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Institute of Social Development The Institute of Social Development (ISD) is an advocacy organization based in Kandy, Sri Lanka, dedicated to empowering marginalized communities

Successfully conducted a one-day male approach gender training workshop for male members of Community-Based Organization...
06/08/2026

Successfully conducted a one-day male approach gender training workshop for male members of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Rural Development Societies (RDS) on 1st of August 2026 in Kandy.

The programme strengthened participants' knowledge on men’s roal in community dialogue and post-Dithwah cyclone .

04/08/2026

"Worker education is a vital part of democratic rights."

Meet Muthulingam Periyasamy, our newest IFWEA Champion of Worker Education. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute of Social Development (ISD) in Sri Lanka. The ISD works alongside marginalised plantation and rural communities to advance social justice, defend human and labour rights, promote gender equality, and build lasting community empowerment. Here what Muthulingam Periyasamy has to say about the work of ISD - and how they established International Tea Day!
👉Read here: https://tinyurl.com/mtj2wash

Successfully conducted a one-day male approach gender training workshop for male members of Community-Based Organization...
31/07/2026

Successfully conducted a one-day male approach gender training workshop for male members of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Rural Development Societies (RDS) on 26th July 2026 in Kandy.

The workshop aimed to encourage to understand gender equality and to promote women participation in the decision-making forums.

Institute of Social Development (ISD) successfully conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop for male members of Co...
20/07/2026

Institute of Social Development (ISD) successfully conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop for male members of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Rural Development Societies (RDS) on 19 July 2026 in Nuwara Eliya.

The workshop was organized to extend solidarity and cooperation to the women leadership by the male members of the community to strengthen the gender equality and equity in leadership.

The Institute of Social Development (ISD) successfully conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop for representative...
17/07/2026

The Institute of Social Development (ISD) successfully conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop for representatives of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Rural Development Societies (RDS) on 12th July 2026 in Matale.

The programme strengthened the capacity of male community leaders to promote women's meaningful participation in decision-making forums and encouraged positive male engagement in advancing gender equality. Through interactive discussions and learning sessions, participants explored the important role that men can play in supporting inclusive leadership and creating more equitable communities.

"மலையக மக்களுக்கான தனியான அமைச்சு ஒரு கண்துடைப்பா?"1997ம் ஆண்டு முதல் மலையக மக்களின் அபிவிருத்திக்காக தனியான அமைச்சு, பற...
07/07/2026

"மலையக மக்களுக்கான தனியான அமைச்சு ஒரு கண்துடைப்பா?"

1997ம் ஆண்டு முதல் மலையக மக்களின் அபிவிருத்திக்காக தனியான அமைச்சு, பற்பல பெயரில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டும், 2010ம் ஆண்டில் முற்றிலும் நீக்கப்பட்டு மீண்டும் 2015ம் ஆண்டு உருவாக்கப்பட்டது. இவ்வரசாங்கத்தின் கீழும் துணை அமைச்சு ஒன்று உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இவ்அமைச்சு மூலம் மலையக மக்களின் அடிப்படை பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு முழுமையான தீர்வு கிடைத்ததா? அல்லது இவ்வமைச்சு இம்மக்களின் அடிப்படை பிரச்சினையை தீர்ப்பதில் சாதகமாக உள்ளதா? அல்லது பாதகமாக உள்ளதா? என்ற கோள்வியை இக் கட்டுரை எழுப்பி உள்ளது.

மறுபுறம் மலையக மக்களின் ஒட்டுமொத்த பிரச்சினைகளை தீர்க்க, நாட்டில் இருக்கும் அனைத்து அமைச்சுகளின் கீழ் இம் மக்களது பிரச்சினைகள் உள்ளடக்கப்பட வேண்டும்; என்ற கருத்தை இக்கட்டுரை முன்வைக்கின்றது.

“வீரகேசரி குறிஞ்சி" 05.07.2026.

Under the theme of “IF YOU PROTECT NATURE- NATURE PROTECTS YOU” ISD, initiated to plant 2,000 trees at Naranhina divisio...
30/06/2026

Under the theme of “IF YOU PROTECT NATURE- NATURE PROTECTS YOU” ISD, initiated to plant 2,000 trees at Naranhina division of Loolkandura estate, on 29th June 2026, in collaboration with Deltota Divisional secretariat, estate management, forest department and community members.

With the participation of the community members, 1,500 trees were planted focusing landslide prone area. In addition, considering the food security, 500 fruit plants were given including jackfruit, among the affected households.

This initiative strengthens climate resilience, promotes environment conservation, and support household food security through sustainable home gardening.

Lets create greener, healthier, and more resilient communities for future generation.

"இயற்கையை பாதுகாத்தால் – இயற்கை உங்களை பாதுகாக்கும்" என்ற கருப்பொருளின் கீழ், 2026 ஜூன் 29 அன்று, ISD நிறுவனம், தெல்தோட்ட பிரதேச செயலாளர் அலுவலகம், லூல்கந்துரா தோட்ட நிர்வாகம், வன பாதுகாப்புத் திணைக்களம் மற்றும் சமூக உறுப்பினர்கள் ஆகியோருடன் இணைந்து, லூல்கந்துரா தோட்டத்தின் நராங்ஹின்ன பிரிவில் 2,000 மரக்கன்றுகளை நடும் முயற்சியை ஆரம்பித்தது.

சமூக உறுப்பினர்களின் செயற்பாட்டு பங்களிப்புடன், மண் சரிவு அபாயம் அதிகமுள்ள பகுதிகளை மையமாகக் கொண்டு 1,500 மரக்கன்றுகள் நடப்பட்டன. மேலும், உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பை கருத்தில் கொண்டு, பாதிக்கப்பட்ட குடும்பங்களுக்கு பலாப்பழம் உள்ளிட்ட 500 பழமரக் கன்றுகள் வழங்கப்பட்டன.

இந்த முயற்சி காலநிலை மாற்றத்திற்கான தாங்குதிறனை வலுப்படுத்துவதோடு, சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பை மேம்படுத்தி, நிலையான வீட்டுத் தோட்டங்கள் மூலம் குடும்பங்களின் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பிற்கும் ஆதரவளிக்கிறது.

எதிர்கால தலைமுறைகளுக்காக பசுமையான, ஆரோக்கியமான மற்றும் அதிக தாங்குதிறன் கொண்ட சமூகங்களை ஒன்றிணைந்து உருவாக்குவோம்.

"ඔබ සොබාදහම ආරක්ෂා කළහොත් සොබාදහම ඔබව ආරක්ෂා කරයි” යන තේමාව යටතේ, 2026 ජූනි 29 වන දින, ISD ආයතනය විසින් දෙල්තොට ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කාර්යාලය, ලූල්කඳුර වතු කළමනාකරණය, වන සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව සහ ප්‍රජා සාමාජිකයින් සමඟ එක්ව, ලූල්කඳුර වත්තේ නාරන්හින්නා කොට්ඨාසයේ ගස් පැළ 2,000ක් රෝපණය කිරීමේ වැඩසටහන ආරම්භ කරන ලදී.

ප්‍රජා සාමාජිකයින්ගේ සක්‍රීය සහභාගීත්වයෙන්, නායයෑම් අවදානමට ලක්ව ඇති ප්‍රදේශ කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කරමින් ගස් පැළ 1,500ක් රෝපණය කරන ලදී. මීට අමතරව, ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීමේ අරමුණින්, බලපෑමට ලක් වූ පවුල් අතරට කොස් පැළ ඇතුළු පලතුරු පැළ 500ක් බෙදා දෙන ලදී.

මෙම වැඩසටහන දේශගුණික ඔරොත්තු දීමේ හැකියාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීම, පරිසර සංරක්ෂණය ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම සහ තිරසාර ගෙවතු වගාවන් හරහා පවුල්වල ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාවයට සහාය වීම අරමුණු කර ගෙන ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන ලදී.

අනාගත පරපුර වෙනුවෙන් වඩාත් හරිත, සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න සහ ඔරොත්තු දීමේ හැකියාවෙන් යුත් ප්‍රජාවන් එක්ව ගොඩනඟමු.

Article on International Tea Day: Exploring practical solutions for a sustainable future for Sri Lanka's tea industry.  ...
25/06/2026

Article on International Tea Day: Exploring practical solutions for a sustainable future for Sri Lanka's tea industry.



Despite Ceylon Tea being cherished the world over, the tea industry is undergoing several challenges at present. From low yields to high cost of production, challenges in retaining labour, climate change risks to social issues faced by the plantation community, each one of these issues may have a co...

Child labor is a punishable offence. Every child deserves a safe childhood, quality education, and the opportunity to dr...
12/06/2026

Child labor is a punishable offence. Every child deserves a safe childhood, quality education, and the opportunity to dream of a better future.

Let us stand together to eliminate child labour from every nook and corner of our society. Protect children, raise awareness, and take action against exploitation.

Say NO to child labour.

Protect children’s rights.

Build a brighter future for every child.

சிறுவர் உழைப்பு தண்டனைக்குரிய குற்றமாகும். ஒவ்வொரு சிறார்களுக்கும் பாதுகாப்பான குழந்தைப்பருவம், தரமான கல்வி மற்றும் சிறந்த எதிர்காலத்தைக் கனவு காணும் வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்க வேண்டும்.

நமது சமூகத்தின் மூலைமுடுக்குகளிலிருந்தும் சிறுவர் தொழிலாளர் முறையை ஒழிக்க நாம் அனைவரும் ஒன்றிணைவோம். சிறுவர்களை பாதுகாப்போம், விழிப்புணர்வை ஏற்படுத்துவோம், சுரண்டலுக்கு எதிராக நடவடிக்கை எடுப்போம்.

சிறுவர் தொழிலாளர் முறைக்கு 'இல்லை' என்று சொல்வோம்.

சிறுவர்களின் உரிமைகளைப் பாதுகாப்போம்.

ஒவ்வொரு குழந்தைக்கும் ஒரு ஒளிமயமான எதிர்காலத்தை உருவாக்குவோம்.

ළමා ශ‍්‍රමය දඬුවම් ලැබිය හැකි වරදකි.
සෑම දරුවෙකුටම ආරක්ෂිත ළමා වියක් ගුණාත්මක අධ්‍යාපනයක් සහ වඩා හොඳ අනාගතයක් පිළිබඳ සිහින දැකීමට අවස්ථාවක් හිමි විය යුතුය.

අපගේ සමාජයේ සෑම ස්ථානයකින්ම ළමා ශ‍්‍රමය තුරන් කිරීම සඳහා අප සැවොම එක්ව කටයුතු කරමු දරුවන් ආරක්ෂා කරමු ජනතාව දැනුවත් කරමු සහ ළමා ශ‍්‍රමය සූරාකෑමට එරෙහිව ක‍්‍රියා කරමු.

ළමා ශ‍්‍රමය එපා කියමු.

දරුවන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කරමු.

සෑම දරුවෙකුටම දීප්තිමත් අනාගතයක් ගොඩනඟමු.

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