Brief progress on CPN
CPN Action Plan Progress- Hambanthota District – 2008
Focus Area |
Activity |
No programmes |
Progress/future |
Human rights |
Awareness programs for GNs |
2 |
One awareness program was completed at Ambalantota DS division.
One is pending.
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Awareness program for Community |
1 |
A program to enhance the awareness on women’s rights was held on 23rd April 2008.
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Street drama to promote legal aid organization |
1 |
The script for the street drama is preparing. |
Capacity Building |
PRA |
1 |
Care International agreed to organize a workshop. |
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Organizational management and development |
1 |
Proposal writing Training was held on 27th & 28th August |
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Training on micro credit management |
1 |
Training was held on 26th February. |
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Visit CPN member organizations |
1 |
Plan was prepared to visit 2 organizations per month |
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Trade fair |
1 |
Not scheduled |
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Field trip |
1 |
CPN members went to Batticaloa & Ampara on 9th, 10th 11th July. |
Education and Health |
Scholarship program |
1 |
Beneficiaries are selecting to commence the program from June. Now CPN members are collecting money for the program. Special meeting has organized by scholarship committee on 17th September & after holding this meeting this program carry out in this month. |
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Newspapers for Children’s clubs |
1 |
Program is in progress |
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Health programs |
2 |
Help age have agreed to provide a health clinic. |
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O/L Seminars |
1 |
Proposal is preparing |
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Blood donation |
1 |
Blood donation program is organizing to hold on month of October. |
Environment Protection |
Sramadama / Cleaning programs |
2 |
Sramadama campaign has organized to hold in September. It is a hospital cleaning program. |
CPN Action Plan Progress – Matara District -2008
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Programme |
No of Programmes |
Progress/future |
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The Programme on Legal marriage’s to Legally Unmarried People of the Plantation Sector. |
01 |
Programme was successfully Completed on 28th February at Auditorium of Divisional Secretariat Office, Kotapola. 26 couples were married there. |
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The Programme on Teaching in English to Sinhala & Tamil Children of Plantation sector. |
Regular (04 days for month) |
Classes are being successfully carried out on every Saturday at 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Kotapola Maha Vidyalaya in Deniyaya. Now it is in fifth month. Funds available for another 5 months disbursed by peace unit.
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Awareness Programme for Introduce the Consumer Affairs act. |
01 |
Programme was done in last 13th July around the Matara bus stand. More than 45 Members were participated there. |
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Puttlam Tour |
01 |
It has been done on 04th & 05th June 2008. |
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School Scholarship Programme |
01 |
Gathering data rounding CPN members & Discussed methods how to increase CPN funs.
Now we are identifying about 60 Children applications in Matara District & Compute ring with them. |
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The Programme on giving Birth certificates for the Tamil Children in Plantation sector. |
01 |
Data collection is being carrying out from Kotapola AG office |
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Data base preparation of CPN member organizations |
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- Gathering data from CPN Organizations
- Compute ring with them
- Hope to prepare the Data base
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CPN Action Pan Progress – Kalutara District - 2008
| Focus Area |
Activity |
No programmes |
Progress/future |
Education |
Educational Development Programme & Seminars |
04 schools |
After school vacation 3 schools had started the programme. Ticket books were distributed among CPN members for funds rising on 11th Sep, 08 at CPN meeting. Total amount collected by 29th September was 2000/=. There are number of ticket books still being sold. Collected money will be deposited on 30th Sep before 3 P.M. CHA fund available for this month and from next month CPN will take it over.
Successful story: We have a good impact from Gallappahala School. There were 19 total numbers of students and only one in Grade 5. That student had got through grade 5 scholarship examination. A student got through the exam after number of years this time, so credit comes to CHA & CPN.
Had to stop the programme at Veragala Sri Devamiththa School because teachers were unable to continue after school classes. |
Rights of vulnerable people |
Pension Promotion Programme
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06 |
- 02 programmes completed
- 3rd programme was conducted on 10th Sep, 08 at Panadura. There was a requirement for a follow up as well.
- Another 2 programmes will be done during October and last will be done on November.
- 2 titles have been given by CPN as follow ups.
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Pre-school |
Pre childhood development programme |
03 |
Concept paper and detailed budgets have shared with Psycho social unit and they are being progress the programme, once the funds confirm from them, 3 programmes to be organized before end of December 2008. |
Environment |
Waste collecting centre and network |
01 |
CPN decided to give up the programme since continues failures from the beginning. Even though CPN starts programme with a big effort, its future sustainability highly uncertain. |
CPN Action Plan Progress - Galle District- 2008
Focus Area |
Activity |
No programmes |
Progress/future |
Human Rights |
One day Awareness Programme on Legal System of Sri Lanka and Civil Society for 100 civil officials. |
03 |
First programme completed on 05th July 2008 for government officers at Balapitiya DS Division. More than 60 Officers participated for the work shop.
02nd programme is being planning in Nagoda. |
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Legal awareness for civil officials with Community Center for Human Rights |
01 |
Completed, Direct beneficiaries 85
Bopepoddala DS Auditorium
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Bribery and corruption Action Plan workshop |
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The programme was conducted on 3rd October 2008. 75 participants were at the programme.
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Education |
IT Training- School children |
Regular (monthly) |
Continuing, Direct beneficiaries 40, no expenses |
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IT Training- Unemployed youth |
03 |
Completed, Direct beneficiaries 15, no expenses |
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IT Training- University selected students |
02 |
Completed, Direct beneficiaries 30, no expenses |
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English Classes for inter ethnic students |
Regular (monthly) |
35 students, conducting in each Saturday, 3 hours. Continuing Rs. 4000.00 per month
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Tamil Classes |
Regular
(monthly) |
 Continuing in each Saturday, 3 hours. 35 (students, government officers) Baddegama. Continuing Rs. 4000.00 per month
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Promotion of Reading among children |
Regular |
 Continuing, direct beneficiaries up to now 23
no expenses Ahangama, Children home at Yakkalamulla, Baddegama
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Reading Circle for illiterate people |
10 people |
Continuing |
Capacity building |
2 Livelihood trainings on Batique for school leavers and unemployed women
With DRC |
01 |
Completed, Direct beneficiaries 60. |
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1 Livelihood trainings on Productivity in Tea Small Holdings for Tea Small Holders
With DRC |
01 |
Completed, Direct beneficiaries 45 |
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Scholarship Programme |
Monthly |
Focus for 50 students, Contribution from CPN members is being accumulating. Need bank A/C |
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Youth Forum with DRC |
4 from each D S Division |
35 youths were mobilized under this programme. 17th October |
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Distribute School items |
01 |
Direct beneficiaries 15, December with Sisusetha Foundation ( CPN member)
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Cleaning of well in Thelwattha |
01 |
60 families, Date to be decided. Redcross agreed to support. |
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CPN visits to Trinco and Bati |
01 |
Planning in progress |
CPN Action Plan Progress- Badulla District- 2008
Focus Area |
Activity |
No programmes |
Progress/future |
Capacity building |
Home Gardening Training Program |
02 |
64 women were trained.(few already practice home gardening) |
Education |
Empowering women in estates |
02 |
72 estate women were trained foreign employment and how to access the rights of EPF/ETF. Awareness on EPF/ETF was useful since many elders after retirement in estates approach agents to collect their fund. The agents take a percentage (some times 30-50 %) of the fund for their service. |
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Career Guidance Program |
01 |
16 youth were trained on choosing a career path after leaving school and exposed how to face a job interview. |
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Training for preschool teachers
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03 |
 
54 preschool teachers were trained on early childhood development, children and intelligence, attitudes toward intelligence and identity of preschool strategy of a preschool intelligence development |
CPN Action Plan Progress –Trincomalee District- 2008
Focal Area |
Progress / Follow-up |
Recycling Training for youths
Topic
Providing Recycling Training for youths
Target Group; 08 youths (under poverty level) from 4
DS Divisions :
Kuchchawali ,Trinco , Muthur and Kinniya DS Divisions
Background to Issues
After the A/L results more youths are suffering without any jobs and expect any training to be given to them so that they can create an income. The intervention aims at youths who are expecting employment trainings to get on Recycling from Mr. Nimal Hemantha who received assistance for Recycling programme from CHA EDMP and he is doing very well
CHA EDMP Recycling programme
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Three youths from three communities were selected by CPN for the CHA EDMP Recycling Training, and two youths have completed this training very successfully.
Mr. Shankar and Mr. Risvi who are the Recycling trainees attended the CPN meeting and submitted their products
 
2. Coat cutting Training
A Coat cutting Training for 12 youths who were selected by CPN held in Kinniya successfully completed the training through the CHA Livelihood project
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2.Providing assistance for poor Students
Target Group;
12 poor students
Location
Town and Gravets
Background to Issues
In Trincomalee district, there are some students from poor communities who are unable to continue their education due to lack of educational facilities. . The intervention aims, CPN members helped the 12 poor students to continue their education through the CPN traveling claim
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CPN has provided education assistance for 10 poor students through the CPN traveling claim
  
  
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3.Education Seminars for A/L and O/L students
Topic
Providing educational assistance for A/L and O/L students
Target Group;
150 A/L students and 200 O/L students
Location
Kuchchawali
Background to Issues
In Kuchchawali division, the O/L and A/L results are at very low level in every year and students are also facing difficulties without proper guidance for the extra classes (tuition class) |
CPN has distributed O/L questioner papers to school with support of the CHA DRC and PSC. |
4. CPN Resource Centre
Activities
Collected the old books and useful books from the past students and well wishers and formed the CPN resource centre in community centers of 06 DS Divisions to promote reading knowledge of the poor community
Target Group; poor communities
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Collected the old books and useful books from the past students and well wishers and formed the CPN resource centre in community centers of 06 DS Divisions and promoted reading knowledge of the poor community
Well wishers are providing very useful books to the CPN president
 
Collected books
 
CPN Resource Centre
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05. Organizing Legal Mobile Clinics
Topic
Providing legal advice and documents to displaced and vulnerable people
Location
Trincomalee district
Background to Issues
Due to the Tsunami and war more people in Trincomalee district have lost their legal documents such as birth ,death and marriage certificate and lands deeds and they do not know how where to obtain it . The intervention aims at providing documentation and advice by conducting legal mobile clinic.
Target Group:
IDP,s and vulnerable people in Trincomalee district
Working Group
CPN and volunteers
RDS
Grama Niladhari
Activities
Get the approval of the GA to conduct the mobile clinic
Select the areas
Conduct two mobile clinic
Follow up
Reporting
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Conducted only two mobile clinic in Trincomalee district
01st CHA legal mobile clinic
A CHA legal mobile clinic was held on Saturday the 03rd of November 2007 at Kinniya and 43 clients participated
RESOURCE PERSONS
M.C.Sabarullah (Attorney-at-Law-CHA)
M.H.Rahfi (Attorney-at-Law)
A.S.M. Saheer (Attorney-at-Law)
PARTICIPANTS
J.Nilamdeen (CHA)
F.Riyas –CPN Volunteers
Mohammed Naleem (President-RDS)
Complaints made at this clinic are categorized as follows:
Type Total
Birth Certificate 06
Death Certificate 01
Land 08
Obtaining NIC 02
Maintenance 01
Miscellaneous 25
Total No of Issues 43
 
02nd Legal mobile clinic
CHA organized a Free Legal mobile clinic through the CPN activities which was held on 26th of January 2008 at Irakkakandy of Kuchchawali divisions and 40 clients participated
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6.Mobilizing professionals (sector wise) in the District/ Divisional CPN
- Public Sector
Central Govt.
Provincial Council
Local Authorities
Market/ Business Sector
Corporations
Private / corporate
Co-operatives
Civil Society
Universities
NGOo
Trade/ Professional Associations |
CPN Mobilized 25 professionals in the sector wise in the district CPN meeting
Public Sector -05
Market/Business Sector -03
Civil society -17
Chamber Human Rights Commission
 
Social Service Dept
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7. Capacity / Confidence building programmes for CPN members and volunteers
1. Intensive Training Programmes
2. Awareness Programmes
3. Networking
4. Study Visits |
CPN made a study visit to Batticaloa and attended the CPN meeting which was held on 25th of October 2007 at the Batticoloa Culture Hall
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