Community Development

Micro Finance Program for Community Empowerment HELP‐O’s microfinance unit issues small loans to the rural poor who cannot qualify for traditional banking credit.    Micro‐finance is often seen as the only way they can establish a business and lift themselves out of poverty.  In 2006, we received two loans from Norwegian NGO, The Stromme Foundation, totaling 12.2…

Sanitary Project for Better Life Most of infrastructural facilities in Galle district have destroyed by Tsunami disaster. Roads,  Channels,  Water  supply,  Electricity  &  many  other common  needs were demanded for people. The main issue that arises through all of these is the difficulties of providing water and sanitary facilities.   Therefore we have been implementing projects to facilitate…

Housing Project for Upgrade the Living Conditions We have been constructing about 29 new houses in Galle district for homeless families who have affected due to the tsunami disaster. We are oriented the affected people who don’t have land or property ownership. Government and Some Non-Government Organizations have been providing houses for some affected people….

Fisheries Project for Livelihood Development The people living in coastal area were the seriously affected community by the Tsunami disaster on 26th of December 2004. It is about 60% of them subjected to fisheries. Their one and only source of living was destroyed. Their Land, resident and properties were destroyed and also some of valuable…

Rehabilitation Project & Cleaning Project In 2004 many of districts were badly affected by the Tsunami. Galle and Matara are two districts badly affected. HELP‐O implemented cleanup program with the affected people and we able to rebuild their minds for a positive way and this is psychosocial program activity. Cleaning the city was very essential…