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The  Livelihood and Income  Generation Programme is  another  motivational Micro-Financing for groups of persons such as Small Fisheries  and  Farmers co-operative and community groups.

Seth Sarana Livelihood Programme 2007 main activities >> 

Seth Sarana Livelihood Team celebrate the New Year ceremonies at  Payagala, Moratuwa, Negombo and Mattakkuliya areas.

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PLANNING MEETING - HELD AT THE JUBILEE HALL ON 24^TH MAY 2007

For the first time Seth Sarana Caritas Colombo had invited 35 Grama Niladaris from the Western Province who had helped and assisted during the time of the Tsunami, and even to date they assist mainly in house building and other activity programmes pertaining to the Tsunami/Seth Sarana Projects.                                              

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All activities were conducted at Sub Office level.

We arranged:

• 5 Primary Health training courses for 113 beneficiaries;
• 5 Human Awareness Training courses for 91 beneficiaries;
• 4 Social Awareness training courses for 73 beneficiaries;
• 1 Group Leaders training course for 11 beneficiaries;
• 6 IGP training courses for 115 beneficiaries.

We collected, in our groups, 85 loan applications: 90% of the beneficiaries has a good business plan and is qualified to receive a loan for a total amount of Rs. 2 millions.

Community based group meetings are on going regularly.

Our priorities for May: 

• Formation of Mother Societies;
• Livelihood Programme archive;
• Vocational training assessment.

Mattakkuliya Loan distribution

On the 19^th of May, at St. John’s Parish Hall in Modara, Seth Sarana provided  financial assistance to 51 people, for a total amount of more than Rs. 1.5 million.

All Modara community participated in this ceremony, arranged by Livelihood Animators Mahesh de Silva and Rasika Jayamini. A group of young people gladdened all special guests with some beautiful traditional dances.

The ceremony was attended by Rv. Fr. Marcus Ferdinandez, Vicar General of Colombo Archidiocese, Rv. Fr. Father Jude Raj Fernando, Seth Sarana Director, Rv. Br. Claude, Representative of Mattakkuliya Parish Priest, Mr. Frank Anthony, Seth Sarana Programme Manager, Mr. Susanta Abhayaratna, Moratuwa Sub Office Manager and Seth Sarana Livelihood Team.