Uva Shakthi Foundation

e through multiple programmes and include Knowledge
Enhancement tied to inspire building, integrating skill trainings with livelihood entrepreneurship,
Social education, people oriented public services and fostering friendly nature. These activities are progressing in the broader setting of the process of transformation marked by the cultured. The strength of USF is lies in the people, consolidated by a comprehensive community network, in which women’s societies, Household wives circle, workers and peasantry forums, youth and children’s clubs codified into the Citizen’s Councils play centralized position. The target locations consist the Tea-Rubber
Plantations, Rural Villages and Residential settlements, representing the ethnicity of the Tamils, Sinhalese and Muslims respectively. The governed bodies are the General Council, Executive Council and the Board of office Bearers backed by the Advisory Board. The functional crew are the Center and field staff along with the Regional Teams of Trained volunteers. Women shares nearly sixty five presents of all the Organizational and constitutional arrangements. Legal status and Registration:-

USF is duly registered with the Social Service Ministry under NGO Secretariat (Reg. Number L -18601) and with the Central Environment Authority: /12/12/ 2000 (2.) Passara Divisional Secretariat: Reg: No. P/VSO/04 /98 Date: 23 /07 /1998 and (03) Central Environment Authority Reg: No: 6/6/17/22/20 Date: 6/8/1999. It closely collaborates with National level Consortium's and network with the Uva NGO forum, Local Service Providing Authorities
The organization, Uva Shakthi Foundation (USF) is a nonprofit making Organization, free from any political, religious and ethnic leanings. The organizational structure consists of a General Council, Executive Council and the Board of Office Bearers. The General Council represents the representatives of the ICOs Citizens' Councils and the founder members. Vision of the Organization:

“Strive towards an equitable society that foster the spirits of good governance and human rights culture with dignified livelihood and gender sensitiveness”

Mission Statement:
•Guide and inspire the target communities in achieving economic wellbeing, higher educational achievements with increased health and nutritional standard.

•Mobilize the Women in Plantations and Rural Villages for them to become asset holders and decision makers through skill orientation and income erring activities

•Introduce constructive programmes among Youth in the multi-ethnic communities that while free them from adult dependency will make them active contributors in family and social life

•Implementing friendly nature strategies that will help in preservation of water resources and catchment areas

•Advocacy based on information sharing and communication skills that will urge the citizens to become the core mechanism in soliciting quality services from local government and service providing authorities