About Us
Saviya Development Foundation is a Sri Lankan government approved NGO, gazzetted as a charitable organization and incorporated under Act.No 17 of 1982. We are a community based organisation committed to poverty reduction, disabled rehabilitation, disaster relief, environment protection and conservation at national level. SDF is a non-profit, non-ethnic and non-religious organisation dedicated to community development at a grass root level.It has been awarded special consultative status of the UN-ECOSOC.
Vision
Establish a civil society filled with prosperity and moral values through community empowerment.
Mission
Fulfillment of basic needs of the community and safeguard human rights based on community participatory approach.
Saviya Objectives |
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Provide relief and psycho social resurrection for the displaced community during natural catastrophes | |
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Facilitate proper guidance and provide financial assistance to the low wealth community | |
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Fulfill basic community needs | |
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Execute domestic environment development forest and mangrove conservation, and community environment development programmes | |
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Set up community based coordinating units for the humanitarian development projects and programmes, being launched in various parts of the country | |
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Provide vocational training and employment generation facilities for the youth, to minimize unemployment | |
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Take appropriate action to safeguard human rights of the differently able community uplift their privileges and make them independent and self reliant | |
Saviya Aims |
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Poverty alleviation | |
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Strengthen civil society | |
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Build up peace and co-existence cultivating human rights, friendship and brotherhood | |
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Inculcate gender equality | |
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Empower the differently abled | |
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Care and protection for the neglected senor citizens | |
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Environment conservation | |
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Eliminate HIV / AIDS transmission risk | |
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Combat drug abuse | |
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The chairman is the chief Executive – Dr. Winston De Silva – BA, M.phil, Phd | |
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The Gen. Secretary – Ms. Sandamali Kumarawadu – B.A. Hons. Post Graduage in Foreign relations, M.ed | |
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The Treasurer – Mr. Sumathipala De Silva – B.A. Hons. Sri Lanka | |
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Executive Committee | |
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Transparency | |
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Slidarity | |
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Linkage with recognized civil societies and organizations | |
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Member of strong NGOs in 06 foreign countries | |
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Active in a broad network of NGOs at national level | |
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A long spotless history | |
