we are all connected - Sevalanka Foundation · 4 We are all connected Chairman’s Message It has been a stormy and challenging year in Sri Lanka. The skies are gray and heavy. We

we are all connected

Annual Report2007-2008


Sewalanka Foundation’s missionis to enhance the capacity of rural communities to democratically identify andaddress their own development needsand to provide services that contribute to theeconomically viable, socially just andecologically sustainable developmentof Sri Lanka.

Contents:

4. Message from the Chairman6. Emergency Response, Rehabilitation and Disaster Risk Reduction6. Institutional Capacity Building7. Sustainable Agriculture8. From the Field - Finding Home Again9. Coastal and Inland Fisheries10. From the Field - An Organic Experience12. Community-Based Tourism13. From the Field - Responsible by Design14. Handicrafts and Community Products14. Environmental Sustainability15. Gender, Youth and Children16. From the Field - A Harvest of Happiness18. Community Peace Building19. Psychosocial Wellbeing19. SEDCO20. Sewa Finance21. Islander Center22. From the Field - Net Profits24. Project List30. Financial Statements42. Our Partners43. Board of Directors and Staff

4 We are all connected

Chairman’s Message

It has been a stormy and challenging year in Sri Lanka.The skies are gray and heavy. We try to move forward,but the pace is slow. The rain and fog affect our visionand it is difficult to see the horizon. We lean into the windand wade through flood waters. Our feet get stuck in themud. The streams and rivers are flowing fast, and full ofunknown hazards. It takes time to find a safe passage.

From 2002 to 2006, we had a period of clear skies andstable ground. We were able to see farther ahead andmove more quickly. During those years, we were able toshift our focus to long-term development goals:strengthening community organizations throughout thecountry, ecological health and biodiversity, sustainablelivelihoods, and building friendships and understandingacross ethnic and religious divides. The communities wework with began to stabilize and we developed newservices and institutions, like Sewa Finance andSEDCO, to meet their needs.

We are still walking in the same direction with the samecommitment, but the political and economic situation haschanged. The ceasefire broke down and once again ourcountry has returned to full-blown war. New risks haveemerged and new security restrictions have beenimposed. People living in the conflict areas have beendisplaced. Funds have been restricted due to uncertaintyand human rights concerns. Inflation has reached recordlevels. For most of our fiscal year, Sri Lanka had thehighest rate of inflation in South and Southeast Asia. Inthese stormy conditions, each step takes additional timeand energy. Our pace has slowed.

Even dark years have bright spots. It is encouraging tosee staff members reaching out their hands to steadyeach other across difficult terrain, even when they do notshare a common language. When someone slips, it isencouraging to see how others turn to help. In a time of

scarcity and potential competition, it is encouraging tosee how organizations have improved their coordinationand worked together. We cannot move forward inisolation. As development practitioners, we need to seehow we complement each other, how we can learn fromeach other, and how we can support each other throughthis stormy period. Challenging times remind us howimportant it is to work together, and that is why thetheme for our Annual Report is “We are all connected.”

There have been some positive new connections in thepast year. Sewalanka began working more closely withseveral local civil society organizations and developednew links with international practitioners engaged insimilar work. Programs at the Islander Centercontributed to new relationships between rural youth andbetween community leaders from different parts of thecountry. Language barriers and travel restrictions did notprevent religious leaders from strengthening andexpanding their networks. In 2007 and 2008, we sawBuddhist monks, Hindu priests, Christian fathers andMuslim moulavi visit each other, assist each other, andorganize joint programs together. This sense of humanconnection give us hope and energy to move forward.

Looking back at this challenging year, it is easy to feelfrustrated. Instead of moving quickly towards a long-termgoal on the horizon, we are forced to look down andwatch every step. The short-term emergencies of aslippery and difficult terrain absorb our energy. Still whenwe turn around and look at the path we have navigated,we can feel proud. We have passed through manychallenges over the past year, but we are still movingforward, holding hands, and reaching out to others.

May the coming year bring sunshine and hope for ourcountry, our partners, and our friends.


Strategic Programs


Sewalanka’s food security and rehabilitation projectsfunded by WHH and BMZ in Vavuniya and the north.

In the south, Sewalanka partnered with Oxfam GB toclean 750 wells, provide 120,000 litres of clean waterand deliver non-food relief packages to 2,250 familiesaffected by flooding in Kalutara and Galle. Weaddressed housing needs around the country byerecting temporary shelters in Mannar with supportfrom UNHCR and building permanent houses inTrincomalee, Jaffna and Ampara, funded respectivelyby ADB, WHH and BMZ, and Solid House Foundation.

Recognizing that preparation can reduce the impact ofnatural disasters, Sewalanka has been working directlywith local communities to strengthen their capacity torespond to an event, mitigate the loss of life andimprove their resilience. Two tsunami-affected areas inthe Southern and Western provinces were chosen forthe pilot. In participatory consultations they haveimproved their disaster preparedness through training,developing contingency plans, local warning systemsand disaster mitigation measures. Together with Action-Aid, Sewalanka is currently expanding thiscommunity-level disaster management approach to 40villages in the Eastern and Southern provinces.

Institutional Capacity Building

Community-based organizations (CBOs) are thefoundation of Sewalanka’s work. Our approach hasevolved based on our experience over the past 15

Emergency Response, Rehabilitation and Disaster Risk Reduction

Sri Lanka’s conflict in the north and east displaced tensof thousands of families this year while heavy rainsdestroyed the homes and livelihoods of many others. Inthe face of these tragedies, Sewalanka repeatedlycalled upon our emergency response and rehabilitationcapabilities to support struggling families.

In partnership with the Nippon Foundation, we providedemergency relief to internally displaced people (IDPs) inBatticaloa, and through funding from Novib, deliveredtwo weeks’ worth of food essentials such as rice, milkpowder, dhal and infant food to 4,750 families living inwelfare centres in both Trincomalee and Batticaloa. InDecember, more than 10,000 people in the region weredisplaced by floods. In collaboration with Danish ChurchAid, we established a program for the long-termrecovery of 1,243 returning IDPs, providingconcessionary loans to restore homes and rebuild lives.

Sewalanka, along with longstanding partnerWelthungerhilfe (WHH) and the European CommissionHumanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), worked to increasefood security for recently displaced and resettled IDPs inVavuniya, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu. Dryrations, goats, cattle, poultry and vegetable seeds forhome gardens were among the items distributed.Temporary shelters, pre-schools, toilets, restored wellsand non-food relief were som of the outputs of

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Development Societies to improve communityinfrastructure and livelihoods. These projects werefunded by ADB. In Vavuniya, Mannar andAnuradhapura, Sewalanka’s EU-funded developmentproject strengthened links between CBOs and creatednew opportunities for sharing and learning.

Many of the CBOs are using internal microfinanceschemes to improve the livelihoods of their members.Sewalanka collaborated with the InternationalDevelopment Law Organization to conduct workshopsfor these CBOs on legal issues that affectmicroenterprise and microfinance. Armed with thisknowledge, they are better equipped to manage theirbusinesses and their loans with success.

Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture has become an environmental,health and economic imperative. Sewalanka works withSri Lanka’s poorest communities, many of which rely onfarming for their livelihoods. Our sustainable agricultureprograms focus on improving household food security,increasing the profitability of small-scale farming andpromoting ecologically sustainable production systems.

This year we conducted training workshops at ourKalutara Environmental Center and Islander Center toreduce dependence on harmful pesticides. Theparticipants—area farmers and home gardeners—learned about organic cultivation, advanced horticulture

years. We help communities assess their challengesand opportunities, build their local institutions andimprove their access to existing information, servicesand markets in order to support a process of community-driven social change and development.

In 2006, Sewalanka established a Research andLearning Unit (RLU) to ensure that project activitiescontribute to our long-term mission, monitor ourprogress and impact, and integrate best practices andlessons learned. This year, the RLU worked with each ofour district offices to monitor the progress of our CBOdevelopment activities. The RLU team provided trainingto local staff on how to assess and categorize CBOprogress and established a quarterly evaluationschedule for monitoring these indicators. RLU alsodeveloped training modules to improve staff capabilitiesin such areas as participatory planning, facilitating CBOdevelopment, participatory monitoring and evaluation,and proposal writing. By the end of this fiscal year,Sewalanka was working with 610 CBOs.

Strengthening institutional capacity and improving CBOlinks with government offices and other external actorsis a general strategy in all of the communities wesupport. This year there were several projects thatspecifically focused on improving links between CBOsand local authorities. For example, with support fromJapan Bank for International Cooperation, we broughttogether government officials and CBOs in the north andeast for training in participatory planning approaches.The training resulted in community action plans that theCBOs and governments are implementing together.

Through funding from the World Bank and the ProvincialCouncil, CBOs in Nuwara Eliya and Moneragala wereable to work with local authorities to improve andmaintain the local water supply and sanitation systems.Links between Fisheries Inspectors and local fisherswere improved after Sewalanka began working withFisheries Cooperative Societies as part of an ICEIDA-funded initiative.

In Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Jaffna and Ampara, weworked with Rural Development Societies and Women’s

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8 From the field

Finding Home AgainYogendran was a fisherman in thesmall village of Puchcharkerny onSri Lanka’s east coast when he, hiswife and their three youngdaughters were forced to flee theirhome in 2006. As fighting betweenthe LTTE and the governmentforces intensified, their villageexperienced heavy shelling. Thefamily took refuge in a nearbywelfare camp but the fighting soonuprooted them again. “We didn’tknow where to go to save our lives.We wandered aimlessly through thejungle as shells fell all around us,”Yogendran recounts.

After two nights in the junglewithout food, Yogendran and hiswife found others who had beendisplaced. The stories they heard ofchildren dying from the shelling inthe jungle horrified them and theyknew they had to find somewheresafe immediately. “Finally we cameto Valachchenai and took refuge ina place specially arranged forrefugees. Then we were transferredby government bus to IDP welfarecentres in Aryampathy,” he says.

Soon after Yogendran and hisfamily arrived, Sewalanka assumedresponsibility for the welfarecentre. “We were provided withcooked meals by SLF Batticaloaand after two weeks we settled intoa tent shelter.” With support fromfunding partner Danish ChurchAid, Sewalanka provided theresidents with dry rations and fuelfor two years. We know that socialneeds are as important as physicalones to help IDPs regain somesense of normalcy so we alsorecognized cultural customs anderected schools. “We have been able

to cook our own meals andenjoy our own food thanks toitems provided by Sewalanka.Our children have beenprovided with schooling and wewere issued with new dresseson our festival occasions, suchas April New Year and ThaiPongal,” says Yogendran.

After two years in the IDP camp,the family was finally able to returnto their home. “It was destroyed.We had to live in huts made out oftents at first. But again, Sewalankawas there to help.” Sewalanka stafforganized a meeting with thevillage’s residents. “They wanted toknow what our needs were. Werequested that they provide us withshelter and equipment to restartour previous work.”

Sewalanka and DanChurchAidimmediately set about buildingtemporary sheds and toilets for thetownspeople. We distributedcanoes, nets, seed paddy andfertilizer so that communitymembers could resume theirlivelihoods. As a fisherman,Yogendran received a boat and nets.“Now I am continuing my jobearning for my family withoutdifficulties. I can be happy with myfamily enjoying the income that Iget from my present fishingactivities,” he says.

“I have to thank SewalankaFoundation for providing us allthese facilities from the time wehad been in the welfare centre up tothe present situation. We aregrateful to the organization forrendering a valuable service toraise our living standard.”

“We had tolive in huts

made of tentsat first. But

again, Sewalankawas thereto help.”


techniques and integrated pest management.Sewalanka also organized sustainable agriculturedemonstrations, workshops and exhibitions inpartnership with universities and government officials.

A number of our projects focused on restoringagricultural capacity within disaster- and conflict-affectedcommunities. In Batticaloa, the Japanese Embassy,FAO and DanChurchAid funded livelihood initiatives tosupport returnees to establish home gardens, goatrearing, poultry farming and horticulture initiatives. InJaffna, Sewalanka distributed inputs and seeds to morethan 2,000 farmers as part of an FAO-funded initiative toincrease food security in the region. In Galle, we alsoreplicated successful activities from a CHF-funded homegardening project in a subsequent project funded by theSalvation Army.

In Ampara, we trained local farmers in organictechniques and opened an organic farm and SustainableAgricultural Resource Center (SARC). The SARCfeatures storage space, workspace, an organicrestaurant and an input production center wherecompost is manufactured and packaged for sale. As thefacility becomes self-sustaining, ownership will transferto the community.

In Mannar, Sewalanka and Oxfam GB helped CBOsfrom 12 farming communities form a company for valueaddition and collective marketing of agricultural

products. In its first year, the company established arice mill and paddy marketing business that earned Rs. 1 million. Sewalanka has provided business trainingand advisory services to ensure the successful growthof the company over the next three years.

As a learning organization, we also directed ouragriculture activities to staff development. TheSustainable Agriculture team provided support to fieldstaff in each district to incorporate agriculturalcomponents into their program plans. Staff participatedin horticulture and nursery management training inThailand in July, and five Sewalanka staff participated inthe Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture(MESA) in the U.S. in May. Through this program,participants worked on U.S. farms for eight monthslearning best practices in organic farming and marketing.

Coastal and Inland Fisheries

Fishing is the primary income source for many of SriLanka’s poorest families. But fishing communities faceenvironmental coastal degradation, conflict-relateddisplacement, overfishing and financial inability toobtain or maintain equipment. Through our Coastal andInland Fisheries program, Sewalanka works with fishingcommunities, government bodies, educational institutesand international experts to coordinate programs,establish linkages and support fishing communities to

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10 From the field

An Organic ExperienceWith its narrow body and longlegs, the tiny paddy bug looks likea harmless insect. Yet for SriLankan farmers this smallcreature is one of several enemiesthat damage rice crops each year.

Farmers around the world usepowerful industrial pesticides todefend against tiny invaders likethe paddy bug. In Sri Lanka,many farmers overuse pesticidesthinking “more is better” withoutrealizing that heavy pesticideapplication can disrupt naturalecological balances and exacerbatepest outbreaks. Most farmershave heard that pesticides are badfor the environment and for theirhealth but they do not think it ispossible to farm without them.

For two years, Sewalanka hasserved as the Sri Lankan globalpartner in the MultinationalExchange for SustainableAgriculture program (MESA), inwhich community workers andagriculture officers spend eightmonths—a full season—on U.S.organic farms learning everythingfrom the latest farmingtechniques to how to effectivelymarket the farms’ products.

“At New Morning Farm, I waspart of a committed team ofinterns responsible for managingspecific crops on a rotatingschedule. I got the opportunity toimprove my leadership skills andmy technical knowledge,” saysMESA graduate and SewalankaSustainable Agriculture programcoordinator Saranga Lakmuni. “I[attended] daily morning

meetings and weekly two-hourseminars on selected topics suchas pest control, soil fertility,machinery, post-harvesttechniques, irrigation techniquesand marketing,” she adds.

This year, the first MESAreturnees began their HomeCountry Project to share theirexperiences with local farmers.The project’s purpose is to informagriculture-based communitiesabout the dangers ofconventionally produced foods,raise awareness and motivatefarmers to use organic agriculturepractices, create consumerdemand for organic products, andintroduce innovative marketingstrategies to support livelihooddevelopment.

Ms. Lakmuni explains the HomeCountry program: “We are focusedon 22 community groups in ourhome districts: the agriculturaldry zones of Ampara, Hambantotaand Polonnaruwa. Participantsinclude rice growers, conventionalfarmers, home gardeners,women’s societies and youngfarmers’ groups. In all, 478farmers have been involved in theprogram.”

After identifying demonstrationfields, representatives from eachfarm organization were trained byMESA returnees in newtechniques, including selectingseeds, land preparation, seedingand how to farm organically.“Most farmers believed that theyhad to apply chemical fertilizersand pesticides, so it was difficult

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to change their minds. Ourexperience with MESA was reallyhelpful in convincing them aboutnew options,” says Ms. Lakmuni.“We were not only able to teachthem the techniques we learned,but we could explain how organicfarming can be done on a largescale. We had real-life examplesfrom our experiences of large-scalefarming in the U.S. and theimportance of organic foods to ahealthy community.”

Already the MESA returnees areseeing positive results from theirefforts. Leaders from the farmingsocieties have volunteered to teachthe new techniques they’ve learnedto other members of their societies.“The attitudes, knowledge andskills of the farmers regardingorganic agriculture techniques hasreally improved,” Ms. Lakmuniobserves. “Some farmers havestarted organic rice farming on asmall scale. When we talk withthem we understand that they havepositive attitudes towardsexpanding their organic ricecultivation step by step.”

Ms. Lakmuni notes that the projecthas achieved its main objective ofchanging the attitudes of thefarmers and communities. “Next wehave to expand the project island-wide and change the attitude ofothers. We have also noted thatchildren are actively participatingwith the gardening, which is a verygood trend,” she adds. “It isimportant to make the futuregeneration aware because it’s mucheasier to change the attitudes of theyounger generation.”

“We were not only able to teach them the

techniques we learned,but we could explain how

organic farming can bedone on a large scale. We hadreal-life examples from

our experiences.”


pursue their livelihood in environmentally sustainableand economically viable ways.

The success of last year’s dried fish training program ledto expansion of the initiative this year. This time, fishingcommunities in Negombo received instruction onadvanced fish drying techniques from Japanese trainersprovided by the Nippon Skilled Volunteers Association.These techniques increase the value and quality of theproduct while preventing contamination.

The Kalmunai fish processing facility in Ampara has hada successful year. The facility, which opened last year, ispart of a fishing complex funded by the NorwegianGovernment and Novib. The fish are filleted, vacuumpacked, flash frozen and sold to a distributor from thesite. The complex also features a boatyard. Thisenterprise, which is managed by SEDCO and localFisheries Cooperative Societies (FCS), processedapproximately 40,000 kilograms of fish this year.

With the Icelandic International Development Agency(ICEIDA) and Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries,Sewalanka is strengthening FCSs in 25 areas acrossPuttalam, Gampaha, Kalutara, Matara, Trincomalee,Ampara and Batticaloa. We are developing fisheriesfacilities in each district, providing a communal space forfishers to rest, mend nets, store engines and meet. Thesites also include office space for Fisheries Inspectorsand FCS leadership, facilitating stronger links betweengovernment and local community members.

These buildings will be handed over to the cooperativesto operate and manage. Other plans include building iceplants and cool rooms, establishing collective marketingavenues, dried fish and smoked fish production,aquaculture and seaweed cultivation. ICEIDA andSewalanka will assist with these plans in 2008/09. Inthe meantime, Sewalanka is working with thecooperatives to increase their capacities for thehandover and is supporting the development ofrevolving loan funds and assessments of livelihoodconstraints and opportunities.

Community-Based Tourism

With its tropical climate, pristine beaches, spectacularmountains and wildlife diversity, Sri Lanka providesmany attractive destinations for international andnational travellers. Sewalanka’s Community-BasedTourism program aims to help disadvantaged ruralcommunities tap into the economic benefits of thecountry’s tourism industry without negatively affectingtheir culture or the local natural environment.

For several years, Sewalanka has been activelyworking with residents in Arugam Bay to rebuildlivelihoods, promote responsible tourism and increasevisitor traffic to the area. Together with ICEI, we helpedtrain certified local eco-guides, organized andregistered a guide association and began piloting tourpackages for the area. We also conducted trainingworkshops for community leaders on sustainabletourism, coastal resource management andconservation and coordinated first aid and safetytraining through Borderlands for local ecotourismguides. In November, Arugam Bay was named BestDestination at the World Travel Market ResponsibleTourism Awards in London, England.

Sewalanka’s tourism partnership with HSBC alsocontinued this year. We facilitated two more excursionsto the Sinharaja buffer zone for HSBC staff, where wecoordinated homestay accommodation and activitiesthat enabled urban Sri Lankans to participate in rurallivelihood activities such as kithul and rubber tapping


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Responsible by Design

When the 2004 tsunami hit thecoast of Sri Lanka, it devastatedthe Arugam Bay tourist area andthe Eastern district of Ampara. Yetjust three years later, Arugam Bayreceived the Responsible TourismBest Destination Award fromresponsibletravel.com. The areawas recognized for a number ofcommunity-based ecotourisminitiatives that have emerged sincethe tsunami.

Sewalanka assisted with therevival and development of theregion. “After the tsunami, westarted with relief work, providingboats, nets and basic householdgoods. But after these needs wereaddressed, people’s main concernswere bringing back the touristsand rebuilding their livelihoods,”says Harshana Hegodagamage,Tourism Program Coordinator atSewalanka. “We worked withItalian NGO ICEI to come up witha proper plan and a training guide.We also began training thecommunity on the ecologicalfunctions of local mangroves andlagoons.”

The local fishers talked about howloss of the mangroves affected fishcatch. They also noticed that areas

with intact mangrove forests wereless affected by the tsunami. “Afterthe program, they understood thebenefit of the mangroves. Theydecided to establish a mangrovenursery and use paddle boatsinstead of engine boats to givetours of the lagoons. During thetours, the guides also talk aboutthe environment and how touristsshould treat it during their stay,”says Mr. Hegodagamage.

The ecotourism initiative alsohelped bring together the threeethnic groups in Arugam Bay. “Weidentified guides from the threedifferent ethnicities and helpedthem form the Community-BasedEco Guide Association (CEGA). Itis the first eco guide association inSri Lanka,” he says.

“Sewalanka and ICEI worked withCEGA to market the destinationwithin the country and develop awebsite to promote Arugam Bay,”says Mr. Hegodagamage. “Thework we did in Arugam Bay was agood learning experience. We feel asense of achievement about theservice we provided and what thepeople accomplished. We hope toadapt this model to promote theEastern Province as a whole.”

Three yearsafter thetsunami

devastatedthe region,Arugam Bay

wins theBest

DestinationAward.


and tea plucking. Surveys of the participants have beenpositive and their feedback helped guide furtherimprovements to the program this year.

In December, we coordinated a Sinharaja Guidebook.The book, written and illustrated by Stacey Vigallon andprinted and distributed by Lake House Press, provides acomprehensive overview of the region, including climate,history and indigenous plant and animal species.Proceeds from the guidebook benefit Sewalankaprograms in the Sinharaja buffer zone communities.

The Local Alternatives Map, created by Ethan Gelberwith support from Sewalanka, has become increasinglypopular as interest in responsible travel grows. WithSewalanka’s support, the communities and smallbusinesses highlighted on the map have formed anetwork to exchange ideas and improve their facilitiesand marketing outreach. In March 2008, with financialsupport from Novib, we coordinated a network meetingwith representatives from all over Sri Lanka tostrengthen these connections.

Handicrafts and Community Products

The paper-making activities that are central to the HomeEmployment and Lighting Package (HELP) projectcontinued in the Knuckles mountain region. Paperquality and production efficiencies improved throughoutthe year and demand for the product is increasing.Revenue from the paper is being used to pay for solarlighting systems installed in the community where thepaper is made. Subsequent income will improve thelivelihoods of community members involved in theproject. Sewalanka continues to seek new markets forthis nature-friendly, high-quality product.

After linking terracotta pot makers in Gampaha with adesigner last year, Sewalanka secured an order for54,000 pots with international retailer IKEA. Thecommunity delivered the order from August to Decemberof 2007 and then moved on to produce and sell specialtypots that are used across Sri Lanka as part of New Yearcelebrations.

In the south, with funding from the Transrural Trust, webegan a four-year program to improve livelihoodsthrough handicraft activities. Thirty-two women fromGalle are involved in the Transrural program, whichincludes training in modern sewing and finishingtechniques, learning how to identify attractive colourand design combinations and how to gauge potentialmarkets. Many short-term development trainingprograms simply impart the skills of a trade. Thishandicrafts project seeks to take participants to the nextcritical step by giving them a strong foundation inmarketing as well as links to Sri Lankan andinternational markets. By the end of the program,participants should be regularly filling orders for bags,cushion covers and wall coverings.

Environmental Sustainability

Sri Lanka is considered a global biodiversity hotspot.The island has a high number of indigenous speciesand a wide range of natural ecosystems. ForSewalanka, environmental sustainability is a cross-cutting issue that must be considered in all programs,but in some areas of the country high communityinterest has resulted in initiatives with a specificecological focus.

Sewalanka has been assisting communities near thePanama and Thirukovil lagoons in Ampara with amangrove and littoral restoration initiative. This program


We also brought the message of environmentalresponsibility to IDP camps, where pollution is asignificant problem. Sewalanka conducted awarenessprograms focused on waste reduction and wastemanagement. In June, our environmental work wasrecognized when a member of the Environment teamwas awarded a grant by the EarthWatch Institute to doa part-time Masters program in Scotland on mangroverestoration ecology followed by field work in Sri Lanka.

Gender, Youth and Children

Sewalanka strives to promote an equitable society inSri Lanka. We prioritize the involvement of women,youth and children in the decisions that affect their livesand encourage them to take control of their welfare andwellbeing. We strive for this goal in all our programmingto ensure that equity is a cornerstone of our work.

This year, we established gender focal points in eachdistrict to ensure that gender dynamics are consideredand integrated at the project development stage. Weincreased women’s leadership among the CBOs wework with and conducted CEFE-standard incomegeneration training programs for female entrepreneurswith support from CHF and CIDA, the European Union,North East Coastal Community Development Projectand the North East Community RestorationDevelopment project.

was the subject of a short film by project partnerDiakonie. The video can be viewed at www.youtube.comunder the search name “Schutz vor Tsunamis in SriLanka”. The local communities have now established aviable mangrove nursery selling seedlings to restoreother lagoons. Ten Sewalanka staff visited the MangroveAction Project in Thailand in October to exchangeknowledge, gain field experience and attend technicalpresentations with the mangrove restoration network.

With funding from the International Union forConservation of Nature (IUCN), Sewalanka worked withcommunities in Anuradhapura to restore the naturalhabitat around their village tanks. Once home to 31,000tanks, Sri Lanka only has 13,000 functioning tankstoday. In many places, the catchment has beendestroyed and the canals are damaged causing run offand soil loss. This pilot program focused on reservoirs,wetlands, non-farm areas within the paddy tracts, borderareas and supporting farmers to establish nurseries toraise 27 different kinds of vegetation.

In central Sri Lanka, we assisted IUCN with a forestgovernance and integrated conservation project in thebuffer zone of the Knuckles rainforest reserve.Conservation activities also continued in the Sinharajabuffer zone communities, where we focused on CBOdevelopment, children’s programs, agro-ecological teacultivation and community-based ecotourism promotion.Community initiatives in these regions were the focus ofour World Environment Day display, where we exhibitednatural products from Sinharaja and promoted our youthbio-monitoring and Knuckles paper-making programs.


16 From the field

A Harvest of Happiness

At 42, Muhammed Farook hasstarted life over. This father of fivelost his house, his property and allof his family’s possessions in 1990when the conflict in Sri Lanka’snorthern region forced them out oftheir village. Mr. Farook and hisfamily returned to their village in2005 after the ceasefire wasbrokered between the Sri Lankangovernment and the LTTE.Although happy to be back home,there were no livelihoodopportunities for him in the areaexcept working as an unskilled daylabourer.

On the meagre income these jobsprovided, Mr. Farook struggled topay for the day-to-day needs of hisfamily and his children’s education.But relief came to the family whenthey became one of thousands whoare benefiting from a newdevelopment project in the north.

With funding from the EuropeanUnion (EU) and in collaborationwith Welthungerhilfe (WHH),Sewalanka is working with 30

communities in Vavuniya, Mannarand Anuradhapura to reducepoverty and facilitate participatorydevelopment in these formerconflict areas.

Mr. Farook received assistance forhis livelihood through the WHH/EUProject. With money and materialssuch as seed onions and fertilizerthat were made available throughthe project, he began cultivatingonions on a quarter-acre plot ofland. He had not cultivated sincehis family was displaced and,through Sewalanka, he receivedtraining on the latest agriculturaltechniques. With these skills, hereaped a strong harvest. Aftersetting aside a portion of the stockfor his family’s needs, he sold therest for a good price at the market.

“A total of 4,451 target families willbenefit by this project,” saysKalaatharshani Kugarajah,Sewalanka’s Project Manager forthis EU development project. Theproject, which is in its second ofthree years, takes a holistic

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approach to the issues facingvillagers in the regions byconducting a range of activities tomeet their needs.

“The overall objective is tostrengthen civil society in northernSri Lanka through participatorydevelopment processes,” says Ms.Kugarajah. “We are doing socialmobilization and strengthening theCBOs. We have been providinginvestment assistance for thevillagers so that they can improvetheir economic ventures, and we’vealso offered technical trainings andskills development in agriculturaland non-farming vocations.”

With the sale of his first harvest,Mr. Farook was able to repay Rs. 5000 to his CBO. The money hehad left over went toward opening asmall-scale grocery store in hisvillage. He has been managing itprofitably since and is even able toput aside some savings each month.He is happy and content now thatthe education of his children andthe day-to-day needs of his familyare adequately cared for.

In addition to CBO developmentand small business financing, thisjoint project includes community

exchange programs and projectsdirected at the development ofwomen. Sewalanka has also ledrestoration activities and cleanenvironment campaigns to improvethe villages, which experiencedinfrastructure damage at the heightof the conflict. Our staff facilitatenetworking and rapport buildingacross CBOs and between CBOsand extension agencies.

One hundred families like Farook’shave received assistance to pursueonion cultivation. Their repaymentsto their CBOs are being directedtoward the CBOs’ credit funds toensure that financial assistance canbe provided to other members intheir societies.

Farook hopes to be able to borrowfrom the fund again to expand hisbusiness. “I am confident in lifenow,” he says. “My children excel inschool and are well fed. Happinessprevails in my family.”

With the sale of his first onionharvest, Farook opened a

small-scale grocery store. “ Happiness prevails

in my family.”


We gathered together youth from all over the islandwho work for organisations in the social, peace and civilsociety sectors to promote greater communication andcollaboration across these groups.

Sewalanka began working with an inter-religious groupof leading district clergy in early 2006. In 2007, thegroup grew stronger, began calling themselvesReligious Action Alliance (RAA) and developed astrategy for socially engaged spirituality. In May 2007,they traveled to Vaharai to meet with and support IDPs.RAA’s activities were covered by Japanese televisionand newspapers in September following a visit by theDirector of Japan’s Nippon Foundation, one ofSewalanka’s partners.

In February 2008, we organized a visit and lectureseries by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, a Buddhist monk andwinner of the Ramon Magasaysay Award, who hasplayed a key role in the Korean peace process.Support from Oxfam Novib also made it possible for usto send 12 clergy and youth leaders to the ThirdInternational Conference on Gross National Happinessin Thailand.

We continued to strengthen the “peace teams” ofTrincomalee youth with support from the EuropeanUnion. Sewalanka created a short film that follows thedevelopment of a peace team that organized asuccessful interfaith cricket tournament, regularlyengages in community improvement projects,

This year, a number of projects focused specifically onincreasing security, safety and opportunities for children.Working with Welthungerhilfe, we rebuilt two schools inJaffna. We opened a transit house in Ampara with supportfrom UNICEF, and facilitated the funding, relocation andexpansion of the Hari Children’s Home in Batticaloa.

Sewalanka staff developed a database of children andyouth groups across the island and distributed Yuti, achildren’s magazine produced in Sinhala, Tamil andEnglish, to the group members. In Ambalangoda, we rana children’s camp, which was attended by 110participants aged 7 to 16. In Kandy, we are conductingalcohol and drug prevention programs focused on youthaged 12 to 16.

In Mannar, our integrated child development program,sponsored by UNICEF, gave children the opportunity toexpress their opinions and demonstrate their ability toprovide input and take decisions on issues that affectthem. Save the Children and Sewalanka collaborated toform and strengthen local children’s clubs and district-level children’s forums. We also coordinated theirparticipation in a national-level Children’s Parliament inwhich they gave their recommendations to government.Other activities that benefited children this year includeteacher training, supporting children to create their ownpublications, distributing sports equipment andorganizing sports events.

Community Peace Building

As the conflict between Sri Lanka’s government and theLTTE intensified, Sewalanka’s commitment tocommunity-level peace and understanding took ongreater urgency in 2007/08. Our work focused on youthand clergy, recognizing the influence religious leaderscan have in forging a peaceful solution, and theimportant role today’s youth will play in ensuringcontinued peace tomorrow.

Our newly opened Islander Center was the site oftraining in conflict sensitivity and mediation for youngpeace leaders in June, July, September and November.


coordinated transportation and food for internallydisplaced families from neighbouring villages andfacilitated conflict resolution between parents andteachers at the local school.

Finally, Sewalanka’s Songs for Change program broughttogether local songwriters and musicians to produce analbum of songs on modern social issues. We plan torelease the album in the 2008/09 year.

Psychosocial Wellbeing

Several factors challenge the emotional andpsychological wellbeing of individuals and communitiesin Sri Lanka: the tremendous toll exacted by the 2004tsunami, the ongoing ethnic conflict and a culturalcontext in which psychosocial illnesses are widelymisunderstood and stigmatized. This year, Sewalankasought new avenues to empower local groups andcommunities to understand their own physical,emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing so that theycan take control of their lives.

We received funding from the World Health Organizationto deliver two psychosocial and public healthinterventions in Jaffna, in Sri Lanka’s conflict-affectednorthern region. The programs addressed lack ofknowledge about reproductive health and the growingissue of teen pregnancy. Sewalanka published areproductive health booklet in Tamil and distributed morethan 5,000 copies to teachers and students at 135schools. A complementary mobile exhibition withinformation on such issues as substance abuse and sexabuse also travelled to the schools. A survey of 92teachers revealed that they greatly welcomed theinitiative, which made difficult topics more comfortablefor them. As part of this program the Psychosocial teamalso coordinated first aid training for 280 youth,providing first aid kits and creating a capacity for them torespond to health issues in an emergency situation.

We coordinated education events for communities oncritical health issues throughout the year. In Mannar, weconducted HIV awareness activities with funding from

UNHCR. In provinces across the island, we worked withdoctors, government officials and community groups toorganize tuberculosis awareness activities under theGlobal Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Sewalanka continued befriending and mental healthawareness projects in Vavuniya and Mannar, and inNovember we opened six “Our Home” psychosocialsupport centres with funding from the Force of NatureAid Foundation. The centres offer a welcoming spacefor individuals and families. Trained staff can support arange of mental health issues through group activitiesthat enhance participants’ psychosocial wellbeing,befriending sessions that promote self-esteem and buildpersonal strength, and referrals to trained mental healthprofessionals when necessary.

SEDCO

Across Sri Lanka, rural communities produce a range ofcrafts, crops and other marketable products. But withoutproper market information and market linkages they findit difficult to cover their production costs, let aloneprovide for their families. Sewalanka’s EnterpriseDevelopment Company (SEDCO) was created to helpthese groups identify new market opportunities and tosupport them to implement changes or makeconnections that lead to more efficient production andhigher value products.


SEDCO staff also supported farmers in Ampara bylinking them directly with three rice mills and linking themills with a socially conscious national retailer. Theseagreements have streamlined the supply chain, whichprovides the farmers with a guaranteed market, themillers a more stable and higher quantity market andthe retailer a direct link to the community and anopportunity to pay producers more money for theirproduct. Today more than 1,500 farmers are involved.

Sewa Finance

The past year was one of important changes andchallenges for Sewa Finance as it strived to further itsgoal of reducing poverty through microfinance loans. Asmore lenders entered the sector, Sewa Financebenefited from its strong reputation, deep communityrelationships and first-out-of-the-gate history with CBOsacross the island.

The organization marked its one-year anniversary byobtaining ISO 9001:2000 certification. The firstmicrofinance institute in Sri Lanka to obtain ISO qualityassurance certification, Sewa Finance adheres to astrict Quality Management System.

Expansion was the focus for year two. This year, SewaFinance doubled its portfolio to Rs. 165 million andexpanded its range of services. Sewa Finance now has15 offices across 12 Districts from Galle to Vavuniya.During the past year it has worked with more than 450CBOs to provide loans to nearly 9,000 individuals withan average loan size of Rs. 28,000. Of the borrowers,75% were women and 25% men, and 80% of borrowerswere Sinhala, 15% Tamil and 5% Muslim.

In terms of sectors supported the vast majority ofbeneficiaries (70%) came from agricultural, fisheries orfarming-related activities. The remainder were involvedin income generating activities related to serviceprovision or trading.

In addition to its wholesale loans offered through CBOs,Sewa Finance also began a pilot program offering

SEDCO formed joint ventures with CBOs to open fivecompanies this year, including a yogurt factory and afish processing plant. We also established a SEDCOinvestment fund to identify and provide start-up andoperational support to community enterprises. CBOsidentified by Sewalanka district offices as having astrong business idea and basic management capacityare encouraged to submit a business plan to theinvestment fund. If the proposal is accepted, SEDCObecomes an equity stakeholder in the company,supporting all aspects, including strategy,implementation, quality control, market linkages andtechnical support. This strategy helps to ensureenterprise viability and success.

In April, Sewalanka opened a model farm and retailstore in Batticaloa and SEDCO staff provided businessplanning and marketing support to the farm’s volunteers.SEDCO also supported a women’s organization inGampaha to deliver 54,000 terracotta pots to IKEAbetween August and December. Once the final shipmentwas delivered, we helped the terracotta producers shiftto making New Year pots used across Sri Lanka.

In September, SEDCO staff helped launch and marketthe Sinharaja Guidebook, establishing partnerships withLake House publishing and other prominent touristvendors. The book, a collaboration with Stacy Vigallon,provides an overview of the biodiversity, managementand history of Sri Lanka’s only old-growth rainforest.


enterprise loans in Ampara, which directly supportindividual entrepreneurs within established CBOs tostart or strengthen their business ventures. Ninetyenterprise loans had been given out by the end of thefiscal year.

In 2007/08, the Sewa Finance program enabledSewalanka’s Polonnaruwa office to develop and deliversocial programs without external funding. All of thecommunity development projects originating from theoffice this year were funded through its Sewa Financeactivities.

As we moved into the 2008/09 year, Sewa Finance’sfocus continued to be on providing excellent service aswell as strengthening linkages between the organizationand Sewalanka’s work in order to serve communitiesmore efficiently.

Islander Center

The Islander Center is a space for people from allethnicities, religions and regions of Sri Lanka to cometogether, learn about and from one another and todiscuss strategies for social change, peace anddevelopment.

Programs began in 2005 out of temporary buildings onan organic farm in Anuradhapura district. Construction of

permanent facilities began later that year with supportfrom Sewalanka’s longtime partner Welthungerhilfe.

Since then, the Islander Center has been used fornumerous training programs and workshops for CBOleaders from around the country. There are also twothree-month Leadership and Sustainable Agriculturecourses for rural youth each year. The program includestheoretical and practical training in communitydevelopment, leadership and communication, as well assustainable agriculture techniques and natural resourcemanagement. As graduates, the youth are strongerleaders and they have a range of skills to facilitateparticipatory planning and community development intheir own villages.

Construction of the permanent facilities at IslanderCenter – classrooms, a computer centre, a library, maleand female dormitories, staff quarters and a guesthousefor visitors – is nearly complete.

In February 2008, the Nippon Foundation providedfurniture, computers and other equipment. The IslanderCenter was officially opened in June 2008 by Mr.Manfred Hochwald of Welthungerhilfe and Mr. TakejuOgata of the Nippon Foundation.

22 From the field

Net Profits

“The CBO has brought

unity to thevillage. Nowwe know allthe familiessince we areconstantlymeeting.”

“Would you like to see us make therope?” asks Ruvanthi, and in lessthan a minute she and partnerSithi have unfurled and twistedclumps of coarse coir into a sturdy10-meter long rope. Coir, thefibrous husk of the coconut, is usedto make a range of products in SriLanka, including rugs, wallhangings and gunny bags. Therope the women have made will bewoven into nets used to preventsoil erosion on mountains.

The two are part of a 34-memberwomen’s group that formed in thesouthern town of Ambalangodaafter the tsunami. Sewalankabrought the community together toform a CBO to assess and prioritizewhat was needed to start or restartbusinesses and get the communityrunning again. The womensubmitted a business plan toSewalanka with a microfinanceloan request for Sewa Finance.

CBOs distribute microfinanceloans to their members – usually10 at a time – according tomembers’ business plans. The CBOleadership is responsible forensuring that repayments aremade on time and for liaising withSewalanka and Sewa Finance staff.The Ambalangoda women’s grouphas had three rounds of bulk loansso far, which helped to purchaseequipment and supplies for all ofthe members. “We buy fibre fromcoir mills and each family makesrope. Then they bring it here wherewe make 15 x 2 meter mats thatwe sell to local traders,” says Sithiof her group’s activities. They make

up to 48 mats a week, earningapproximately Rs. 3,400 per mat.

The CBO is divided into smallsatellite groups of five or sixwomen who meet every week.The whole membership getstogether once a month to discusssavings, business challenges andother activities in thecommunity. To join the CBOmembers have to pay a Rs. 100 feeand then Rs. 25 every month. Thiscontributes to the CBO’s savings.By coming together, they have beenable to save and develop a welfarefund that supports familiesthrough illness or special needs.

“The CBO has brought unity to thevillage,” says Sithi. “We now knowall the families since they areconstantly meeting. Before, if weneeded money, we would go to thelocal money lender. Now we cometo the CBO and the interest issmall in comparison.”

The group’s coir production hasgrown into an efficient business,requiring 12 people to operate.During peak times – when theyhave to meet the demand ofinternational orders – they employothers at an hourly rate. What wasonce an all-female effort nowemploys men as well. “Our nextpriority is marketing – getting ridof the middle man so that we canget more for our products,” saysSithi. Through its new regionalmarketing centres and SEDCOservices, Sewalanka will be able tohelp them with this goal too.


Project Listand

Financial Statements

Locations

All Island

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Jaffna

Project Name

Bringing New voices into the Sri

Lankan Peace Process

Tsunami Affected Area

Rebuilding Project (TAARP)

and Northeast Coastal

Community Development

Project (NECCDEP)

Our Home Project

Rebuilding of community based

livelihood in tsunami affected

villages in Northern Sri Lanka

Construction House for

Tsunami-Affected in Jaffna

Rebuilding of Schools in the

North

Hybrid Goat Rearing Project for

Women Headed Families

Livelihood for Women-Headed

Families

Livelihood Activities for After

11.08.2006 Displaced Youth

Construction of Toilets for the

Displaced Returnees from India

Immediate Remedial

Intervention for Food Security

to the Conflict and Flood-

Affected Underprivileged

Farmers in Jaffna District -

Agricultural Intervention

Community-Based Approach to

Support Identified Vulnerable

Group in Emergency/ Abnormal

Environment in Jaffna

Sources of Funding

Oxfam Novib

NECCDEP

Force of Nature

BMZ/ Welthungerhilfe (GAA)


BMZ/ Welthungerhilfe

IOM

UNHCR/Solidar

UNDP

IOM

FAO

WHO

Activities

Establish psychosocial support centers

in six districts

Infrastructure; livelihoods-social

mobilization; CBO strengthening for

social empowerment in focal villages

Social mobilization; awareness and

vocational training; build CBO capacity;

construct water and sanitation facilities,

and village development secretariat

office; provide furniture, electrical

supply; rehabilitation of rural access

roads

Distribute fishing net and Kaddumaram;

Income Generation Activity grant; CEFE

training; computer and sewing training;

outboard engine repair, improve

infrastructure: fishermen rest room,

multipurpose hall, fisheries auction

centre; institutional strengthening for

social empowerment and mobilization

Construct 37 permanent houses for

tsunami-affected families

Construct two school buildings

Supply 180 goats; construct 60 goat

sheds; conduct skill development, idea

generation and business plan

preparation programs

Livelihood activities for women-headed

families; renovate well and construct

cycle shed at Keerimalai

Livelihood activities; skill development,

idea generation and business plan

preparation programs

Construct 46 toilets

Distribute agricultural fertilizers and

seeds to 2075 affected farmers

First Aid and disaster management

training; distribute First Aid kits to 500

pregnant women from highly vulnerable

areas, 7 divisional-level disaster

management committees and 150 youth

and CBO representatives


Locations

Mullaithivu,

Kilinochchi

Mullaithivu

Mullaithivu,

Killinochchi

Mullaithivu,

Kilinochchi

Mullaithivu

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Project Name

Rebuilding of Community-

Based Livelihood in

Tsunami-Affected Villages in

Northern Sri Lanka

Construction House for

Tsunami-Affected in Mullaithivu

Integrated Humanitarian

Assistance for Recently

Displaced IDPs and Returnees

Affected by Conflict in Northern

Sri Lanka

Food Security for Recent IDPs

and for Resettled and

Relocated IDPs in Conflict-

Affected Areas in North

Rebuiliding of Schools in the

North

Integrated Rehabilitation and

Re-Integration Project

Formation of Psychosocial

Forum

Formation of 50 Children Clubs

in Five DS Divisions

Integrated Child Development

Project

Integrated Community

Development Project

Integrated Development and

Psychosocial Support in Post-

Conflict Environment; and the

Psychosocial support program

Integrated Rural Development

Project - Housing Scheme

(Thiruketheeswaram 2,

Thiruketheeswaram 1 and

Saveriayarpuram)

Sources of Funding


BMZ/ Welthungerhilfe

ECHO/ Welthungerhilfe


Welthungerhilfe

UNDP

UNICEF

UNICEF

Save the Children

NECORD/ ADB

Helvetas

Necord/ ADB

Activities

Mobilize the SHG; strengthen CBOs;

agricultural and non-agricultural support;

fishing inputs and capacity building for

the fishermen groups; improve

infrastructure

Shift to Jaffna due to the conflict

situation between LTTE and SLA

Mobilize the SHG; construct temporary

shelter, tube well and temporary toilets

Distribute dry rations, home garden

package (vegetable seeds), paddy

inputs, cash crops inputs, goats, cattle

and poultry

Shift to Jaffna due to the confilict

situation between LTTE and SLA

Construct permanent multi-purpose

complex, community centre and open

dug wells

Establish psychosocial forum of

psychosocial organisation workers in

Mannar; awareness training for

government officers, forum members

and CBOs; monthly meetings at district

and divisional level.

Train about rights of the child and sexual

abuse towards children; form sports

clubs, provide equipment and temporary

buildings; leadership training for CBOs

Social mobilization; awareness

programs; psychosocial support;

strengthen children's clubs; support for

school dropouts; CBO capacity building;

advocacy

Social mobilization; institutional

strengthening; micro credit/income

generation activities; youth assistance;

women's support services

implementation and infrastructure

construction

Train psychosocial staff in befriending

and basic communication skills;

awareness programs to sensitize

communities to psychosocial issues;

provide referral services for

beneficiaries.

Construct permanent houses.


Locations

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar

Mannar, Vavuniya,

Kalutara

Mannar

Mannar

Project Name

Women Development Project

100 Individual Toilets and

Renovation of Welfare Centers

Sustainable Access of

Marketing for Paddy Producers

Resettlement Housing Project

Intensified Child Development

through Personal and Social

Linkages

Integrated Children's

Development

Supply of Water Sanitation

Project

Housing Scheme

Dry Zone Agriculture

Development Project

Psychosocial Forum

Children's Club

Sustainable Market Access for

Paddy Producers

IEC Programs Conducted on

Tuberculosis

Food Security for Recent IDP


Relocated IDP in Conflict-

affected Areas in North

Poverty Reduction and

Reinforcement of Participatory

Development Processes in

Rural Communities Resettled In

Former Conflict Areas of

Northern Sri Lanka

Sources of Funding

UNDP

UNHCR

Oxfam

UNHCR

Save the Children

SCISL

UNICEF

NECORD/ADB

CARE

UNICEF

UNICEF

Oxfam

GFATM

ECHO/Welthungerhilfe

EU/Welthungerhilfe

Activities

Income generation activities; RLF

Construct 100 toilets; support seed

production; paddy processing; capacity

building of farmer organisation; paddy

store

Support seed production; paddy

processing and stores; farmer

organisations capacity building

50 temporary shelters

Build safe house to care for orphans

until host families are found

Assist 4,250 children and teachers

Construction, operation and

maintenance of water supply and

sanitation facilities

Construct permanent homes for 24

families

Build capacity of farmers' organizations

through funding for seed purchase,

training programs, establishing networks

with GoSL partners, monitoring and

information gathering and establishing

resource centre

22 NGOs, training; exchange visit;

mapout; develop district plan

Capacity building for children’s and

youth clubs; training program; exchange

visit; mapout; promote saving habits;

Children's Day celebration; coordinate

other children’s services and club

meetings at village level; encourage

home gardens

Form and develop farmer company;

arrange mill purchase and issue paddy;

construct 11 toilets

Awareness program

Clear 25 acres of jungle; build 70 semi

permanent houses; construct 1-1/2 km

road, well, bond and 70 toilets; self-

employment; deliver 120 poultry, home

garden, relief items

Provide two-wheel tractor, sprayer,

tarpaulin, water pumps, Mili collecting

cans; community building; cattle, paddy

production; cash drop; fisheries,

enterprise inputs; roads; agro well,

drinking water, toilets


Locations

Mannar

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa, Ampara,

Trincomalee, Galle,

Hambantota

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Project Name



Displaced IDPs and for

Returnees Affected by Conflict

in Northern Sri Lanka

Poverty Reduction and

Reinforcement of Participatory

Development Processes in

Rural Communities Resettled In

Former Conflict Areas of

Northern Sri Lanka

Food Security and

Rehabilitation Programme

Food Security for Recent IDP


Relocated IDP in Conflict

Affected Areas in North



Displaced IDP and for

Returnees Affected by Conflict

in Northern Sri Lanka

Delivery of Livelihood Recovery

and Rehabilitation for Tsunami

Affected Families in the Eastern

Districts of Batticaloa PHS 1326

Implementation of Sustainable

Livelihood Improvement and

Resource Management in the

Special Management Areas

(NECCDEP 2005, 2006, 2007,

TAARP 2005, 2006, 2007)

Our Home Psychosocial Project

Livelihood, Rehabilitation &

Development PHS 1971

Livelihood Assistance to

Resettled IDPs 2007 PHS 2019

Relief and Resettlement of

Internally Displaced Persons

(IDPs) in Batticaloa 2007 PHS

2054

Sources of Funding


European Commission/

Welthungerhilfe

Welthungerhilfe/BMZ

ECHO/Welthungerhilfe


Dan Church Aid/FCA

ADB

Force of Nature

Dan Church Aid/ Danida

Dan Church Aid

Dan Church Aid/ Fin Church

Aid/ Malteser

Activities

Construct semi-permanent shelters,

toilets, internal road, tube well

CBO training ,provide instruments,

support for income generation activities,

improve technical knowledge,

ecological, social, health and gender-

related activities

Construct temporary shelters, pre-

schools, toilets; well rehabilitation;

agriculture inputs for resettled families;

distribute food and non-food items to

IDPs

Dry rations (food package); paddy

inputs; home garden; tank renovation;

perennial crops

Construct semi-permanent shelters,

emergency shelters, renovate drinking

water wells

Livelihood reconstruction; construct pre-

school, toilets, wells, road; upgrade

shelter; distribute perennial crops and

school furniture; psychosocial program

Social mobilization; CBO strengthening;

infrastructure; livelihood; RLF

Construct Our Home building;

orientation; awareness and skill

development programs; mobile

campaign; TOT for psychosocial

workers; train volunteers

Repair children’s park, pre-school

building and equipment; strengthen the

CBO; beekeeping; poultry and fish

fingerling rearing; livestock; upland

cultivation; provide land master, mini

tractor, agro chemicals; build common

wells, new road and co-operative

building; micro credit

Distribute goats

Relief; strengthening CBO; distribute

canoes, nets, seed paddy, fertilizer, oil;

upland cultivation; distribute mini tractor

for the fisheries organization; water

pump


Locations

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Ampara

Ampara

Ampara

Ampara

Ampara

Ampara

Ampara

Ampara

Trincomalee

Project Name

Livelihood Development

Programme of Resettled

People at Puliyankandalady

BAT / 47437 / 19

Livelihood Development

Programme of Resettled

People at 5th Colony BAT /

56504 / 02

Livelihood Assistance to

Resettled IDPs PHS 2160

Improves the Shortage of Water

in the Emergency Camps

Support for Agriculture

Livelihoods of Returnees in the

District of Batticaloa

Mangrove Restoration

Integrated Community

Development Project

North East Community

Restoration & Development

Project (NECORD)

Transit House Project

Development of Peace in Sri

Lanka

CBO Capacity Project

Poultry Project

Rehabilitation Inspector

Eththam

North East Coastal community

Development Project Social

Mobilization

Sources of Funding

UNDP

UNDP

Dan Church Aid/ Danida

IOM

Embassy of Japan

Diakonia

Oxfam

ADB

UNICEF

Swiss Contact

ICEIDA

UNDP

Solid House

NECCDEP / ADB

Activities

Livelihood support to fishermen, tenant

farmers; distribute paddy; grant for small

business; construct wells and toilets

Distribute fishing and livelihood inputs

for small business and for agriculture

Upland crop cultivation; micro credit;

distribute chemicals, seeds and sprayer,

carpentry and masonry tool sets; goat

rearing, poultry farming; micro credit –

self-employment

Water supply, tank cleaning

Tank rehabilitation; repair irrigation

channel; support for home garden;

construct well; distribute Land Master

Mangrove cultivation and CBO capacity

building

Construct seed storage, meeting hall;

distribute agriculture equipment; CBO

capacity building; promote organic

farming technology

Construct 3.1 km gravel road, 60 toilets,

4 drinking wells; CBO capacity building;

IGA and vocational training; revolving

loan

Renovate guard room; construct

boundary wall; psychosocial support for

abused children

Vocational training; peace building;

career guidance counselling

CBO development (mobilization)

Technical training to poultry farm;

construct poultry shed; distribute chicks

and feed; model farm; exposure visit;

CBO formation

PRA and PNA program; construct dome,

eco toilets, roads, electricity, water tank;

CBO and group formation; savings,

bookkeeping and business plan training

VDP preparation and review; sub-

project proposals and implementation;

CBO strengthening; social mobilization;

gender, general awareness, livelihood,

environmental and micro credit support

programs


Locations

Trincomalee

Trincomalee

Trincomalee

Trincomalee, Matara

Galle

Galle, Hambantota

Galle

Galle

Matara

Matara

Matara

Matara,

Polonnaruwa,

Kurunegala, Nuwara

Eliya, Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura

Matale

Matale

Project Name

Establishing a Technical

Education Training Center in

Trincomalee

Community Development

Project (NECORD) – Social

Mobilization - 2008

ICEIDA Social Mobilization

Project

Disaster Risk Reduction

Salvation Army Home

Gardening Project

TB Awareness Creation

Sewa MFI Credit Program

IT Centers Program

Towards Sustainable

Livelihoods in Matara

SEDCO

ICEIDA Project

IEC Programs Conducted on

Tuberculosis

Restoration of Natural Habitats

in Village Tank Eco-system in

the Dry Zone

Youth Training Center

Home Employment & Lighting

Project

PRA Capacity Building Need

Assessment

Sources of Funding

Welthungerhilfe

NECORD / ADB

Iceland Embassy

Action Aid (UK)

Salvation Army

GFATM

SLF

Microseed

CIDA

SEDCO

Icelandic International

Development Agency

GFATM

IUCN Sri Lanka

GAA

UNDP

IUCN

Activities

Construct and establish technical

education and training center including

equipment for fishery, furniture,

generator and kitchen utensils

Social mobilization; institutional

strengthening; youth assistance;

environment; revolving fund – IGA;

infrastructure; road rehabilitation;

construct village development

secretariat

Fisheries CBO survey; identify major

problems; provide support; implement

small loan scheme; encourage saving;

leadership, bookkeeping and Recovery

Finance Management training; establish

I/NGO links; monitor/evaluate CBO and

building activities; link CBO with SEDCO

and MFI; introduce marketing system

Increase community awareness;

mitigating and preparedness activities;

establish community level early warning

system and links with external parties;

staff capacity building

Home gardening activities; health and

sanitation awareness

TB awareness programs

Provide micro credit with CBO

development activities; bookkeeping,

leadership and technical training;

business development services

Provide computer trainings

Sustainable livelihood development

Organize Kithul farmers and provide

marketing facilities through SEDCO

Develop infrastructure for fisheries co-

operative societies, encourage member

savings and mobilization

Awareness programs about TB

Preservation and restoration of

traditional tank ecosystem

Agriculture and leadership training

Train community in paper making to pay

for solar power systems in village

Needs assessment




K. S. KARUNADASA & CO;CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Balance Sheet as at 31st March

2008 2007Note Rs. Rs.

ASSETSNon Current AssetsProperty, Plant & Equipment 3.8 365,017,759.69 334,337,086

Investment in Subsidiaries 3.9 93,216,253.34458,234,013.03 334,337,086

Current Assets

Receivables,Deposits & Advances 3.10 17,031,523.66 40,874,832

Short Term Deposits 3.11 7,000,000.00 10,000,000

Cash at Bank and in Hand 3.12 192,837,011.58 171,334,057

216,868,535.24 222,208,889

Current Liabilities

Creditors 3.13 13,839,800.99 20,273,942

Bank overdrafts 3 14 15 766 002 59 8 530 360

SEWA LANKA FOUNDATIONNO : 432/A, COLOMBO ROAD, BORALESGAMUWA.

Bank overdrafts 3.14 15,766,002.59 8,530,360

29,605,803.58 28,804,302

Current Assets less Current Liabilities 187,262,731.66 193,404,587

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 645,496,744.69 527,741,673

FUNDING AND LIABILITIES

Accumulated FundUnrestricted Funds 3.15 431,639,240.72 313,229,666

Restricted Funds 3.16 198,300,530.58 203,386,274

Total Accumulated Fund 629,939,771.30 516,615,940

Non Current Liabilities

Deferred Liabilities 3.17 15,556,973.39 11,125,733

Total Non Current Liabilities 15,556,973.39 11,125,733

Total Accumulated Fund and Liabilities 645,496,744.69 527,741,673

These Financial Statements are in compliance with the requirements of the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007

The financial statements as appear on pages 02 to 21 were approved by the Board of Directorson 26th November 2008.

………………………………Finance Officer

Signed on behalf of the Board by

Directors

Date : 26th November 2008.……………………………… ……………………………...……







01. General information

1.1 Sewa Lanka Foundation is a non

governmental organization as per the

definition provided in the Sri Lanka

Statement of Recommended Practice for

Not-for-Profit Organizations (including Non

Governmental Organizations).

The Foundation was incorporated on 19th

February 1992 under the Companies Act

No. 17 of 1982, with the name of Sewa

Lanka Foundation (Guarantee) Limited as a

development non- Government

organization. The company has taken

necessary steps to re-register under the

New Companies Act No. 7 of 2007.

Among other sectors, Sewa Lanka

presently works in social mobilization,

institutional capacity building, micro

enterprise development, sustainable

agriculture and environment conservation,

inland fisheries, psychosocial support,

peace building, micro finance, health,

vocational training and providing shelter and

sanitary facilities for the poor.

Sewa Lanka has a decentralized structure,

working in 19 districts in the country. At the

end of the year there were 825 staff

members including volunteers. While district

offices are responsible for coordinating with

community based organizations and

engaging in other internal activities of

districts, Colombo based Head office

provides coordination with Donors and

administrative and financial supervision of

the entire organization.

The names of the Members of the Board of

the Foundation are provided on page 43.

1.2 It is domiciled in Sri Lanka. The principle

place of activity of the organization is

located at No. 432 A, Colombo Road,

Boralesgamuwa.

Except for certain activities that will

conclude on the realization of their relevant

activities in accordance with the relevant

terms of reference, the financial statements

have been prepared on a going concern

basis.

1.3 The notes to the Financial Statements

on Page 35 to 39 are an integral part of the

financial statements.

1.4 All values presented in the financial

statements are in Sri Lankan Rupees

unless otherwise indicated.

2. Summary of significant accounting

policies

2.1 General Policies

2.1.1 Basis of Preparation

The balance sheet, statement of financial

activities, statement of changes in

accumulated fund and the cash flow

Statement, together with the Accounting

Policies and Notes to the financial

statements as at 31st March 2008 and for

the year then ended comply with the Sri

Lanka Statement of Recommended

Practice for Not-for-Profit Organizations

(including Non Governmental

Organizations) issued by the Institute of

Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. The

Financial Statements have been prepared

on a historical basis.

2.1.2 Comparative Information

The Accounting Policies have been

consistently applied, unless otherwise

stated, and are consistent with those used

in previous years.

2.1.3 Translation of Foreign Currency

All foreign currency transaction have been

converted in to Sri Lanka Rupees, which is

the reporting currency, at the rates of

exchange prevailing at the time that the

transaction was effected.

2.1.4 Taxation

a. Current Taxes

Income tax is provided in accordance with

the provisions of the Inland Revenue Act

No. 10 of 2006, and is based on the

elements of income and expenditure

reflected in the statement of financial

activities and on the elements of grants

received, subject to exemptions.

2.2 Accounting for the receipt and

utilization of Funds

2.2.1 Funds

a. Unrestricted funds. Unrestricted funds

are those that are available for use by the

organization at the discretion of the board,

in furtherance of the general objectives of

the organization and which are not

designated for any specific purpose.

Surplus funds are transferred from

restricted funds to unrestricted funds in

terms of the relevant Donor Agreements or

Summary of Significant Accoun�ng Policies


with the subsequent approval of the Donor.

b. Restricted Funds. Where grants are

received for use in an identified project or

activity, such funds are held in a restricted

fund account and transferred to the

statement of financial activities account to

match with expenses incurred in respect of

that identified project. Unutilised funds are

held in their respective fund accounts and

included under accumulated fund in the

balance sheet until such time as they are

required.

Where approved grant expenditure exceeds

the income received and there is certainty

that the balance will be received such

amount is recognized through receivable in

the balance sheet.

The activities for which these restricted

funds may and are being used are identified

in the notes to the financial statements.

c. Other Income. Investment income and

other gains realized from funds available

under each of the above categories are

allocated to the appropriate funds, unless

the relevant agreement or minute provides

otherwise.

2.2.2 Grants

Grants are recognized in the financial

statements at their fair value. When the

grant relates to an expenses it is recognized

as income over the period necessary to

match it with the costs, which it is intended

to compensate for on a systematic basis.

2.3 Valuation of assets and their bases of

measurement

2.3.1 Receivables

Receivables are stated at the amounts they

are estimate to realize net of provisions for

bad and doubtful debts.

2.3.2 Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are defined as

cash in hand, short term investments,

readily convertible to identified amount of

cash and which are not subject to any

significant risk of change in value.

For purpose of the cash flow statement,

cash and cash equivalents consist of cash

in hand and bank deposits, net of

outstanding bank overdrafts.

2.3.3 Property, Plant and Equipment

a. Cost and Valuation. All items of property,

plant and equipment are initially recorded at

cost.

Building owned are used for purpose of the

organization and is therefore do not fall

under the definition of investment property.

b. Restoration costs. Expenditure incurred

on repairs or maintenance of property, plant

and equipment to restore or maintain the

economic benefits to be obtained at original

levels of performance is recognized as an

expense as and when incurred.

c. Depreciation.Depreciation is provided for

on all assets on the reducing balance

method and is calculated on the cost or

revalued amount of all property, plant and

equipment other then land, in order to write

off such amounts less any terminal value

over the estimated useful lives of such

assets. Depreciation is not provided in the

year of purchase while a full year’s

depreciation is charged in the year of

disposal.

The annual rates of depreciation currently

being used by the organization are:

Assets Rate pa.

Land & Building 5%

Plant & Machinery 25%

Motor Vehicles 25%

Computer Equipment 20%

Office Equipment 25%

Furniture & Fittings 25%

2.3.4 Leases

a. Finance Leases. Property, plant and

equipment on finance leases, which

effectively transfer to the organization

substantially all of the risk and benefit

incidental to ownership of the lease items,

are capitalized and disclosed as Finance

Lease at their cash price and depreciated

over the period the organization is expected

to benefit from the use of the lease assets.

The corresponding principal amount that is

payable to the lesser is shown as a liability.

Lease payments are apportioned between

the finance charges and reduction of the

lease liability so as to achieve a constant

rate of interest on the outstanding balance

of the liability. The interest element of the

rental obligation pertaining to each financial

year is charged to the statement of financial

activities over the period of the lease.

2.4 Liabilities and Provisions

2.4.1 Retirement Benefit Obligations

a. Defined Benefit Plan – Gratuity.

Retirement Gratuity is a Defined Benefit

Plan. The organization is liable to pay

gratuity in terms of the relevant statute. In

order to meet this liability, a provision is

carried in the balance sheet that is based

on a half-month’s salary as of the last

month of the financial year for all employees

for each completed year of service

commencing from the first year of service.

The difference between the provision that is

brought forward at the beginning of the year

and the provision that is required to be

carried forward at the end of the year is

adjusted through the statement of financial

activities.

This provision is not externally funded.

However, in accordance with the payment

of Gratuities Act No. 12 of 1983, this liability

arises only on the completion of five years

of continued service of any employee.

b. Defined Contribution plans. All

employees are eligible to contribution to the

Employees’ Provident Fund and the

Employees’ trust Fund in accordance with

the relevant statute and regulations. The

organization contributed a defined

percentage of the gross emoluments of the

employees to the Employee’s Provident

Fund and to the Employee’s Trust Fund.

2.5 Statement of Financial Activities

2.5.1 Income Recognition

a. Incoming Resources. Income realized

from restricted funds is recognized in the

statements of financial activities only when

there is certainty that all conditions for

receipt of the funds have been complied

with and the relevant expenditure that it is

expected to compensate has been incurred

and charged to the statement of financial

activities. Unutilized funds are carried

forward as such in the balance sheet.

All other income is recognized when the

organization is legally entitled to the use of

such funds and the amount can be

quantified. This would include income

receivable through donations.

b.Revenue. Income earned including

interest is recognized on an accrual basis.

2.5.2 Expenditure recognition

Expenses in carrying out the project and

other activities of the organization are

recognized in the statement of financial

activities during the period in which they are

incurred. Other expenses incurred in

administering and running the organization

and in restoring and maintaining the

property, plant and equipment to perform at

expected levels are accounted for on an

accrual basis and charged to the statement

of financial activities.

The organization has adopted the “Function

of expense” method to present fairly the

element of Organizations activities in its

statement of financial activities.

2.6 Segment Information

The organization’s internal management

and reporting formats are structured and

based on activities and services that are

similar in nature and where the risk and

obligations are similar. The primary

segments represent this structure.

The secondary segments are determined

on the organizations geographic spread of

operations.

The activities of each of the reported activity

based segments are reported on pages 40

to 41. Segment information has been

prepared in accordance with the accounting

policies set out in the Sri Lanka Statement

of Recommended Practice for Not-for-Profit

Organization (Including Non Government

Organization).

Summary of Significant Accoun�ng Policies - contd.


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Kio

linochchi

Germ

an A

gro

Action

3,4

15,3

82.9

8

- 506,1

09.8

82,8

24,8

59.0

9

84,4

14.0

10.0

0

Infr

astr

uctu

re D

evelo

pm

ent -

Kili

nochchi

Germ

an A

gro

Action

89,9

60,8

57.2

1

-1,3

95,3

91.1

185,0

90,1

84.9

2

2,8

21,8

49.8

4653,4

31.3

4

Com

munity H

ealth -

Vavuniy

a

IOM

412,8

58.4

5

6,2

74.9

3

92,0

00.0

0323,4

00.0

01,8

16.8

01,9

16.5

8

Infr

astr

uctu

re D

evelo

pm

ent -

Vavuniy

a

Germ

an A

gro

Action

56,4

83,5

99.6

8

-

1,2

81,1

00.0

052,9

82,6

33.9

01,5

30,2

57.8

0689,6

07.9

8

Rehabili

tation -

Battic

alo

a

DC

A196,3

62,9

06.6

7

-

4,6

81,2

50.0

0190,1

41,2

83.3

5

1,6

20,0

08.2

3(7

9,6

34.9

1)

Vocational T

rain

ing -

Am

para

IC

EI

9,2

75,2

00.0

0

- 180,0

00.0

08,1

69,8

68.2

5910,6

68.4

614,6

63.2

9

Vocational T

rain

ing

Dry

Fis

h949,4

42.9

1

10,0

00.0

0150,0

00.0

0717,9

09.5

081,5

33.4

110,0

00.0

0

Agriculture

- A

mpa

ra

FA

O1,0

24,8

50.0

0

5,0

00.0

015,0

00.0

0980,4

54.5

029,9

39.0

04,4

56.5

0

Relie

f - A

mpara

O

XFA

M-R

LF

11,1

03,8

92.8

0

- -

11,0

92,0

00.0

0-

11,8

92.8

0

Com

munity H

ealth -

Am

para

O

XFA

M7,0

66,1

37.3

9

-2,4

49,0

67.0

04,3

79,1

15.5

0226,1

47.8

111,8

07.0

8

Infr

astr

uctu

re D

evelo

pm

ent -

Battic

alo

a

Em

bassy o

f Japan

162,7

50.5

8

- 162,0

00.0

0-

-750.5

8

Com

munity H

ealth -

Nuw

ara

eliy

a

IOM

190,7

00.0

0

- -

190,7

00.0

0-

-

Child

Rehabili

tation -

Battic

alo

a

Harr

i H

om

e1,7

07,8

44.9

2

--

- -

1,7

07,8

44.9

2

Vocational T

rain

ing -

Galle

S

alv

ation A

rmy

1,6

07,2

32.9

3

- 855,0

00.0

0645,7

00.0

0

104,4

26.0

02,1

06.9

3

Tra

inin

g C

ente

r - A

nura

dapura

G

erm

an A

gro

Action

40,2

96,2

36.6

5

- 231,5

72.6

5

2,6

44,1

95.5

0-

37,4

20,4

68.5

0

Relie

f -

Battic

alo

a

OX

FA

M-N

OV

IB38,8

64,6

41.0

8

--

38,8

47,8

82.4

8

- 16,7

58.6

0

Com

munity H

ealth -

Galle

, M

ata

ra &

Nuw

ara

eliy

a

GFA

TM

1,7

71,0

38.9

7

- 305,6

00.0

01,4

50,5

87.7

1-

14,8

51.2

6

Vocational tr

ain

ing

- G

alle

T

ransru

ral T

rust

672,6

49.8

8

- 114,7

50.0

0555,0

47.0

0-

2,8

52.8

8

Com

munity M

obili

zation -

Battic

alo

a, T

rincom

ale

e, Jaffna

ICID

A4,5

79,0

78.2

8

- 1,9

64,3

50.0

02,3

10,0

54.9

0295,4

08.2

79,2

65.1

1

Relie

f -

Battic

alo

a, V

avuniy

a

NIP

PO

N F

oundation

23,6

28,9

60.0

0

-

- 362,8

48.0

0

- 23,2

66,1

12.0

0

Relie

f -

Battic

alo

a, V

avuniy

a

NIP

PO

N F

oundation

33,8

17,7

93.6

2

- -

33,8

07,1

25.0

0

- 10,6

68.6

2

Peace a

nd R

econcili

ation

NO

VIB

8,7

01,3

46.7

0

-1,5

77,3

90.0

06,7

73,3

01.0

0350,6

55.7

0(0

.00)

GA

A A

dm

inis

tration -

New

G

erm

an A

gro

Action

343,5

17.4

8

- 96,4

30.0

0229,7

85.5

217,3

01.9

6(0

.00)

Agriculture

- J

affna

FA

O599,5

00.0

0

2,0

00.0

0252,0

00.0

0271,9

43.7

576,2

74.4

41,2

81.8

1

Agriculture

- J

affna

C

IDA

2,1

50,0

00.0

0

- -

2,1

49,8

00.0

0-

200.0

0

Agriculture

- J

affna

IO

M1,1

47,6

00.0

0

- 138,0

00.0

039,3

00.0

0-

970,3

00.0

0

Skill

Develo

pm

ent -

Jaffna

UN

DP

895,6

67.0

0

- -

567,6

30.0

0328,0

00.0

037.0

0

Skill

Develo

pm

ent -

Jaffna

SO

LID

AR

1,7

66,8

36.0

0

5,0

00.0

0

- 1,7

38,2

93.8

030,5

23.0

03,0

19.2

0

Infr

astr

uctu

re D

evelo

pm

ent -

Jaffna

Germ

an A

gro

Action

60,2

73,5

07.9

8

- 3,6

21,5

34.0

054,2

82,0

87.3

51,6

24,7

67.6

3745,1

19.0

0

Housin

g -

Jaffna

Germ

an A

gro

Action

7,1

57,1

88.0

9

- 425,6

03.5

06,7

03,6

21.0

027,9

63.5

9(0

.00)

Relie

f -

Kili

nochchi

Germ

an A

gro

Action

7,4

03,2

17.1

7

- 5,2

09,2

08.2

41,6

50,3

65.9

0537,9

87.2

45,6

55.7

9

Com

munity H

ealth -

Mannar

OX

FA

M7,0

68,3

58.3

0

- -

6,5

62,1

78.3

0506,1

80.0

0-

Infr

astr

uctu

re D

evelo

pm

ent -

Mannar

UN

HC

R19,2

07,2

61.6

6

- 1,5

46,2

79.8

517,3

49,0

61.0

0890,5

36.0

0(5

78,6

15.1

9)

Relie

f -

Trincom

ale

e

EU

Peace

294,5

47.4

0

- 115,0

50.0

0177,0

22.4

0-

2,4

75.0

0

Peace -

Trincom

ale

e

Japanese E

mbassy

2,2

56,8

32.6

7

- 279,0

00.0

01,9

67,1

50.0

010,6

82.6

7(0

.00)

Relie

f &

Rehabili

tation -

Vavuniy

a

Germ

an A

gro

Action

10,8

47,8

38.1

1

- 2,7

73,5

12.5

06,3

34,4

88.0

01,7

34,3

07.9

45,5

29.6

7

Agriculture

- V

avuniy

a

FA

O977,6

89.4

7

3,6

97.6

6

366,0

00.0

0592,9

43.1

019,2

10.0

03,2

34.0

3

Vocational tr

ain

ing

- V

avuniy

a

SO

LID

AR

1,4

18,1

86.1

9

-99,0

00.0

01,2

88,1

08.2

527,8

91.7

53,1

86.1

9

Vocational T

rain

ing -

Vavuniy

a

SO

LID

AR

864,1

00.0

0

5,5

29.3

5

25,0

00.0

0831,0

00.0

010,6

80.0

82,9

49.2

7

1,4

19,1

74,5

93.2

3

3,7

92,6

13.2

3

89,1

77,3

91.9

11,1

51,4

03,4

59.9

443,5

38,7

23.2

9138,8

47,6

31.3

2

Project Ac�vity SummaryWe are all connected 41


Action Aid (UK) Asian Development Bank (ADB)Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF)Care InternationalCanadian International Development Agency (CIDA)Danish Church AidDanidaDiakoniaEuropean Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)Embassy of JapanEuropean Commission (EC)European Union (EU)Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)Finnish Church Aid (FCA)Force of NatureGerman Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)HelvetasIcelandic International Development AgencyInternational Organization for Migration (IOM)International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)MalteserMicroseedNorth East Coastal Community Development Project (NECCDEP)North East Community Restoration Development (NECORD)OxfamOxfam NovibSalvation ArmySave the ChildrenSolid HouseSwiss ContactTransrural TrustUnited Nations Development Program (UNDP)United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)Welthungerhilfe (WHH - formerly German Agro Action) World Health Organisation (WHO)

Our Partners


Our Team

Board of Directors

Chairman Harsha Kumara Navaratne

Vice-Chairman, Operations Wasantha P. Ramanayake

Vice-Chairman, Programs Velupillai Revathan

Director Rev. G. Pemarathne

Director D.A. Kanthi Navaratne

Director Dr. Lionel Weerakoon

Director Srimewan Weraduwa

Director A.M.R.K. Adikarinayake

Director M.I.M. Iqbal

Director S. Sivapackiyam

Director Lakshi S. Abeyesekara

Director Amanda J. Kiessel

Director Kaushalya Navaratne

Director Deepal Chandrathilake

Director T.N. Newton

Director T. Thamilagan

Director Ananda P. Kariyawasam

Program Development Team

Senior Program Consultant Mahinda de Silva

Program Director Kaushalya Navaratne

Program Director Amanda Kiessel

Senior Advisor Lionel Weerakoon

Fisheries Maheeni Samarakoon

Agriculture Saranga Lakmuni

Tourism Harshana Hegodegamage

Handicrafts Sasanka Samarakkodi

Handlooms Vinitha Senevirathne

Enterprise Development Steve Francone

Environment Jessica Leas

Gender, Youth and Children Achala Samaradiwakara

Psychosocial T. Thamilamuthan

Psychosocial Prasad Jayasinghe

Community Peace Building Philippe Dresruesse

Community Peace Building Rev. B Manjusri

Community Peace Building Nalaka Weerasooriya

Community Peace Building L.I. Jegatheesakarukkal

District Directors, Assistant Directors

and Coordinators

Ampara - Inland A.L. Faleel

Ampara - Coastal P. Basnayake

Anuradhapura K.L. Priyankara

Batticaloa G. Nagarajan

Galle Y.W.J. Jagath

Gampaha G. Ariyapala

Hambantota Jayantha Wijesinghe

Jaffna V. Kesavan

Kalutara Sandika Rathnasena

Kurunegala/ Puttalam N.M.J.B. Nimbuliyadda

Mannar T. Thayaparan

Matara A.M.G. Amarakoon

Moneragala Dhammini M Rathnayaka

Nuwara Eliya S. Sivapackiyam

Polonnaruwa Bandula Rajapakse

Trincomalee Samantha Kalyanawansa

Vavuniya A. Ketheeswaran

Wanni R.A. Anantharaja

Management Committee

Vice Chairman Operations Wasantha Ramanayake

Vice Chairman Programs Velupillai Revathan

Finance Director Sampath Wijesinghe

HR and Admin Director Kumari Bandara

Special Projects Director Lakshi Abeyesekera

Special Projects Deputy - North Annet Royce

Senior Program Consultant Mahinda de Silva

Program Director Kaushalya Navaratne

Program Director Amanda Kiessel

Research and Learning Director N. Newton

Field Director North 1 T. Tamilalagan

Field Director North 2 S. Thavamohan

Field Director East Deepal Chandrathilake

Field Director South Ajith Tennakoon

Coordinator, Central Lal Fernando

Coordinator, Trinco and Batti M.I.M. Iqbal

Asst. Director Administration Aruna de Alwis

Sewa Finance CEO Thushari Hewapathirana

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