2008 annual report - helpo

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Annual Report HELP-O

2008 - 2009

Human & Environment Links Progressive Organization (HELP-O)

No.364 / 18 A, Samagi Mawatha,

Dangedara,Galle, Sri Lanka.

T.P / Fax 091 4380121

E-Mail [email protected] Web www.help-o.lk

This annual report shows about the

achievement of the year and what are the

services that provided by the organization to

grass root level community.

During the year we got an award from the

Japan Housing Association for provide

shelters for homeless people. For this

Panasonic company was sponsored. We

constructed 27 houses for the homeless

people and established a peoples movement.

HELP O also implement micro finance

program for provide financial support for the

grass root level self employees through many

people developed their monthly income and

living standard too.

One of the best achievements is weimplemented a biogas program with

participation of United Nations Development

Program and Central Environment Authority

and we constructed 09 community biogas

units in Galle Municipal Council area. From

this program we able to generate some jobs

for the jobless persons and now they are

getting monthly allowance from this

program.


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2008 - 2009 Annual Report HELP-O 2

Contents

1. Background of the Organization2.

Introduction of the Programs

3. Short Message of Mr. Chathura Welivitiya Chairman / Chief Executive4. Community Biogas Programs5. Mahamodara Hospital Biogas Program6. Gampaha Municipal Council Biogas Program7. Balapitiya IUCN Biogas Program8. Welson Pura Practical Action Biogas Program9. IYSH Memorial Program10.Livelihood Support Activities SMAGL Project11.Rehabilitation Tsunami Victims R.R.L.C Project12.Community Model Farm13.Paraliya Handy Craft Program14.World Habitat day Program15.Scholarships for the Prisoners Children16.Coir Mill Paraliya17.Especial events of HELP-O18.HELP-O S taff Participated International Programs19.HELP-O Board of Directors and Staff20.HELP-O Partners and Donors21.HELP-O Annual Audit Report


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Background

Human & Environment Links Progressive Organization (HELP O) is a non profit

organization which was established on 1993 under Social Welfare act of the Sri Lanka.

The organization is implementing many programs for the grass root level people in

southern province. One of the main fundamentals of the organization

To treat the poor community. To accept that community development is with Human and child right protection. To accept that the community is aware. To accept that the community cannot be classified by their religion , race, caste, and

the social status

To accept the position that the community should be given the leadership whenpreparing programs

To refrain from party politics To help the community and learn from them.HELP O is always dedicating to protect the environment and provide legal aids for

the community needs.

Introduction

In 2008 we implemented many programs for the grass root level community. One of our

main activities is livelihood support for community. We have been supported from

many sides to improve the livelihood one side is providing financial support for the

grass root level community and second is build the capacity of the community throughthe awareness and exchange the experience.

On that year we implemented another housing program for the homeless people and

we got an international award for providing shelters for the homeless people and

forming a peoples movement. Through this peoples movement we empower the

community for a better tomorrow.

With the help of the peoples movement we implemented a biogas project and it has

much impacts now people away from the LP Gas and they have started to use the

organic fertilizer for cultivation. On the other hand the total waste has been decreased

as one of reason of this biogas program. We can burn the Methane gas and it heals the

environment and it directly effect to the Global Warming.

For our organization 2008 year was very success and achieved many target during the

year with the community.


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Mr. Chathura Welivitiya Chairman / Chief Executive HELP-O

2008 year was successful year for our organization. On that year we

could able to reach many targets that we focused on beginning of the

year. One of the most successful program is community biogasprogram this is first time that we used this concept for the waste

management. The concept is Public Private Partnership and program

was very success.

In end of the year our organization got an international award name International Year

of Shelter for Home less People (IYSH) for providing shelters for homeless people and

establishing a peoples movement. I think this is one of our major achievements of the

year.

Also we could able to construct more houses for the homeless people of the Galle

district. And through our Micro Finance program we helped to more than 1000 selfemployees for improve their living standard. The peoples movement that we formed

has been expanded.

In next year we expect to expand our services for many people with good quality. Our

next year concept is Through the Experience Sharing Empower the community

Community Biogas Programs

In 2008 HELP-O has implemented manyenvironment programs with support of UNDP.

On that time the total waste collection was 50 tons

per day and the Galle Municipal Council didnt

have a good dumping system. On that time HELP-

O has planned to decrease this and find a

sustainable solution for it. Many citizens were

suffering from this serious problem even many

children were affected to diseases.

This program was implemented with Central Environment Authority (CEA), UNDP,Galle Municipal Council (GMC) and the peoples movement that we have formed.

Through this program we have constructed 09 Biogas units in Galle Municipal Council

area. After started this program the total waste collection were decreased for 25 tons per

day and for this biogas process is one of reasons.


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Biogas units and community has started to cultivated with organize manure

HELP-O has introduced a tricycle to collect the organic

wastes. The cyclist collects the waste from small hotelsand restaurants. Through that we could able to

decrease the waste collection and we motivated the

community for decrease irregular waste dumping. We

achieved to decrease the methane gas emission to air

and its directly effects to the global warming. Now

waste has a value because through the biogas units

they can get biogas for cooking purposes many

members has started the many self employees like making lunch packets, making string

hopes and other short eats.The community has started to cultivate from the Organic fertilizer this fertilizer was

very popular because it has good efficiency. The members of the peoples company use

this fertilizer for the cultivation. This is one of good benefits for the community as well

as for the environment. Also we are following new

method for colleting waste. The strategy is using a

tricycle for carry the waste. The cyclist is monitoring

by the village peoples company branch. And they

collect daily amount for carrying the waste from

hotels and factories and small restaurants. The village

peoples company members have started to bottle thisfertilizer and sell it now they have more incomes for

the peoples company branch. Under this program we

construct 08 Biogas units in community level in various Municipal council areas which

waste highly generate areas.


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Mahamodara Hospital Biogas Program

Our second Hospital Biogas program was

conducted in Mahamodara Teaching hospital

because this is the second main hospital of the Galleand many people daily coming to this hospital and

waste generation is high. Early time they suffer

from this program Municipal could not able to solve

this massive problem and Hospital expended much

money for the LP Gas usage.

Then UNDP and HELP-O could able to solve this

problem through a constructing a biogas unit for this hospital. This program also

implemented under Community Biogas program

which was funded by UNDP. Also we have providedsome technical programs for them now the problem

has been solved. Now they have a profit from the

biogas now they could able to earn more than Rs.30,

000 monthly from this biogas program. Also they

have started to sort the waste inside of the hospital.

Now they dump more than 500 KG organic waste per

day and rest of other waste they collect it and recycle it.

Gampaha Municipal Council Biogas Program

Gampaha city is one of main city of the western province and many people are coming

to this city for various purposes. The daily waste collection is more than 55 tons per

day. 75% is organic waste from the total waste that means they can use this waste to

valuable thing.


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HELP-O and the Municipal Council agreed to provide a sustain solution to this waste

problem. Through this understanding they came to Galle to study this program and

agreed to start this program in their area. Pilisaru Project was funded for this program

and this is a public private partnership waste management program. At this moment

Municipal Council provides biogas to neighbor houses and collects Rs.500 each month

and this program became an income generating program. And they could able to find a

sustain solution to their waste problem.

We constructed 02 biogas units in their land that can dump one ton organic waste per

day. Now they expect to cultivate from this organic fertilizer which gets from the biogas

units.

Balapitiya Biogas Program (Madu River Biogas program)

Balapitiya is one of main tourist area and Madu River is a good wetland in all over the

world and this wetland has many threats. HELP-O and IUCN has been involved to

protect this valuable wetland through a constructing a Biogas unit and conducting

many awareness programs. The main topics were to decrease the mangroves cutting as

an energy source and stop the waste dumping to water. Most of residents are cutting

the mangroves for generate the energy and they dont have an enough place to dump

the waste in a proper way.

Also we expect to establish a strong community

network to protect this land and empower them to

face a good tomorrow. When constructing the bio

gas unit we could get community support

maximally for some activities. According to that

we could get the support from them for preparing

bio gas plant

site, cleaning

the site, and

other small

works. Through these activities some good

attitudes for bio gas unit can be created in theirmind. Then they tend to protect the bio gas unit as

they think that it is there own property. Through

establishing the bio gas unit it can be reduced

cutting mangroves as fuel wood for cooking

purposes. Most of people have been started to cultivation with using organic fertilizer

which they get from the Biogas unit.


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Welson Pura Biogas Program

Welson Pura is one of most populated place in Galle city and most of people are street

vendors and they dont have a proper income and toilets. Most of people are living in

slums their health situation and other infrastructure facilities are very low. On that areahave public toilets and Galle Municipal Council is carrying the sewerage waste but that

is not possible always because they have to expend much money for this purpose. And

the public toilet is not good for use it should be repair as soon as possible.

When it rains the toilet pit overflow and manydiseases spread with in this area and residents

had to face big programs through this program

and without fixing this problem. But Practical

Action and HELP-O could able to solve this

massive problem. From this program we

establish a Biogas unit that can use sewerage and

organic waste now people are getting the biogas

for cooking purpose. Before they used LP Gas

and Fire wood for this purpose and most of beneficiaries are making short eats and this work became much easy through this

biogas unit.

Before Construction After Construction


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IYSH International Award for HELP O

Human & Environment Links Progressive Organization (HELP O) got the 21st

International Year of Shelter for Homeless (IYSH) award from Japanese Housing

Association and Panasonic Company. Our organization has nominated for this awardby the CITYNET Japan.

After the Tsunami many people got houses and other facilities from many donors but

we met some families didnt get a house because one reason that is they were lived on

Government land because of this reason they didnt get a house from the outside they

were lived in small tents with lots of difficulties. Our organization has requested from

government to provide a land to construct the houses for those people but we cold not

able to find it.

After that we get the help of Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) for a purchase

a land and we got the help of A.N.P.A.S Italian Organization for construct the house.With those people help we could able to construct 27 houses for those homeless people

in Manavila.

Before

After constructed houses


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Our organization got the 21st IYSH Award in 2008 for those activities. The

commemoration ceremony was held on Pastoral Hotel Tokyo the chief guest of the

ceremony was Mr. Yasushi Kanko Senior vice minister of Land, Infrastructure,

Transport and Tourism. Also for this occasion participated special guest from the Sri

Lankan Embassy and professors of universities and members of CITYNET and some

other government agent participated to that program.

From the IYSH Fund we received 01 Million and through this fund we constructed

houses under recovery process. This fund will recover by the Village peoples

movement and the organization is monitor about this fund. Under this we gave this

opportunity for the 18 members to reconstruct their houses. Every person has low

income and they cant go the bank and get a loan to reconstruct their houses. HELP-O is

only monitoring this fund and recovery we facilitate to the village peoples movement

to implement this fund is sustained and proper way.

Livelihood Support Activities SMAGL Project

The other program was Micro Finance program with

support of Stromme Micro Finance Asia Guarantee Ltd.

Through this program we provide financial facilities for

the start the self employment. We implement the MicroFinance program through peoples movement that we

established after the Tsunami disaster. We got the

support from Stromme Micro Finance Asia Guarantee

Ltd. From our program grass root level community gets

the leadership for monitor and implements the program they lead the others.

The Moment getting the Award and Special gift from chairman of Panasonic Company


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During the year we disbursed 1197 on Galle and Matara Districts. Our organization

process is little different the community participation is high of our program. The client

has chosen by the group and they present this request to their village peoples

movement branch after getting the approval of the all treasurers they submit the loan

application to organization. From village peoples movement branch recommend many

loan applications and leaders provide those applications to the organization after

monitor the all applications we provide the financial support for the necessary self

employees to develop the business.

Also the organization has organized many awareness programs for the grass root level

community to develop the capacity like leadership, basic accounting, book keeping, and

social mobilization programs. HELP O also provide technical assistance to the grass

root level community and we help them to find the market that they could not able

reach to market.

R.R.L.C Project Rehabilitation Tsunami Victims

In Weligama and Matara Districts were badly effected to Tsunami Disaster and many

people have lost their every thing. HELP-O and Stromme Micro Finance Asia

Guarantee Ltd involved a micro finance program to rebuild their lives. We have started

this program on end of the 2007 and provided loans for 843 people to improve their

living standard and the lost livelihood. At this moment people are repaying this money.

Most of people could able to start new self employment through this help also we guide

them to start this new self employment.Still we provide the guidelines to expand their business and market. As a second step

we could able to organize them to one purpose. Now they became our peoples

movement members not they can get bigger loan to expand their business. They save

the money in their small groups and the organization monitor about this fund and

through this fund they get instant loans for their daily needs.

Started New Self Employments of Tsunami Affected People


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Community Model farm

Our organization has been involved to establish a

community model farm in Samagiwatta Area. There

is an abandon land which is belongs to the NationalHousing Development Authority (NHDA) and

request from them to get the permission to cultivate

this land for the community.

We conducted many awareness programs for them to

aware about new

cultivation techniques and strategies. At this moment

they have cultivated this garden and only manure we

used is Organic Fertilizer which gets from the biogas

unit. For this effort many peoples movement wereparticipated and they worked voluntary to success

this goal. Under many awareness programs we aware

them about how to cultivate within a small capacity

and what are the suitable techniques for this. After

those programs most of people have started to cultivate in their homes.

Paraliya Handy Craft Program

Paraliya village is one of main Tsunami Affected place of thedown south. Many people are making handy crafts as an

income generation activity. Professor Lani Gunawardana a

person is living on USA for a long time and she become

interest to help those people. She made a link with the

Peacecraft organization. They have been agreed to provide a

Handy Craft order to uplift their living standard.

Under this link we have prepared to ship the samples of those peoples productions.

Through this order we expect to uplift those peoples life and living standard. The all

producers were Tsunami Affected people.


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World Habitat day Program

HELP-O and Natioan Housing Development Authority (NHDA) has been

implementing programs for celebrate the World Habitat day. Under this program we

conduct awareness for the School children. We provide the resource person as avoluntary service. Every year we conduct this program for the school children. Manly

we discuss about future cities and we conduct some cleaning campaigns in low income

settlements. Through those programs we expect to aware them about the value of clean

and green environment.

Scholarships for the Prisoners Children

Our organization implementing another social work that is provides scholarships for

the prisoners children. This function is conducting from many years. Through this

program we expect to give a strong support for the children who have good skills but

have many difficulties. Every year we provide scholarships for the 22 students. We are

conducting this from our own funds and we dont have a sponsor for this program. We

have started this program since 1998 year.

Through this support many students could able to overcome their challenges because

they dont have any support from the outside and our organization is monitor about

these kids in every year. On that year Prison Welfare Association of Galle Prison has

been decided to construct a house for the prisoner and HELP-O also able to sponsor for

this house too.


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Coir Mill Paraliya

During the last few months HELP-O able to provide another

facility for the Tsunami Affected people of the Paraliya by

providing Coir mill with the support of SPF OrganizationFrance. In this year we conducting this continually with the

participation and involving of the grass root level community.

From this mill we can provide the coir need of the area and

most of beneficiaries are our peoples movement members and

we sell this coir a little less price than the market price because through this we expect

to uplift their lives and living standard too.

Especial Events of HELP-O

A drama for the Worlds Food dayOur organization also contributed the capacity for celebrate the Worlds Food Day with

the involvement of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2008. Our

contribution was present a drama which is say about Climate Change and Secure the

Foods for the Future.

Celebrate the Tsunami Anniversary 2008For this program more than 1000 people were participated and all religious were

participated to this occasion. We have light the oil lamps in streets and whole nightconduct a paritta program and when the morning time we gave arms giving. We

celebrate this function with the people who affected to Tsunami every year.

Experience Exchange Program Panadura & GalleDuring this time ASIA ONLUS has been organized a experience exchange program

with Galle cities. Through this program they could able to learn about HELP-O created

peoples movement process and strategies & followed also the structure of the peoples

movement. Also they find out the function process of the community biogas program.

Community Resource CenterWith the Support of CITYNET, HELP-O started a Community Resource Centre after the

Tsunami Disaster. In this year we could able to conduct many awareness programs

about disaster also establish a peoples movement branch on that area with the

participation of Galle Municipal Mayor in 2009. We expect to conduct more programs in

next year too in this resource center.


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HELP-O Staff Participated International Program

KLRTC X111 Intergraded Urban Planning for Sustainable Urban M anagement

In March 2008 the organization got a chance to participate for the Kuala Lumpur

Regional Training Center (KLRTC X111 Program). For this meeting Mrs. K.K.

Abeywickrama Executive Director were participated. The topics of the program are

Green Building Public Private Partnership Solid Waste Management Climate Change Gender Perspective in Planning

As one of main outcomes of the program areExperience Exchange and Information Sharing

between cities and organizations. Through this

program we could able to absorb much

knowledge and we used that when we

implement waste management program. This

program was conducted in Malaysia with the

participation of CITYNET Japan. From the

learned things we have implemented success

waste management programs with the Public

Private Partnership Program. Through this program learned how to involve private

sector for the waste management. CITYNET was main organizer and also they have

funded for this program.

Perspective Building on Social Performance Management India

In 2008 October HELP-O got another opportunity

for participate another training program which was

conducted in India about Perspective Building on

Social Performance Management. For this training

program Mrs. K.K. Abeywickrama ExecutiveDirector were participated. Social Performance

Management (SPM) is a systematic approach to

putting that mission into practice. Through this

program we could able to learned about the value of

SPM and process of defining social objectives more smartly and identifying, collecting

relevant information.


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Also experience exchange and knowledge with each

other was valuable to improve the MF program of

our organization. Also discussed about the social

responsibilities including how we create a positive

changes in our clients lives. We got a chance to

learned new strategies about Micro Finance. Also

we realize that social performance is one of main

part of the Micro Finance program and able to

develop that thing of our MF program from this

programs assistance. From the Sri Lanka 10 Officers were participated include 10

Bangladesh officers.

KLRTC XIV: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in the Asia-PacificRegion

June 2008 we got another opportunity for

participate training program which is

conducted in Malaysia. The program is

about Sustainable Solid Waste Management

in the South Asia Pacific Region. From

our organization Mr. Darshana Maduranga

Project Manager was participated to this

program. This program was very useful to

uplift our waste management program inproper way.

The topics of the program are

Challenges and Opportunities on Urban Solid Waste Management in the Asia-Pacific Region

Planning for Sustainable Solid Waste Management Financing and Funding of Urban Solid Waste Management Service Provision in Solid Waste Management Global Warming and Solid Waste


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Micro Finance Exchange Program - Bangladesh

HELP-O could able to join another great

program which is about the Micro Finance.

This program has been supported by the

Stromme Micro Finance Asia Guarantee Ltd.

And this is an experience exchange program

between Bangladesh and Other countries. This

is a great opportunity for us to study about the

Micro Finance program and strategies and new

techniques. Ms. Dulmini Wickramasinghe was

selected as one of participant. The total period

of the program is one year. During this time they can learn about theory and practical

things of the micro finance.

This program conducting from the beginning level and this program is also use to

develop our MF Program. This experience exchange program was very useful to

develop our program we could able to share their experience with our officer.

HELP-Os Partners and Donors

We would like to thanks to all our partners and donors because we got their support to

implement those program in sustain and success way. Without their help we could not

able to implement this kind of service to the public and for environment. Here we

mention about all donors who supported us in this years. Ones again we want to thanks

to our donors and the donors are

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Central Environment Authority (CEA) & Pilisaru Program International Union for Conservation Nature (IUCN) Practical Action OrganizationJapanese Housing Association (JHA) CITYNET Japan IYSH Memorial Committee Panasonic Company Japan Stromme Micro Finance Asia Guarantee Ltd (SMAGL) Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR)


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But even though donations were crucial in getting the projects off the ground, none of

this work would have happened without the full co-operation of the following partners.

Also we want to thanks them too for giving this full of support for implement those

mention programs in proper time.

Southern Provincial Council Galle District Secretariat Galle Municipal Council Balapitiya Pradeshiya Saba Balapitiya Divisional Secretariat National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) Gampaha Municipal Council Our board of Directors Karapitiya Hospital & Management Galle Prison Schools in Galle Urban Development Authority (UDA)

Sevanatha Galle Police Station Housing and Livelihood Development Peoples Company (HLDPC) Sri Lanka Nature Forum (SLNF) ASIA ONLUS Organization SPF Organization France United State Agency for International Development (USAID) Mahamodara Hospital and Management


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Names of HELP-O Board of Directors

1. Mr. Chathura Welivitiya - Chairman Chief Executive2. Mr. Amarasinhe Kudagallara - Wise Chairman (President Coordination Director)3. Advocate M. Wimalarathna - Director Independent Television Network4. Mrs. K.K. Abeywickrama - Former Deputy Secretary Southern Province5. Dr. Jayasiri Lokuge - Treasure HELP-O6. Mr. Thilak Kariyawasam - National Coordinator Sri Lanka Nature Forum7. Mr. Sampath Atukorala - Secretary HELP-O

Names of HELP-O S taff

1. Mr. Chathura Welivitiya - Chairman/ Chief Executive2. Ms. K.K. Abeywickrama - Executive Director3. Mr. Sampath Athukorala - Secretary4. Mr. Darshana Maduranga - Project Manager5. Mr. Rasika Hewawithrana - Micro Finance Manager6. Ms. D.L Indunil Manohari - Accountant7. Mr. Janaka Chandrajith - Field Accountant8. Ms. A. Chamila - Assistant Accountant9. Ms. Ayoma Tennakoon - Field Officer10.Ms. Roshani Damayanthi - Field Officer11.Ms. Kanthi Lanka - Filed Officer12.Mr. L. Madushanka - Filed Officer13.Mr. Sally B. I - Recovery Officer14.Ms. Shasika Gamage - Receptionist15.

Mr. Mahesh Wijesinghe - Technical Officer

16.Ms. M.N.F Nuska - Computer Operator17.Mr. Isuru Ambagahawatta - Technical Assistant Officer18.Mr. Prasad Nanayakkara - Voluntary Officer (Sociology School)


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