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John Entwistle
Country Coordinator
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The vocational training is one of the components of the PSP Programme of the SLRCS PSP Programme supported by the DRC in Ampara. The project is in Kalmunaikudy on the coast of Ampara. The objectives are to improve the livelihood and to strengthen the employment opportunities of vulnerable women directly and indirectly affected by the tsunami.
The target group are women from the coastal area in Ampara who are trained in sewing, English and computer for 3 months. After completing their 3 months training, follow-up is provided for interested students.
Workshops and trainings in psychosocial topics as well as excursions and social gatherings are organized for students, family members and staff. Further, the centre organizes workshops on self-employment, career counseling and on the job training for students. The VTC is equipped with a library where students can borrow books on class topics as well as on employment and psychosocial issues.
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Students of the first batch of sewing course exhibits their creations at the end of the course exhibition.
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Students at the Peace Pagoda in Ampara town during their one day excursion to the SLRCS branch office and the National Youth Service centre.
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The sewing students at a meeting with the VTC coordinator and the PSP trainee delegate.
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One student at the final exam, which is organized together with VTA Nintavur at the end of the 3 months class.
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Students during the gender development workshop in April 2006.
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The staff working at the Vocational Training center: Vocational training coordinator, office assistant, 6 teachers (2 for each class), and one cleaning assistant.
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150 teachers and 118 volunteers are trained by a learning-by-doing methodology to implement psychosocial and preventive health workshops in the schools. Teachers involved in trining activities at the workshop.
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Children from 7th grade in Pungudutivu Sri Sithivinayagar Maha Vidyalaya preparing puppets for a group play on theme of 'Peace and nature'
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The children showing their version of the puppet show on 'Peace and nature' to their classmates.
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Children from 6th grade in Navatkuli M.V. and Ms. Vinasithambi Arutchelvi, a Red Cross volunteer, playing the workshop 'Resolving a complication', a part of the chapter on Conflict Resolution for children.
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Children, parents, teachers and Red Cross volunteers from Thondamanaru Veerahathipillai Vidyalyam on excursion to Mihintale. During the three days they visit cultural sites, engage in play and sports, and build new friendships with the other schools from the project.
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A psychosocial training manual and an IEC preventive health education kit have been developed for training of teachers and RC volunteers in project methodology. The psychosocial manual 'We are little children' has been approved by the NIE and will be distributed to all schools in Sri Lanka in relevant languages with the support of ECHO funding.
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