News and Events

The SANASA Federation celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 2026, with a dignified ceremony held at the Federation headquarters. A significant milestone was reached during the event with the election of the board of officials for the newly formed National Women’s Committee. This initiative, composed of representatives from various SANASA primary...

The SANASA Federation celebrated “SANASA Week” from February 22nd to 28th, 2026, marking the historic reorganization of the cooperative movement. This annual commemoration traces its roots back to the pivotal convention held at the Walgama Credit Cooperative Society in the Kegalle District, where isolated credit societies—operating since 1906—were unified under...

A three-day training workshop aimed at raising awareness on implementing Coop RUPEES supervisory standards to ensure the continuous, robust, and effective operation of Primary SANASA Societies and Secondary Unions was successfully held from January 19th to 21st, 2026. The program took place at the SANASA Federation Auditorium, located at No. 45/90, Nawala Road,...

The SANASA Federation conducted a General Managers Meeting on 8th January 2026, bringing together General Managers representing SANASA District/Regional unions from across Sri Lanka. The meeting focused on aligning operational strategies for the year 2026, enhancing service delivery, improving financial sustainability, and adopting digital solutions to better serve cooperative members....

The 19th ICA Asia-Pacific Research Conference, hosted in the dynamic city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is organized by the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific(ICA-AP) Committee on Cooperative Research, in collaboration with SANASA Federation and SANASA Campus (Sri Lanka’s Leading Higher Education Institution), a key pillar of the cooperative movement in Sri Lanka. Under the theme “Cooperatives Build...