News and Events

A special training program for board secretaries and the employees engaged in secretariat work was held at the SANASA Federation on June 20, 2026. This program was conducted with the aim of guiding the SANASA Societies to carry out their office work in a systematic manner.

On June 19, 2026, a special discussion on the current problems faced by the primary societies in Colombo District was held at the Godigamuwa SANASA Society main hall, Colombo District, under the patronage of the Honorable Chairman of SANASA Federation. A special committee was appointed with the aim of providing...

A special discussion meeting was held in Kilinochchi on 18.06.2026 under the patronage of the Chairman of the SANASA Federation to prepare development plans for the Northern and Eastern provinces. Representatives of various SANASA societies representing the Northern and Eastern regions participated in this meeting, as did the Honorable Chairman...

A special Communication workshop was organized for the staff officers and youth members interested in the communication activities of SANASA Societies was conducted on June 09, 2026 from 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at the SANASA Federation Head Office.Officers representing SANASA societies participated in this workshop.The main objective of this...

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...