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To generate additional electric power.

 
Balangoda Damahna region is in the historical plateau of Mahawalatenne. It has various progressive development as there are beneficial natural resources and a good climate. Because of this establishing the Samanalawewa electricity power station and Lanka wall tile factory, expansion of gem trade and producing calcite, pelsfar and dolomite are few examples.
Generating wind power electricity has been added as a newly project at present. A team of officials has done a research on this more than a year and has found out that the electricity can be generate through out the year to use in the country.
By using the range of hills over the Mahavalaththnna plateau, the wind power electricity will be produced by setting up seven turbines to give the nations electricity.
The primitive situation has been set up at present. For this, a foreign agency has presented. As people will have to face for electricity troubles in the future. We see that this project is very useful one with the use of natural resources in the area.

 

 Inter house sports meet at Damahana public school.

 
Balangoda Damahana public school’s inter house sports meet will be held on 2nd March in 2010. Balangoda Zonal Educational Director will participate as the chief guest.
Especially Damahana School in Ratnapura district is always helpful to the children in Damahana to come to the upper level. This year inter house sports meet was begun and whole students and the teachers were divided into three houses Gamunu, Gajaba and Parakum.
Considering about the athletic of Balangoda region, Damahana is at the highest top. The reason for that, there are so many athletics that have come to championship. The athletes who have shown their talents are born in Damahana region. Among many difficulties they have done varieties of events successfully.
Oasisdamahana ICT foundation is giving the full co-operation to success their sports meet and we cheer up them to do their activities well.

A New Library

“Reading makes a completed man”, a statement made complete only when that man is facilitated to collect books for reading.In order to gain better knowledge, to conquer future problems, the ways of knowledge must be supplemented more and more.


One such way such knowledge can be found and delivered is the school.Aadditional ways of getting gaining knowledge is very important. To gain that knowledge the best and the most suitable place is the school library. Getting a completed school library to its students is an expected thing. So this chance was given to the present students of Balangoda Damahana Maha Vidyalaya in Ratnapura district. The government has estimated 1835000.00 LKR for the construction work of the building. Next they issued 200000.00 LKR to buy books and electronic instruments.


From the Asian development bank’s donations and under the secondary educational modernization project, these library facilities were given to Rathnapura Damahana School. Both students and the teachers had to face many difficulties when they tried to source the books. But this obtained resource is a very useful and helpful one to continue their education in asuccessful way.

 


Another Success which we received

In August 2006 a well equipped computer center was received to Damahana Maha vidyalaya in Rathnapura District. This computer center was setup with the assistance provided by the Asian Development Bank, through the Secondary Educational Modernization Project (SEMP). The unit consists of twenty computers with all its accessories. After setting up of this unit the school has made vast strides in the sphere of education in general. With the use of these computers and Internet, students are able to access vital and relevant information pertaining to their general education. In school hours we use these computers as part of our normal teaching and learning process. Besides, it serves as a useful tool to source information.



During extra classes held during after-school hours students are thought how to use computers for internet exploration, English language education, and special online courses. The students have their own website and are encouraged to maintain their own blogs. As a result, now, about 180 children are blog writers.

The school maintains two websites:
www.damahana.sch.lk
www.oasisdamahana.org
These two are continuously updated.
www.oasisdamahana.wordpress.com and www.damahana.schblog.lk are the two main blogs.

The successes shown here are only a very few of our achievements that outline our progress.
Yet another good opportunity has come our way. The Microsoft Company has donated 500 Classmate laptops to the education department. Of these, in appreciation of all the good work done so far, the ministry allocated 20 laptops to Damahana MV.

Those were received 16th Feb, 2009 by our principal Mr B. Somasiri from Hon. Mr. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Education. With these laptops we also received wireless internet facilities. This is the fast e-village introduced to the Sabaragamuwa Province. With the addition facility the area surrounding Damahana Maha Vidyalaya has access to WIFI technology.
With the introduction of the IT Unit and all its developments our children who otherwise have very little interaction with the out side world are allowed the opportunity to expand their horizons beyond the confines of a village and explore the vast world that lies beyond.

This in turn paves the way for rural communities such as ours to interact and advance in technological, cultural, social and economical spheres among others. The rural community, in other words is exposed to other cultures and value systems which can contribute to an overall enhancement in the quality of life and ensuing challenges to be faced in the world.

Last Updated ( Monday, 17 May 2010 10:07 )