11/19/2007
Shilpa Sayura 3rd milestone was to reach 50% of the target content for the pilot.
After completion, Shilpa Sayura took a tour of 11 days covering over 1200 km. Tour visited 21 Nenasala Tele Centers in deep south covering Embilipitiya and Monaragama, Matara and Hambantota Districts .
It was a great learning exercise as well as we were able to penetrate into grass roots to communities and meet students who would use Shilpa Sayura as a path to become future ICT professionals.
We found future Software Engineers, Journalists, Writers, Musicians,
Dancers, Pilots and Sportsman. They talked to us ambitiously,. They are Healthy and need assistance to learn the skills they need. They also need orientation and ;eadership skills. They said that they will go any distance, take any hardships to become future leaders.
The Shilpa Sayura Pilot Implementation tour was about 9% of sample of
Nenasla model which included round trip in Deep South 4 districts. Following locations were covered in the pilot implementation.
Godakawela, Embilipitiya, Thunkama, Padalangala, viharagala,
Sooriyawewa, Sevanagala, Kandiyapitawewa, Balaharuwa, Unawatuna,
Maduraketiya, Monaragala, Karavila, Detagamuwa, Mahasenpura,
Mirrijjawila, Wanduruppe, Thangalla, Devinuwara, Polhena & Pasgoda.
Padalangala, Kandiyapitawewa, Balaharuwa, Pasgoda are real rural
Communities while rest are semi rural, semi urban Tele Centers.
Shilpa Sayura created a new Network and brought them together as well as got a
great start with ICT community development and capacity building. Shilpa Sayura thanks all the people who has helped us to reach this stage.
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Following are some photos made in the tour.
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