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We are warmly welcome all our readers for our October newsletter. Last 6th of
October 2012, we were organized the celebration ceremony for the victory of Earth
Care Award 2012 in India by HELP-O Chairman Mr.Chathura Welivitiya.
UN (United Nations) Day was held in October every year. This time, we had the
best of opportunity to participate in UN Day 2012 in Sri Lanka. The world food
day also was celebrated in UN compound (FAO) in this month. And the
introduction of (FAO) project is a main purpose in this newsletter.
Especially, we would like to pay more attention to the present climate changes
through this months volume.
In this month, HELP-O Eco Green Company carryout construction of the new bio
gas unit in Mayura Army camp in Ambalangoda .
At present HOLDE Womens co-operative is becoming a very strong committee.
And another loan distribution has been held in Walawwaththa and Aththiligoda
branches from CLAFNET organization. And monthly director board meeting also
held in this month.
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3Earth Care Award 2012 ceremony celebrated with dignified
in India on 14th September 2012. Awards are in
recognition of those who taken up arms in the battle to
save the Earth in full earnest. The awards for Excellence in
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation will felicitate
individuals and industry representatives for initiatives in
management of natural resources and mitigation of green
house gases.
Specially, HELP-O Chairman/Chief Executive Mr.
Chathura Welivitiya honored with Earth Care Award. With
the collaboration Galle Municipal Council & HELP-O
arranged a grand ceremony on 06th October to welcome
Mr.Chathura Welivitiya for winning the Earth Care Award
2012. The ceremony was held in a sumptuous and
traditional way in Galle town hall.
Honorable Mapalagama Nanda thero, the chief court thero
in Galle district and many throes, Dr.Ramesh Pathirana
Galle district parliamentarian, Mr. Methsiri De Silva the
mayor of Galle MC with municipal councilors, some
parliamentarian in opposition parties, HELP-O director
board, hospital committee in Karapitiya Teaching Hospital,
commissioner and staff in Galle prison, government
officers and NGOs in Galle district and many officers in
private sectors, media officers, HOLDE Womens co-opmembers and lot of people participated in this special
occasion.
The chief guest Mr. Chathura Welivitiya was welcomed by
the mayor with other guests and the ceremony included
special and attractive glamorous events . Mr. Mapalagama
Wimalarathne, the attorney at law/director of Lakhada
radio & ITN television and director of HELP-O was
addressed the welcome speech and he welcomed all the
participants convivially. Also , the audience waswelcomed by
Swarna Rashmi art institution with elegant welcome
dance.
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4Mr. Amarasinghe Kudagallara, the Deputy Chairman of
HELP-O & His Excellency President coordinating Director
declared the objective of the ceremony and specially he
said the best director board is HELP-O director board
through non government organizations. Finally, he wished
to HELP-O Chairman, Mr.Chathura Welivitiya and HELP-
O staff members for this outstanding victory.
Special occasion was, presenting the memorial prizes to
Mr. Methsiri De Silva, Mr.Kalum Senevirathne,
Mr.Kumara Dammika,Mr.H.S.Premachandra,Mrs.Sherine
Samarasooriya, Dr. Sahabandhu, HOLDE Womens co-
operative chairman Mrs. Chandralatha for their dedication
towards the victory.
Finally, The Chief Guest, HELP-O Chairman/Chief
Executive Mr. Chathura Welivitiya was addressing theaudience and explained how he faced the obstacles. And
he extended his gratitude to sharing the joy of the victory
with him.
UN DAY Sri Lanka - 2012
The gracing event organized by the United Nations inSri Lanka at its premises to mark the 67th UN Day onthe 24th of October . The theme for UN Day in thisyear focuses on Sri Lankas MDG achievements andexplores key challenges.
Chief Guest, Honorable Senior Minister for
International Monetary Cooperation, Dr. SarathAmunugama said that Sri Lanka is proud that because it has made a greatprogress in every MDG. The country can be happy with the progress inmaternal health care but there is room for improvement in other MDGs
Commenting on the MDGs and Sri Lanka, UN Resident and HumanitarianCoordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Dr Subinay Nandy said thecountry was well on track to achieve most MDGs. Also said the UNs vision for
Sri Lanka is that it would be a pioneer country in shaping the post-2015 MDGagenda, much like it was in earlier years in achieving universal access tohealth and education.
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5An exhibition themed under the MDGs to showcase what Sri Lanka achieved
under each of the eight goals also was held. It was a great pleasure to
participate in that wonderful event on that day and was a good opportunity to
identify and develop the cordiality among the various parties, as ministers, UN
staff, the diplomatic community and academia who attended to the special
event.
We convey our best wishes for the 67th UN day 2012 and highly appreciate
United Nations Development Program for their valuable support on our projects
and we thank for inviting us to the occasion.
The aim of the day is to heighten public
awareness of the world food problem and
strengthen solidarity the struggle against
hunger, malnutrition and poverty. FAOs
mandate is to raise level of nutrition, improve
agricultural productivity, better the lives of
rural population and contribute to the growth
of the world economy.
The World Food Day 2012 celebrated 16th
October at the United Nation compound.
Agricultural cooperatives key to feeding the
world is the formal wording of the 2012 theme.
It has been chosen to highlight the role of
cooperatives in improving food security and
contributing to the eradication of hunger. The
Chief Guest was Hon. Dr. Rajitha Senarathne,
Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Development. He said, Eradicating Global
Hunger is the biggest problem we have to
contend with. With the end of the 30 year
conflict, achieving our target of eradicating this
problem in Sri Lanka is not impossible. Our
journey is long and we must be mindful of resources management
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Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director
General Jose Graziano De Silva was participated in
this occasion. He said, Lifting people out of
extreme poverty is one of our responsibilities. Many
countries are dedicated to eradicating poverty inthis world; however we have the means of
eradicating hunger and poverty. Strong cooperation
has mitigated these constraints. Collective action
by people is a must. There are 870 million hungry
people in the world. However we are doing well in
Sri Lanka.
Mr.Patrick T. Evans, Food & Agriculture Organization Representative in Sri
Lanka and Maldives participated in this occasion.
He said, This was the first time that the FAO hascelebrated world food day at the UN Compound.
In the last four years the FAO has done a lot of
work in the North and East of Sri Lanka
strengthening the livelihoods involved. The
problem of feeding the world concerns many
governments. We are still seeing a world where
people go hungry to bed. We need action and the
first step is knowledge. We must find new ways of
increasing global food production.
The other participants were Professor W.A.D.P.Wanigasundara, Department of
Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Peradeniya, Mr. Mads Losval, Acting
Country Director, World Food Programme, Dr.
D.S.P. Kuruppuarachchi, Assistant FAO
Representative (Programme), Mr. Nalin
Munasinghe, Programs coordinator and many
guests.
With collaboration Food & Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of UN, HELP-O has
implemented a Home Gardening and livelihood
development program in Galle and Hikkaduwa
areas for the ground level community in order to increase their home areas as
well as encourage them for livelihood activities such as poultry farming in large
scale.
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7In this partnership HELP-O got a great opportunity in, participating and
presents a drama in this occasion. Mr. Patrick T. Evans FAO Representatives in
Sri Lanka was conferred the certificates to our drama team.
Promoting Environmental Friendly Agriculture & Life Style
The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations provides
foods and agricultural instruments for the community. They are helping to
build a food secure world for present and future genarations.FAO members are
extended their hands to the community.
The service done by FAO community
Develop capacities of regional, national and local institute and
stakeholders in formulating monitoring and evaluating programs for food
and nutrition security.
Providing technical assistance in support of national and regional
programs for food and nutrition security including the south co-
operation.
Providing facilities, knowledge sharing and communication of lessons
learned from implementing programs for food and nutrition security.
The members of the FAO community distribute the instrumentsfor cultivators
of Thotagamuwa, Walauwatta, Malawenna etc. Now these villagers have
upgradedtheir status with better income. Now they are organizing a fair and
they sell their vegetable among villagers.
In their process FAO has provided so valuable facilities and those are very
important to promote the income and economical position of the villagers. Now
they are organizing many programs for cultivators. The main objects of these
programs are,
To improve soil fertility for sustainable crop production in home gardening To improve the availability and access to quality food & food security To uplift the living standards of families, to improve their nutrition level
and ensure food safety while minimizing the cost of living
Written By: Nadeesha Dilhani
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To increase knowledge about poultry farming & enable families to generatean extra income.
To enable the families to generate an extra income
These days they are continuing the projects. These are some of them.
Distribute poultry farm essential equipments to start to construct 10poultry farms in Walawwaththa, Malawanna & Thotagamuwa HOLDE
womens Co-Op branchesTo complete 35% of nursery construction
To hold a public fair to sell the harvestDistribute home gardening equipments
At last we should evaluate their grand services on behalf of all thecommunities.
Written By: Danusha Lakmali
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ENVIRONMENT
Climate ChangeClimate Change is a significant
lasting change in the statisticsdistribution of weather conditions
.Climate change is caused byfactors that include oceanicprocess, variations in solarradiation received by earth platetectonics and volcanic eruptionsand human induced alterations of
the natural world.Current data suggest that we needto reduce greenhouse gas emissionin developed countries by at least80%At present average temperature of
the earth has risen by 1.4F.Small changes in the average temperature of theplanet can translate to large and potentially dangerous shift in climate and
weather. Climate changes cause many matters. Acid rains, global warming,
ozone depictions, air pollution and etc are the most frightful threats for the
world. Actually CH4 .NO2, NO, SO2, SO3, CO2 are the harmful gasses to the
earth. And also climate changes are caused many illnesses as mental illnesses.
Solutions for climate changes
Protecting the nature.
Supporting rural live hoods and relieving poverty Protecting the planet and its precious natural resources.
What can we do to reduce climate changes?
Reduce burning gasoline and other fossil fuels which release CO2 andcontribute to climate change.
Take action to reduce your vehicle emission, reduce the nationsdependence on oil.
Limiting the use of harmful gases like CH4 .NO2, NO, SO2, SO3, CO2.
Written By: Danusha Lakmali
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www.helpoecogreen.c
How to Manage Effluvial waste in Urban Household, a Multi
benefit project
Townsfolk are very busy in their day to day life. Excluding effluvial daily
wastes collection has been an enormous problem for them. Because they haveno much time to do an extra effort for waste management, so we can see some
people throwing their waste ridiculously to streets, when those ruffled by
animals like crow, dog It makes veryunpleasant surroundings. Not only that it
causes lot of health problems as respiratory diseases, dengue calamity also
increases by this irregular waste throwing.
But HELP-O Eco Green company has given the best ever solution for this
serious problem. Installing bio gas units are one of better solution for the
proper waste management. In the process we can utilize food waste,
kitchen wastes with impure food, wash water, cow dung, and shit of
animals as pig, chicken, goat, waste water plants, grass and quickly
digesting leavesas feeding materials for thebio gas plant. The other benefit
of this system is we could use even human excreta to bio gas plant in the
process. It is the better answer for urban peoples desperate & unpleasant
problem of over flowing toilet pits.
Normally the quantity of lands is limited in urban homes, but we can find
small gardens beside almost all the houses. Actually it needs only 2010 feet
land (it can be flexible according to the land), to construct a bio gas plant.
But we can do any other construction or gardening since we can install the
whole plant under ground. Cross section of a bio gas plant has shown below
ECO GREEN www.helpoecogreen.com
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ECO GREEN
Domestic bio gas plant of Mr. Themiya who lives in Galle, is one of best
example for domestic bio gas unit installed by HELPO Eco Green Ltd in urban
household. He has only 09 perches land and plant was constructed in his
courtyard. Mr. Themiya who works in C.G.R came to us request to construct a
bio gas plant for waste management. Then we started to construct the unit
with his ideas. He also added few technical tips to construct the plant
applicably in his place.
The sink which release kitchen waste water directly connected to the biogas
plant. Though the plant installed in courtyard, we have fixed the inlet near the
kitchen for easy feeding of kitchen waste. Toilet waste also direct to the bio gas
plant.
So the whole procedure of waste management of his home has become so
simple an accurate with this bio gas plant
Lets hear his of his experience on bio gas process by his own words, I spent
nearly 75,000 rupees to install the bio gas plant, even if I make a toilet
pit I have to spend the same amount of money. But I cant appraise the
benefits we receive through this. First of all I have an accurate way to
manage effluvial daily waste. But now though the price of LP gas
increased day by day it doesnt matter for me as we are having bio gas by
our own waste.
Not only that we can get organic fertilizer from the bio gas plant. So I
started to plant few vegetable and flower plants in my small garden.
Insect perils also can avoid with this fertilizer and I had a fruitful outcome. So my suggestion is everyone should install bio gas plants in their
residences because this is a multi beneficial project
As an earth caring company we are very proud to say, with the bio gas project
we have been able to manage effluvial wastes duly while making health full
& pleasure surroundings.
It is a great honor we have been able to strengthen the national economy as
well as giving better future for the earth by reducing CH4 emission to the air.
Written By: Daksitha Prabash
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Sustainable Solution for Waste Management
The most of people and
institutions try to search for
renewable energy sources andsustainable solution toprotect
the environment and natural
resources in the world. We
believe that is a good step with
sustainable solution. HELPO
Eco Green Ltd could reach
various sectors with biogas
plants in Sri Lanka.
This is actually a greatopportunity to HELPO Eco
Green Ltd to take hand with
government to conserve for
environment. In their eco-friendly way the HELP O Eco Green Ltd was invited
by the Ambalangoda Mayura Army camp to implement a Bio Gas plant for
organic waste management. 22m3the capacity and 500kgs of waste can be
dump in to this bio gas plant.
Waste Management was the major problem of the army camp and the
expenditure for LP gas was the other problem. But this plant will give bettersolutions for those by producing biogas and highly active organic fertilizer
while bringing an accurate system for waste management.
At the moment 90% of all construction finished of this bio gas unit. This is a
good step for other camp taken to manage their waste in profitable way.
This program is a great conservation for the earth Because, increasing of global
warming, methane gas emission to the air, environment pollution can be
reduced through this better solution.
Written By: Nadeesha Dilhani
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13Successful women of MalawannaBranch in HOLDE Womens Co-operative
HOLDE Womens co-operative is a very strong
committee for self employees. Ms. Devika Malkumari
is mother of three children and her husband helps to
her in the business. And also they have a poultry
farm of small scale and they maintain a vegetable
garden . She is one of the starting members of
Malawanna branch HOLDE Womens Co-operative. In
fact, she is an active member in their branch and
she has participated in lots of social work with the
other branch members. One of our reporters shared her ideas during this
month.
Reporter: How you engage with our Co-operative branch?
Devika: I joined this HOLDE Womens Co-operative in 2005 & at that time I
was so disappointed with the tsunami tragedy which destroyed everything
except our lives, and this co-operative gave me a sign of new hope .with
collaborations HELP-O & Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) implemented
a program and we obtained a loan through that program for develop our
business. We connected all small groups together as a branch and I joined in
Pragathigroup.
So as I mentioned before, we were fortunate to stand by our
own feet with help ofHOLDE Womens Co-operative.
Reporter: Whats your present situation?
Devika:: I have a happy life with my family at present. I
was participated in some physiological programs which was
conducted by HELP-O for rebuild and strong mind. As it is
very difficult to find large amount of money at once we
obtained a loan from FAO through HOLDE Womens Co-
operative. It was a great strength to build up our kitchen
and was a great help to rebuild by business. I developed mybusiness step by step through theloan that I received.
I would like to say, we got a free chicken mesh and got a loan Rs. 20000 in
HOLDE Womens co-operative in last month to develop my business. At present
Im very happy about my courage and mysuccess.
Written By: Nadeesha Dilhani
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Board of Directors Meeting
HOLDE Womens Co-operative is working especially for poor community of
Galle district. At the present situation is very strong network for back-up the
community in their needs. The committee is providing sustainable solution for
their problems. The director board meeting held once a month to discuss their
problems in committee, their achievements, and their needs together. Thismonths board of director meeting was held on19th October 2012 at Womens
co-op building of HELP-O .The main things discussed in the meeting are,
Adduced the loan applications to the committee
Discussed about the new accountant for the director board Discussed about the new activities to the development committee Discussed the new step for the HOLDE Womens co-operative Discussed about committee responsibilities
The board of directors discussed the main needs of transferring to the peoples
movement to HOLDE Womens Co-operative. This is a very strong network for
committee members to develop their business & lifestyle at this moment. This
was a best opportunity to discuss about their situation. The HOLDE Womens
Co-operative is trying to improve the living status of the members of the
branches. The boards of members are leading the community and raise their
own voice on their common needs.
HOLDE Womens held another loan distribution.
We are happy to say that we have received loan to 03 beneficiaries of HOLDE
womens co-op from the Community Livelihood Action Facility Network (CLAF
NET). Two of the beneficiaries were Walawwathta branch and other beneficiary
was Aththiligoda branch.
This loan was distributeD as the housing loan for to continue their housing
constructions. Two of the loans distributed to Walawwaththa branch on 16 thOctober 2012 and other loan will distribute to Aththiligoda branch in next
month.
Also, the HOLDE Womens co-operative distributed loans to 02 beneficiaries in
China Garden & 14 beneficiaries in Malawanna branches for self employments
on 25th & 30th October 2012.
Written By: Mihirani Isanka
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he waste collection and waste management is large problem in the world. Also, all the
ople are searching a sustainable solution in this problem. HELP O Eco Green Company
ves a better solution for that problem. We can get bio gas and organic liquid fertilizers from
o gas plant. The final result of this reduced the waste collection.
ELP O Eco Green Company has been able to implement so many bio gas plants in various
aces as Hospitals, hotels, camps, garments, tea factories.
the moment we have started to install bio gas plants in Matale Municipal Council,
ampaha Makawita fair, Negambo hospital and few other places and it will completed in the
xt month.
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