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About
us
1993 HEDO has begun under social mobilization project
of Center for Human Development (CHFD) in Kegalle which is facilitated
by Norway Development Fund. While the government had been run a poverty
elevating program called Janasaviya Trust Fund (JTF) HEDO was a regional
organization of CHFD.
ORIGINE OF HEDO
In 1993, the government of Sri Lanka implemented Janasaviya Trust
Fund (JTF) project with assistant from World Bank (WB) to address the
rural poverty in whole country. The Centre for Human Development (CFHD)
at Tholangamuwa responsible for the implementation of this project in
Kegalle District.
In 1994, JTF project was changed due to the government change and
the new government introduced another program called "Samurdi".
Various issues arisen in village level due to stopping the JTF program.
Social Mobilization program implemented under the JTF program was very
popular and it builds confidence among the rural community. In 1995, A
Community Organization was set up with participation of community who
has organized under the JTF project. Financial support and necessary instructions
was given by the CFHD at Tholangamuwa, The managing director of HEDO was
given the responsibilities to strengthen this organization as an independent
organization. In 1996 this community organization reregistered as a "Human
& Environment Development Organization (HEDO)".
POPULAR IN SRI LANKA
In 1998, HEDO implemented "vermyculture for Rehabilitation of
Barren Land" project with assistant from Community Environment
Facility of Ministry of Environment. This project has selected among
best 10 projects in Sri Lanka. Media highlighted this and HEDO is getting
more demand.
HEDO been granted an opportunity to promote vermy culture around the
country by UNDP/ GEF
CAPACITY BUILDING OF HEDO
HEDO started to built-up connections with several funding agencies
in Sri Lanka from 1998.
| Project Title |
Location |
Time Period |
Funding Agency |
| Wermiculture for Reclamation of Barren Land |
Deraniyagala Division |
1998-1999 |
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Conservation of Genetic Resources Indigenous Medicine |
Deraniyagala Division |
2001-2002 |
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Vermy culture sustainable Agriculture |
Deraniyagala Division |
2001-2002 |
UNDPed Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| Micro Hydro Project Janahithagama |
Deraniyagala Division |
2001-2002 |
UNDP GEF / SGP |
| Regeneration Energy for Rural Economic Development |
Deraniyagala Division |
2001-2006 |
RERED Project
DFCC Bank |
| Social Mobilization & Empowerment |
Deraniyagala Division |
2001-2006 |
Development Fund / Friends of Lanka |
| Water Supply & Sanitation Project |
Deraniyagala Division |
2003-2004 |
ADB / Water Board of Sri Lanka |
| Tropical Forest Conservation Conservation of "Rajuruwagala"
Forest through Community Participatory |
Deraniyagala Division |
2005-2006 |
UNDP / PTF Conservation of Tropical Forest |
Staff of HEDO has obtained Capacity Building Training Programs from
Friends of Lanka (FOL) - Kegalle / Development Fund- Norway
Participatory Rural Approach (PRA)
Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (PM&E)
Organizational Development (OD)
Training of Trainers (ToT)
Project Cycle Management (PCM)
Marketing
Financial Management
Also FOL assists HEDO by connecting their Foreign Volunteers
Nepalian volunteer and 02 Norwegien Voulnteers worked with us under
the South South and North South Exchange programme implemented by
Friends of Lanka, funded by fredskorpset (FK) Norway
Two University students from England worked with us in the field of
Micro Hydro. (2005-2006)
Norwegian Volunteer visited to our organization to share the knowledge
of organic farming in 2006.
Services provided by HEDO
Consulting of Micro Hydro and Pico Hydro
Training on Ecological Farming
Training on PRA & PME
Consultancy of Social Mobilization
Computer Trainings
HEDO took its first step for the financial sustainability of the organization
by starting small scale business with community.
Production of Mushrooms
Production of Kithul jaggry and trickle (Jaggery plam Products)
production of Compost Manure
Acknowledgement
Friends of Lanka (FOL)
The center for human development (CFHD)
Norway Development fund
FredsKorpset
UNDP/GEF/PTF
Practical action Sri Lanka
Green Movement of Sri Lanka GMSL)
Sri Lanka Nature Forum (SLNF)
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