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English
and Information Technology Education Programme conducted at the
Nalanda Nenasala |
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On February 12th
2009, the Nalanda Nenasala Chilaw situated at 1, Ebert Silva
Estate Colombo Road Chilaw re-invented the Nenasla concept by
introducing a number of novel programmes. This coincided the
launch of the Year of English and IT Programme by His Excellency
the President of Sri Lanka. |
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PRDA
Avurudu festival 2009 |
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The annual
PRDA Avurudhu Festival 2009 was held on April 30th
2009 at the PRDA Chilaw Centre. |
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A Nanasala in Chilaw |
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PRDA took the initiative to establish a Nanasala (Information
Communication & Technology Centre) at Chilaw with support from
the Presidential Secretariat and the Information Communication
and Technology Authority (ICTA) in Sri Lanka. |
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Photographing
the masks at the Sri Sunandaramaya temple in Mirissa, Matara |
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Deities, demons and magic form part of the popular beliefs of
the Sinhalese and are closely associated with the folk culture,
rituals, healing practices and play in Sri Lanka.
Sri
Sunandaramaya temple in Mirissa is one of the religious centres
that have strived to protect and preserve a large number of
original masks of deities and demons that it inherited and used
in folk rituals, healing practices and drama in the ancient
times. PRDA took the initiative to photograph these masks and
preserve them in electronic form. |
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New Year
celebrations with CBO members |
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PRDA celebrated the 2008 Sinhala and Hindu New Year along with
the members of its CBOs. The Avurudu festival was held on 29th
April at the premises of the PRDA Centre in Chilaw. |
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Mental Health Workshops |
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PRDA in collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry, Angoda
organized three training workshops for mental health
professionals and workers in Sri Lanka. The workshops were held
from 21st to 26th January 2008 at the
Institute of Psychiatry, Angoda. |
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Experience sharing visit of the PRDA staff |
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In November 2007, 15 staff members of PRDA selected from among
its Mirissa field office (10), Gampaha field office (2) and the
head office (3) participated in an experience-sharing visit to
Tamil Nadu and Kerala states in India. |
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Visit to PRDA Donors in Italy |
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Mrs. Shanti Fernando, Chief Executive of PRDA visited Rome,
Italy from 25th to 5th July 2007. Mrs.
Fernando was invited by the Province of Ferrara in Italy, who
supported the tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction of
houses in Mawella, a fishing village in the Hambantota district. |
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Library and e-nenasala
opened at Mirissa |
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The Library
and e-nenasala was opened at Sunandarama temple, Mirissa in
Matara District on 18th June 2007. |
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