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Name: Women and Child Care Organisation (WACCO)
Contact Person: Ms. Judy Devadawson
Contact Details
Address:
Women and Child Care Organisation (Wacco)
No. 854, School lane,
Selvanayagapuram,
Trincomalee,
Sri Lanka.
Phone: 0094 264595062
Mobile: 0094 724159795
e-Mail: judy_wacco@yahoo.com
Background
Ms. Judy Devadawson is an ex-english teacher holds a degree in languages as well as Phd. Certificate in Counselling from Vellore Christian College of Tamil Nadu. She has been serving
the communities of North East Province of Sri Lanka for the last ten years in various fields such as Child rights, community empowerment and against gender based violence. WACCO is registered with Ministry of Social welfare and started the activities in the year 2002.
Vision
Promote and encourage lasting peace, through striving to help the communities' physical, psychological and social well being
Mission
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To strive to eliminate all forms
of violence against women and children and to
support advocacy, campaigns, lobbying towards any
forms of discrimination against the above groups
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To take steps to integrate
functional literacy for dropouts to ensure equal
access and completion of their educational levels
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To promote health education at
rural level and within the war affected community to
raise awareness on public health
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To pay special attention to youth
and women with special reference to persons with
disabilities
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To foster in building
relationship among different communities, women,
youth and children
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To establish and strengthen civil
structures
Area of Operation
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State
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District(s)
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Blocks and mandals
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Number of villages
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North East province
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Trincomalee
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Trincomalee
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23
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Sources of Funding
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Project name
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Source of funding
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Main activities
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Rebuilding lives
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Action aid international
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Shelter, Relief , Sanitation facilities, Common wells, Psycho social support
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Right based activities
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Christian Aid
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Livelihood assessment, Child right awareness projects, Psycho social support, Crises center for violence affected women
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FIT
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CIDA
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Activities for the development of abused and exploited children
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Equitable rehabilitation of Tsunami victims |
Aide et Action |
Shelter, relief, rehabilitation, education,
women empowerment and livelihood education |
Sectors
Development Thinking and Strategy of the Organisation
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