CRS project of Caritas Kandy (S
ETIK) organized and conducted Six (06) workshops as series of Community Development Training Course to mobilize target people of Karagastenna and Owala Estates in Matale district successfully. We were able to train them as trainers of training through different subject matters. In the process, CRS team of the SETIK, fully involved in coordination and contributed financially.
The following subject matters were discussed to enlighten their knowledge:
* Community Leadership and qualities of leaders
* Organic agriculture, home gardening and animal husbandry
- Practical training
* History of Community Development and its development
- Fundamentals of community development
- Duties and responsibilities of community societies
* Human Rights and its concepts
- Development of Human Rights and its categories
- Civil rights
* Disaster Management
- Community and technology
* Positive thinking
- Mental and health development
- Identification of community issues, Data collection updating
We have gathered the above subject matters of Community Development as a course to enhance knowledge and understanding of rural and plantation sector community. It was really helped a lot to them. We concluded this series of workshops on 09th May 2010 as its last training workshop. The cer
tificate award ceremony was held on 15th May 2010 by Rev. Fr. George Sigamoney, the National Director of Caritas Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. Camillus D. Jansz, the Director of Caritas Kandy (SETIK), Rev. Fr. Roy Clarence, the Director of Catholic Commission for Migrants, Rev. Fathers of Kandy Diocese, Rev. Sisters and other invitees were present at this ceremony. Also over 350 SETIK beneficiaries were participated this significant event as representatives of the rural and plantation sectors.
An exhibition organized by the ‘SETIK’ on the above, was held at the ‘Wahacotte Church’ ground on the 19th & 20th of June 2010, during the annual church feast. 
