1. Women for Development Alternatives
Facilitation Programme for villagers to discuss with their Council
Representators in Wellawaya Pradesheeya Sabha.
Date : 22/07/2011
Venue : Uwa wellassa meeting hall at Handapaanagala
Time : 10.30 a.m-2.15.p.m
Intension
As our prior agenda on revealing common issues in Wellawaya pradesheeya sabha
(PS) domain to its candidates who contested for the same PS , after the
Pradesheeya Sabha election ,we arranged the villagers and their representator’s
meeting to share villager’s needs with their members of pradesheeya sabha on 22 nd
July 2011.The main objective of this meeting was prepare a working plan to
implement actual needs of villagers than come up the promises have made by their
candidates in prior- election.
It was a priceless opportunity for villagers to meet their representators as
pradesheeya sabha members in post- election.
Opening session of the meeting
The meeting started at 10.30am, 36 women and men leaders have participated from
Weherayaya county, Wherayaya, Thelulla39, Keheliya, Randeniya, Randenigoda,
Neluwagala, Ethiliwewa, DS gama, Buduruwagala, Mahawelamulla in Wellawaya
PS. Mr.Kolin Amarasinghe, the Chairman of the district human rights committee
and Ms.Swarnalatha the chairman of the SAVISTHRI district committee in
Monaragala , welcomed the participants. Then Ms.Padma Pushpakanthi addressed
the meeting and explained the importance of reconciliation and bridging in between
the people of the domain and their representators to come up with comfortable
environment of their living background through identifying actual needs of the
electorate. She further stated that it is the responsibility of each person to work with
their representators of the PS in every possible links and women should play as
main focus to attain peace.
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2. She also brought out to the notice of the participants that as the villagers of this PS
division are lucky because of they have opportunity to work in philanthropically
with their members of the Wellawaya PS.
In next step meeting was open for reveal the main issues that villagers have been
suffering in long time and village committee leaders nicely organized and displayed
in posters about their actual needs. The Chairman and appropriate members of the
PS have responded therewithal for all issues have arisen in the meeting.
PS members in the programme
Participants in the programme
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3. Issues from the audience and response from members of PS
Issues presented from Neluwagala,Keheliya
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4. Issues drafted by D.S.gama,Mahawelamulla
Issues From Weherayaya County,Weherayaya,Karandenigodayaya
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5. Thelulla Issues
At the end of this PS member’s meeting Ms.Samanthi,Programme manager in
SAVISTHRI discussed with the villagers and draft a work plan for identify most
important needs that have to do in near future as well as selected responsible
persons by the audience for carry out that work plan.
We departed from Uwa Wellassa office in handapanagala around 4.00p.m on 18 th
July 2011.
Participants for the journey from Colombo SAVISTHRI office
1) Ms. Padma Pushpakanthi National Secretary,SAVISTHRI
2) Ms.K.P.Somalatha Network Facilitator,SAVISTHRI
3) Ms.W.S.P.Perera Programme Manager,SAVISTHRI
The report evolved by Ms.W.S.P.Perera, Programme Manager, SAVISTHRI on 19th
July 2011.
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