.

2.2 Establishing library

Date : 2024.07.12
Settlement : Lakhiru Sewana housing complex
Programme :  2.2 Establishing library 
Sponsorship : University of Colombo

Date :  2024.07.12
Settlement : Gampaha – Ganemulla north
Programme : 2.1 Child protection programme

4.1 Art skill development and Entertainment programme

Date :  2024.07.13
Settlement : Kolonnawa – laksanda sewana
Programme :  4.1 Art skill development and Entertainment programme
Resource person : Mrs. Thushara – Humen rights promotion officer

Date :  2024.07.13
Settlement : Kolonnawa- wadugodawatta
Programme : 1.2 Small Group and cash management programme (second round )

2.4 Educational Awareness programme 3.2 Entrepreneurship awareness programme

Date :  2024.07.13
Settlement : Divulapitiya – Madikale watta
Programme : 2.4 Educational Awareness programme, 3.2 Entrepreneurship awareness programme

Date :  2024.07.14
Settlement : Rathnapura – Madampe
Programme : 1.2 Small Group and cash management programme

1.2 Small group and cach management programme 3.2 Entrepreneurship awareness programme

Date :  2024.07.17
Settlement : Dompe-Kuttiwila
Programme : 1.2 Small group and cach management programme 3.2 Entrepreneurship awareness programme 
Resource person : Business sector officers and economic development officer

Date :  2024.07.18
Settlement : Laksanda Sewana
Programme : 3.2 Entrepreneurship awareness programme
Participants : 50

Youth development and Leadership training programme

Date : 2024.07.11
Settlement : Minuwangoda – Samurdigama
Programme : Youth development and Leadership training programme
Resource person : Youth Service officer, Minuwangoda

Date :2024.07.11
Settlement : Rathgama-Ralajayapura
Programme : Conducting community society
Educational Awareness programme

Monitoring the prograss of the Small Group Society

Date : 2024.07.10
Settlement : Lakhiru Sewana
Programme :
Monitoring the prograss of the Small Group Society
Carrying out pre- organization activities reated to starting library

Date : 2024.07.09
Settlement : Randiya uyana
Programme : Small Group and cash management programme

Youth and Children development programme & awareness about competitions held in conjunction with World Habitat day

Date : 2024.07.07
Settlement : Lakhiru sewana
Programme :Youth and Children development programme & awareness about competitions held in conjunction with World Habitat day

Date : 2024.07.05, සහ 06
Settlement : Anuradapura-Thuruithurugama
Programme : Formation and functioning of CBOs
Conducting small group societies and introducing People’s Bank to groups.
To conduct a First aid training workshop for the children of the children’s club.
Resource person : Sarvodaya

Educational Awareness Programme

Date: 2024.07.08
Settlement : Rajgama-Ralajayapura
Programme : Educational Awareness programme
Small Group Cash Management Programme

Date: 2024.07.03
Settlement : Agulana-Sayurupura
Programme : Educational Awareness Programme

Small Group Cash Management Programme

Date : 2024.06.28,29
Settlement : Hambantota – Sunamigama
Programme :Small Group Cash Management Programme
Youth and Children development programme

Date: 2024.06.25
Settlement : Kuttiwila & Walihinda
Programme : Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme for cash management
Resource person :ADIC

Youth and Children Development Programme Resource Person : National Child Protection Authority

Date: 2024.06.24
Settlement : Matale-Higgolla
Programme : Youth and Children development programme
Resource person : National child protection Authority

Date: 2024.06.20
Settlement : Matale-Higgolla
Programme : Entrepreneurship development Training programme (Hand wash & Dish wash)
Resource person : Vidatha resource center

Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme Resource person : ADIC

Date: 2024.06.17
Settlement : Kaduwela – walihinda
Programme : Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme
Resource person : ADIC

Date: 2024.06.18
Settlement : Ganemulle Siri seelarathana K.V.
Programme : Educational Awareness programme ( Knowledge Attitude skill promotion programme for scholarship children’s )

Youth and Children Development Programme

Date: 2024.06.17
Settlement : Kaduwela – Boralugoda
Programme : Youth and Children development programme

Date: 2024.06.16
Settlement : Rathnapura – Madampe
Programme :Educational Awareness programme ( Granting dhamma school uniforms to 20 low – income children )
Entrepreneurship development training programme

Establishing Libraries

Date: 2024.06.16
Settlement : Rathnapura – madampe
Programme :Establishing libraries

Date : 2024.06.14
Place : Modara day care center
Participants : Randiya uyana & Muwadora uyana
Programme :Community Health Promotional Programme (Nutrition programme for malnourished children and pregnant mothers )

Climate Change programme (Charity programme organized by praja society on the occasion of environment day)

Date: 2024.06.05
Settlement : Henamulla-Randiya uyana
Programme :Climate Change programme (Charity programme organized by praja society on the occasion of environment day)

Date: 2024.05.30
Settlement : Kurunagala- Wilgoda
Programme : Educational Awareness programme

Formation and functioning of CBOs and Discuss about Humanity Development Programme

Date : 2024.05.30
Settlement : Henamulla- Randiya uyana
Programme : Formation and functioning of CBOs and discuss about Humanity development programme

Date: 2024.05.26
Settlement : Gampaha-Ganemulla North
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme (Devotional songs performance for wesak festival )

Cultural and Religious Programme (wesak lantern competition and Devotional songs performance )

Date: 2024.05.25
Settlement : Kolonnawa -Sanhinda sewana
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme (wesak lantern competition and Devotional songs performance )

Date: 2024.05.23
Settlement : Kaduwela -Boralugoda
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme (Cool drinks dansala held on the occasion of wesak festival )

Cultural and Religious Programme (Flower and Veralu Achcharu Dansala Held on the Occasion of Wesak Festival )

Date: 2024.05.23
Settlement : Dompe -Kuttiwila
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme (Flower and veralu achcharu dansala held on the occasion of wesak festival )

Date : 2024.05.22
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Programme :Cultural and Religious programme for Wesak festival

Educational Awareness Programme

Date : 2024.05.18
Settlement : Agulana-Sayurupura
Programme : Educational Awareness programme

Date: 2024.05.18
Settlement : Kaduwela – walihinda
Programme : Youth and Children development programme

Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme Resource person : ADIC

Date: 2024.05.18
Settlement : Hambantota-Sunamigama
Programme :Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme
Resource person : ADIC

Date: 2024.05.17
Settlement : Matara-Hamugewatta & Dickwella-Batheegama
Programme :Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme
Resource person : ADIC

Youth and Children Development Programme - To Held Children Society Meeting

Date: 2024.05.16
Settlement : Maligawaththa- Lakwirusewana
Programme : Youth and Children development programme – To held children society meeting
Cultural and Religious programme for wesak festival

Date : 2024.05.16
Settlement : Agulana-Sayurupura
Programme : Youth and Children development programme
Participants : 25

Youth and Children Development Programme

Date : 2024.05.15
Settlement : Gamapaha- Ganemulle north
Programme : Youth and Children development programme
Participants : 24

Date : 2024.05.15
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Programme : Youth and Children development programme

Cultural and Religious programme for Wesak Festival

Settlement : Kolonnawa – Sanhinda sewana
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme for Wesak Festival

Date : 2024.05.13
Settlement : Kolonnawa – wadugodawatta
Programme :Educational Awareness Programme (Leadership development programme )
Participants : 22
Resource person : Youth development officer – D.S office, kolonnawa

Formation and functioning of CBOs

Date : 2024.05.09,10,11
Settlement : Anuradapura – Thuruithurugama
Programme : Formation and functioning of CBOs
Small Group Cash Management Programme
Youth and Children development programme

Date : 20224.05.09
Settlement : Rajgama-Ralajayapura
Programme : Educational Awareness programme

Skill development programme

Date : 2024.05.09
Settlement : Aththanagalla- Dematalanda
Programme : Skill development programme
Youth and Children development programme ( To held children society meeting )

Date : 2024.05.07
Settlement : Rajgama-Ralajayapura
Programme : Under the community Health Promotional Programme for Children
Participants : 22

Cultural and Religious programme (Discuss about Wesak festival celebration event )

Date : 2024.05.07
Settlement : Kolonnawa -Sanhinda sewana
Programme : Youth and Children development programme
                :Cultural and Religious programme (Discuss about Wesak festival celebration event )

Date : 2024.05.07
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Programme :Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme for children – After joing hands with the drug prevention programme, their efforts to create an anti-drug group in their housing complex ( initiative to create a fund called Sinha Youth Club )

Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme Sponsorship : ADIC

Date : 2024.05.05
Settlement : Rathnapura – Madampe
Programme :Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme
Sponsorship : ADIC

Date: 2024.05.05
Settlement : Agulana-Sayurupura
Programme :Small Group Cash Management Programme

Educational Awareness programme

Date : 2024.05.05
Settlement : Rajgama-Ralajayapura
Programme :Educational Awareness programme

Date :2024.05.03
Settlement : Agulana-Sayurupura
Programme :Educational Awareness programme

Small Group Cash Management Programme

Date : 2024.05.02
Settlement : Gampaha – Kalukanda
Programme :Small Group Cash Management Programme

Date : 2024.04.30
Settlement : Kaleniya -Gagarakshithaya
Programme : Youth and Children development programme
Participants – 16

Cultural and Religious programme (New year celebration event organized by children society )

Date : 2024.04.28
Settlement : Kaleniya -Gagarakshithaya
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme ( New year celebration event organized by community and child society )

Date : 2024.04.28
Settlement : Rajgama – Ralajayapura
Programme : Educational programme

Cultural and Religious programme (New year celebration event organized by children society )

Date : 2024.04.27
Settlement : Katharagama – Gothameegama
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme (New year celebration event organized by children society )

Date: 2024.04.26
Settlement : Rathgama-Ralajayapura
Programme : Youth and Children development programme

Cultural and Religious programme (New year celebration event organized by community and child society )

Date : 2024.04.23
Settlement : Kolonnawa -Sanhinda sewana
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme (New year celebration event organized by community and child society )

Date : 2024.04.24
Settlement : Rideemaliyadda- Unampitiya
Programme :Cultural and religious programme (new year festival organized by children society )

Educational programme

Date : 2024.04.19
Settlement : Dickwella – Batheegama
Programme : Educational programme

Date : 2024.04.07
Settlement : Dompe – Kuttiwila
Programme : Cultural and Religious programme ( new year festival – sri rathna children’s society )

Community Health Promotional Programme​

Date : 2024.04.05

Settlement : Sanhinda sewana – kolonnawa
Programme : Community Health Promotional Programme
Participants – 61

Date : 2024.03.21
Settlement : Kaduwela – walihinda
Duties : Short term vocational training and skill development programme

Youth and Children development programme - Kaduwela-Walihinda

Date: 2024.03.20
Settlement : Kaduwela-Walihinda
Duties : Conducting the monthly meeting of the community society and informing about the programs to be held
            : Youth and Children development programme
            : Establishing library

Date : 2024.03.20
Settlement : Kaduwela-Boralugoda
Duties : Short term vocational training and skill Development programme
Sponsorship : Youth service officers
Participants : 15

Drug prevention and rehabilitation programme (part 1) Sponsorship - ADIC

Date : 2024.03.19
Settlement : Mattakkuliya-Randiya uyana
Duties : Drug prevention and rehabilitation programme (part 1)
Sponsorship – ADIC

Conducting the monthly meeting of the community society and informing about the programs to be held

Date : 2024.03.19
Settlement : Mattakkuliya – Muwadora uyana
Duties : Conducting the monthly meeting of the community society and informing about the programs to be held.
            : Small Group and cash management programme

Drug prevention and rehabilitation programme for children camp

Date : 2024/03/17
Settlement : Ganemulla – North
Duties : Drug prevention and rehabilitation programme for children camp

Participants : 51

Awareness About the Programs to be Held for the Children's Club

Date : 2024/02/10
Settlement : Maligawaththa- Lakhiru sewana
Duties : Conducting the monthly meeting of the community society and informing about the programs to be held.
            : Awareness about the programs to be held for the children’s club.

Information and functioning of CBOs - Kaduwela

Date : 2024/02/11
Settlement : Kaduwela – Boralugoda
Duties : Information and functioning of CBOs
            : Youth and Children development programme

Carrying out a charity programme under the leadership

Date : 2024/02/11
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Time : 9.00 a.m.
Duties : Carrying out a charity programme under the leadership and guidance of the U.S.D.A. with the participation of the council and the community police

Rathnnapura - Madampe Small Group and Cash Management Programme

Date : 2024/02/11
Settlement : Rathnapura – Madampe
Duties : Information and functioning of CBOs and discuss about Humanity development programme
             : Small Group and cash management programme

Muwadora Uyana Youth and Children development programme

Date : 2024/02/09
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Time : 3.30 p.m.
Duties : Youth and Children development programme
Participants : 80

Muwadora Uyana Community members meeting

Date : 2024/02/09
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Duties : Community members meeting
(A & B block)

The children's club organized an independence day celebration.

Date : 2024.02.04
Settlement : Agulana – Sayurupura
Duties : The children’s club organized an independence day celebration. 

Sri Rathna children's club independence day celebrations

Date : 2024.02.04
Settlement : Dompe – Kuttiwila
Duties : Sri Rathna children’s club independence day celebrations

The Children Society and Community Society of the Settlement

Date : 2024.02.03
Settlement : Diwlapitiya – Madikale watta
Duties : The cricket match was held between the 03 children’s clubs with the intervention of the children society and community society of the Settlement.

Information and functioning of CBOs and discuss about Humanity development programme - Kolonnawa

Date : 2024.02.03
Settlement : Kolonnawa- Sanhinda sewana
Duties : Information and functioning of CBOs and discuss about Humanity development programme.
           : Youth and Children development programme

Information and functioning of CBOs and discuss about Humanity development programme

Date : 2024.02.03
Settlement : kalaniya – Galboralla
Duties : Information and functioning of CBOs and discuss about Humanity development programme
             : Small Group and cash management programme

Information and Functioning of CBOs

Date : 2024.02.03
Settlement : Kalaniya – Gangarakshithaya
Duties : Information and functioning of CBOs

Developing the Knowledge, Skills & Attitude of the Children

Date : 2024.02.03
Settlement : Kalaniya – Gangarakshithaya & Galboralla
Duties : The national day event was successfully held in conjunction with the national day with the aim of developing the knowledge, skills & attitude of the children

Under the Community Health Promotional Programme for children dental clinic

Date : 2024.02.02
Settlement : Lakhiru Sewana
Duties : Under the Community Health Promotional Programme for children dental clinic
Participants : 56

Information and functioning of CBOs

Date : 2024.02.02
Settlement : Katharagama- Gothameegama
Duties : Information and functioning of CBOs
            : Small Group and cash management programme
            : Youth and Children development programme
            : Providing Financial Aid for Small scale Entrepreneurs

Small Group and Cash Management Programme

Date : 2024.02.01
Settlement : Hambantota- Sunamigama
Duties: Youth and Children development programme
           : Small Group and cash management programme

Youth and Children development programm

Date : 2024.02.02
Settlement : Kolonnawa- Laksanda Sewana
Duties : Youth and Children development programme
Participants : 90

Humanity Development Programme

Date : 2024.01.28
Settlement : Laksanda Sewana
Duties : Formation and functioning of CBOs and informing about Humanity development programme .
Participants – 31

USDA Climate Change Programmes

USDA Climate change programmes were conducted in UDA Lakhiru Sewana Housing scheme in Maligawatta (Colombo District) and Samurdhigama , Minuwangoda (Gampaha District)on 26th January 2023 with the participation of 50 children

Youth and Children development programme - Muslim weediya - Tangalle

Date : 2024.01.24
Settlement : Muslim weediya – Tangalle
Duties :Youth and Children development programme
         :Self- employment and entrepreneurship development programme (Follow-up the  self- employed conducting activities)
Participants – 23

Formation and functioning of CBOs - Kaduwela - Walihinda

Date : 2024.01.24
Settlement : kaduwela – walihinda
Duties : Formation and functioning of CBOs
          : Youth and children development programme and inspecting the preparations for the ‘Rantharu Raguman’ variety show

Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme - For children society

Date : 2024.01.24
Settlement : Kolonnawa – wadugodawatta
Duty : Drug prevention and Rehabilitation Programme – For children society
Sponsorship : Alcohol & drug information center (ADIC)
Participants : 41

Kolonnawa - Wadugodawatta Programme

Date : 2024.01.24
Settlement : Kolonnawa – wadugodawatta
Duties :Formation and functioning of CBOs
            :Small Group Cash Management Programme
Participants : 30

Ran Tharu Raguman-2024

“Ran tharu Raguman-2024 “
Variety show Organized by the swashakthi community society and Rantharu children’s club of welihinda – kaduwela settlement to be held on 30 th of january 2024.

Youth and Children Development Programme

Date : 2024. 01.23
Settlement : Lakhiru Sewana
Duty : Youth and Children development programme
Participants : 17

Community Development Programme

Date : 2024.01.23
Settlement : Muwadora uyana
Time : 4.30 p.m
Duties :Community development programme : To establish community society the informing about Humanity development programme.

Aththanagalla - Dematalanda Programmes

Date : 2024.01.23
Settlement : Aththanagalla – Dematalanda
Duties : Formation and functioning of CBOs
            : Small group cash management programme
            :youth and children development programme

Library for the Ran Kakulu Chidrens

A Library for the Ran Kakulu Chidrens club was established on 16.01.2024 in Batalawatta, Kaduwela settlement in Colombo District. This was a collaboratively initiated by USDA and the Department of Demography, University of Colombo

Small-scale Entrepreneurship and Children’s Programmes

Progress of the Small-scale Entrepreneurship and Children’s Programmes were reviewed during a meeting held on 16.01.2024 with the participation of 7 small-scale entrepreneurs and 41 children in Madikalewatta settlement in Gampaha District.

Electing of new members for year 2024 for the Children Society

Electing of new members for year 2024 for the Children Society (with the participation of 53 children) and a Small Group programme.

Capacity building workshop on ‘Adaptation to Climate Change'

 

A two day capacity building workshop on ‘Adaptation to Climate Change’ in urban underserved settlements in Sri Lanka was held at Waters Edge Hotel on 23rd and 24th October sponsored by UNICEF Sri Lanka. 

Techno - 2023

The occasion where the chairman of USDA participated in the engineering and technical exhibition (Techno – 2023) organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Engineering (IESL).

World Habitat Day 2023

The National Celebration of World Habitat Day was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Auditorium on the 11th floor, Sethsiripaya (Stage 2), Battaramulla.

usda

The Urban Settlement Development Authority (USDA),which was established in 2008 by Parliament Act No. 36 of 2008, is an institution functioning under the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. The formulation of national policy in relation to urban settlement development and ensuring implementation of such policy, along with the provision of improvements to the living conditions of people in underserved settlements, are the interconnected twin objectives of the establishment of USDA.

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Date :  2024.07.17
Settlement : Dompe-Kuttiwila
Programme : 1.2 Small group and cach management programme 3.2 Entrepreneurship awareness programme 
Resource person : Business sector officers and economic development officer

Date :  2024.07.13
Settlement : Kolonnawa- wadugodawatta
Programme : 1.2 Small Group and cash management programme (second round )