HELP-O May Newsletter Newsletter - English

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02Welcome to official Newsletter o

HELP-O

Volume:- May 2014

HELP-O is an organization that established on

and since then many effective programmes we

implemented

INSIDE STORIES

ditorial

We welcome you on HELP-O May Newsletter and we

pect to share our new experiences of HELP-O activities

various sectors. Even within this month we have

mplemented many programs and reached achievements

organization.

ELP-O implemented many waste management

ogrammes in many places of the country. It is very

fective programme because we upgrade the renewable

nergy source for the society. We could able to expand

e services to private sectors, who are involving to the

newable energy sources. The cost of energy for their

oduction was high which affected to the profit and

ogas is one good solution to their business.

he social movement implements many other social

ograms for the grass root level people. Micro finance is

ne of main service that provide by the HELP-O. On the

her hand our people movement society converted to

-operative Ltd. This May newsletter shares what we

ave done with our stakeholders.

he news letter of the organization is a good learning tool

r the readers because there are many good examples

nd concepts. We would like to hear your valuable ideas

nd comments about the program. This is a small effort

share our best practices and lessons learnt with the

orld.

he assistance is always given to community by co-

perative Ltd. for improving their lifestyle by themselves

ther than yesterday and those approaches are taken in

riting this newsletter from Co-operative Ltd. It is

eased to mention here that HELP-O has been

mplementing a strong Micro Finance scheme.

*Bio Diversity Day..03

*Lets Protect our Landlike our mother..04

* The Three miracle Life events of the Supreme

Environment .05-0

*The animal who extinct ..07

*Waste Water; a fuel Source in Ruhunu

Hospital...08

*Victory of Badovita Community ..09

*Growth of the Akkapana Plant in SriLanka............10

*4thGlobal Infrastructure Basel (GIB)

Summit 2014.........11-1

*The Great Experience from Japan.14

*Contact Details..15


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What is Biodiversity?The variety of the on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity.

The number of species of plants, animals and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes

in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as desert, rainforests and coralreefs are all parts of the biodiversity on Earth.

Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as

being integral to any approach to preserving biodiversity. Almost all cultures have their roots in

our biological diversity in some way or form.

Declining biodiversity is therefore a concern for many reasons.

Why Biodiversity is Important?Biodiversity boosts eco system productivity where each species, no matter how small, all havean important role to play.

For example:

A larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops. Greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms. Healthy ecosystems can better with stand and recover from a variety of disaster.

And so, while we dominate this planet, we still need to preserve the diversity in wildlife.

A Healthy Biodiversity offers many natural services

A healthy biodiversity provides a number of natural services for everyone:

Protection of water resourcesPollination; the primary process of food productionSoils formation and protectionPollution breakdown and absorptionContribution to climate stabilityMaintenance of eco systems

That is quite a lot of services we get for free

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Land pollution simply refers to the destruction or degradation of the earth's surface or soil,either through direct or indirect human activities. When speaking of environmental issues, land

pollution rarely garners strong reactions. This is perhaps because human psychology trains us

to see what we see and experience firsthand - empirically. Hence, air pollution and water

pollution receive the most attention and garner the strongest reactions. Nevertheless, land

pollution is one of the most serious environmental battles of today.

The rate at which forests are being destroyed for resources is alarming. Towns and cities are

expanding leading to exploitation of land. Further, landfills and reclamation sites are also

leading to the destruction and deterioration of land. Today, cities consists of mostly high rises

and concrete and we are witnesses "urban" cities that lack green cover, reducing the fertility of

the soil and increasing soil erosion.

To fully understand this problem, it is important to look at the causes of the land pollution.

Highlighted below are a few examples of the causes of land pollution. Firstly, due to

deforestation and soil erosion. Open, wasted land and the mass and quick deforestation offorest, fertile land is on the most major contributors of land pollution. This is followed by

unhealthy agricultural practices that use highly toxic fertilizers and pesticides to get rid off

insects to feed the world's growing population. This chemical from the fertilizers contaminate

and poison our soil.

Thirdly, mining activities, many of which may be illegal and may not abide to international

standards contribute in a large way to land pollution. Many mines are left open leading to

phenomenon known as "land caving in". Similarly, by overcrowding existing landfills with

garbage that cannot be recycled causes land pollution.

Lastly, industrialization can be a major contributor towards land pollution. To meet increasingdemands of manufactured goods and food, we produce more waste which is dumped in open

land spaces, this causes land pollution. To meet the same needs of the growing population

deforestation has become, sadly, more of a necessity - leading to a vicious circle of land

pollution. Moreover, untreated sewage, nuclear waste and construction can also lead to land

pollution.

So what are the effects of land pollution? To name a few: soil pollution, change in climate

patterns, effect on human health, it can indirectly cause air pollution and can also affect wildlife.

More importantly, it's environmental effects are dangerous and can lead to global warming,

acid rain, irregular rainfall and the green house effect.

What can we do to solve this problem? Very simply - increase awareness among people of the

three famous R's of reduces, recycle and reuse. We can also reduce the usage of plastic,

pesticides and fertilizers, do not litter and buy biodegradable products. If one can implement

these simple steps into our everyday lives, it will go a long way in solving the problem of land

pollution.

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The one, who has deep look into Lord Buddhas life, could find the supreme environmentalist

lived inside his life.

The expedition could be revealed by studying the Jathaka stories written along with the past

lives of Lord Buddha when he was adding paramitha for enlightenment. The birth of prince

Siddhartha was happened in Lumbini, a forest park consists of Sal trees. Later he became

enlightenment underEsathu Botree. Also his last breath was released to the atmosphere at two

Saltrees in the Upawaththana forest park belonged to Malla kings of Kusinara.

Lord Buddha always keeps trees closer to his life style, might be promoting environmental

friendly attitudes among people showing one of his major principal of doing what he say and

saying what he do. He paid homage to the sacred Bo tree for sheltering him until attained

enlightenment by animisa lochana pujafor one week, which showed us how much we have to

respect the trees for their services during our life time.

During his 80 years of life, he always described the truth with many examples taken from the

environment, such as the origin of life, survival of man etc., showed that man and environment

cannot be apart.

How Lord Buddha use the giving nature of the forest for his sermons to enrich peoples mind

Forest is a kind of having enormous sympathy and giving nature of its products in life process

without any claims for its survival. It shelters all living beings, even the wood cutter who comes

to destroy it.

The environmental conservation concepts in Buddhism are broad and could be used in

sustainable use of environment in many fields, which lead the conservation message worldwide.

This humanity attitude created the sanctuaries and forest parks in the world.

Arama ropa wana ropaYojana hethu karaka

Papancha UdapananchaYedadanthi upassanan dada

Thesan divacha raththochaSaddha pugngnan pawaddathi

Dhammatta seela sampannaYe dadanthi upassanan

(Sathawagga wanaropa suththa of Sanyuththa nikaya)

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Further, Lord Buddha said to his followers how to escape from sins with an example of the

environment.

Mahaneni, keles wanaya sindawa.. ruk nosindawa.. (Bhikkus, escape from the forest of sin,

not the trees)

Also he mentioned that repay to the environment is a good will as follows;

Yassa rukkassa jayaya Nisiyepa sayeyyawa

Thassa sakhan bhagnjeyyaMiththa dahothi papako

(A person who breaks a branch of a tree sheltered to him, is a poorly bad enemy of nature)

In addition to that, Lord Buddha introduced many rules of discipline in Buddhism for

conservation of the environment with the aim of preventing the bhikkusand laymen polluting it.

These discipline rules established in about 2600 years ago were very simple, for preventing the

water pollution, noise pollution as well as pollution of soil which became a major concern in

modern world. However, this was very important to the survival of life. Spitting and excreting on

water, and disposal of wastes into water are considered as strictly should not do in Buddhism,

shows us that these rules were established for the wellbeing of the nature and survival of life.

So, let us celebrate the three miracle life events of this supreme human being, who devoted his

life for the well being of all living beings, guiding how to build the inner environment of life

using four major principals of meththa, karuna, mudithaand upekkkaunder a great management

concept.

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The Sri Lankan Leopard ( Panthera pardus kotiya) is a subspecies of the leopard that is

native to SriLanka. The range of this subspecies is highly fragmented, but in some areas it

does occur in high numbers. It prefers many types of habitats including rainforests, arid

scrublands, evergreen monsoon forests, upper and lowland forests, and damp forests.

The Sri Lankan leopard differs in size depending upon gender. Males can reach and average

body length of about our feet with an average weight of 124 pounds. While females can reach

an average body length about three and half feet. With a weight of 64 pounds. Tail lengths

average around three feet in males and two and half feet in females. The coat of this

subspecies is reddish yellow to tawny in color, with dark spots occurring along the entire

body.

As is typical to leopard species, the Sri Lankan leopard is solitary, with the exceptions of

breeding pairs and mothers with young. Both males and females hold territories, with male

territories being larger than those of females.

There is no breeding season for this leopard, with births occurring throughout the year, and

litter typical consist of one or two cubs. Sri Lankan leopard is active mainly at night, but this

is typically reserved for hunting. Like most big cats, this leopard is practical when choosing

prey, consuming a variety of creatures including reptiles, birds, deer, along with monkey,

wild boar and even buffalo.

The Sri Lankan leopard is threatened by habitat loss, poaching and a bad reputation among

humans. However, it easily tolerates these threats and can often be found near human

settlements. In order to conduct effective conservation efforts, more research in needed

concerning the leopards habits.

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Most people and institutions try to search for

renewable energy sources and sustainable solutions

to protect the environment and natural resources inthe world. We believe that is a good step toward

sustainability. To this effect HELP-O Eco Green

Company has reached many various sectors with biogas

plants in Sri Lanka.

This is actually a great opportunity for HELP-O Eco

Green Company to work with the private sector to conserve the

environment. The Ruhunu (PVT) Ltd is one of the main hospitals in Sri Lanka. HELP O

Eco Green was invited to implement a Biogas plant for waste water in the Ruhunu

(PVT) hospital. With a capacity of 44m3, 750kgs of waste can be dump into this biogas

plant.

The hospitals main problem was waste water management. Now they have a good

waste management system. They can effectively use biogas for several things. They

can also get organic fertilizer from the biogas system, just another benefit of this

program.

The theme of the project is Earning throwing waste-Renewable Energy

Programme through constructing an organic waste treatment plant to convert

organic waste into biogas and bio fertilizer while also providing a solution to the

energy problem & minimizing methane emissions.

At this movement, 90% of the construction of this bio gas unit is finished. We will run

an awareness campaign on the biogas system to garner interest about bio gas at the

end of this month. This is a good step for a private hospital, to have taken to recyclingtheir waste in a profitable way. This program is great in terms of conservation. Global

warming, methane gas emissions and general environment pollution can be reduced

through these types of solutions.

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Most of the people and institutions try to search for renewable energy sources and sustainable

solutions to protect the environment and natural resources in the world, which we believe is a

good step toward sustainable solutions. HELP-O Eco Green Company could reach many

various sector with biogas plant in Sri Lanka. We contacted, Mr. Piyasena the HealthAdministrator of Dehiwala Municipal Council.

Service provider: I would like to know about Dehiwala, Mt.Mount Lavinia city in brief.

Beneficiaries: Mt.Mount Lavinia city is well-known among locals and foreigners. This area is

located in Dehiwala. There are living more people and it is very populous area.

Service Provider: In a big city, the amount of waste generated is very high all the time. So, how

do you manage daily waste while keeping the environment attractive?

Beneficiaries: Waste and energy were a more serious problem and big challenge for us, butbefore four years HELP-O Eco Green Ltd introduced a sustainable solution using biogas

technology. Before the construction of the bio gas plant in area, the generated waste was

discussed with Municipal Council members. After that, we agreed to implement a biogas plant

in Badovita area for 5 families. To implementing the biogas plant, the financial supported by

CITYNET in Japan. In the process of construction the Dehiwala Municipal Council gave us a

valuable support by giving labour free of cost as well as machineries also. At present they

havent energy and waste problem. They using bio gas whole day. Thebiogas technology was a

great support in saving those extra expenses; it also helped to save the energy bill of these

families. Biogas is used for kitchen purposes and the generated bio fertilizer will help in organic

cultivation.

A 22m3 capacity biogas plant will reduce daily waste by 450kg-500kg and it will generate

11m3kgof biogas. Compared to LP gas it saves over Rs.25000-30000per month.

Service Provider: What are the uses of bio fertilizer for that area? What message can you give

others about the use of biogas technology and its benefits?

Beneficiaries: They are using bio fertilizer for our own organic cultivations and it has increased

the growing possibilities. Actually we recommend this system for any place where wastegeneration is high. Other benefits of the biogas plant include but are not limited to: free energy,

free fertilizer and protecting the environment by curbing methane emissions. We invite any

visitors to study this system in that area to gain further awareness.

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Scientific Name: - Kalanchoe laciniata

Family Name: - CRASSULACEAE

English Name: - Cathedral Bells

Local Name: - Akkapana

Description: - Perennial herbal about 1m tall, glabrous, stems stout. Leaves bipinnatifid, very

succulent, 7.5-10(-18)cm long, up to 20cm wide, petiole-like base 2-4(-6) cm long.

Inflorescence 12-25 cm long, cympose, cymes lax, many-flowered. Flowers yellow, pedicel 6-

9mm long, corolla tube 5-6 mm long.

Status Native

Edible parts None

Ayurwedic Usage

Treatment for

Menorrhagia Hemorrhoids Ulcers Renal Stones Abscesses Wounds Cuts Boils Diarrhea Vomiting Inflammation

Parts Used in Treatment

LeavesRelated Medical Properties

Pacifies vitiated Vatha, Pitha Lowers Cholesterol Pain reliever Local anesthetic

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The GIB (Global Infrastructure Basel) is a leading global non-profit foundation dedicated to

promoting sustainable infrastructure financing practices. GIB achieves its aims by

conducting GIB Sustainable Grading for infrastructure projects and capacity building for

sustainable infrastructure investment, by maintaining an online database for goodpractices, by increasing skills and sharing knowledge through partnership that advocate for

sustainable infrastructure investment.

The 4th GIB Summit was held at the Congress Centre Bases on Switzerland on 21-22 May

2014.This years summit is dedicated to the topic of Mainstreaming sustainability in

infrastructure finance and Investment. By integrating sustainability into existing

infrastructure investment practices, GIB aims to mitigate global challenges such as climate

change, resource scarcity and urbanization. At the 4 thedition of the GIB attracted more than 350

participants from over 40 different countries and over 100 different cities worldwide. The

summit kicked off with an interactive participant centered workshop entitled Financing

Infrastructure project in cities-Avoiding Traps and Achieving sustainability presented by

Harvard Business school senior lecturer Prof. John Macaomber. After this session the summit

offered plenary sessions with senior high level. Participants, workshops, policy roundtables and

investment forum. Mr. Chathura Welivitiya the Chairman/Chief Executive of HELP-O,Dr. H.

Chithral Ambawatte one of the Directors of HELP-O / the Senior Lecturer, Faculty of

Engineering, University of Ruhuna and Mr. Kumara Dhammika (Municipal Councilor,

Galle Municipal Council) participated in this occasion. We received valuable ideas from him

about his experience.

Im happy to say as the founder of the HELP-O, I got a great opportunity to take part to GIB

Summit 2014. The GIB is an independent non-profit foundation and leading platform for

sustainable infrastructure investment and finance. Actually, it is a very substantial program for

us and I presented a poster presentation among Promoting Bio Energy Village Concept.

Objective of the concept is to measure & upgrade the level of contribution from organic waste to

climate change mitigation by using bio gas technology & creaming bio energy village. So I

would like to thanks GIB Foundation to give this opportunity for us.

Mr.Chathura Welivitiya.

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A delegation comprising three members, namely Mr. Chathura Welivitiya

(Chairman, HELPO), Dr. H. Chithral Ambawatte (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of

Engineering, University of Ruhuna) and Mr. Kumara Dhammika (Municipal

Councilor, Galle Municipal Council) had the opportunity to participate at the 4th

Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Summit 2014 held at the Congress Center

Basel in Switzerland on 2122 May 2014. This summit was the leading event in the field

of sustainable infrastructure financing, and we had the great honour to count us among

many distinguished participants. The organizer of the GIB Summit 2014 was the Global

Infrastructure Basel Foundation, an independent, not-forprofit organization. Together

with important partners, including the Swiss Government, the C40 Climate Leadership

Group, ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability, the World Bank and GCCA

Global Cleantech Cluster Association, GIB is supporting marketbased sustainable

development around the world by scaling up investment in sustainable infrastructure.

This years summit was dedicated to the topic of Mainstreaming Sustainability in

Infrastructure Financing and Investment. By integrating sustainability into existing

infrastructure investment practices, GIB 2014 aimed to mitigate global challenges suchas climate change, resource scarcity and urbanization. Moreover, it proposed an answer

to the financial constraints on public bodies, especially visible now in times of public

austerity, by promoting sustainable infrastructure as an innovative asset class. During

the summit, round table discussions, workshops, plenaries, and investment forums

provided a unique platform for interaction among global leaders, investors, project

developers and practitioners, to address issues including:

Removing the bottleneck of Greenfield projects through earlystage financing Creditworthiness of cities Sustainable infrastructure as an asset class Spurring sustainable infrastructure development with new approaches

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On behalf of the HELPO we presented Bio Energy Village Concept to Mitigate

Climate ChangeProjectduring the Investment Forum at the GIB Summit. The poster

on the project caught the attention of many investors and technology developers such

as myclimate, Dialogue Capital, The World bank, Potomac Energy Fund, Pt.

Intelligent Energy Innovation, ecos, ICLEI, etc. The possibility of project funding is

discussed through e-mail communications and a positive approach is likely from the

above investors.

We are very grateful to Global Infrastructure Basel which offered two delegates free

admission to the summit, accommodation and sponsored flight tickets.

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Men have constructed authority and leadership in religion after the model of

leadership that is in the world. The follower begins to wonder and often

manipulates one another as to who will fill the vacancy of leadership. This is

evident in almost every social structure of society.

Before we know who is a true leader as a theory. Because always leader is a greatman. He/she does not work with people. He/ She makes some suggestions and

He/ she gives orders, decides anything but he/ she does not work.

However I saw in ARI who is a real leader to be practice servant leaders. We must be

humble, there was a difference between super power and interior. One day I saw Otsu

sense director of ARI washing pots and plates. I ask myself why is he washing dishes

and cleaning toilets. Step by step I learned who is a real leader, who is a real servant

leader. In ARI all things were promote for real servant leadership at ARI community

there are different kind of people .This community is multi religions, multinational, and

multi cultural, but we all live together. I understood what we have to do and how we

can do it, This is new experience for me.

Participants were divided in 4 groups. I was in group No.04 each group will have a

leader to facilitate and coordinate group work and plane activities. This period Im

leading group No. 04. Leader ship will rotate so that each members have the

opportunity so serve as a group leader.

The leader will lead the group for a certain period and at the end of his/her leadership,

the group leaders work together on performance of each with food life and curriculumstaff.ARI know how to change all characters of the people here, And as long as I learned

here servant leadership is most important training for me to be a good servant leader.

I believed good leaders are not just commanding, not punishing, leader means those

who work together, live together and share together.

I will share this experience and knowledge back to my community and my country. I

will promote servant leadership in our leaders in this manner, only then will I see my

community as happy and prosperity.

Ms.Ayoma Thennakoon

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