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Organization Profile

Name

Active Theatre Movement(since Janu -2003)

GOAL

A Rich Theatre culture for the nation development

VISION

Professional community theatre Institution for community development

MISSION

Share and develop community theatre skills to suppress community.

Objectives

• Use Theatre as a tool to recover human being that suffers from strain and stress. • To give safe space to express them selves through theatre for marginalize people. • Use theatre as a tool for social development. • Safeguard and re-recover the traditional theatre forms of the north east part of Sri Lanka • To develop professional Theatre institutions. • To develop research and training center for Theatre and encourage experimental Theatre works. • To encourage local language Theatre publications. • To support education through theatre for affected children. • Take special interest to develop street theatre, children’s’ theatre and women’s theatre.

Our Major activities

• Strengthening the children welfare in community. • Strengthening the children welfare in school. • Strengthening and develop the capacity of women. • Develop the capacity of community.

Our work experiences with other stake holders

• Mine risk education programme with TRRO in 2002 to 2004. • Develop human rights and human values with in the Sri Lankan people through theatre with UNDP in

2004 to 2005.

• Theatre programme on healthy behaviors development in 17 IDPs camps with WHO in 2005. • Conduction of drama on gender balance with FORUT in 2006 to 2007. • Conduction of drama on Alcohol and drugs prevention with FORUT in 2007. • Women empowering programme with UNHCR in 2005. • Awareness programme on water and sanitation with Action Contra La Faim in 2004. • Strengthening community psychosocially who affected by war by people’s cooping mechanism

through theater with Christian Aid in 2005 to 2007. In 2005 and 2006 worked with Tsunami affected community in Vadamarachchi and in 2006 and 2007, worked with war affected community in Thenmarachchi.

2012 and 2013

From 10/12/2012 to 09/04/2013 Active Theatre movement implemented Dai/USAID Project named Support of promoting youth civic engagement through forum Theatre under SRI LANKAREINTEGRATION AND STABILIZATION IN THE EAST & NORTH.Total project amount 31566USD

From12 /08/2013 to 15/09/2013 Active Theatre Movement implemented Dai/USAID project named Support of bridging youth activists from North and East through Theatre under SRI LANKAREINTEGRATION AND STABILIZATION IN THE EAST & NORTH. Total Project amount 36,199USD

2014

Built new open stage in Nallur, Jaffna opened 11th August, 2014 at 6.00pm by Kulanthai M. Shanmugalingam

Organised 09 Days Theatre festival during the Nallur festival from 12th August to 20th August,2014

2015

Active Theatre Movement organised a big event called SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL 2015 held from 11th – 12th of April,2015 at T.T Space,Nallur with the collaboration of Jaffna municipal council. 24 solo plays performed in this great event best six plays were selected in two categories one is open and other one is children.

Our strength

 Enough workable experience in children and women psychosocial works.  Well trained performance in theatre and psychosocial activities.  Strong resource pool with professionals in theatre and psycho social activitive through theatre..  Well experience / technical persons in project management.  Good coordination with other NGOs and GOs.  Better financial system and procedures.  Volunteers’ strength in field level.  Publication in drama and theatre studies – “Kooththarankam” & news letters.

Address

203/5,Kachchery Nallur Road,Nallur,,Jaffna,Srilanka. E-mail:atmtheva@yahoo.co.uk

Working Area

North Province ,Srilanka