Human Resource and Environmental Protection Organisation (HREPO).

HREPO aims to improve peace and security through environmental sustainability and the fostering of inter-ethnic relationships. They perceive poverty as one of the main causes for conflict in Sri Lanka, and believe therefore the poverty alleviation is a vital component of peacebuilding. They also act for environmental protection and, in relation to this and poverty alleviation, conduct research on alternative power sources. Their hope is to find alternative resources and income generation sources. HREPO also provide active support and involvement in reducing physical and mental victimisation of people in the community, as well as counselling to the conflicting parties.

South Exchange Programme

This project involved an exchange programme between Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim people, visiting each others communities and participating together in community activities. The aim is to develop long term relationships, mutual respect, and understanding. The participants themselves followed up on their experiences through business ventures, and today this has become the mainstay of the initiative.

Peace Network

This initiative is intended to create a network that allows the sharing of accurate information as fast as possible on conflict situations. The development of an early warning system allows the news of conflict or planned acts of violence to be disseminated as quickly as possible and acted upon immediately.

As a result of this initiative HREPO have a widespread network that reaches out to all levels of the community. This network of people provides them with fast, reliable information on possible conflict situations occurring in the community. Consequently they have been able to successfully act during the first stages of conflicts for there resolution. The network is formed of people from all levels of the community, and the regular presence of key people in the meetings has had an impact on the villagers, as shown by a recorded decrease of conflicts.