A drug awareness program was held on 19th of August 2011, where active discussions were held along with presentations and work shops at the Military Intelligence Corps for Senior NCOS Students following their Refresher Course. During the program the officers were guided to discuss and identify the common risk factors of non drug users in the different communities they live in. They further drew plans to address these risk factors in order to exercise primary prevention. Presentations were held for the officers to educate them about the types of drugs available in Sri Lanka, the areas that mostly abuse and traffic drugs and the health issues of drug use.
Certificate Ceremony for Migrant WorkersA certificate ceremony was held on the 24th of August 2011 for the migrant workers who followed the MS2 course on ICT training at the Tele Centre of the Nawala SLANA Head Office. The specialty of this event is the screening of an inspiring movie to the attendants of the ceremony for their entertainment. The ICT training is given free of charge for the migrant workers to educate them on Computer Fundamentals, Internet &Email, Communication Through Skype and Online Banking. A common crisis faced by many families in the country is the isolation of family members due to the migration for foreign employment. Especially the separation of children from their mothers will make them lose a source of guidance and a person to interact with. This can lead the children into drug abuse and other hazardous practices. Through the MS2 program SLANA trains both the migrant worker and a family member to use internet facilities and to keep in touch through methods like Skype and Email. Low computer literacy levels are observed of many migrant workers of Sri Lanka and this can be a great inconvenience when they go to other countries that are more technologically advanced. By providing the basic knowledge on computers we hope to train them the basic machinery disciplines where they will learn to respond to simple commands of common machines and also to get them confident in the usage of commonly operated machines. Another feature of this course is the short Business Module. The migrant workers are given the basic knowledge to understand business opportunities around them and to initiate a small business. They are also taught on basic business operations along with knowledge to maintain basic business and financial reports that are necessary in analyzing a business. Most of the migrant workers are observed to lack the knowledge in investing their hard earned money on income generating projects. As a result they are compelled to go over sees continuously or instead another family member is sent resulting in the continuation of this trend in the family. We believe that if the migrant workers are given the basic training on operating a small scale business, they will be able to initiate a method of continuous income generation which might alter the trends of continuous migration in the family. The MS2 is a joint effort by the Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association (SLANA), Microsoft Unlimited Potential, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and the Government’s Information & Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).
June 26 - The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking"June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1987, this day serves as a reminder of the goals agreed to by Member States of creating an international society free of drug abuse. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selects themes for the International Day and launches campaigns to raise awareness about the global drug problem. Health is the ongoing theme of the world drug campaign. We invite everyone to mark 26 June! It is a unique occasion to take a stand against a problem that affects us all. We count on your support to make this pro-health campaign a success."
Extract from http://www.unodc.org/drugsCommemorating World Drug Day, Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association offers you FREE Booklets on "Do You Know The Truth about Drugs and Drug Abuse?"
DOWNLOAD SLANA FREE BOOKLETS First Edition Sinhala Booklet Download English Booklet Download Second Edition Coming Soon...To receive a FREE Printed copy of Booklets, Send your Name & Address with stamps to the value of Rs.50/=, mentioning the language preference of copy - Sinhala, Tamil or English to the address below
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Though the second highest foreign exchange earners are the Migrant Workers, they do not receive the recognition they ought to get. In fact the Migrant workers are the uncrowned Heroes of Sri Lanka. They do not receive any knowledge on Information Technology (IT), though the Foreign Employment Bureau provides training for these Migrant Workers as appropriate for their employment abroad. It was recognized by SLANA that if knowledge on Information Technology (IT) is provided to Migrant Workers, it would help them immensely in their day to lives abroad as well as in pursing better careers. Therefore initiating a process of Empowerment of Migrant workers through Information Technology (IT), SLANA launched yet another project With Microsoft Corporation with the support and in collaboration of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE). For further strengthening the ICT knowledge enhancement thrust amongst this population the Information and Communication Agency of Sri Lanka. (ICTA) is co-operating the ICT knowledge enhancement via their Nenasals. The project commenced in the year 2007 February.
Course OutlineThis course Designed according to Microsoft Unlimited Potential Curriculum to give the user a higher level of knowledge about Information Technology (IT) and to improve competence in using Personal Computers and common Computer Applications with Internet & E - mail. In addition, this curriculum supports internationally accepted certification exam preparation for the International Computer Driving License (ICDL) and E - Citizen
Course ModulesToday, everyone has the opportunity to work with Graphics for a variety of purposes. So this course is designing to give the user to acquire and improve the skills of Graphic Designing using well known Graphic Designing Applications.
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