Nirmanie Development Foundation
he Nirmanee Development Foundation (NDF) is one decade old grass roots organization working with mainly rural poor of Sri Lanka. It is registered under the social registration act of Sri Lanka. The founder Nimal Hewanila was working with other non-government organization as a project coordinator of the project called change agent .The project mainly focus on mobilization of poor in order to reach their right and changing attitude towards handling of their lives. When that project has over he started the foundation with village people and some colleagues. NDF is based in Kegalle district of sabaragamuwa province in Sri Lanka.Kegalle district is one of poorest district in the island. The exiting social system is neglecting Poor's need and developing monopoly of all resources. Corrupted political and social system is created dependency for poor people. It is also neglecting environmental issues and human rights. The result is poor get poor while rich is getting rich. Kegalle is famous for Tea and rubber cultivation. These plantations used to use lot of chemical for plantation and most land abandon because of no more fertile in Land. There are less food production and people are depending on out side resource. Same time district has resources and knowledge. Still abandon land can rehabilitate and can introduce organic system for Tea and Rubber plantation. People can cultivate their own vegetables and can be independence from dependencies. But it needs very strong mobilization and activities to cater the problems.
NDF believes that an every one has capacities to develop them selves and live with dignity with out any discriminate. Hence it is important to make opportunity for the needy people to handle their own lives. The foundation has a vision of consolidating people in to groups and vibrant organs of primary local governance, federations them into strong pressure lobby for poor and environment development. A host of continuing dialogues, debates, educational, and other activities with the people, facilitated by the foundation tries to translate vision into reality.
over the years, the programmed evolved from the meeting the simple sustenance need of the groups members to empowering them in order to address the larger issues of food security, natural resources enhancement education and health need of the district. The integration of the varies activities is intended to retrieve Poor's natural leadership position in their communities, and to fight the lack of access and control over the their resources. These activities alongside ensuring earth care are resulting in human care by giving the poor a new found dignity and profile in their village communities.
