Sarvodaya

Sarvodaya Awakening Humanity - Transforming Community Sarvodaya is Sri Lanka’s largest people’s organisation. Its founder and charismatic leader, Dr A.T.

Over the Six-decades we have become a network of over 15,000 villages. Today we are engaged in relief efforts in the war-torn north as well as ongoing development projects. Sarvodaya’s organization includes 345 divisional units, 34 district offices; 10 specialist Development Education Institutes; over 100,000 youth mobilized for peace building under Shantisena; the country’s largest micro-credit o

rganization with a cumulative loan portfolio of over US$1million (through SEEDS, Sarvodaya Economic Enterprise Development Services); a major welfare service organization serving over 1,000 orphaned and destitute children, underage mothers and elders (Sarvodaya Suwa Setha); and 4,335 pre-schools serving over 98,000 children. Sarvodaya’s total budget exceeds USD 5 million with 1,500 full-time employees. When combined with numerous volunteer workers, this yields a full time equivalent of approximately 200,000, which places Sarvodaya on a par with the entire plantation sector in Sri Lanka. Sarvodaya (formally known as Lanka Jatika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya) is an organization developed around a set of coherent philosophical tenets drawn from Buddhism and Gandhian thought; it has been operational for almost 50 years. It has been described as an international role model by international bodies. Ariyaratne, whose visionary contributions have been recognized in multiple countries, continues to provide ideological and inspirational leadership to the organization while the day-to-day operations are in the hands of a new generation, receptive to modern forms of management that are compatible with the overall vision of this volunteer-based peoples’ organization.

On August 20th, the Sarvodaya Agriculture Unit and natural farming farmers in Rajanganaya visited natural farms in Neela...
02/09/2026

On August 20th, the Sarvodaya Agriculture Unit and natural farming farmers in Rajanganaya visited natural farms in Neelabamma village. Farmers from both areas shared their knowledge and experiences. This visit helped them build strong relationships with each other.

Global Conscious Food Systems Summit 2026 | Paro, Bhutan 🇧🇹The Global Conscious Food Systems Summit 2026 is being held i...
02/09/2026

Global Conscious Food Systems Summit 2026 | Paro, Bhutan 🇧🇹

The Global Conscious Food Systems Summit 2026 is being held in Paro, Bhutan, from 1–4 September 2026, bringing together diverse voices from around the world to explore how food systems can be transformed towards greater consciousness, wellbeing, sustainability, equity and regeneration.

At a time when food systems are being challenged by climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, inequality and other interconnected crises, the need for a deeper and more systemic transformation is being recognised. Food is being considered not simply as something that is produced and consumed, but as something deeply connected to human wellbeing, culture, communities, nature and the future of the planet.

The Summit is bringing together policymakers, practitioners, civil society leaders, researchers, farmers, Indigenous representatives, spiritual leaders and other changemakers to explore how transformation can be supported through changes in policies, practices, institutions, leadership and consciousness.

The opening day, 1 September, is being held under the theme “Igniting Consciousness for Systemic Transformation.”

The Opening Ceremony, facilitated by Pema Choden Tenzin and Jo Confino, is featuring a Marching Ceremony, followed by a welcome address by Beate Trankmann, Deputy Regional Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific & Director of the Bangkok Regional Hub. Keynote addresses are being delivered by H.E. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of the Government of Bhutan, and Ban Ki Moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The high-level dialogue “Rising to the Moment: Igniting Consciousness to Address the Polycrisis,” facilitated by Jo Confino, is featuring a keynote address by H.E. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and reflections by Otto Scharmer, Founder & Director, Presencing Institute, through a video message. A panel conversation is bringing together Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Co-Founder, Project Dandelion; Toko Tatung, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Yachuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India; Mara Lisa Arizaga, Head, Well-being Unit, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR); Chizuru Aoki, Manager, Multilateral Environmental Conventions and Funds, Global Environment Facility; and Amma-Mata Amritanandamayi, Spiritual Leader, through a video message.

The connection between consciousness and everyday food practices is further being explored through “Conscious Food in Practice: Gratitude and Contemplation,” facilitated by Pema Choden Tenzin, with a mindful eating practice guided by Thomas Legrand, CoFSA Team Lead, UNDP, and a prayer guided by Bishop Allwyn D’Silva of Mumbai on the occasion of the International Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

In the afternoon, “Conscious Leadership: The Art of Facilitating Transformation for a More Just and Regenerative World” is being facilitated by Jo Confino, with a video message from Christiana Figueres, Co-Founder, Global Optimism. The panel is bringing together H.E. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of the Government of Bhutan; H.E. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Prasiddhi Shing, Youth Climate Advocate & Founder, Prasiddhi Forest Foundation; and Godfrey Nzamujio, Founder & Director, Songhai Center. A conclusion on “The CoFSA conscious ways of working” is being presented by Charlotte Dufour, Senior Practice Advisor, CoFSA, UNDP, followed by a “Triad walk” on conscious leadership and intentions for the Summit.

The day is also being devoted to honouring the seeds of an emerging global movement, with contributions from Christine Wamsler, Professor of Sustainability Science, Lund University; Andrew Bovarnick, CoFSA Founder & Director, UNDP; Dilhan C. Fernando, CEO & Chairman, Dilmah Tea; Helmy Abouleish, Director, SEKEM; and Bleu Dori, Chief & Founder, The Secret Garden Restaurant. The closing session, “Honouring Gratitude,” is being facilitated by Jo Confino and Pema Choden Tenzin, with a Ritual of Gratitude to Mother Earth offered by Indigenous Peoples’ representatives Mindahi Bastida, Moko Morris, Gratia Dkhar and Dalmas Tjampati, followed by official closing remarks by H.E. Lyonpo Younten Phuntsho, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Bhutan.

Through these conversations, the Summit is providing a space for the relationship between food, consciousness, human wellbeing, ecological sustainability, culture, leadership and collective action to be explored. The broader vision is being shaped around food systems that can nourish people, regenerate ecosystems, strengthen communities and contribute to a more just and resilient future.

The question is therefore not only how food is produced, but also how our relationship with food, one another and the Earth can be transformed.

29/08/2026

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දරුවන්ගේ පෝෂණය තහවුරු කරමු

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සුරක්ෂිත ප්‍රජාවක් - සවිමත් රටක්
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Protect children’s nutrition

🍃Health and well-being
Caring for People - Protecting Futures
Safe Community - Strong Nation

සර්වෝදය හදිසි ආපදා සඳහා ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ හැකියාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීමහදිසි ආපදා ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ කටයුතුවල නිරත වන සර්වෝදය ...
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සර්වෝදය හදිසි ආපදා සඳහා ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ හැකියාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීම

හදිසි ආපදා ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ කටයුතුවල නිරත වන සර්වෝදය මූලස්ථානයේ සහ ක්ෂේත්‍ර මෙහෙයුම්වල සේවය කරන පූර්ණ කාලීන කාර්ය මණ්ඩල සාමාජිකයින් හයදෙනෙකු, ජල පිරිපහදු ඒකක (WTUs) සහ බලශක්ති මොඩියුල (Energy Modules) ක්‍රියාකරවීම, නඩත්තුව සහ ආරක්ෂිතව ගබඩා කිරීම පිළිබඳ තෙදින පුහුණු වැඩසටහනකට සහභාගී විය. මෙම පුහුණු වැඩසටහන බණ්ඩාරගම සර්වෝදය උසස් අධ්‍යයන ආයතනයේදී (SIHL) සාර්ථකව පවත්වන ලදී.

මෙම පුහුණුව, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හදිසි ආපදා සූදානම සහ ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ හැකියාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීමේ අරමුණින්, ස්විස් මානුෂීය ආධාර (Swiss Humanitarian Aid) හරහා ස්විට්සර්ලන්ත තානාපති කාර්යාලය සහ සර්වෝදය ශ්‍රමදාන ව්‍යාපාරය අතර ඇති කරගත් සහයෝගීතාවයක ප්‍රතිඵලයකි.

මානුෂීය හදිසි අවස්ථාවන්හිදී ආපදාවට ලක් වූ ප්‍රජාවන්ට සුරක්ෂිත පානීය ජලය සහ විශ්වාසදායක බලශක්තිය සැපයීම මගින් මෙම ජල පිරිපහදු ඒකක සහ බලශක්ති මොඩියුල වැදගත් කාර්යභාරයක් ඉටු කිරීමට නියමිතය. 2025 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට බලපෑ ආපදාවෙන් පසුව පරිත්‍යාග කරන ලද මෙම උපකරණ භාවිතය සම්බන්ධයෙන් නිසි පුහුණුවක් ලබා ගැනීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය වේ.

ආපදා අවස්ථාවලදී, සුරක්ෂිත ජලය සහ විශ්වාසදායක විදුලි බලය ලබාගැනීම ක්ෂණික මෙන්ම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය අවශ්‍යතාවයක් බවට පත්වේ. කෙසේ වෙතත්, උපකරණ පමණක් තිබීම ප්‍රමාණවත් නොවේ. හදිසි අවස්ථාවක් ඇති වූ විට මෙවැනි පද්ධති නිසි ලෙස ක්‍රියා කරවීමට, නඩත්තු කිරීමට, ආරක්ෂා කිරීමට සහ කාර්යක්ෂමව යෙදවීමට පුහුණු ශ්‍රම බලකායක් අත්‍යවශ්‍ය වේ.

එබැවින් මෙම තෙදින පුහුණුව තාක්ෂණික දැනුම වර්ධනය කිරීමට එහා ගිය එකකි. ප්‍රජාවන් වඩාත් අවදානමට ලක්වන අවස්ථාවලදී ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමට සර්වෝදයට ඇති සූදානම එමගින් ශක්තිමත් කරන අතර, මෙම සම්පත් කළමනාකරණය කිරීමට සහ හදිසි ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ මෙහෙයුම් සඳහා සහාය වීමට පුහුණු සහ සුදුසුකම් ලත් කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයක් සිටින බව තහවුරු කරයි.

ප්‍රායෝගික පුහුණුව, මෙහෙයුම් පෙරහුරු සහ දැනුම හුවමාරු කරගැනීම හරහා වඩාත් ශක්තිමත් හා තිරසාර ආපදා ප්‍රතිචාර දැක්වීමේ ක්ෂමතාවයක් ගොඩනැගීමට මෙම වැඩසටහන දායක වේ. එමෙන්ම හදිසි සහන සේවා අවශ්‍ය වන විට ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, ආපදා කළමනාකරණ මධ්‍යස්ථානය, ජාතික ආපදා සූදානම් කිරීමේ සහ සහන සේවා මධ්‍යස්ථානය, ප්‍රාදේශීය බලධාරීන් සහ අනෙකුත් මානුෂීය පාර්ශ්වකරුවන් සමඟ එක්ව කටයුතු කිරීමට සර්වෝදයට ඇති හැකියාව ද මෙයින් තවදුරටත් තහවුරු වේ.

ආපදා සූදානම ආරම්භ වන්නේ ආපදාවක් පැමිණීමට පෙර සිටය. අද දින මිනිසුන්, දැනුම සහ ප්‍රායෝගික හැකියාවන් කෙරෙහි ආයෝජනය කිරීමෙන්, වඩාත්ම අවශ්‍ය මොහොතේදී ප්‍රජාවන්ට වඩාත් ශක්තිමත් හා සඵලදායී සහයක් ලබා දිය හැකිය.
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சர்வோதயாவின் பேரிடர் கால அவசர உதவித் திறனை வலுப்படுத்துதல்

சர்வோதயாவின் தலைமை அலுவலகம் மற்றும் களப்பணிகளில் பேரிடர் மேலாண்மையில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள ஆறு முழுநேர ஊழியர்கள், நீர் சுத்திகரிப்பு அலகுகள் (WTUs) மற்றும் ஆற்றல் தொகுதிகளின் (Energy Modules) இயக்கம், பராமரிப்பு மற்றும் பாதுகாப்பான சேமிப்பு குறித்த விரிவான மூன்று நாள் பயிற்சித் திட்டத்தில் சமீபத்தில் பங்கேற்றனர். இந்தப் பயிற்சித் திட்டம் பண்டாரகமவில் உள்ள சர்வோதய சர்வதேச உயர் கற்றல் நிறுவனத்தில் (SIHL Bandaragama) நடைபெற்றது.

இலங்கையின் அவசரகால ஆயத்தநிலை மற்றும் பேரிடர் உதவித் திறனை வலுப்படுத்தும் நோக்கில், சர்வோதய சிரமதான இயக்கம் மற்றும் சுவிஸ் உதவி அமைப்பின் (Swiss Humanitarian Aid) ஊடாக சுவிட்சர்லாந்து தூதரகம் ஆகியவற்றிற்கு இடையேயான கூட்டுறவின் ஒரு பகுதியாக இந்தப் பயிற்சி அமைந்தது.

பேரிடரால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட சமூகங்களுக்கு பாதுகாப்பான குடிநீர் மற்றும் நம்பிக்கையான மின்சாரத்தை வழங்குவதன் மூலம், இந்த நீர் சுத்திகரிப்பு அலகுகள் மற்றும் ஆற்றல் தொகுதிகள் அவசரகால மனிதநேய உதவிகளின் போது முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கின்றன. டிசம்பர் 2025 இல் இலங்கையைப் பாதித்த பேரிடரைத் தொடர்ந்து நன்கொடையாக வழங்கப்பட்ட இந்த உபகரணங்கள், எதிர்கால அவசரநிலைகளின் போது உடனடியாகப் பயன்படுத்தத் தக்க வகையில் தயாராக வைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும்.

பேரிடர் சூழ்நிலைகளில், பாதுகாப்பான நீர் மற்றும் மின்சாரத்திற்கான தேவை உடனடியாகவும் அவசியமாகவும் மாறுகிறது. இருப்பினும், உபகரணங்கள் மட்டும் இருப்பது போதுமானதாகாது. அவசரநிலை ஏற்படும் போது இத்தகைய அமைப்புகளை முறையாக இயக்கவும், பராமரிக்கவும், பாதுகாக்கவும், திறம்படப் பயன்படுத்தவும் பயிற்சி பெற்ற பணியாளர்கள் அத்தியாவசியமானவர்கள்.

எனவே, இந்த மூன்று நாள் பயிற்சியானது தொழில்நுட்பத் திறனை வளர்ப்பதற்கு மேலான ஒன்றாகும். சமூகங்கள் மிகவும் பாதிக்கப்படக்கூடிய சூழலில் விரைந்து செயல்பட சர்வோதயாவின் ஆயத்தநிலையை இது வலுப்படுத்துவதுடன், இந்த வளங்களை நிர்வகிக்கவும் அவசரகால உதவி நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு ஆதரவளிக்கவும் தகுதியான பணியாளர்கள் இருப்பதை உறுதி செய்கிறது.

நடைமுறைப் பயிற்சிகள் மற்றும் அறிவைப் பகிர்வதன் மூலம், வலுவான மற்றும் நிலையான பேரிடர் மேலாண்மைத் திறனைக் கட்டியெழுப்ப இத்திட்டம் பங்களிக்கிறது. மேலும் அவசர உதவி தேவைப்படும் போது இலங்கை அரசாங்கம், பேரிடர் மேலாண்மை மையம், தேசிய பேரிடர் நிவாரண சேவை மையம், உள்ளூர் அதிகாரசபைகள் மற்றும் பிற தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களுடன் இணைந்து செயல்படும் சர்வோதயாவின் பங்களிப்பிற்கும் இது ஆதரவளிக்கிறது.

பேரிடர் தாக்குவதற்கு முன்பே ஆயத்தநிலை தொடங்குகிறது. இன்று மனிதர்கள், அறிவு மற்றும் நடைமுறைத் திறன்களில் முதலீடு செய்வதன் மூலம், மிகவும் தேவைப்படும் தருணத்தில் சமூகங்களுக்கு வலுவான மற்றும் பயனுள்ள ஆதரவை வழங்க முடியும்.
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Strengthening Sarvodaya’s Disaster Response Capacity

Six Sarvodaya full-time staff members from both the Head Office and field operations, who are involved in disaster response, recently took part in a comprehensive three-day training programme on the operation, maintenance and safe storage of Water Treatment Units (WTUs) and Energy Modules. The training program was held at Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning (SIHL), Bandaragama.

The training is part of a collaboration between the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement and the Embassy of Switzerland through Swiss Humanitarian Aid, aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka’s emergency preparedness and response capacity.

The Water Treatment Units and Energy Modules are intended to play a critical role during humanitarian emergencies by providing safe drinking water and reliable energy to disaster-affected communities. The equipment was donated following the disaster that affected Sri Lanka in December 2025 and is intended to remain available and ready for deployment during future emergencies.

In disaster situations, access to safe water and reliable power can become an immediate and critical need. Having equipment alone, however, is not enough. Trained personnel are essential to ensure that such systems can be properly operated, maintained, safeguarded and deployed efficiently when an emergency occurs.

The three-day training therefore represents more than technical capacity building. It strengthens Sarvodaya’s readiness to respond when communities are most vulnerable, ensuring that trained and qualified personnel are available to manage these resources and support emergency response operations.

Through practical training, operational exercises and knowledge sharing, the programme contributes to building a stronger and more sustainable disaster response capacity. It also supports Sarvodaya’s role in working alongside the Government of Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Center, the National Disaster Relief Services Centre, local authorities and other humanitarian partners when emergency assistance is required.

Preparedness begins before disaster strikes. By investing in people, knowledge and practical capacity today, stronger and more effective support can be provided to communities when it matters most.

🌕 පින්බර නිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයක් වේවා!இனிய நிக்கினி முழு நிலவு பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!Happy Nikini Full Moon ...
27/08/2026

🌕 පින්බර නිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයක් වේවා!
இனிய நிக்கினி முழு நிலவு பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!
Happy Nikini Full Moon Poya Day!

"සියලු පව් නොකිරීම,
කුසල් දහම් රැස් කිරීම,
තමාගේ සිත පිරිසිදු කරගැනීම:
මෙය බුදුවරයන් වහන්සේලාගේ අනුශාසනාවයි."
- ධම්මපදය

මෙම නිකිණි පෝය දිනය ප්‍රඥාව, කරුණාව, ආත්මික ශාන්තිය සහ සියලු සත්වයන්ගේ යහපත උදෙසා කැපවූ ජීවිතයක් ගොඩනඟා ගැනීමට අපට ශක්තියක් වේවා!

ඔබ සැමට පින්බර මෙන්ම අර්ථවත් නිකිණි පසළොස්වක් පෝය දිනයක් වේවා!🙏🏻
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இனிய நிக்கினி முழு நிலவு பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!

"தீமைகள் எதுவும் செய்யாதிருத்தல்,
நன்மைகளைச் செய்து சேர்த்தல்,
தனது சொந்த மனதைத் தூய்மைப்படுத்துதல்:
இதுவே புத்தர்களின் போதனையாகும்."
- தம்மபதம்

இந்த நிக்கினி பௌர்ணமி தினம் ஞானம், கருணை, மன அமைதி மற்றும் அனைத்து உயிர்களின் நல்வாழ்விற்காக அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்ட வாழ்க்கையை வளர்த்தெடுக்க நம் அனைவருக்கும் ஊக்கமளிக்கட்டும்.

உங்களுக்கும் உங்கள் குடும்பத்தினருக்கும் அமைதியான மற்றும் அர்த்தமுள்ள நிக்கினி பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்! 🙏🏻
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Happy Nikini Full Moon Poya Day!

“The non-doing of any evil,
the performance of what is skillful,
the cleansing of one’s own mind:
this is the teaching of the Awakened.”
- Dhammapada

May this Nikini Poya Day inspire us to cultivate wisdom, compassion, inner peace, and a life dedicated to the wellbeing of all.

Wishing you a peaceful and meaningful Nikini Full Moon Poya Day. 🙏🏻

22/08/2026

තෙවන ක්‍රියාමාර්ගය
ආහාර නාස්තිය අවම කරමු

🍃ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාවය
පිරිපුන් පවුලක් - ශක්තිමත් දේශයක්
සුරක්ෂිත ප්‍රජාවක් - සවිමත් රටක්
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செயல்பாடு 03
உணவு வீணாவதைக் குறைப்போம்

🍃உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு
குடும்பங்களைப் பேணுவோம் – நாட்டை வலுப்படுத்துவோம்
பாதுகாப்பான சமூகம் – வலிமையான நாடு
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Action 03
Reduce Food Waste

🍃Food Security
Nourishing Families - Strengthening the Nation
Safe Community - Strong Nation

උතුරුකරයේ සර්වෝදය මූලයන් සමඟ සම්බන්ධ වීමகளப் பணிகளுடன் மீண்டும் ஒரு இணைப்புஇலங்கையின் வட மாவட்டங்களுூடான ஒரு பயணம்Reconn...
22/08/2026

උතුරුකරයේ සර්වෝදය මූලයන් සමඟ සම්බන්ධ වීම
களப் பணிகளுடன் மீண்டும் ஒரு இணைப்பு
இலங்கையின் வட மாவட்டங்களுூடான ஒரு பயணம்
Reconnecting with field operations
A Journey Through Sri Lanka’s Northern Districts

මාස හයක විරාමයකින් පසුව, අනුරාධපුරය, වවුනියාව, මුලතිව්, කිලිනොච්චිය, යාපනය සහ මන්නාරම යන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උතුරු දිස්ත්‍රික්ක පුරා ක්‍රියාත්මක වන සර්වෝදය දිස්ත්‍රික් මෙහෙයුම් සමඟ සම්බන්ධ වීම අගෝස්තු මස 19 සහ 20 යන දෙදින තුළ සිදු කරන ලදී.

මෙය ක්ෂේත්‍ර මට්ටමේ සේවය කරන කැපවූ කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය සහ ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයන් සමඟ සෘජුවම නැවත සම්බන්ධ වීමටත්, දැනට ක්‍රියාත්මක වන වැඩසටහන්වල ප්‍රගතිය වටහා ගැනීමටත්, ඔවුන් මුහුණ දෙන අභියෝගවලට සවන්දීමටත්, දිස්ත්‍රික් මෙහෙයුම් ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සහ පවත්වාගෙන යාම සඳහා වන අනාගත සැලසුම් පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා කිරීමටත් අවස්ථාවක් විය.

වඩාත් තිරසාර පැවැත්මක් කරා යන මාවත් ලෙස දේශීය සම්පත් බලමුලු ගැන්වීම සහ සමාජ ව්‍යවසායයන් පිළිබඳව විශේෂ අවධානයක් යොමු වූ අතර, ක්‍රියාත්මක වන සර්වෝදය වැඩසටහන් සහ ප්‍රජා සංවර්ධන පියවරයන් ද මෙහිදී සමාලෝචනය කෙරිණි.

මුලතිව්හිදී, වසරකට පෙර මුල්ගල තැබීමේ උත්සවයට සහභාගී වීමෙන් පසුව, අලුතින් ඉදිකරන ලද දිස්ත්‍රික් ප්‍රජා සංවර්ධන පුහුණු මධ්‍යස්ථානය වෙත ප්‍රථම වරට පැමිණි අතර, එහි දැනට ක්‍රියාත්මක වන වැඩසටහන් සහ අනාගත සැලසුම් පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා පවත්වන ලදී. වවුනියාව, කිලිනොච්චිය සහ මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික් මධ්‍යස්ථානවලදී, වර්තමාන ක්‍රියාකාරකම් සහ අනාගත ප්‍රමුඛතාවයන් පිළිබඳව දිස්ත්‍රික් කණ්ඩායම් සමඟ සාකච්ඡා කෙරිණි.

යාපනය දිස්ත්‍රික් මධ්‍යස්ථානයේදී ද අර්ථවත් කාර්ය මණ්ඩල හමුවක් පැවැත්වුණු අතර, එහිදී සමාජ සංවර්ධනය, ආර්ථික සංවර්ධනය සහ යහපාලනය යන අන්තර් සම්බන්ධිත මානයන් තුන හරහා ග්‍රාමීය මට්ටමේ සංවර්ධනය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු විය. ප්‍රජා සහභාගීත්වය, වගකීම්සහගත පුරවැසිභාවය, යහපාලනය සහ දේශීයව මෙහෙයවනු ලබන සංවර්ධනයේ වැදගත්කම මෙහිදී අවධාරණය කෙරිණි.

අනුරාධපුරයේදී, දිස්ත්‍රික් කණ්ඩායම හමුවීමට අමතරව, ප්‍රජා සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරයන් ද පවත්වාගෙන යනු ලබන සාලියපුර පිහිටි සර්වෝදය කාබනික ගොවිපළේ ද නිරීක්ෂණ සංචාරයක නිරත විය.

රැස්වීම් සහ වැඩසටහන් සමාලෝචනවලට එහා යමින්, මෙම ගමන ග්‍රාමීය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ යථාර්ථයන් සමඟ නැවත සම්බන්ධ වීමටත්, ප්‍රජාවන් සමඟ දිනපතා කටයුතු කරන පිරිස්වල අත්දැකීම්වලට සවන්දීමටත්, විසඳුම් පිළිබඳව එක්ව සිතා බැලීමටත්, නව සමාජ නවෝත්පාදනයන් දැකබලා ගැනීමටත්, සර්වෝදය කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයේ සහ ස්වේච්ඡා සේවකයන්ගේ කැපවීම සෘජුවම අත්විඳීමටත් අවස්ථාවක් විය.

එමෙන්ම, මෙය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ග්‍රාමීය ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ කැපවීම සහ ශක්තිය මෙන්ම, තම අසීමිත කැපවීමෙන් දිනපතා රට ශක්තිමත්ව පවත්වාගෙන යන සාමාන්‍ය ජනතාව පිළිබඳ මතක් කරදීමක් ද විය.

සැබෑ සංවර්ධනය ආරම්භ වන්නේ ජනතාවගෙනි. එය සවන්දීම, සහභාගීත්වය, සහයෝගීතාව සහ සාමූහික ක්‍රියාකාරීත්වය තුළින් ශක්තිමත් වේ.

උතුරු දිස්ත්‍රික්ක හරහා ගිය මෙම ගමන හුදෙක් ක්ෂේත්‍ර සංචාරයක් පමණක් නොවීය; එය ග්‍රාමීය ජනතාව සමඟ නැවත සම්බන්ධ වීමටත්, සබඳතා අලුත් කර ගැනීමටත්, දේශීය අත්දැකීම්වලින් ඉගෙන ගැනීමටත්, මුළු ශ්‍රී ලංකාව පුරාම වඩාත් ශක්තිමත් ප්‍රජාවන් ගොඩනැගීමේ කැපවීම නැවත තහවුරු කිරීමටත් ලැබුණු වටිනා අවස්ථාවකි.
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ஆறு மாத இடைவெளிக்குப் பிறகு, அனுராதபுரம், வவுனியா, முல்லைத்தீவு, கிளிநொச்சி, யாழ்ப்பாணம் மற்றும் மன்னார் ஆகிய இலங்கையின் வட மாவட்டங்கள் முழுவதும் முன்னெடுக்கப்படும் சர்வோதயாவின் மாவட்ட களப் பணிகளை நேரில் பார்வையிடுவதற்கான விஜயம் ஒன்று மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது.

இந்த விஜயம், களமட்டத்தில் அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் பணியாற்றும் ஊழியர்கள் மற்றும் தன்னார்வலர்களுடன் நேரடியாக மீண்டும் இணையவும், தற்போதைய திட்டங்களின் முன்னேற்றத்தைப் புரிந்து கொள்ளவும், அவர்கள் எதிர்கொள்ளும் சவால்களைக் கேட்டறியவும், மாவட்ட செயல்பாடுகளை வலுப்படுத்துவதற்கும் நிலைநிறுத்துவதற்கும் எதிர்காலத் திட்டங்கள் குறித்து விவாதிக்கவும் ஒரு நல்வாய்ப்பாக அமைந்தது.

அதிக நிலைத்தன்மையை நோக்கிய பாதைகளாக உள்ளூர் வளங்களைத் திரட்டுதல் மற்றும் சமூக উদ্যোগங்கள் (Social Enterprises) குறித்து சிறப்பு கவனம் செலுத்தப்பட்டதுடன், தற்போதைய சர்வோதய திட்டங்கள் மற்றும் சமூக மேம்பாட்டு முயற்சிகளும் மதிப்பாய்வு செய்யப்பட்டன.

முல்லைத்தீவில், ஒரு வருடத்திற்கு முன்பு அடிக்கல் நாட்டப்பட்ட புதிய மாவட்ட சமூக மேம்பாட்டுப் பயிற்சி மையத்திற்கு முதன்முறையாக விஜயம் செய்து, அதன் தற்போதைய திட்டங்கள் மற்றும் எதிர்கால திட்டமிடல்கள் குறித்து கலந்தாலோசிக்கப்பட்டது. வவுனியா, கிளிநொச்சி மற்றும் மன்னார் ஆகிய மாவட்ட மையங்களில், தற்போதைய செயல்பாடுகள் மற்றும் எதிர்கால முன்னுரிமைகள் குறித்து மாவட்டக் குழுக்களுடன் விவாதிக்கப்பட்டது.

யாழ்ப்பாண மாவட்ட மையத்தில் ஒரு பயனுள்ள ஊழியர் சந்திப்பும் நடைபெற்றது. சமூக மேம்பாடு, பொருளாதார மேம்பாடு மற்றும் நல்லாட்சி ஆகிய மூன்று பரஸ்பர தொடர்பு கொண்ட பரிமாணங்கள் ஊடாக அடிமட்ட அபிவிருத்தியை வலுப்படுத்துவது குறித்து அதில் கவனம் செலுத்தப்பட்டது. சமூக பங்கேற்பு, பொறுப்புள்ள குடியுரிமை, நல்லாட்சி மற்றும் உள்ளூர் மையப்படுத்தப்பட்ட அபிவிருத்தியின் முக்கியத்துவம் இதன்போது வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டது.

அனுராதபுரத்தில், மாவட்டக் குழுவைச் சந்தித்ததுடன், சமூக சுற்றுலா முயற்சிகளும் முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்டு வரும் சாலியபுரவில் உள்ள சர்வோதய இயற்கை முறைப் பண்ணைக்கும் (Organic Farm) விஜயம் செய்யப்பட்டது.

கூட்டங்கள் மற்றும் திட்ட மதிப்பாய்வுகளுக்கு அப்பால், கிராமப்புற இலங்கையின் வாழ்வியலோடு மீண்டும் இணையவும், மக்களுடன் தினமும் பணியாற்றுபவர்களின் கதைகளைக் கேட்டறியவும், தீர்வுகளை இணைந்து சிந்திக்கவும், புதிய சமூக விசித்திரங்களைக் கண்டறியவும், சர்வோதய ஊழியர்கள் மற்றும் தன்னார்வலர்களின் அர்ப்பணிப்பை நேரடியாகப் பார்க்கவும் இந்தப் பயணம் ஒரு வாய்ப்பை வழங்கியது.

இலங்கையின் கிராமப்புற சமூகங்களின் அழகையும் வலிமையையும், நாட்டின் அன்றாட வாழ்வாதாரத்தைத் தாங்கிப்பிடிக்கும் சாதாரண மக்களின் உழைப்பையும் அர்ப்பணிப்பையும் நினைவுகூர்வதாக இது அமைந்தது.

உண்மையான அபிவிருத்தி மக்களிடமிருந்தே தொடங்குகிறது. அது கேட்டல், பங்கேற்பு, கூட்டாண்மை மற்றும் கூட்டுச் செயல்பாட்டின் மூலம் வலுவடைகிறது.

வட மாவட்டங்களூடான இந்தப் பயணம் வெறும் கள விஜயம் மட்டுமல்ல; இது அடிமட்ட மக்களுடன் மீண்டும் இணையவும், உறவுகளைப் புதுப்பிக்கவும், உள்ளூர் அனுபவங்களிலிருந்து கற்றுக்கொள்ளவும், இலங்கை முழுவதும் வலிமையான சமூகங்களை உருவாக்குவதற்கான அர்ப்பணிப்பை மீண்டும் உறுதிப்படுத்தவும் கிடைத்த ஒரு மதிப்புமிக்க வாய்ப்பாகும்.
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Reconnecting with field operations: A Journey Through Sri Lanka’s Northern Districts

After a six-month interval, a visit was made to engage with Sarvodaya’s district operations across the Northern Sri Lanka covering Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Mannar.

The visit provided an opportunity to reconnect directly with the dedicated staff and volunteers working at the ground level, understand the progress of ongoing programmes, listen to the challenges they face, and discuss future plans for strengthening and sustaining district operations.

Particular attention was given to local resource mobilisation and social enterprises as pathways towards greater sustainability, while ongoing Sarvodaya programmes and community development initiatives were also reviewed.

In Mullaitivu, the new District Community Development Training Centre was visited for the first time (after participating in the groundbreaking and foundation stone laying one year back), with discussions held on its ongoing programmes and future plans. At the District Centers in Vavuniya, Kilinochchi and Mannar, current activities and future priorities were discussed with the district teams.

A meaningful staff engagement was also held at the Jaffna District Centre, focusing on strengthening grassroots development through three interconnected dimensions: social development, economic development, and governance. The importance of community participation, responsible citizenship, good governance and locally driven development was emphasized.

In Anuradhapura, alongside meeting the district team, a visit was made to the Sarvodaya Organic Farm in Saliyapura, where community tourism initiatives are also being hosted.

Beyond the meetings and programme reviews, the journey offered an opportunity to reconnect with the realities of rural Sri Lanka, listening to the stories of those working every day with communities, reflecting together on solutions, witnessing new social innovations, and seeing first-hand the dedication of Sarvodaya’s staff and volunteers.

It was also a reminder of the beauty and strength of Sri Lanka’s rural communities, and of the ordinary people whose hard work and dedication sustain the country every day.

True development begins with people. It is strengthened by listening, participation, partnership and collective action.

The journey through the Northern districts was not simply a field visit; it was a valuable opportunity to reconnect with the grassroots, renew relationships, learn from local experiences and reaffirm the commitment to building stronger communities across Sri Lanka.

නවෙලගම සර්වෝදය රේවත මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානය ජනතා අයිතියටඇල්ල, නවෙලගම ප්‍රජාවගේත්, එහි දූදරුවන්ගේත් අනාගතය වඩාත් ...
22/08/2026

නවෙලගම සර්වෝදය රේවත මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානය ජනතා අයිතියට
ඇල්ල, නවෙලගම ප්‍රජාවගේත්, එහි දූදරුවන්ගේත් අනාගතය වඩාත් සුරක්ෂිත හා අර්ථවත් කරමින්, සමාජ සත්කාරයේ සහ මානව සංවර්ධනයේ තවත් සුවිශේෂී පියවරක් 2026 අගෝස්තු 15 වන දින සාර්ථකව සනිටුහන් විය.

ඒ, නවෙලගම සර්වෝදය රේවත මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානය නිල වශයෙන් විවෘත කර ජනතා අයිතියට පත් කිරීමත් සමඟිනි.

නවෙලගම සර්වෝදය රේවත මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානයට වසර 42කට අධික ඉතිහාසයක් පවතී. 1984 වර්ෂයේදී ආරම්භ කර ඇති මෙම පෙරපාසල රජයේ ලියාපදිංචි පෙරපාසලක් ලෙස දීර්ඝ කාලයක් පුරා නවෙලගම ප්‍රජාවේ දූදරුවන්ගේ මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර්ධනය වෙනුවෙන් සේවය කර ඇත. විහාරස්ථානයේ ලොකු හාමුදුරුවන් වහන්සේගේ නාමය අනුව ආරම්භ කර පවත්වාගෙන ගිය මෙම පෙරපාසල, පරම්පරා ගණනාවක දූදරුවන්ගේ මුල් අධ්‍යාපන අවශ්‍යතා සපුරාලමින් නවෙලගම ප්‍රජාව සමඟ බැඳුණු වටිනා සමාජ සම්පතක් බවට පත්ව තිබිණි.

වසර ගණනාවක් පුරා භාවිතයට ගැනීම හේතුවෙන් පැරණි ගොඩනැගිල්ල ක්‍රමයෙන් අබලන් තත්ත්වයට පත්ව තිබූ අතර, පසුව බලපෑ දීත්වා සුළි කුණාටුව හේතුවෙන් එය තවදුරටත් හානි වී, දරුවන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපන කටයුතු සඳහා භාවිත කිරීමට නොහැකි තරම් අනතුරුදායක තත්ත්වයකට පත්විය.
ඒ හේතුවෙන් පෙරපාසලේ දූදරුවන්ට තම අධ්‍යාපන කටයුතු සාමාන්‍ය පරිදි සිදු කරගෙන යාමට නොහැකි වූ අතර, දරුවන් කුඩා කණ්ඩායම් තුනකට වෙන් කරමින් ඉතා අපහසුතා මධ්‍යයේ ඔවුන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපන කටයුතු අඛණ්ඩව පවත්වාගෙන යාමට සිදුවිය.

එහෙත්, අභියෝග හමුවේ පසුබට නොවූ නවෙලගම ප්‍රජාව තම දූදරුවන්ගේ අනාගතය වෙනුවෙන් එකමුතුව ඉදිරියට පැමිණියහ. භාවිතයට ගත නොහැකි වූ පැරණි ගොඩනැගිල්ල ප්‍රජාවේ ශ්‍රම දායකත්වයෙන් කඩා ඉවත් කර, නව ගොඩනැගිල්ලක් ඉදිකිරීම සඳහා අත්තිවාරම් දැමීමේ කටයුතු ආරම්භ කෙරිණි.

නවෙලගම විහාරස්ථානය ද මෙම කාර්යයට මහත් දායකත්වයක් ලබා දුන්නේය. පෙරපාසල් ගොඩනැගිල්ල ඉදිකිරීම සඳහා විහාරස්ථානයේ ඉඩමෙන් කොටසක් ලබා දීමට කටයුතු කළ අතර, ගොඩනැගිල්ල සඳහා අවශ්‍ය දොර ජනෙල් සහ ලී ද්‍රව්‍යද නවෙලගම විහාරස්ථානයේ නායක ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ විසින් පරිත්‍යාග කරන ලදී.

මෙම උදාර සමාජ සත්කාරය සඳහා සර්වෝදය වෙනුවෙන් පූර්ණ අනුග්‍රහය දැක්වූ ඉංජිනේරු ජනන්ත මාරසිංහ මහතාව ගෞරවයෙන් ආවර්ජනය කරන අතර, මෙම වටිනා කාර්යභාරය සාර්ථක කරගැනීමට අතහිත දෙමින් කැපවූ ආචාර්ය චාරිකා මාරසිංහ මහත්මිය සහ විශේෂඥ වෛද්‍ය උපාලි මාරසිංහ මහතා වෙතද අපගේ ගෞරවනීය ප්‍රණාමය පුද කර සිටිමු.
මෙලෙස ප්‍රජාවේ ශ්‍රමයෙන්, විහාරස්ථානයේ දායකත්වයෙන් සහ විවිධ පාර්ශ්වයන්ගේ සහයෝගයෙන් යළි ගොඩනැගුණු මෙම මධ්‍යස්ථානය, අද වන විට දරුවන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපනයට සහ සංවර්ධනයට සුදුසු, සුරක්ෂිත හා අංගසම්පූර්ණ ඉගෙනුම් පරිසරයක් බවට පත්ව තිබේ.

දරුවෙකුගේ ජීවිතයේ මුල් වසර කිහිපය යනු ඔහුගේ හෝ ඇයගේ පෞරුෂය, බුද්ධි වර්ධනය, නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය සහ යහපත් ආකල්ප ගොඩනැගෙන තීරණාත්මක අවධියකි. එබැවින් ගමක දරුවන් වෙනුවෙන් සුරක්ෂිත, සතුටුදායක සහ නිසි අධ්‍යාපනික පසුබිමක් සහිත මුල් ළමාවිය සංවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් ස්ථාපිත කිරීම යනු ගොඩනැගිල්ලක් ඉදිකිරීමකට එහා ගිය අනාගත පරපුර වෙනුවෙන් කරන දිගුකාලීන ආයෝජනයකි.

මෙම අවශ්‍යතාව හඳුනා ගනිමින්, අංගසම්පූර්ණ ඉගෙනුම් මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් ලෙස පෙරපාසල පවත්වාගෙන යාම සඳහා අවශ්‍ය ඉගෙනුම් උපකරණ සර්වෝදය ළමා සංවර්ධන අංශය මගින් සපයා පෙරපාසල වෙත පරිත්‍යාග කිරීමට කටයුතු කරන ලදී. මෙම කාර්යය සාර්ථක කර ගැනීම සඳහා සර්වෝදය ළමා සංවර්ධන අංශයේ අංශ ප්‍රධානී ඇතුළු කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය මහත් කැපවීමෙන් කටයුතු කළහ.

මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ අධ්‍යාපනික හා සුබසාධන කටයුතු උපරිම මට්ටමින් පවත්වාගෙන යාම සඳහා මෙදින විශේෂ පරිත්‍යාග රැසක් සිදු කෙරිණි. අධ්‍යාපනික සහ භෞතික සම්පත් ලෙස ඩෙස්, පුටු සහ විශේෂිත ඉගෙනුම් කව සඳහා අවශ්‍ය උපකරණ කට්ටලද, ළමා සංවර්ධන මෙවලම් ලෙස දරුවන්ගේ බුද්ධි වර්ධනයට සහ විනෝදාස්වාදයට අවශ්‍ය අධ්‍යාපනික උපකරණ හා සෙල්ලම් බඩු මෙන්ම පෞද්ගලික ද්‍රව්‍ය ලෙස පැමිණ සිටි දූදරුවන් වෙනුවෙන් අවශ්‍ය පොත් බෑග් කට්ටලද ලබා දෙන ලදී.
මෙම පරිත්‍යාග හුදෙක් ද්‍රව්‍යමය ආධාරයක් පමණක් නොව, දරුවන්ගේ හැකියාවන් අවදි කිරීමට සහ ඔවුන්ගේ අනාගත අවස්ථා පුළුල් කිරීමට කරන ආයෝජනයක් ලෙස සර්වෝදය අප සලකන්නේය.

මෙය සර්වෝදය දර්ශනයේ හරය වන සියලු දෙනාගේ උදාව සහ සියලු දෙනාගේ යහපත ප්‍රායෝගිකව ක්‍රියාවට නැංවෙන තවත් අවස්ථාවකි. දරුවන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපනය, සුබසාධනය සහ යහපැවැත්ම ශක්තිමත් කිරීම තුළින්, සවිබල ගැන්වූ ප්‍රජාවක් සහ යහපත් අනාගත පරපුරක් ගොඩනැගීම සඳහා මෙම මධ්‍යස්ථානය වැදගත් පදනමක් සපයනු ඇත.

මධ්‍යස්ථානය විවෘත කිරීමත් සමඟ ගම්මානයටත්, දූදරුවන්ටත් සෙත් පතා ආගමික වතාවත් රැසක් සංවිධානය කර තිබිණි. අලුත් සහල් මංගල්‍යය පවත්වා සමෘද්ධිය ප්‍රාර්ථනා කිරීම, දේව දානය පිරිනැමීම සහ මහා සංඝරත්නය උදෙසා දානමය පිංකමක් පවත්වමින් මහා සංඝරත්නයේ ආශීර්වාදය මැද සිදු වූ මෙම සුවිශේෂී අවස්ථාව නවෙලගම ප්‍රජාවේ එකමුතුකම සහ සාමූහිකත්වය ද විදහා දැක්වීය.

මෙම අවස්ථාව සඳහා ඌව පළාත් මහ දිසාවේ සංඝනායක පූජ්‍ය රිල්පොළ ඥානදේව හිමිපාණන් වහන්සේ ප්‍රමුඛ මහා සංඝරත්නය සහභාගී වී සිටි අතර, ඇල්ල ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම්තුමා, ඌව පළාත් මුල් ළමාවිය අධිකාරියේ අධ්‍යක්ෂකතුමා, ඇල්ල බල්ලාකෙටුව පොලිස් ස්ථානාධිපතිතුමා, ඌව පළාත් හා ඇල්ල ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාසයේ මුල් ළමාවිය නිලධාරිනියන්, සර්වෝදය ළමා සංවර්ධන අංශයේ නිලධාරීන්, බදුල්ල සර්වෝදය දිස්ත්‍රික් මධ්‍යස්ථානයේ කළමනාකාරතුමිය ඇතුළු කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය, ප්‍රදේශයේ දෙමාපියන් සහ ග්‍රාමවාසී ජනතාව ඇතුළු විශාල පිරිස එක්ව සිටියහ.

වසර 42කට අධික ගමනක් තුළ අභියෝග රැසකට මුහුණ දෙමින් පැමිණි නවෙලගම පෙරපාසල අද නව මුහුණුවරකින් දූදරුවන්ගේ අනාගතය වෙනුවෙන් යළි විවෘත වී ඇත. එය එක් ගොඩනැගිල්ලක් නැවත ඉදිකිරීමක් පමණක් නොව, ප්‍රජාවක එකමුතුකම, ශ්‍රම දායකත්වය, පරිත්‍යාගශීලීත්වය සහ සර්වෝදය වටිනාකම් එක්ව ගොඩනැගූ අනාගතයක ආරම්භයකි.

මෙය එක් ආයතනයක හෝ එක් පාර්ශ්වයක කාර්යයක් පමණක් නොව, දරුවන්ගේ අනාගතය වෙනුවෙන් ප්‍රජාවක් එකට එක්වූ අවස්ථාවක් ලෙස සර්වෝදය පවුලේ අප විශ්වාස කරන්නෙමු.



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எல்ல, நவெலகம பிரதேச மக்களினதும், அங்குள்ள பிள்ளைகளினதும் எதிர்காலத்தை மேலும் பாதுகாப்பானதாகவும் அர்தமுள்ளதாகவும் மாற்றும் வகையில், சமூக சேவை மற்றும் மனித வளர்ச்சியில் மற்றுமொரு சிறப்பான மைல்கல் 2026 ஆகஸ்ட் 15 ஆம் திகதி வெற்றிகரமாக நிலைநாட்டப்பட்டது.
அதாவது, நவெலகம சர்வோதய ரேவத ஆரம்பகால குழந்தைப் பருவ வளர்சி மையம் அதிகாரபூர்வமாக திறந்து வைக்கப்பட்டு மக்களின் உரிமைக்கு கையளிக்கப்பட்டதன் மூலம்.

நவெலகம சர்வோதய ரேவத ஆரம்பகால குழந்தைப் பருவ வளர்ச்சி மையத்திற்கு 42 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட வரலாறு உள்ளது. 1984 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்ட இந்த பாலர் பாடசாலை, அரசாங்கத்தில் பதிவு செய்யப்பட்ட பாலர் பாடசாலையாக நீண்ட காலமாக நவெலகம மக்களின் பிள்ளைகளின் ஆரம்பகால வளர்சிக்காக சேவையாற்றி வந்துள்ளது.
விகாரையின் பிரதம தேரரின் பெயரில் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டு பராமரிக்கப்பட்டு வந்த இந்த பாலர் பாடசாலை, பல தலைமுறை பிள்ளைகளின் ஆரம்ப கல்வித் தேவைகளை பூர்தி செய்து நவெலகம மக்களுடன் பிணைந்த ஒரு விலைமதிப்பற்ற சமூக சொத்தாக மாறியிருந்தது.

பல வருடங்களாக பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டதன் காரணமாக பழைய கட்டிடம் படிப்படியாக சேதமடைந்திருந்தது. பின்னர் ஏற்பட்ட ‘டீத்வா’ சூறாவளி காரணமாக அது மேலும் சேதமடைந்து, பிள்ளைகளின் கல்வி நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு பயன்படுத்த முடியாத அளவுக்கு ஆபத்தான நிலைக்கு சென்றது.
இதன் காரணமாக பாலர் பாடசாலை பிள்ளைகளால் தங்கள் கல்வி நடவடிக்கைகளை வழக்கம் போல் தொடர முடியவில்லை. பிள்ளைகளை மூன்று சிறிய குழுக்களாக பிரித்து மிகுந்த சிரமங்களுக்கு மத்தியில் அவர்களின் கல்வி நடவடிக்கைகளை தொடர்ந்து முன்னெடுக்க வேண்டியிருந்தது.

எனினும் சவால்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் பின்வாங்காத நவெலகம மக்கள் தங்கள் பிள்ளைகளின் எதிர்காலத்திற்காக ஒன்றிணைந்து முன்வந்தனர். பயன்படுத்த முடியாத பழைய கட்டிடத்தை மக்களின் உழைப்பின் மூலம் இடித்து அகற்றி, புதிய கட்டிடம் ஒன்றை கட்டுவதற்கான அடிக்கல் நாட்டும் பணிகள் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டன.

நவெலகம விகாரையும் இந்த பணிக்கு பெரும் பங்களிப்பை வழங்கியது. பாலர் பாடசாலை கட்டிடத்தை கட்டுவதற்காக விகாரையின் காணியில் ஒரு பகுதியை வழங்கியதுடன், கட்டிடத்திற்கு தேவையான கதவு, ஜன்னல் மற்றும் மரப்பொருட்களையும் நவெலகம விகாரையின் நாயக்க தேரர் தானமாக வழங்கினார்.

இந்த உன்னதமான சமூக சேவைக்காக சர்வோதய சார்பில் முழு அனுசரணை வழங்கிய பொறியலாளர் ஜனந்த மாரசிங்க அவர்களை மரியாதையுடன் நினைவுகூருகிறோம். இந்த மதிப்புமிக்க பணியை வெற்றியடைய செய்ய உதவிய டாக்டர் சாரிகா மாரசிங்க மற்றும் விசேட வைத்திய நிபுணர் உபாலி மாரசிங்க ஆகியோருக்கும் எமது மரியாதைக்குரிய வணக்கத்தை செலுத்துகிறோம்.

இவ்வாறு மக்களின் உழைப்பால், விகாரையின் பங்களிப்பால் மற்றும் பல்வேறு தரப்பினரின் ஒத்துழைப்பால் மீண்டும் கட்டியெழுப்பப்பட்ட இந்த மையம், இன்று பிள்ளைகளின் கல்வி மற்றும் வளர்ச்சிக்கு ஏற்ற, பாதுகாப்பான மற்றும் முழுமையான கற்றல் சூழலாக மாறியுள்ளது.

ஒரு குழந்தையின் வாழ்வின் முதல் சில வருடங்கள் என்பது அவர்களின் ஆளுமை, அறிவு வளர்ச்சி, படைப்பாற்றல் மற்றும் நல்ல பண்புகள் உருவாகும் முக்கியமான காலகட்டமாகும். எனவே ஒரு கிராமத்தின் பிள்ளைகளுக்காக பாதுகாப்பான, மகிழ்ச்சியான மற்றும் முறையான கல்விப் பின்னணியுடன் கூடிய ஆரம்பகால குழந்தைப் பருவ வளர்ச்சி மையம் ஒன்றை அமைப்பது என்பது ஒரு கட்டிடத்தை கட்டுவதை விடவும் எதிர்கால சந்ததிக்காக செய்யும் நீண்டகால முதலீடாகும்.

இந்த தேவையை அங்கீகரித்து, முழுமையான கற்றல் மையமாக பாலர் பாடசாலையை நடத்துவதற்கு தேவையான கற்றல் உபகரணங்களை சர்வோதய குழந்தை வளர்ச்சி பிரிவு வழங்கி பாலர் பாடசாலைக்கு நன்கொடையாக வழங்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டது. இந்த பணியை வெற்றிகரமாக முன்னெடுக்க சர்வோதய குழந்தை வளர்சி பிரிவின் பிரிவு தலைவர் உட்பட பணியாளர்கள் பெரும் அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் செயல்பட்டனர்.

மையத்தின் கல்வி மற்றும் நலன்புரி நடவடிக்கைகளை உயர்ந்த மட்டத்தில் பேணுவதற்காக அன்றைய தினம் பல சிறப்பு நன்கொடைகள் வழங்கப்பட்டன. கல்வி மற்றும் பௌதீக வளங்களாக மேசை, நாற்காலிகள் மற்றும் சிறப்பு கற்றல் வட்டத்திற்கான உபகரண தொகுப்புகளும், குழந்தை வளர்சி கருவிகளாக பிள்ளைகளின் அறிவு வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் பொழுதுபோக்கிற்கு தேவையான கல்வி உபகரணங்கள் மற்றும் விளையாட்டு பொருட்களும், தனிப்பட்ட பொருட்களாக வந்திருந்த பிள்ளைகளுக்கான புத்தக பைகளும் வழங்கப்பட்டன.

இந்த நன்கொடைகள் வெறும் பொருள் உதவி மட்டுமல்ல, பிள்ளைகளின் திறன்களை விழித்தெழச் செய்வதற்கும் அவர்களின் எதிர்கால வாய்ப்புகளை விரிவுபடுத்துவதற்கும் செய்யப்படும் முதலீடாக சர்வோதய நாங்கள் கருதுகிறோம்.

இது சர்வோதய தத்துவத்தின் சாரமான ‘அனைவரின் விழிப்புணர்வு’ மற்றும் ‘அனைவரின் நலன்’ என்பதை நடைமுறையில் செயல்படுத்தும் மற்றுமொரு சந்தர்பமாகும். பிள்ளைகளின் கல்வி, நலன்புரி மற்றும் நல்வாழ்வை வலுப்படுத்துவதன் மூலம், அதிகாரம் பெற்ற ஒரு சமூகத்தையும் நல்ல எதிர்கால சந்ததியையும் உருவாக்க இந்த மையம் முக்கிய அடித்தளமாக அமையும்.

மையம் திறக்கப்பட்டதை தொடர்ந்து கிராமத்திற்கும் பிள்ளைகளுக்கும் நலன் வேண்டி பல மத சடங்குகள் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டிருந்தன. புதிய அரிசி விழா நடத்தி செழிப்பை வேண்டுதல், தேவ தானம் வழங்குதல் மற்றும் மகா சங்கத்திற்கு தானம் வழங்கி மகா சங்கத்தின் ஆசியுடன் நடைபெற்ற இந்த சிறப்பான நிகழ்வு நவெலகம மக்களின் ஒற்றுமையும் கூட்டு முயற்சியையும் எடுத்துக்காட்டியது.

இந்த நிகழ்வில் ஊவா மாகாண மகா திசாவின் சங்கநாயக்க பூஜ்ய ரில்பொல ஞானதேவ தேரர் உட்பட மகா சங்கத்தினர், எல்ல பிரதேச செயலாளர், ஊவா மாகாண ஆரம்பகால குழந்தைப் பருவ அதிகார சபையின் பணிப்பாளர், எல்ல பள்ளகெடுவ பொலிஸ் நிலைய பொறுப்பதிகாரி, ஊவா மாகாண மற்றும் எல்ல பிரதேச செயலகத்தின் ஆரம்பகால குழந்தைப் பருவ அதிகாரிகள், சர்வோதய குழந்தை வளர்ச்சி பிரிவு அதிகாரிகள், பதுளை சர்வோதய மாவட்ட மையத்தின் முகாமையாளர் உட்பட பணியாளர்கள், பிரதேச பெற்றோர்கள் மற்றும் கிராம மக்கள் உட்பட பெரும் கூட்டம் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.

42 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலான பயணத்தில் பல சவால்களை எதிர்கொண்டு வந்த நவெலகம பாலர் பாடசாலை இன்று புதிய தோற்றத்துடன் பிள்ளைகளின் எதிர்காலத்திற்காக மீண்டும் திறக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது ஒரு கட்டிடத்தை மீண்டும் கட்டுவது மட்டுமல்ல, ஒரு சமூகத்தின் ஒற்றுமை, உழைப்பு, தியாகம் மற்றும் சர்வோதய பெறுமதிகள் இணைந்து கட்டியெழுப்பிய எதிர்காலத்தின் ஆரம்பமாகும்.

இது ஒரு நிறுவனத்தின் அல்லது ஒரு தரப்பின் பணி மட்டுமல்ல, பிள்ளைகளின் எதிர்காலத்திற்காக ஒரு சமூகம் ஒன்றாக இணைந்த தருணமாக சர்வோதய குடும்பமாகிய நாங்கள் நம்புகிறோம்.

Navelagama Sarvodaya Revatha Early Childhood Development Centre Handed Over to the Community

A meaningful milestone in social service and human development was marked on August 15, 2026, bringing new hope for a safer and more meaningful future for the Navelagama community in Ella and its children.

This was marked by the official opening and handing over of the Navelagama Sarvodaya Revatha Early Childhood Development Centre to the community.

The Navelagama Sarvodaya Revatha Early Childhood Development Centre has a history of over 42 years. Established in 1984, this government-registered preschool has served the children of the Navelagama community for many years, supporting their early childhood development. Started and maintained in the name of the Chief Incumbent Monk of the temple, the preschool has met the early educational needs of generations of children and has become a valued part of the Navelagama community.

Over the years, the old building had gradually deteriorated due to long-term use. It was later further damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, leaving it in a dangerous condition and making it impossible to use for the children’s education.

As a result, the children could no longer continue their education under normal conditions. Their learning had to continue under difficult circumstances, with the children divided into three smaller groups.

However, the Navelagama community came together and stepped forward for the future of their children. With the community’s labour contribution, the old building, which could no longer be used, was demolished and removed, and work began on laying the foundation for a new building.

The Navelagama Temple also made a valuable contribution to this effort. A portion of the temple land was provided for the construction of the preschool, while the Chief Incumbent Monk of the Navelagama Temple donated the doors, windows, and timber materials needed for the building.

We respectfully acknowledge Engineer Janantha Marasinghe, who provided full sponsorship on behalf of Sarvodaya for this noble social initiative. We also extend our sincere appreciation to Dr. Charika Marasinghe and Specialist Dr. Upali Marasinghe for their dedicated support and contribution towards making this valuable initiative a success.

Through the labour of the community, the contribution of the temple, and the support of various parties, the Centre has now been rebuilt as a safe and fully equipped learning environment suitable for the education and development of children.

The first few years of a child’s life are a very important stage in which their personality, intellectual development, creativity, and positive attitudes are shaped. Therefore, creating a safe, happy, and supportive early childhood learning environment for children in a village is much more than building a structure; it is a long-term investment in the future generation.

Recognising this need, the Sarvodaya Child Development Unit provided and donated the learning equipment required to operate the preschool as a fully equipped learning centre. The Head of the Sarvodaya Child Development Unit and the entire team worked with great dedication to make this possible.

A number of special donations were also made on this occasion to support the educational and welfare activities of the Centre. Desks, chairs, and equipment sets required for specialised learning activities were provided as educational and physical resources.

Educational materials and toys to support children’s intellectual development and recreation were also provided, along with school bag sets containing the personal items needed by the children who were present.

At Sarvodaya, we see these donations as more than material assistance. They are an investment in awakening the abilities of children and creating greater opportunities for their future.

This is another example of the heart of the Sarvodaya philosophy-the awakening of all and the well-being of all-being put into practice. By strengthening the education, welfare, and well-being of children, this Centre will provide an important foundation for building an empowered community and a better future generation.

A number of religious observances were also organised to invoke blessings upon the village and its children as the Centre was opened. The occasion included the Aluth Sahal Mangallaya, praying for prosperity, the offering of Deva Dana, and a alms giving for the Maha Sangha.With the blessings of the Maha Sangha, this special occasion was also a beautiful reflection of the unity and togetherness of the Navelagama community.

The occasion was blessed by the presence of the Maha Sangha, led by Venerable Rilpola Gnanadeva Thero, Chief Sanghanayake of the Uva Province. The Divisional Secretary of Ella, the Director of the Uva Provincial Early Childhood Development Authority, the Officer-in-Charge of the Ella Ballaketuwa Police Station, Early Childhood Development Officers from the Uva Province and Ella Divisional Secretariat Division, officers of the Sarvodaya Child Development Unit, the Manager and staff of the Sarvodaya Badulla District Centre, as well as parents and many members of the Navelagama community, were also present.

After more than 42 years of challenges and service, the Navelagama Preschool has now reopened with a new beginning for the future of its children.
This is not simply the rebuilding of a building. It is the beginning of a future shaped by the unity of a community, collective labour, generosity, and Sarvodaya values.

We, as the Sarvodaya family, believe that this is not the work of one organisation or one party alone, but a moment in which an entire community came together for the future of its children.


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