Intellectual and social development programmes
- Income of happiness and love within the family unit.
- Drug and smoking prevention programme
- Implementation of social and cultural features.
- Programmes for celebrating international days.
- International Women’s Day - 03rd March
- International Anti- smoking day (Mathata thita)
- International Literacy - 08th September
- International children and Elders’ Day - 01st October
- International Poverty Eiminationl 07 - 17th October
"Diriya Piyasa" Housing programmes (low income/war heroes/disabled)
Action has been taken since 1966 under Samurdhi Programme to provide houses “Diriya Piyasa’ housing programme to implemented throughout the island with the aim of providing shelter to Samurdhi recipients. In this connection contributions have been made by the Social Development Foundation and Housing Lottery Fund. In view of the Progress made by this programme the programme of supplying houses on Treasury allocation was started in 2006.
- Criteria for Providing Houses:
- Families of which the principal bread winner is dead or has abandoned his family or defunct families.
- Should be very desperate samurdhi recipients who do not possess houses.
- Very low income families who are not Samurdhi recipients.
- Families in which children, particularly girls are under threat or are unsafe.
- Families where children look after their aged parents.
- War Heroes Housing Programme
- particular, construction of houses for families of war heroes who died in the 04th Vanni operation.
- For disabled war heroes.
"Samurdhi kakulu"children's club programme
An active children’s club is to be formed in every village. Children of such clubs should be invited twice a month and a programme on social activity should be performed for them. All children living in the village should be categories according to the following groups and form clubs for them. 5-9 years / 10-14 years / 15-18 years. Every year cultural and literary competitions will be held according to the age groups in order to harness their cultural and literal skills.The competitions will be held at zonal, divisional , district and national levels and the winners at the national level will be awarded prizes , certificates and cups.
Model village programme
Development of one village in each Divisional Secretary’s division in one year has been launched under the model village programme. Aim of this programme is to select a poor village in each division and to provide infrastructure facilities needed by the community and to make it a prosperous village rich in social values under the intellectual development programme.
