Plantation Human Development Trust

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Plantation Human Development Trust
(P H D T)
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• Established in 1992 by a cabinet decision to
  implement estate worker housing and other social
  development activities in the tea, rubber and
  coconut plantations.

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Vision Be the most preferred dynamic
Organization promoting a Productive and
self-reliant plantation Community.
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• Mission
• Implement integrated and sustainable
  Development Programmes with a holistic approach
  in sync with a network of strategic partners.
• Improve housing, health care, childcare,
  sanitation, education, recreation, mobility,
  communication and infrastructure.
• Proactively learn and continuously improve
  programme components to address future issues
  towards poverty alleviation and improving
  quality of life.

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Main Features of PHDT

• Registered under the Company Act of Sri Lanka
  No.17 of 1982.
• Main office situated at Battaramulla
• 7 Regional offices covering 430 estates (230,013
  ha)
• Working with 25 Regional Plantation Companies

• A tripartite Board of Directors
• Govt. Ministries - 4
• Trade Unions -2
• Regional Plantation Companies 5
• Members representing the Ministries
• Youth Empowerment Socio Economic Development
• Plantation Industries
• Health
• Finance

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PHDT Regions
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Activity Mix

• Decent Housing
• Awareness Social Mobilization
• Basic Health Care
• Drinking Water Sanitation
• Child Care and Development
• Nutrition
• Cultural Needs
• Sports and Recreation

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Self-Help Housing for Estate Worker families
Now
Then

• A 7 perch block of land per family
• A concessionary housing loan,
• repayable in 15 years
• A housing grant
• Basic Infrastructure
• Technical advice and supervision

• No proper infrastructure facilities
• Limited living area for a family
• Poor environment
• Poor sanitation facilities
• Lack of recreational facilities

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New Housing
Now
Then
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Housing Coverage
Region Req.
Galle 15,403
Ratnapura 26,107
Badulla 39,958
Kegalle 13,549
Kandy 31,516
Hatton 48,604
Nuwaraeliya 44,707
   
Total 219,844
  Completed
  Balance
Our aim is a Home for each Family
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Re Roofing
Then
Now
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Water Facilities for Estate Worker families
Then
Now

• Construction of New Water Schemes
• Upgrading of New Water Schemes
• Easy access to clean water
• Tap stands provided
• Formation of water committees
• Consolidation of water schemes

• Inadequate water supplies
• Common water facilities
• Unprotected water sources
• Source away from living quarters
• Improper management of water

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Water Coverage
Region Req.
Galle 15,403
Ratnapura 26,107
Badulla 39,958
Kegalle 13,549
Kandy 31,516
Hatton 48,604
Nuwaraeliya 44,707
   
Total 219,844
  Completed
  Balance
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Sanitation Facilities for Estate Worker families
Then
Now

• Individual latrine per family
• Water provided
• Improved hygienic condition
• Water sealed latrine
• Improved health condition

• Common pit latrines
• Inadequate water facilities
• Poor environment
• Situated in a distant vicinity
• Non utilization of latrines due to above

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Sanitation Coverage
Region Req.
Galle 15,403
Ratnapura 26,107
Badulla 39,958
Kegalle 13,549
Kandy 31,516
Hatton 48,604
Nuwaraeliya 44,707
   
Total 219,844
  Completed
  Balance
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Child Care Facilities
Then
Now

• Improving Child Development Centers to ideal
• standards.
• Nutrition Intervention Growth Monitoring.
• Early Childhood Education
• Home based child care
• Child Development Committees
• Child Protection Committees
• Staff Training
• Rehabilitation of Disabled Children
• Child Domestic Labour Prevention

• No proper infrastructure facilities
• No trained care givers
• Poor environment
• No protection to children
• No child development activities
• Inadequate furniture, equipment health
• educational materials

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Present Status of Child Development Centres
Grading According to the 10 Standards (2008)
6/6/2014
General-PHDT
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Health Facilities for Estate Workers
Now
Then

• Construction Upgrading of Dispensaries
  
• Maternity wards
• Upgrading staff Quarters for Estate Health
• Welfare staff
• Health Volunteer Programmes
• Adolescent Programmes
• Awareness programmes on reproductive Health.
• Womens Prgrammes
• Maternal Care
• Promotion of Breast Feeding
• Health Education
• Prevention of Communicable Non Communicable
  
• Diseases
• Provision of Ambulances
• Motor Cycles for Estate Health Welfare Staff

• High prevalence of communicable and
• non communicable diseases
• High maternal mortality rate
• High infant mortality rate
• lack of antenatal post natal
• services
• Poor patient transport facilities
• Insufficient trained health cadre
• Lack of transport facilities for health
• supervision

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Hot Water Bathing Places
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Home Gardening
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All these achievements gained through awareness
and mobilization.
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Future Requirement of Infrastructure Facilities
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Thank you
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