Awareness-Island-wide Projects

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Island-wide Projects

Awareness Material

CHA district offices are equipped with detailed topographical district maps of the area. As well leaflets, pamphlets and posters relating to habitat types found within the districts, organic farming and composting and other relevant issues are available. An illustrative poster dealing with the six main natural hazards affecting Sri Lanka and their effects is now available. Most of this information is accessible in all three languages

Workshops / Awareness Programmes

District	Collaborative Org	Workshop Type	Participants
Galle	Coastal Conservation Department District Secretariat / Agriculture Dept. Ruhunu Medical Faculty	Exhibition on Environment Conservation & Management Biodegradable food wrapping sheet production Health and the Environment Awareness campaign for rural communities	General public / Community Protection Network CBO's Selected small scale shop owners, producers and youth groups (~ 25 persons) General public in three selected villages (80 householders)
Ampara	Central Environment Authority	Importance of Tree planting & plant distribution	Selected school children
Kalutara	Education division and Met Dept	Climate change and natural hazards	Selected schools in the division
Batticaloa	Local NGO's - CHRD & MEESAN	Street Play/Drama Awareness campaign & Art competition on environmental issues	General public and school children
Galle / Matara / Hambantota	. Ruk Rakagano (local NGO)	Importance of Bio diversity and tree planting workshops	Selected schools throughout the three districts in specific divisions (~ 1500 st.)

RukRaks south coast programme

Implemented via a local tree planting organization -RukRakagano- this programme was spread throughout the south coast concentrating on school awareness and planting within the schools compounds and coastal peripheral areas. A total of 1845 children were reached within 75 schools for the awareness programme with over 1500 plants being distributed and planted

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No. 86, Rosmead Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.