Livelihood Development Project Lives and properties have been sacrificed to the Indian Ocean due to recent Tsunami disaster. The livelihoods of citizens in Sri Lanka have been destroyed against their sights. Therefore, we had to go towards them to assist with their survival. Thus, HELP‐O started, initially, to collect real information of affected people and…
HELP-O is a Non-Government Organization (NGO) established in 1992 by a team ofprofessionals with commitment to make Sri Lanka a better, happier place to live in harmonywith the nature.HELP-O has the following vision:“Equitable Economic Development, Social Justice & Safer Environment for All”.Its mission is “To identify the need of risks confronted by Sri Lankan communities…
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…
