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Plantation Human Development Trust

Plantation Human Development Trust. (P H D T). Established in 1992 by a cabinet decision to implement estate worker housing and other social development activities in the tea, rubber and coconut plantations. Vision

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Plantation Human Development Trust

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  1. Plantation Human Development Trust (P H D T) General-PHDT

  2. Established in 1992 by a cabinet decision to implement estate worker housing and other social development activities in the tea, rubber and coconut plantations. General-PHDT

  3. Vision Be the most preferred dynamic Organization promoting a Productive and self-reliant plantation Community. General-PHDT

  4. Mission: • Implement integrated and sustainable Development Programmes with a holistic approach in sync with a network of strategic partners. • Improve housing, health care, childcare, sanitation, education, recreation, mobility, communication and infrastructure. • Proactively learn and continuously improve programme components to address future issues towards poverty alleviation and improving quality of life. General-PHDT

  5. Registered under the Company Act of Sri Lanka No.17 of 1982. Main office situated at Battaramulla 7 Regional offices covering 430 estates (230,013 ha) Working with 25 Regional Plantation Companies Main Features of PHDT • A tripartite Board of Directors; • Govt. Ministries - 4 • Trade Unions -2 • Regional Plantation Companies – 5 • Members representing the Ministries • Youth Empowerment & Socio Economic Development • Plantation Industries • Health • Finance

  6. Main Office - Colombo Kandy Ratnapura Kegalle Badulla Hatton Galle Nuwara Eliya PHDT Regions General-PHDT

  7. Activity Mix • Decent Housing • Awareness & Social Mobilization • Basic Health Care • Drinking Water & Sanitation • Child Care and Development • Nutrition • Cultural Needs • Sports and Recreation General-PHDT

  8. Self-Help Housing for Estate Worker families Now Then • A 7 perch block of land per family • A concessionary housing loan, repayable in 15 years • A housing grant • Basic Infrastructure • Technical advice and supervision • No proper infrastructure facilities • Limited living area for a family • Poor environment • Poor sanitation facilities • Lack of recreational facilities

  9. Now Then New Housing

  10. Housing Coverage Our aim is a Home for each Family

  11. Re Roofing Then Now General-PHDT

  12. Water Facilities for Estate Worker families Then Now • Construction of New Water Schemes • Upgrading of New Water Schemes • Easy access to clean water • Tap stands provided • Formation of water committees • Consolidation of water schemes • Inadequate water supplies • Common water facilities • Unprotected water sources • Source away from living quarters • Improper management of water General-PHDT

  13. Water Coverage

  14. Sanitation Facilities for Estate Worker families Then Now • Individual latrine per family • Water provided • Improved hygienic condition • Water sealed latrine • Improved health condition • Common pit latrines • Inadequate water facilities • Poor environment • Situated in a distant vicinity • Non utilization of latrines due to above General-PHDT

  15. Sanitation Coverage

  16. Child Care Facilities Then Now • Improving Child Development Centers to ideal standards. • Nutrition Intervention & Growth Monitoring. • Early Childhood Education • Home based child care • Child Development Committees • Child Protection Committees • Staff Training • Rehabilitation of Disabled Children • Child Domestic Labour Prevention • No proper infrastructure facilities • No trained care givers • Poor environment • No protection to children • No child development activities • Inadequate furniture, equipment & health educational materials General-PHDT

  17. Present Status of Child Development Centres Grading According to the 10 Standards (2008) 6/2/2014 General-PHDT 17

  18. Health Facilities for Estate Workers Now Then • Construction & Upgrading of Dispensaries & Maternity wards • Upgrading staff Quarters for Estate Health & Welfare staff • Health Volunteer Programmes • Adolescent Programmes • Awareness programmes on reproductive Health. • Women’s Prgrammes • Maternal Care • Promotion of Breast Feeding • Health Education • Prevention of Communicable & Non Communicable Diseases • Provision of Ambulances • Motor Cycles for Estate Health & Welfare Staff • High prevalence of communicable and non communicable diseases • High maternal mortality rate • High infant mortality rate • lack of antenatal & post natal services • Poor patient transport facilities • Insufficient trained health cadre • Lack of transport facilities for health supervision General-PHDT

  19. Hot Water Bathing Places General-PHDT

  20. Home Gardening

  21. All these achievements gained through awareness and mobilization. General-PHDT

  22. Future Requirement of Infrastructure Facilities

  23. Thank you General-PHDT

  24. General-PHDT

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