Village Adoption Project

Halmillawewa and Mangalagama2014/2015

Cooperate sponsor –John Keells Foundation

Group G

Introduction

Concepts of JKF village adoption project Poverty alleviation at village level through a sustainable and

integrated development program in collaboration with all stake holders

Align with the millennium development goals eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Fields

Education

Health

Infrastructure

Livelihood

Halmillawewa • Situated in Palugawewa DS division of Anuradapuara district• 550 population • Primary livelihood –farming (paddy, corn)• Primary needs -Water, Electricity ,Education and livelihood

opportunities

Mangalagama • Situated in Eravur Pattu DS division of Ampara District• 2250 population • Primary livelihood- Agriculture (cashew, paddy)• Primary needs -water, cashew market

Preparation

Farmers society Women's society

field

Objectives• Enhance the education level of the students• Rebuild the paddy cultivation• Motivate home gardeners • Identify the technical problems of street solar lamps

• Educate people about chronic kidney disease• Improve the personality of the young generation• Renovate the dam at the Halmillawewa tank• Identify the issue affecting the cashew farmers in

Mangalagama

Major Outcomes

Halmillawewa

Halmillawewa

Severe Drought Their Request

Distribute seed paddy for farmers • Among 134 farmers • Donate one bushal of seeds to each farmer

Health awareness program • Anuradhapura is prone for chronic kidney disease• Ten villagers were kidney patients• Conduct a awareness program on the following topics

How to spend a healthy life

Important of the balance diet

Recognize the hidden killer chronic kidney disease

Leaflets

Check the functionality of street solar lamps

• JKF had placed 22 street solar lamps

• But Only four of them were working• Get technician from wisdom solar to inspect issues

Problems

Miss placed batteries

Disturbance to penetrate sunlight

Burn out bulb

Dead batteries

Checking street lamps

Personal development and positive thinking workshop • Main focus The younger generation of the Halmillawewa• Villagers showed us the importance of such a program• Interactive session with boys and girls

Check the suitability to establish a water filter • Previous year service learning teams checked about water

hardness and pH levels

• Proposed to JKF to conduct proper chemical analysis on heavy metals in drinking

• Contacted NARA and took a quotation for heavy metal testing

• JKF agreed to pay attention about this matter

Renovation of the dam • The dam constructed by JKF was damaged due to heavy rains

two years ago• Arrange a meeting with Agrarian service department

Got permission to renovate the dam

Conducting supplementary classes • Main request from there parent for conduct supplementary

classes for grade two to ten student• Grade five student were train for scholarship exam• Model papers were given and discussed the answers with

them

Rerun home gardeningcompetition

• Not only a competition also motivation for women

• Registration, Instruction and condition forms were distributed

• After 3 inspections winners will be identified from the total marks

Other community work • Donate stationary for the prize giving of Dhamma school

Mangalagama

Conducting mathematics seminar for O/L students • distribute special modal paper and three consecutive

mathematics past papers

Identify the issue affecting cashew farmers• Cashew farmers had agreed with CCS to supply cashew for fixed

price • Last two years farmers unable to supply cashew products to CCS• Fixed price given by CCS was not sufficient

ConclusionDistribute seed paddy for farmers

Health awareness program

Check the functionality of street solar lamps

Personal development and positive thinking work shop

Check the suitability to establish a water filter

Renovation of the dam

Conclusion

Conducting supplementary classes

Rerun home gardening competition

Other community work

Conducting mathematics seminar for O/L students

Identify the issue affecting cashew farmers

Challenges• Lack of transport facilities to reach both villages

• Difficult to contact them because of communication difficulties

• Difficult to gather people during day time

• Unable to travel during night due to elephant attacks

Challenges• Difficult to contact resource persons and reserve a fixed time

• Bad weather(Flood and drought)

• The delays to get permission from authorities

Service Learning Team

Academic Mentor Corporate Sponsor Dr. Inoka C Perera John keells Foundation

• H.R.A. Dilum (Leader)• P.W.G.D. Withana (Coordinator)• J.M.K. Kalhara• A.G.S. Madusanka• H.L.V. Lasantha• V.S.C. Udawatte• S. Sivathanushan• S. Lokeshwaran

Thank You!

University of Colombo Faculty of science

John keells foundation

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