalupe,Thotagamuwa,
Malawanna & Chaina Garden peoples Movement branches which are totally
runningbythemembersofourPeoplesMovement.Thisisagoodplatformforour
ruralwomanespeciallyastheyareempoweredinstepbysteptotakeadvantagein
such kind ofmarketing opportunities also evenpeople can get good and quality
productstoo.
ForthecomingRamadanFestivalseasonwehaveaplantodisbursesomespecial
packforourMuslimmembersintheirvillagebranchlevel&weareanalyzingdata
throughsmallgroupsoftheirneedsinpresent.Throughtheseprogramsour
peoplesmovementisexpectingtoreachthevulnerablecommunitymore&more
throughtheseprogramsbyprovidingessentialassistancesfortheirneeds
Peoples Movement Poson Festival CelebrationsPoson fullmoon poya day (Poson Poya Day/Poson Festival) is celebrated the
arrivalofBuddhisminSriLankainthe3rdcenturyBC,afestivalofgreathistorical
and religioussignificancecelebrated islandwidebyBuddhists.Poson,heldon the
fullmoon day ofJune, commemorates the occasion over 2,000 years agowhen
ArahatMahinda,sonofEmperorAsokaofIndia,convertedKingDevanampiyatissa
toBuddhism.EspeciallyOurmanyPeoplesMovementbranchesorganizedspecial
eventsasper theircapacity tocelebrate thisgreatoccasion.All themembers from
branch level arrange these special programs in their ground level through the
participationofallmemberswithallnationsasa teamofunity.Thoseare thebig
impactoftheircommunitynetwork.
BreadDansal ChinaGardenbranch
With the contribution of allmembers ofChinaGarden theyhavegiven a bread
Dansal(Itmeansfreefoodfordevotees)forPosonfestivalonlast15thJuneattheir
branchpremises.Allthememberswereveryactivefromthestageofpreparationfor
thiswork.Theycollect themoneybyvisitinghouse tohouse& twobakeryowner
providedbreadfortheprograminlesscost.Membersallworktogetherwithsmiley
faceforthisgreatwork&allwereadmiredbynonmembersforarrangingsuchkind
ofworkwithgroupunity.
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SoftDrinkDansal WalawwaththaBranch
ThemembersofWalawwalthabrancharrangeaSoftdrinkDansal(Itmeansfreefoodfor devotees) for thisPosonFestivalwith themanpowerofall theirmembers.They
designtheprogramonemonthbeforebythesupportofall&theycollectmoneyfrom
villagesbyvisitingeach.On16thJune theygave thatDansal for thepeoplewhoare
going around the city toworship temples&Posondecorations.All of themembers
explainthattheirbranchnetworkwasmuchhelpfulfortheminarrangingsuchkindof
eventsinthosegreatoccasionsjointly.
ObserveSilatourvillagetempleAththiligodaBranch
Thegroup leadersofAththiligodabranchgatheredat theirvillage temple foraverygreatworkat theirvillage temple.Theyallobservesillon thatPosonday togetheras
perthediscussionoftheirbranchmeetingearlier.Thisgreatworkwasadmiredbythe
allofotherbranchmembersasitwasagreatworkofleaderstocooltheirmindsoftheir
busy lives.Thiswasasmallstep takenby these leadersbut this typeofspecialwork
mustgivecouragebyall.
His is the June News Letter of HELPO and we could able to implement many
success programs with the involvement of many stakeholders. Now organization
expandstheprogramtoGampolaUCtoo.Evenwehavelaunchedbiogashandbook
forbiogasusersandthatisuserfriendlyandshowshowtousethebiogasunitina
properway.
Evenwehavegotmanyupdatesfromtheotherbiogasunitswehaveconstructedin
otherareas.Through thiscanreadaboutthe latestupdateof theorganization.And
wewould like tohearyourvaluablecommentsof thenews letter.Youcansuggest
many things for news letter and also you can follow us from the facebook official
page.Theorganizationislookingyourcommentstodevelopthenewsletterandwe
hope thatyouwillsendyour positivecomments todevelop the news letter. Ifyou
needmoredetailspleasecontactusbybelowmentiondetails
wimagesoftheDansal(freefoodfordevotees)through
speoplegatherand increase the interrelationshipsand
mworkamongthepeoplesogoodexampleforalland
oplerocktothisplaceandhelptothis.
HUMAN & Environment Links Progressive Organization
(HELP-O)
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Dangedara, Galle,
Sri Lanka
T.P +94-91-4380121 / +94-91- 2226818
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