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ContentsForward. 03
Introduction.. 04
ProjectAreaMap.. 05OutlineoftheProject.. 06
ActivitiesoftheProject 07
BasicDiscussionwithStakeholders.. 07
BasicDiscussionwithCommunity 08
SchoolAwarenessProgram 09
ConstructionBuddhistCentreBiogasUnit. 10
ConstructionMagalleBiogasUnit 11
Construction
Sangamitta
School
Biogas
Unit
..
12
ConstructionMainagodaBiogasUnit.. 13
ConstructionWaluwattaDomesticBiogasUnit. 14
ConstructionTotagamuwaCommunityBiogasUnit. 15
ConstructionSahanaMagalleBiogasUnit... 16
ConstructionHareeshaHotelBiogasUnit... 17
RepairMinuwangodaCommunityBiogasUnit. 18
MakeGalleBioEnergyCityConcept 18 19
ProgramaboutValueandBenefitsofBiogas.. 20
ProgramaboutEnergyProblemandSolutions... 21
ProgramaboutWasteSortingandMaintainofBiogas.. 22
ProgramaboutLesson,LearntandBestPractices.. 23
ExperienceExchangeProgram.. 24 25
AwarenessMaterialsoftheProgram 26
MonitoringProcessoftheProgram.. 27
FollowedStrategiesoftheProgram.. 27 28
ChallengesoftheProgram. 29
LessonLearntoftheProgram 30
EffectiveoftheProgram. 31
NextPhaseoftheProgram. 32
VoteofThanksforStakeholders 32 33
PartnershipsoftheProgram... 33 34
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Forward
GallecityisthecapitalcityoftheSouthernProvince.Itsareais1,652km2(638sqmi),in
which 35km2 (14sqmi) iswater and 1,617km2 (624sqmi) is land.GalleDistrict is
boundedontheNorthbyBentharaRiver,SouthandWestbytheIndianOceanandEast
byMataraandRatnapuraDistricts.TopographyofGalleDistrictisverymuchdissent.
This area consists of rainforests,which is thewater catchments area formost of the
rivers and lakes flows acrossGalleDistrict. SinharajaForestReserve is one of them.
Galle district lies in a temperate climatic zone. Annual rain fall is between 2000
2500mm. The river Gin RiverGin Ganga starts from Gongala Hill of Hiniduma
patthuwaandinitslongjourneyof113km(70mi).
HELPOisoneofleadingorganizationofthedistrictthat implementsmanyprograms
in ground level. Organization implemented many renewable energy programs in
Hospital level, community,domestic,private sector.During this timewegot agreat
opportunitytoworkwithUSAIDSARIENERGYPROGRAM.TheSouthAsiaRegional
InitiativeforEnergy(SARI/Energy)programwas launched in2000 topromoteenergy
securitythroughincreasedtrade,investmentandaccesstocleansourcesofpowerand
fuel. Since then, SARI/Energy has reached out tomore than 4000participants in the
regiononcleanenergytrade,energyefficiency,ruralenergysupply,energyregulation,
energystatistics,andprivatesectorinvolvement.
WiththeirsupportwecouldabletoimplementverysuccessprograminGallecity.We
providedtheenvironmentfriendlyrenewableenergysourceamongthegrassrootlevel
community.Under thisprogramwecouldable to implementmanyactivitiesand the
effect of theprogram.HELPO constructed sevenbiogasunits and twobiogasunits
constructed under the loanbasis. Even through this program could able to take an
innovativestepthat is implementjoinprogramwithGalleMCandmainstakeholders
ofthecity.TheprogramnamedMakeGalleGreenBioEnergyCitythereasonfor it
manyorganizationimplementedmanyrenewableenergyprogramsandbiogasunitsin
thecity.Sowedecidedtonamethiscityasbioenergycitybecauseeverymajorsectorof
the city is using the renewable energy likeHospital, Forces Camps, Private Sector,
ReligiousCenters,Community,andGovernmentInstitutions.
On this timewewould like to thanks for the all stakeholders of the programwho
involvedwithus to implement thissuccessprogram.Ontheotherhandthisprogram
wasaPublicPrivatePartnershipRenewableEnergyProgram.Theprogram isthejoin
programofallstakeholders that iswhy thisprogram issuccessonesagainwewould
liketothankstodonorsandotherstakeholders.
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IntroductionSriLankaisfacingahugewasteproblemsincelastfewdecades.Thegovernmentalsois
implementingmany programs. But the problem is gettingbig every day.With the
financialsupportofUSAIDSARIEnergyProgramweimplementedsuccessprograminGalleDistrict.HELPO introduced communitybased renewableenergyprogramand
conductedmanyawarenessprograms.
Under thisprogramweconstructedvarious typesofbiogasunit.Thefirstbiogasunit
we constructed inKaluwella InternationalBuddhistCentre.The firstbiogasunitwe
havestartedinthemiddleofthecityonBuddhistCentrethisprogramwasacofinance
programwithBuddhistcentretheyhaveagreedtoprovidetheaccommodationandthe
foods even they dig thewhole for construct thebiogas unit. The reasonswe have
establish the unit in Buddhist centre has hugewaste problem and they usedmuch
energyfortheirneeds.
Their energy need ismuch so they needed a good solution.The second program is
connectedbiogaswithToilets,kitchenwastewater,Organic foods that iscommunity
biogas.Hotelandhousesaregettingbenefits from thebiogas.Evenweconstructeda
biogas unit for dump slaughterhousewaste not even that people are started using
biogasnow.Noteventhatweconstructedabiogasunitwithfiberglassthatcanmove
easilythatbiogasunitisunderloanbasis.
Conducting awareness programs are ofmain activities of the program.Community
leaders,Journalists,schoolchildren,religiousleaders,privatesector,governmentsector
and many people and officers we could able to aware under many themes. Now
peoples attitudehasbeen changedabout thewaste and the renewableenergy.Now
peoplehaveinteresttousetherenewableenergysourcesbecauseofthebenefitsforthe
environment and for themselves. Now people request thebiogas under loanbasis
becausetheyrealizethisisaneconomicviableprogramandcosteffective.
Oneofthebestoutputoftheprogramiswegotanopportunitytoimplementthiskind
ofprogram inTrincomaleecitybecauseof theSARIENERGYProgram.Weexpect to
implement sameprogram inTrincomalee citybecausewehave implementedagreat
concept name Make Galle Green Bio Energy City with the chair of the Galle
MunicipalCouncilandconstructedmanybiogasunitsinvarioussectorsandintroduce
therenewableenergytomanysectors.Thatistheprogramweexpecttoimplementin
othercityunderthecitytocitycooperationprogram.
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ProjectAreaMap
BuddhistCentreBio asUnit
Communit Bio asUnits
Bio asProvidedLoanBasis
Bio asunitofSchool
Re airedDomesticBio asUnit
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Outlineoftheproject
The project implemented areas are
totallydifferent each other.Onebiogas
unitconstructed insideof theReligious
centrewhichhasahugewasteproblem
and the secondbiogasunit constructed
inHotelwhichhasawasteproblemand
energy problem. Third location had
slaughterhouse waste problem
including the energy problem for the
beneficiarybecause theyhad toexpend
muchmoney for it.Onebiogas unit is
Schoolandthatisoneofmodelprogramwe implementedbecauseweneeded to
experiment aboutbiogasunit at school
with high scale of students. The other
two biogas units are domestic biogas
units.One is innovationwithmadeby
the Fiberglass and other is repair
domesticbiogas.
Wehadtofacemanychallengesduring
implement theprogramand sometimeswe had to upgrade out biogas
constructiontechnologyduetothehigh
watertableofthegroundandwehadto
faceheavyrainseasonsmanytimesdue
to the Climate Change but we could
abletoachieveouraim.
HELPO decided to start innovation
stepswith this financial support of the
USAID SARI Program. We developedtheconceptandnamedtheGallecityas
aBioEnergycity through thisprogram
wecouldabletoconstructmanybiogas
unitsmany sectors of the city.One of
other innovation activity is construct
fiberglassbiogasunitthatcanmoveable
easy on the other hand another
innovation is provide thebiogas units
underloanbases.
The program is a co finance program
withHELPO and thebeneficiaries. In
this way we developed a new
mechanism to implement the program
that is Partnership program because
beneficiaries contributed to the biogas
unitsinkindwaybecauseweneededto
get thecommunity involvement for the
programinveryactivewaybecausethis
istheirprogramandtheyshouldgetthe
responsible to implement this program
continue.
Through the Make Galle Bio Energy
City committeemeetingwe could able
tochangemanygovernmentinstitutions
views about the renewable energy and
waste management. The committee
memberscouldabletoseetheresultsof
the program and its effect for the
governmentaswellasotherssectorsof
thecity.Thebestinvolvementisprivate
sectorinvolvementtorenewableenergy
through this program. HELPO
constructed many biogas units in
various hotels of the area with this
trend.Nowmanyhotels are request to
construct the biogas as a renewableenergy sourcebecause dayby day LP
and other energy sources prices are
increasing.Thisisagoodopportunityto
move renewableenergysources for the
communityandprivatesector.
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ActivitiesoftheProgram
BasicDiscussionwithstakeholdersHELPO decided to conduct a
meetingtoallstakeholdersaboutthe
new program that expects to
implement inGalleCity anddecide
to conduct this program with
involve of many institutions and
stakeholders.Evenwehadagoal to
aware the major institutions about
ourSARIProgramand itsgoalsandbenefitsforthecity.We invitedmanypeoplefor
participate for this program in Galle Municipal Council. For this program manyinstitutionswere participated and theymuch interest about this program and they
express many ideas about this program. Participated people were appreciated this
programandourefforttoMakeGalleGreenBioEnergyCityconcept.
Manyparticipated stakeholderspresent
their views and ideas about the
program.EspeciallyHon.Mayorofcity
explainedabout thewasteproblemcity
and energy cost of city.Also hemuch
appreciates about theprogrambecause
city hasmany recycling programs and
this ismuch added advantage for the
city.Noteven thatparticipatedCentral
EnvironmentAuthority officer strongly
recommend about the monitoring
committee.
Thechairmanoftheorganizationexplained
whatwe are expecting to do through this
program.We explained thatwe expect to
establish amonitoring committeewith the
chair of theHon.Mayor of theGalle city
and involvementof theother stakeholders
ofthecity.Noteventhatexplainedexpects
to construct 05 biogas units and conduct
manyawarenessprogramsundermanythemes.AlsoweawaretheparticipantsabouttheimportantoftheprogramforthecitywithmanysectorslikeMunicipalcanreduce
thewasteamountandexpensestheyexpendformanagethewasteevenbenefitsofthe
healthsituation.
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BasicDiscussionwithgrassrootlevelCommunityWeintroducecommunitybasedbiogasunitsasone
of sustain solution for energy problem andwaste
problem and that was effective program forcommunity. We have a great opportunity for
implement program with USAID SARI Energy
programandthatiscommunitybasisalso. Ourfirst
focalpointisthegrassrootlevelcommunityandwe
have organized 05 programs for aware the
communityabout thisprogramand itsbenefits for
themandforenvironment.Oneofobjectiveistogettheactivecommunityinvolvement
to thisprogram.We invitedmany communitybasedorganization for thisawareness
meetingalsowehaveinvitedtoourpeoplemovementbranchesalsowehadagoalto
give thisopportunitymanycommunitybasedorganizationandget theirsupportalso
forthisprogram.
Belowmentionplacesweconductthebasicdiscussionwithcommunity
Waluwatta Siyambalaghawatta /Lunuvilawatta Mahaliyawatta Magalle Minuwangoda
Oneofmaineffectof theprogram ismanypeople
agreed to provide their lands for construct the
biogas unit after conduct those awareness
programs.Theyrealize the importantof thebiogas
units.The secondmajor effect is there is aperson
who came toMinuwangodaAreaprogramandhe
hasabiogasunitandheisdoinganimalhusbandry.
Buton that time itdidntworkandhewashate to
biogasunitbecausehecouldabletogetbenefitfrom
theunitinfewdays.Andtheconstructedpeopledidntgiveanyinstructionsforhowtousethisunit.Butafterparticipatethisprogramhecouldabletosolvehisproblemabout
his knowledge. Sowe able to find a solution for renovated this programwith the
participationofthecommunity.Atthismomentwehavestartedtorenovatethisbiogas
unitwithinthenextfewweeksexpecttofinishthisbiogasunit.
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SchoolAwarenessProgramaboutBiogasanditsbenefitsHELPO could able identify about new
opportunity to conduct Renewable Energy
program inside of the School. Sangamitta GirlsCollege isoneofmainschool inSriLankaand it
hashuge students.While on ourjourneywe are
aware theSchools tooandweconstructedbiogas
unit for school already because they were
suffering from seriouswasteproblem anddidnt
have solutionbutwe could solve that problem.
Afterconstruction thebiogasunitweconductedawarenessprograms for themabout
various topics ofwastemanagement.We conduct thiswith the support of our own
contribution. The first program topicwaswhat are Biogas unit andwhat themajor
benefits of it are for environmentally and Energy. We decided to conduct one
awarenessprogramforthestudentsaswellasfortheteachersoftheSchool.
Topicwas value andbenefits of thebiogas.During thatprogram alsowediscussed
belowmentiontopics.
Whywastebecomeproblem Whatisthebadeffectsofbadwastemanagementprocess Organicfertilizeranditsbenefits Whatarethebenefitsofbiogasandhowwastebecomesaresource Importantofproperwastemanagementandproperwastesortingsystem
During this session we explained about the first
biogasunitwhich is located inKarapitiyaHospital
and explain aboutwhywe establish that on that
hospital and why it runs continually and also
explained about the important of waste sorting.
Why this hospital should implement thisprogram
in successway andwhat are thebenefits you can
achieve while you are implementing this biogas
unit.After that explained evenMajor hospital cansuccessfully implement this program and School can implement this program too.
Under this programwe explained them aboutwhat is the international standard of
wastesortingsystemand itsbenefits.Evenweexplain thatbadeffectof the irregular
wastedumpingandburningofpolytheneandplasticincludingthePOPGas.Alsowe
highlymotivated the children thatbiogas isgood alternative solution for the energy
problem.
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ConstructionBuddhistCentreBiogasUnitBuddhistcenter is located inmiddleof theGalleCity.For
onedaymore than thousandofpeoplevisit to thisplace.
Therearemanyclassesforstudentsandnurseryandmanymore social services.Foronedaywaste collection ishuge
andMunicipalCouncildoesnt collect thewasteproperly.
The InternationalBuddhistCentrehad to facehugewaste
problem.Under theUSAID /SARIENERGYProgramwe
could able to construct abiogas unit in this temple they
usedtheLPGasbeforemakefoods.Eventhereisnoproper
wastesegregationprocessintemple.
GalleBuddhistcentrebiogasunithandedoverandtheyare
gettingbenefits from that.Hon.GalleMayorMr.Methsiride Silva andMr. ChathuraWelivitiya Chairman / Chief
Executive HELPO and committee members and
government officers and peoplewere participated to this
occasion.Thetemplehasbeenstoppedtheusingfirewood
and LP Gas they havemorebiogas for their needs. The
templecouldabletosavemoremoneyfromthebiogasand
theirwaste problem also solved.Now temple started the
waste segregation and they dont have awaste problem.
Nowwastebecameresourceforthem.
The people of the temple use the biogas for their daily
needsand through thisbiogasunitwe couldable togive
very songmessage toothers.Even thisbecamea learning
center and many people aware about alternative energy
sourcesand itsbenefits.GalleMCdoesntgotocollectthe
wastenowand thatcostalso reducedby thisbiogasunit.
Now temple also using the renewable energy for their
needsandthisisagoodmodeltoo.Evennowtheyhavea
goodwastemanagementbehaviorbecausenow theyhave
startedtoseparatethewasteproperway.Monk
is
interesting
about
thebiogas
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ConstructMagalleCommunityBiogasUnitThe biogas unit of the Magalle is very special
becausewehaveconnectedthetoiletsandonehotel.
Evenweuse the kitchenwastewater of thehotel.The area is alsohighlywastegeneration area.The
people have limited space todump thewaste and
population ishigh.Themajorityuse the firewood
as an energy source. They need quick and good.
Thereisfishwastetoobecausethereisanearbyfish
shop and all waste comes to Municipal Council.
MorningandEveningtheycollectthewaste.
Even
people
suffer
from
the
waste
because
no
properplace todump thewaste.Hotels and small
restaurants connected thekitchenwastewater and
otherwaste to the canal sowithin shortperiod all
drainsystemblock.Themethanegasemissiontoair
ishighandthemajorityofthewasteisorganicand
that canuse to another energy source.Energy city
committee got the request to construct thebiogas
unit inMagalleArea.ThishotelusemuchLPGas
beforebutwith this they couldable to reduce that
amountandnow theyareusingbiogas formaking
foods.
HELPOofficersdonea surveyandanalyzebefore
installabiogasunit.Alsoweidentifiedthatthereis
apossible to connect the toilets andkitchenwaste
water, fishwasteandotherhousehold levelwaste
too. We have design the biogas unit for this all
waste.Inbeginningtimepeopledidntagreeorlike
toconnectthetoiletsbecausetheythoughtthatthis
is not good to cook with toilet waste. We have
organized a awareness program about value and benefits of the biogas. HELPO
graduallyexplainedthemaboutthebenefitsandinformedthatthereisnoharmtouse
theseweragewaste.Thentheythoughtthatthebiogasisgoodandeffective.Nowthey
realizethathowwastebecamearesourceforthemandhowtoaddavaluetothewaste.
Eventheyrealizeabouttheimportanceofusingalternativeenergysources.
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ConstructSangamittaSchoolBiogasUnitHELPO decides to start the renewable energy
programinSchoolandthisisthefirstbiogasunit
that we constructed inside of the School. Theschool is so special because this is the biggest
school children study school in Asia. The daily
waste collection ismuch andMunicipalCouncil
doesnt collect thewaste properly. The students
weresufferedfromthewasteproblem.
Insideof theschool theyhavestarted theorganic
cultivation and they have started a good waste
management program. Under our concept we
have decided to implement this program in thisschool. Even the school uses the LPGas for the
canteen of the school and there is a big
opportunity that is this isagoodmodel toothers
schoolsevenschooluseLPGasfortheirneedsbut
throughthisunit.
Now school hasbeen started to cultivationwith
thebioslurry.Thestudentsareveryinterestingto
those activitiesbecause this is one of innovative
thingsandtheycangetpracticallessonsaboutthewastemanagementandrenewableenergysources
and they are one of key stakeholders that we
addressed under this programbecause theywill
careabouttheworldtomorrow.
Under the support of USAID / SARI ENERGY
programwehaveconstructedasmallbiogasunit
in School.Now they have a proper place dump
thewaste.Nowschoolusesthebiogasforcanteen.
Noworganicwasteproblemissolvedinsideoftheschool.Nowweexpect to introduce this toother
schoolsbecausethisissuccessprogramwithmany
benefits. The children started a tree planting
program and organic cultivation program inside
oftheschoolwithusingtheorganicfertilizer.
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ConstructMainagodaCommunityBiogasUnit
This area is one of place that highly waste
generation. Even there are many slaughterhouses.
Peopleofslaughterhousesdonthaveaproperplace
todumpthewasteandtheydumpthewastetonear
canal. Thatwas huge environment issue and near
peoplecouldnotabletoliveinthatareathatwasbe
came a natural disaster but the people who has
slaughterhouses dont have solution.On the other
handthewastegenerationamountisverybiginthis
area.Most of people use fire wood as an energy
source. The peoplewho supply the firewood cut
manytreeswithintheweek.Ontheotherhandthisbecameahugeproblemtoo.
Under the SARI Energy program we constructed
community biogas unit in that area. Now people
dump the slaughterhousewaste to thisbiogasunit.
Nowproblemsolvedandpeoplewhousethebiogas
noneedtousetheLPGasorfirewood.Thebiggest
thing is no slaughterhouse waste problem now.
Through thisprogramwecouldable to solvehuge
environment problembecause some of people leftthe homebecause of thiswaste problem. Through
ourPHIofficersandcommunitymemberswegota
request to construct abiogas unit in this area.We
havedoneasurvey tomeasureaboutpossibility to
constructthebiogasunit.
Nowpeople arehappy about thisnew solutionbecause thisprogram is sustainable.
Nowpeoplehaveaproperplacetodumpthewasteandtheydonthaveaproblemof
energy.Nowpeople requestbiogasunitsasanalternativeenergysource.Theyhada
hugeproblemofenergybutnowhaveanalternativesolution.Weexpecttohandoverthebiogasunittothepeople.Thelandalsodonatedbythepeopleofthearea.
For thepeopleof theareawehaveconductedanawarenessprogramabout thevalue
andbenefits of thebiogas. Through this they could able to increase the knowledge.
Theyawareabouttheprogramandwegotmanyrequestsforconstructthebiogasunits
inhouseholdlevel.
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ConstructionWaluwattaDomesticBiogasunit
Walauwaththa, is located near theGalle town.
Under USAID SARI program HELPO had
providedthedomesticbiogasunittothisvillage.
Withourpreviousexperiencesofdomesticlevel
HELPO involved to implement abiogas unit,
that unit is fiberglass biogas unit with the
capacityof6m3and50kgsofwastewithwater.
Thebiogasunitprovidedunder loanbasis and
they are getting benefits from the biogas unit
nowtheyputthewastetobiogasunitandwaste
is not a problem to them. The beneficiary is
happyabout thisunitbecauseshedoesntneedmuch space to install thebiogas unit and she
expects to start thecultivation from theorganic
fertilizer ofbiogas. Not even that she already
started to repay the loan installment and
according to her statement now she can save
muchmoney that sheexpended toLPGasand
fire wood. The step we have taken is little
differentbecause thisbiogasunit is totally loan
basisafter install thisbiogasunitwecouldabletogotmany requests like thisbiogasunit.The
organization expects to use that fund as a
revolvingfundtoexpandtheprograminfuture.
This villagehas very little space and it isvery
populatedsothiskindofbiogasunitisperfectly
matchedtothecommunityneed.Theotherthing
ispeoplecanrecover thecostwithinveryshort
periodandafter that they canhave theprofits.
Under theSARIEnergyprogramwecouldableto implement very success program in many
places of the district. And the program was
much effective to reduce the waste from the
generating place. The all programs are
communitybasedand implemented the though
thecommunitynetworkoftheHELPO.
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ConstructTotagamuwaCommunityBiogasUnit
Thisisanotherbiogasunitthatweprovidedunder
loanbase.Theownerexpectstosellthebiogasfor
thepeopleand repay the loan.This isothergood
model to study that how people contribute to
others and for protects the environment with a
profitablemargin.Thelandownerhasmanycattle
andheexpectstousethecowdungandurinewith
otherorganicwasteoftheareaasrowmaterialfor
thebiogas.Theowneragreedtogetthisbiogasunit
underloanbasis.
We
implemented
one
biogas
unit
in
Thotagamuwa
area the capacity of the unit is 22m3 and the
beneficiaryhascattleintheirpremises.Hegotthis
biogasunitunder loanbasisandheexpectstosell
thebiogasforothers.Constructionofbiogasunitin
thisareawasahugechallengewiththehighwater
table. We had to follow very special and safe
technical process in construction time.We made
thebiogas unit above from the ground level and
thenwehadtodiptheconstructeditemstoholewe
dig.We could not able to construction inbelowfromgroundwith thehighwater level.Butfinally
our effort success and could able to finish the
biogas unit.With the heavy rains ourworks has
beendelayedanditwasnoteasyworktoconstruct
thebiogasunit.
Now heprovides thebiogas for other houses and getsmoney from them and he is
repayingthe loan.This isanotherconceptweexpecttopromote infuturebecausethe
ownerhasgood income from thewastecontinue.Afterrepaying the loanhecangets
thenetprofitfromthebiogasunit.Noteventhatgrassroot levelcommunityalsocangettheenergysourceverylowcostthanthemarketprice.Theorganizationexpectsto
introducethistofarmersbecausecowdung isverygoodrowmaterialtogeneratethe
methanegas.
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ConstructionSahanaMagalleRestaurantBiogasUnitAfter construction many biogas units in
community level within Galle city many
people and private sector requested biogasunits for answer for many problems. Some
requested this for energy problem and some
requested this for waste problem. Sahana
Magalle Restaurant is one of place that
requested after seeing the communitybiogas
unitofMagalle.Ontheotherhandtheyagreed
togetthisbiogasundertheloanbasis.Evenwe
have installed one fiberglass biogas unit in
their restaurant.With the financial supportof
theUSAIDSARIEnergyprogramweinstalled
another fiberglass biogas unit in Magalle
Restaurant.
This is agood innovative action takenby the
private sector for loan basis. Now they are
usingrenewableenergysourcetomakefoods.
Earlytimetheyhadtospendmuchmoneyfor
the LP Gas. Even their waste was much
disaster for the environment now they are
gettingbenefits from thewastenowand they
are earning from the throwing waste now.
MonthlytheycouldabletoearnRs.6,500from
thisbiogasunit.HELPO expects expand this
programtootherhotelsandrestaurantsofthe
cityandweexpecttoreducetheLPGasusage
withintheGallecity.
Restaurant appointed one unit for thebiogas
unitand theyfeed tobiogasunitatspecific timeand theywellawareaboutmaintain
and operation of the biogas. We provided the biogas unit under loan basis. The
restaurant management has been understood about the economic value and
economically viable. Now they are repaying the loanmonthlybasis even they are
payingtheloanwiththesavingsbyreducingtheLPGasusage.
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ConstructionHareeshaHotelBiogasUnit
The organization has been provided another
biogas unit under loan basis to the Hotel
Hareesha. The hotel had a hugewaste problem
andtheyweresufferingfromtheenergyproblem.
Webelievethis ismuchgreatopportunityfor the
organizationandtopromotetherenewableenergy
sources among the hotel sector because in our
country they use much LP Gas for their daily
works. Involvement of this hotel to biogas is a
good signbecause through this we can expand
this message and spread the message to many
places.
HareeshaHotel isoneofveryattractiveandbest
hotels which nestled in the Galle district and
surroundingwithaforestaddsmoreattractionto
the hotel. People,who are engaging various life
styles, come to this hotel for spending their
leisure,vacation,holdingpartiesandetc.Among
them not only local peoplebut also tourists are.
Theywelcome their guests and guests arebeing
treatedwellbytheirgreathospitality.Theysupplyfoodsandforcookingmealstheyhavetospendin
hugescaleofmoneyontheirenergyneeds,asthe
energypowertheyuseLPGas.Whilehavinggood
solutionforwasteproblemtheyexpecttohavean
alternative energy for their energy problem.
Actually waste was a huge problem to them
previous time so that they tried toget ridof thewasteproblemand they searcheda
properwaytosolvethishugeproblem
ThroughthisprogramtheycansaveaboutRs.35,000/= 40,000/=ontheirbiogasusageandtheyareabletohaveotherbenefitstoo.Organiccultivationcanbestartedbyusing
organic fertilizerwhich comes out as sideproductivity of thisprocess.Through this
programtroublesomewastebecomesprofitablesourcetothemandtheirattitudeshave
changed in positively. They can conserve to the environmentby reducingmethane
emissiontotheair.Thisisgoodandinnovativeactionoftheprivatesectortoconserve
theenvironment
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RepairMinuwangodaCommunityBiogasUnitThis is a community biogas unit located
Minuwangoda area. The owner of the land has
cows and animal husbandry is his main income.Early timeotherorganization constructed abiogas
tohimbutthatdidntworkmuchtime.Wegotthe
requesttorenovatethisbiogasunitandwegotthis
request through the Galle Bio Energy City
committeebecauseheparticipatedone community
awarenessmeetingwhichweconduced.
Thisplace is locatednear the roadandcanal theallwastegoes to thiscanal.On the
other hand this is a huge environment issue. Under the USAID support we have
renovated thebiogas unit.Now this functionwell and he can dump the all animalwastetothisbiogasunit.Thisisagooddemonstrationforourenergycityprogramand
thebeneficiary isgettingbenefits from thebiogas.Environmentproblem issolvedby
thebiogasunit.
MakeGalleBioEnergyCityConceptMakeGalleGreenBioEnergyCityconcept isone
ofmainmechanismwe implemented through the
stakeholders.The chair of the committee isHon.GalleMayor. Wegot the involvement of the all
major stakeholder of the city for the committee
like, Prison, Police, Hospital, Chamber of
commerce, Community, UDA, CEA, NGO,
Schools,MunicipalCouncil,Religiousleadersand
Navy.ThereasonwenamedGalleasEnergycity
becausemanyoforganizationsandgovernmentinstitutionsimplementedmanybiogas
programswithinthecityandmostofmajorplacesofthecityareusingtherenewable
energy.AsamodelcitytostudywenamedthisasanEnergyCity
Throughthisweneededtochangetheviewsandpolicyofthebiogasandenvironment
and our effortbecame successbecause through discussion could able to change the
ideasandtheirviewsnoteventhatthisprogrambecameacommonprogramandevery
membermonitorabouttheprogramintheirside.MunicipalCouncilagreedtoinclude
to new regulations of issue approval for building with the checking the waste
managementprocessorwastewatertreatmentprocess.
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We believe that is a huge impact of our program
because their policy has been changed and this
committee is a good model to public private
partnership. On the other hand this committee is a
goodmonitoringmechanism.Notonlymonitoring the
biogasunitwehavedone through thiscommittee.We
could able to organized tree planting program and
cleaning program through this committee. HELPO
alsoprovided thepantsandplantcover toprotect the
plant.Withinmanyplaces of theGalle citywe could
abletomakegreenery.
Even school children were participating for the
programandNavy,Police;Prisongavetheirofficersto
success this program. Through thiswe could able to
give a strongmessage that is toprotect the trees and
userenewableenergysourcebecausewediscussabout
this topic in large level and many citizen were participated and we aware many
institutionsaboutthistopic.Finallyabletoplantthetreesidentifiedplaceswithsupport
andactive involvementof theallstakeholders.Asa firststepweplanted the trees in
CoastalRoadofthecityandoneSchool.
Ontheotherhandthecommitteemeetingbecameaverygoodplatformtodiscusmany
environmentproblemsofthecitybecauseeverystakeholdergatherforthemeetingand
they can get answer for their problems. Through thiswe could able to solvemany
problemsofthecitybecauseeverystakeholdercanexpresstheirideasandissuesabout
thecityandcouldable tofindquicksolutions to theenvironmentproblems.Thebest
thing is able to change thepolicy of local authority aboutwastemanagement.Even
theirwastemanagementandrecyclingprocesshasbeenincreasedanddevelopinlarge
scale.
Plantedonetreewithinthe
GalleMunicipalArea
PlantedtreesandHon.GalleMayorplantingaTreeintheGalleCityAreawithotherparticipants
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ConductProgramValueandBenefitsofBiogasTheprogram isaboutValueandBenefitsof thebiogas.
This program has been created for increase the
knowledgeaboutclimatechange.Thevalueandbenefitsof the program is the first program of the project.We
focus thisprogram to thegrassroot levelcommunityof
the project implement area. Even we needed to
encourage the people to use the alternative energy
sourcesbecause they are facing huge energy problem.
Oneofotherobjectiveischangetheattitudesofthepeopleaboutthebiogas.
Throughthisweexplainthepeopleaboutthebenefitsof
thebiogasandwhatequipmentsthatwecanusethrough
the biogas are and how the world use biogas asalternative energy source. Program conducted on
24th.09.2010and30th09.2010 inBuddhistcentrepremises
andManiagodaArea.Mr.Moonamale andDr.Jayasiri
were participated as resource persons. They explained
about the value and benefits of the biogas even they
explainedwhatarethebadeffectsofirregularwastedumpingandburningwaste.First
weneededtoawarethegrassrootlevelcommunityaboutwhywastesbecomeahuge
problemtothemandwhatwillhappengloballyandwhatthebadeffectsofthewaste
are. Through this aware the people about thebad effects of thewaste andwhywe
should implementproperwastemanagementprogram.Evenheexplained themhow
thismethanegaseffectgloballyandhowthiseffectstoclimatechange.
Mr.MoonamaleEnvironmentAnalyze soheexplainedabout thebadeffectsof the
burningwasteandPOPGas.Thissubjecthewasbrieflyexplainedtothem.Thesecond
theme was about how biogas uses international scale. Through this he aware the
participants abouthow foreign countriesusebiogas for transportation, as a fuel, for
agriculture,electricitygenerationaneven forwaste transport.Evenheexplained that
what theequipmentswecanusewith thebiogasare.Heexplainedabout thebiogas
unitinternationalbenefitsandhowtheygettingbenefitsfromthewaste.
Dr.JayasiriLokugeheexplained tothepeopleaboutthehealthbenefitsofthebiogas.
Hedeeplyexplainedthatwhatwillhappenwithwasteandwhatarethediseasesmay
cause forpeoplebywaste.ThenDr.Jayasiri said thatabout the importantofhealthy
peopleandhowtheycanachievethat.
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ConductProgramEnergyProblemandSolutionThis is one of program we have conducted to the
grassrootlevelcommunity.Thetopicoftheprogram
isEnergyProblemandSolutions.Thereasonwehavechosen this program is people dont care about the
WasteEnergySources.Wehavedoneasmallsurvey
with base of the City level. Usually people waste
more energy without any reason. Most of people
dontknowwearefacinganenergyproblembecause
theydidnt feel it theywasteElectricity,GasandotherEnergy source.Weneeded to
awarethemaboutthisandawarethemtostopthiswasteenergysources
Thosetwoprogramsconductedon03rdDecember
and07thDecember2010.Mr.ChathuraWelivitiyaand Mr. Moonamale was conducted the two
programs.Beforetheystarttheprogramtheydid
an assessment about waste the energy sources.
They have asked about simple questions about
energy.Oneisperweekhowmanytimestheyuse
theElectric Iron,Howmany times theyopen the
refrigerator.Evenhowmanybulbstheyusewithoutanyworksorpurposearefewof
questionstheyaskedfromthepeoplerelatedtoenergyproblem.
Finallytheyanalyzethedataandmostofpeopleuse much energy sources without any reason
andactuallytheywastetheenergysources.Next
stepwas aware them aboutwherewe arenow
and explained why we should protect this
energy sources andwhat is thebenefits for the
grass root level community. Finally people
agreed theywaste the energy sourceswithout
any reason and they should protect it.On this
time we explained about the important of Renewable energy sources are Biomass
/HydroPower/SolarPower/WindPower.Alsoexplainedaboutwhatarethestepsthat
takenbytheSriLankangovernmenttosavetheenergysourcesandwhatarethefuture
plansof thegovernment toprotect this.Evenheexplained thatgovernmenthasbeen
establishedaseparateinstitutenameSustainableEnergyAuthority.
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ConductProgramwastesorting&maintainBiogasunit
This is one of main program need to conduct to
success of thebiogas program in successway. The
biogasbeneficiaries dont have a proper knowledge
about the biogas technology and how to use it in
properway.Thisprogram isa technicalprogram to
the beneficiaries and other members of the CBO
because they also involve to the biogas program.
Under thisprogramweawareabout theproperway
tousethebiogasandhowtomeasurethebiogaspressureandwhatistheproperratio
for mixing the waster with waste are few of main themes we discussed with the
community.Weconductedtwoprogramsfromthistopicforthebeneficiaries.
The starting speech conductedbyMr.Nilaufer and
theprogramstartswithintroducingthemainpartsof
thebiogasunit and its importance. In this secession
weaware thepeoplewhyeverypartneedandhow
eachpartwillusetobiogasgenerationprocess.Next
theme is how to feed thebiogas.How to feed the
biogasunit?What is theproperway for it?What is
theproperratioformixwater?Importantofthewatermixingandwhatarethe items
thatcandumptobiogasunitandwhataretheitemstheycantfeedtobiogasunit.In
thistimealsoweawarethemaboutthebiogasunitfeedingprocess.Awarethemtofeedthebiogasunitwithwater
First he made a chart and explains about the
classification of waste like hazardous and non
hazardous. Even he explains what are the common
wastedisposalsystemanditsbadeffectlikeacidrains,
health impacts,damageaesthetics, irrigatingorderare
fewexamples.Forpreventthisheawarethepeopleand
saidyouare the individualpersonwhoshouldstart it
fromyourhomeandonedaythatwillbeagoodoutput.Startsmallscaleforapropernonorganicwastemanagement.WhilethistimeheawareabouttheThreeRsystems
andhowpeoplecangetbenefitsfromwithincludingtheenvironmentprotection.The
nexttimeheawareabouttheinternationalstandardtowastesegregationincolorwise
and it is important. We strongly recommend to people to minimize the waste
generationplaceandaware to follow thosesteps.Reduce thewastegeneration, reuse
andrecycling.
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ConductProgramLesson,learntandBestPractices
The program started on 15th March 2011 the
program
topic
is
best
practices
lesson
and
learnt
ofbiogas technology.Through thisprogramwe
expected to share our experience andwhatwe
haveimprovedthebiogastechnologyduringthe
past time.We have invitedmany stakeholders
for the program and they are root level
Community, Health department officers,
MunicipalCouncils,Prisons,Schools,Engineers,
Chamber of Commerce, Hoteliers, and NGO
participated to this program and many our
beneficiariesalsoparticipated.
From beginning time we explained how we
changedthebiogasunitconstructionmodelfora
betterandsuitableway.Wehavedevelopedthe
biogas unit structure and new model is very
success and effective. We implemented old
Chinesemodelbiogasunitbutwe found some
faultsofthebiogasandwemixtheIndianmodel
andchinamodelsowehavedevelopedit.
WeconnecttheIndianoutlettochinadomeand
alsowehaveimprovedsometechnologieswhich
are related to this. The other thing is we
construct the biogas unit we followed many
technicalstrategiesoneisconstructthebottomof
domenot likea fat surface and it is likea U
shapeandthatisonetechnicalimprovementwe
havedone.
Not
even
that
we
share
other
things
like
slurry
management
program
slurry
filtering
systemofbiogasunit.Atthemomentwehaveconstructslurryfilterbecausewelearnt
thatisreallynecessarytoprotecttheenvironmentandwaterfromthesedimentofthe
biogas.Anotherthingwesharedabouthowtogeneratetheelectricityfromthebiogas
anditspossibilityforit.Alsowesharethegasstoragefacilitiesinlargeandsmallways.
The other discussed about the sulfur filter of thebiogas including the important of
sulfurfitter.
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ExperienceExchangeProgram
Sharing the experience is much important of the
development process. Under the USAID SARI
Energyprogramwehave organized an experience
exchange program for the grass root level people.
The objective is to share the experience of other
beneficiarieswho use thebiogas already.Most of
people could able to get abiogas unit under the
USAID Energy Program. Through this program
theydiscoverthattherearemanypeopleinthecity
usebiogasfortheirdailyneeds.Oldbiogasbeneficiariesexplainedhowtheyimplement
thisprogramandwhatthechallenges theyhad tofaceare.Also theyexplainedabout
theimportantofanenvironmentfund.Theplacestheyvisitedare
01.KarapitiyaTeachingHospitalBiogasUnit02.GalleMunicipalCouncilBiogasUnit03.DadallaWaluwattaCommunityBiogasUnit04.SirasaMawathaCommunityBiogasUnit05.GalleBuddhistCentreBiogasunit06.BalapitiyaMaduRiverCommunityBiogasunit
Thoseare thevisitedbiogasunitsduring theirvisit
and their final destination was waluwatta
communitybiogasunit.On that occasionwehave
organized a meeting to share what they have
learnedfromthefield.Ineverybiogasunitwehave
organizedaverysmallpresentationformthebiogas
beneficiary.Thetotalparticipantsare62.
The first locationwas Karapitiya Biogas unit and
that is the firstbiogasunit that constructedby the
HELPOontheotherhandthatbiogasisspecialbecausethatisthefirstbiogasunitthat
constructedinsideofthehospitalinAsia.Weconstructedthisbiogasuniton2004and
since thatday it isworkingwithoutanyproblem.Hospitalstaffexplainedhowmuch
theycangetbenefitsfromthebiogasandhowmuchtheycouldabletoreducetheusage
ofLPGas.Evenhospitalstaffexplainedhowtheydumphugeamountofthewasteand
whattheproperprocessisforthat.
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After that they went to see the biogas unit of Galle Municipal Council and they
explained how they are gettingbenefits frombiogas unit. Under this program we
organized tovisitcommunitybiogasunits, institutionalbiogasunitand through that
they canget agood and clear ideaaboutbiogasandhow should theydevelop their
biogasunit.
One of women describe that how they are
implementing this biogas unit and also she
describes about thebenefits of thebiogas unit for
individual person. Even she explained that she
could able to get more benefits from the Bio
fertilizer too and she briefly explained about the
environment fund and its important for a
sustainability of the program and howmuch they
earnedfromtheenvironmentfund.
Thebiogas unitswe have visited are not same and therewere various institutional
biogasunitsandimplementingprocessistotallychangeanddifferentbiogastobiogas
unit. This is a good time to study about the mechanism to participants. They
participated in first time and learnt lot.Communitymembersmuch appreciated this
opportunity.During theexchangeprogram they learntabout thepeoplesmovement
mechanism and their system. New CBO members learnt how to organize and
implementthiskindofprograminasustainway.
Noteven that theywent to see some successcase studiesof thevillages.Thepeoplewho got the financial assistant to develop their business. Now they became very
successfulpersonandtheirbusinessandincomehasbeenincrease.Finallythisprogram
becameaveryeffectiveprogram for thegrass root levelpeople.With thebaseof the
knowledgeoftheexchangeprogram,nowtheyhavestartedwhattheylearnt.
EveryStakeholderisexplainingabouttheworthofthebiogasforthem.
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AwarenessMaterialsofProgram
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BiogasGuidingBookThe organizationpublishedbiogas guidingbook for the grass root level community
becausethereisahugegapaboutguidingbook.Underthisbookweawarehowtouse
biogasunit inproperwayandevenaboutwatermixingratios.Thebookprovidesfor
thebeneficiarywhen they facea technicalprogramcansee thebookandgetaquick
solutionforit.Thebookhasbeendesignedfromthebasiclevel.
This isaverygood tool for thebiogasusersbecause theyknowhow tomaintain the
biogas unit in a properway alsowe have put the CH4 generation capacitieswith
various capacitiesofbiogasunit.Thebookhaswritten inSinhalaLanguagebecause
most of people use this language in country. Thebook shows the people about the
majorpartsofthebiogasunitandhowitseffecttogeneratethebiogasproperly.Thisis
acompletedguidingbookforthebiogasusers.
CoverPageoftheBiogasGuidingBook
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MonitoringProcessofProgram
HELPO followedmanystrategies tomonitor theprogrambecausewedeveloped the
program to city level. The first step was energy city monitoring committee for
monitoring theprogram.Thecommittee represents theeverymajor sectorof thecity
and they personally and institutionally monitor about the program.Monthly they
gather and discuss about the progress and the success of program. They personally
involvetoprogram.PHIOfficersandEnvironmentOfficersarethekeypersonsofthe
monitoringandtheymonitortheprogramcontinue.
Technical monitoring done by the HELPO technical group they have enough
experience for it.From thestarting timeof thebiogasunit theymonitor theprogram
andtheyprovidethenecessaryguidelinestoo.
The othermonitoring system is grass root level communitymonitoringbecauseweimplement thisprogram through theCBO.Whenwecouldnotable to findaCBO in
thatareaweformedtheCBOandweimplementthroughthecommunitynetwork.The
communityalsomonitor theprogramcontinue. .Theyare the firstandmainkey for
monitortheprogramingroundlevel.Nowtheyagreetomonitortheprogrambecause
thisbiogasunit isassert for theirvillageand from thestartingconstruction time they
involvetomonitortheprograminproperway.
FollowedstrategiesofProgram01.Wehave followedmanyproject strategieswhilewe implement theprogram.Wehad tochooseagoodkeypersontocoordinatetheprogram.Withoutthatdelayed
theprogram.Thefirststrategyisgottheinvolvementofkeyperson.
02.Theotherstrategyweusedisdiscussionwiththemunicipalcouncilandwithotherstakeholdersof the citybecause theydidnt realize the importantof theprogram.
Weconductedameetinganddiscuswiththemandexplainedaboutthevalueofthe
program and thebenefits of the program to the city and themunicipal council.
Throughthiswecouldabletomotivatethem.
03.Another strategywe used is implementing the program through the communitynetworkbecause theyalsoget the responsible to implement theprogramand it is
easytogetthecommunityparticipationtoimplementtheprogram.Thecommunity
participationandcontributionisveryhighinthisprogramandthisistheirprogram
nowbecausetheygettingmanybenefitsoftheprogram.
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04..The other strategywaswell communicationwith the all stakeholders. Thatwasmuchuseful to implement theprogram.We aware the all stakeholdersabout the
verystepsoftheprogramandwehadagoodcommunicationwithdonorsandother
stakeholders.
05.The other strategywaswe got the labours from the areabecause people shouldcontribute for thisprogram.Someofpeopleworkvoluntary.Through this action
thisconstructionbecametheironeand there isnoneed tokeepawatcher innight
because they protect the row materials and biogas unit. With the community
supportoftheareacouldabletofinishtheprograminsuccessfulway.
06.Conducting awarenessprograms are one of other strategyweused encourage tocommunity as well as the municipal council officers. They didnt have a good
knowledgeabout theprogramandweaware themstepbystep.Awarenesswasa
good and strong material to success the program. Even we used the exchange
programinlocallyandinternationallyforthesuccessofprogram.Throughthattheycouldabletogetagoodandclearideaabouttheprogramanditsbenefits.
07.Theothertechnicalstrategyweusedismadeastaircasebetweendomeandoutlettoincrease thepressureof thebiogas.Whenwastedump to thebiogasunit stepby
stepgoestotheoutlettank.Thatistheoneofwaytoincreasetheefficiencyandthe
pressureof thebiogasunit.Noteven that that strategyalsoaffects to increase the
protectionofthebiogasunit.
08.Providing thebiogasunitsunder loanbasis isoneof our strategieswe followed.Through thiswe could able to establish a revolving fund to expand theprogram
continues.Atthismomentpeoplerealizethebenefitsoftheprogramandtheyready
toget thebiogasunitsunder loanbasis.Forthefirsttimeweprovidedtwobiogas
unitsunderloanbasiswithsmallinterestnowtheyarerepayingtheloan.
09.Fixing the sulfur meter is one of strategy we used to protect the biogas unit.Through the sulfurmeter can filter the sulfur andwater vapour. If doesnt filter
thosethingsbiogascookerwillcorrosivesoonandifbiogas leakthereisamassive
smellsothroughthiswefilteritandprotecttheequipments.
10.Theotherthingisusingthemanometertoprotectthedome.Ifinsidegasgenerationtoo
much
and
no
using
there
is
athreat
to
break
the
dome
but
through
the
mano
metercaneasily release themethanewithoutanydamage todome.This isoneof
safetyvalve toprotect thebiogasunit.On theotherhand can easilymeasure the
biogaspressure.
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ChallengesoftheProgram
Ourfirst issue is toestablish thestrongmonitoringcommitteebeforereach to thatgoalweconductedameeting inGMCofficewithparticipationofallstakeholders
andaware themwhat istheprogramanditsbenefitsforthecityaswellasforthe
environment on that time decided to develop this concept and make a strong
committeefor implement thisprogram insuccesswaybecause thatwedecided to
implementthiswith involvementandcontributionofall importantstakeholdersof
thecityanditishardthingtobringthemallforonegoal.
Thesecond thing is togetattentionandattractionof thepeoplebecausewechosemanyindependentsmallgroupsofthecity.Weconsidergivingthischancetomany
small groups of the city some of people didnt know aboutbiogas unit and its
benefits.Wehadtoawarethemfrombeginninglevelandthatwasmuchhardwork
forus.
Another issue is heavy monsoon to down south during the construction time.Several timeswe had to stop theworksbecause of this reason.After finish the
cementworkswehavetodumpthewarmcowdung togeneratethemethanegas.
Due to theheavyrainwecouldnotable tofindwarmcowdung.Wehad towait
severaldaystofinishtheheavyrain.
After thatwehadcollectedwarmcowdung in smallscaleandwewent tomanyplaces to collect the necessity.Whenwe construct thebiogas unitswe use now
temporarysheetasaroof.Underthatsheetweconstructthebiogasunit.
WhenweinstallthebiogasunitinMagallewehaveplannedtoconnectthetoiletstothisbiogasunit.Sopeoplehadabadattitudeaboutthistheydidnt liketousethe
biogaswithconnectedtoilets.ThenweconductedawarenessprogramaboutValue
andBenefitsof thebiogas.Stepbystepwehaveexplainedabout thebenefitsand
thereisnoharmusingtheseweragetogeneratethebiogas.Afterthatpeopleagreed
toconnectedthetoiletsandusethebiogas.
Oneof issue is lackof spaces inurban areas andpeople requestbiogasunit andthereisnocapabilityforconstructthebiogasunits.Wehavetofindaquicksolution
for this andwe startednew experiment for solve this lack of spaceproblem.We
tested somebiogasunitswith fiberand thatcanuseasaportablebiogasunit for
domesticlevel.
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LessonlearntoftheProgram The first lesson is how to implement Make Galle Bio Energy City Concept insuccessful way with the involvement of the many stakeholders. Even main
stakeholders are theGovernment institutions and private sector.We have to gettheirattentionandcooperationfortheprogram.
Evenwe learntabout the importantofthe integratedapproachforsolve thewasteproblemandhowthateffectinacitylevelbecausethisisnotonlyourprogramand
wedividedinacitylevelandallparticipantsoftheCommitteegottheresponsible
toimplementandmonitortheprogram.
We learnthow topromote renewableenergy sourceamongvarious sectorsof thecity and how to make a good mechanism through integrated approach. We
implementedthisthroughthisprogramanditisverysuccess.
Theother thingwecould learned is the teamworkand listen toothers ideasanddiscussionbecausewhenwe implementedallactivitieswedidnt try topushour
ideatoaccepttoothers.Thenwesuggestedandallparticipantsarediscussaboutit
andmakefinalizethen.
Theotherlearntthingishowtodevelopourconstructiontechnologywhenweworkinhighwater table land.We had to followvery strong and specific construction
methods to build one biogas unit and through that we developed our biogas
technology.
Theotherleantthingistheimportantofthesharingtheexperienceamongvariouscommunities of the city.When people are seeing thebenefits of thebiogas their
views and attitudes has been changed. Even that is one of success key for
implementingtheprogramwithcommunitybasisandinstitutionalleveltoo.
Thebest leant thing iswecanapply tominimize thewaste throughbiogaswithincitylevelandforprovidethesustainablesolutiontoenergyproblemtoo.Noteven
thatwe realize thatwe canmarket thisproduct invery successway andwe can
implementthisconceptwithinmanyplacesinacitylevel.
The other lesson ishow to change thepeoples attitudebecausewhenwe awarethemwecanusethehumanwasteforgeneratethemethanemostofthemdidntliketothatthenwebroughtthosepeopletobiogasunitthatconnecthumanwasteand
showed them there isnobad smell ofgas andnobad smellof foods thatuse to
preparethatgas.Throughthattheirviewhasbeenchanged.Andthatisoneofkey
turningpointoftheprogram.
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Effectiveoftheprogram
Theeffectiveissohugebecausenowpeopleattitudeschangedaboutthewastebecause
previous thewastewasaproblembutnowwastebecamea resource for them.Now
waste has a value now. On the other hand we could able to introduce good and
sustainablerenewableenergysourceforthegrassrootlevelcommunity.Anothereffect
of the program is HELPO got an opportunity to implement same program in
Trincomalee citywith the successofUSAIDSARIENERGYProgram.Evenwehave
decidedtoconstructfivebiogasunitswithinthisprogrambutwecouldabletofinish09
biogasunitsinvariousplacesandinstitutions.
Now people dont put thewaste in irregularway and people adapt to alternative
energysourceandthatisenvironmentfriendly.Nowthroughthisunitwecanreduce
themethanegasemission toair.This is reallyeffect toGlobalwarmingandClimate
Changeandfortheenergyproblem.ThisisasmallstepthatwehavetakeninSriLanka
levelbuttheeffect is largewhenweconsideraboutthis inGlobalLevel.Nowprivate
sector andgovernment sector alsopromoting this renewable energy source for their
beneficiaries.
Othermajoreffectisotherlocalauthoritiesareinterestingaboutthecommunitybiogas
conceptbecausetheycouldabletorealizetheeffectiveandbenefitsofthebiogasunit.
NowGovernment policy hasbeen changedbecause they knowbiogas is profitable
thinganditiscosteffective.Nowgovernmentdecidedtoexpandthebiogasconceptin
NationalWidealready theyare takingnecessarysteps to introduce this technology to
Prison,Hospitals,andGovernmentInstitutionswiththesupportofGovernment.
Inherewementionsomeothereffectsoftheprogram
1. Popularrenewableenergysourceamongthepeople2. MinimizethewastefromWasteGenerationPlace3. Addavaluetothewasteandwastebecomesaresources4. MinimizetheMethanegasemissiontoair5. DecreasetheEnvironmentPollution andwaterpollution6. Increasetheknowledgeofpeopleaboutwastemanagementandrenewableenergy7. Getthecommunityparticipationtowastemanagement8. DecreasetheLPGasorFirewoodusage&Increaseincomeofbeneficiaryfamilies9. MinimizethePOPgasemissiontoair10.Decreasetheirregularwastedumping&Diseasesaffectfromthewaste.11.Increasetheethnicandinterrelationshipsofthepeople12.DecreasetheMunicipalcostformanagethewaste
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HomeGardeningwithBioFertilizerOne of the best products of the biogas unit is
Organic Compost Manure. This automatically
comesfrom thebiogasunit.This ishighlyeffectivefor cultivation.At thismomentwehaveprinted a
labeland ithasamarketvalue.Theoneoforganic
compostbottle they sellRs.20.00and this isoneof
good income for the village peoples company
branch.Wehaveenough requests for thiscompost
manure from the cultivators. The biogas
beneficiariesalreadystarted thecultivationwithusing theBiofertilizer.Thisfertilizer
canuseformanywaysone iswecanuse thisasamanureandsecondway is topest
controlandthirdwayishormone.
Fromourprogramsweawarethegrassrootlevelcommunityabouttheworthofthebio
fertilizer.Even they canget environment friendly andhealthy foods for theirneeds.
Manybeneficiariesalreadystartedthecultivation.Thepeopleusednewtechnologyto
cultivation and they used waste plastic items. On the other hand this is another
environment friendlyeffect invillage level.Through thisbiogaswecouldnotable to
providethegasformanyfamiliesbutmostofpeopleareusingtheorganicfertilizerfor
cultivation.NowHotelsandotherinstitutionsarelookingtostartthecultivationfrom
the Bio Fertilizer. This system is another good income for the grass root level
communitybecausetheycanreducetheexpensefor thevegetable.Amongthepeople
thissystemisgettingmorepopularbecauseitiseasytouseandveryeffective.
ThegovernmentorganizedHomegardeningcompetitionwithin theGalledistrictand
one of ourbeneficiaries could able to get an award for her garden.Not even that
throughthisprogramwecouldabletoariasthemutualunderstandingandteamwork
amongthemembersbecausetheyhelptoeachotherstostartthehomegarden.
CultivatedPlantsandBioFertilizer
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NextPhaseofProgramThenextphaseoftheprogram is toexpand thisprogram toTrincomaleecitybecause
that isoneofmaincitiesof theEastProvinceof theSriLankaandenrichwithmany
naturalresources.Oneof themainproblemswediscovered iscuttingtreesforenergy
sourceandwasteproblem incity.Thecity isquickdeveloping cityand theirenergy
needsaremuchhigher thanother cities and introduce renewableenergy sourcesare
veryless.Becauseofthereasonswehavedecidedtoimplementthiskindofprogramin
TrincomaleecitywiththesupportofUNEP.
Not even thatwehaveplanned to expand thebiogas technology to othermunicipal
councilsofthecountrybecauseduringthelastfewmonthswecouldabletoimplement
manybiogasunits inmanyplaces.Thisweexpect to implement in community level
becausewehavearequesttoconstructthebiogasunits.Ontheotherhandweexpectto
promote thebiogasunitsunder loanbasiswithinprivatesectorandcommunity level
andwegettingrequestsfrommanyplacesnow.
HELPO established a company for constructbiogasunits.This registeredunder the
CompanyactofSriLankaandwillprovidethetechnicalandotherassistancethatneed.
At this moment we dont have enough technical staff for implement this kind of
programandexpecttoconductmoretechnicalprogramsinlargescale.Alsowehopeto
increasetheknowledgeofthetechnicalstaff.ThenameofthecompanyisHELPOEco
GreenCompany.
Vote
of
Thanks
to
Stakeholders
AsaprojectimplementedorganizationHELPOwishestothanksfortheorganizations
thatfunded for thisprogram.USAIDSouthAsiaRegional Initiative forEnergy (SARI
Energy) Program was funded for the program.Without their funding support we
wouldnotable to implement thisprogram inproperway.Wehighlyappreciate their
cooperationandsupportto implementthisprogram.Evenwewouldliketothanksto
the other stakeholders of the program for supporting to us and encourage us to
implementthisprogram.
Thenwewould liketo thankstoGalleMunicipalcouncilforsupporting tousforthis
programandbeenactivepartoftheprogram.CentralEnvironmentAuthorityisoneof
mainstakeholderthatsupportedtoustosuccessthisprogramandUrbanDevelopment
Authority alsogave the fullof cooperation forus.EvenChamberof commercegave
huge support to promote this concept within the private sector. Finally our best
stakeholder for this program is grass root level community andCBOwhich largely
supportedustomakethisdreamreality.
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HELPOwouldliketogivethesinceregratitudeforbelowmentionorganizationsand
institutionsforsupportingandcooperationforthisprogram
PrisonDepartmentSriLanka MinistryofEnvironmentandNaturalResources SriLanka Navy SriLankaArmy SriLankaPolice MinistryofHealthSriLanka MinistryofEducationandschoolsofGalle MinistryofScienceandTechnology SouthernProvinceDevelopmentAuthority PracticalActionOrganization MinistryofFisheriesCulturalAffairs,FoodsupplyandDistribution,TradeandCooperativeSouthernProvince
PartnershipsoftheProgram
TheSouthAsiaRegionalInitiativeforEnergy(SARI/Energy)programwaslaunchedin
2000 to promote energy security through increased trade, investment and access to
cleansourcesofpowerandfuel.Sincethen,SARI/Energyhasreachedouttomorethan
4000participants in the regionon clean energy trade,energy efficiency, rural energy
supply,energyregulation,energystatistics,andprivatesectorinvolvement.
Countriesintheregionimportovertwothirdsoftheirhydrocarbonresourcesandare
seekingways todiversifysupplysources.Significantuntappedenergyresourcesexist
within the region. Energy sharing and cooperation could dramatically improve the
regional supplydemand scenario and enhance energy security for the individual
countries of South Asia. SARI/Energyworks to promote technical and institutional
frameworks for regional energy planning and infrastructure investment involving
crossborder trade in energy. Promoting regional power exchanges and developing
regional power transmission networks helps provide access to untapped energy
resources,andalsotoassurethereliabilityofenergysupplyandmutualsupporttothe
nationsofSouthAsia.
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ThenetworkofenergysectorprofessionalsinAfghanistan,Bangladesh,Bhutan,India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka created by SARI/Energy, has led to
widespreadsharingofbestpractices,modelsof institutionalreformandrestructuring,
anddocumentedperformance improvement.Theseprofessionalsarehelpingtoput in
place thebuildingblocks formore robust regional trade and sustainable economic
development.
SARI/Energysponsored training,capacitybuilding,andnetworkinghavecontributed
tothewritingofenergysectorrestructuringlawsthroughouttheregion.Theprogram
supports institutional and organizational changes thatmake the sectormoremarket
driven and better equipped to address the needs of underserved consumers. In
addition, the program has identified significant opportunities for catalyzing private
sectorinvestmentsinregionalenergyinfrastructure.
HELP
O
(Human
and
Environment
Links
Progressive
Organization)
NGO(nongovernmentorganization)basedinGalleinSriLankasSouthernProvince.
HELPOwasformedin1993withtheaimsof
helpingpeopletosecuretheirhumanrights; protectingtheenvironmentforthefutureand; strengtheningthecommunitytowardsindependentdevelopmentFollowing theSouthAsian tsunami inDecember2004,HELPObecame involved ina
rangeofprogramstohelpcommunitiesrecoverfromthedisaster.Ourworkaspartof
the reliefefforthas includeddevelopinghousing fordisplacedpeople, reconstructing
community facilities and providing advice, assistance and microfinance to small
businesses.
Our vision is of aworldwith socialjustice and environmentallyfriendly economicdevelopment. Our mission is to support vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka to
identifytheirneedsanddevelopsolutionsthroughpartnershipswithstakeholders.