Japan's Insect Repellent Culture Saves the World! NPO S.O.L.'s Activities Featured on TV!
NPO S.O.L.'s efforts in Sri Lanka to install simple insect screens called "AMIDO" as a dengue fever countermeasure were featured on BS Asahi's "Tsunagaru Ehon ~for SDGs~" program. This international initiative aims to spread Japan's insect repellent culture and protect infants and young children from dengue fever.
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In February of this year, the activities of installing AMIDO (simple insect screens) at the Teaching Hospital in Kurunegala City, Sri Lanka, were featured on a BS Asahi program.
Program name: Tsunagaru Ehon ~for SDGs~ #535 NPO S.O.L. "Japan's AMIDO Active Globally"
The broadcast was on April 30th, and you can watch the program on the BS Asahi Tsunagaru Ehon website's past videos, and here (YouTube).
Curtain-style AMIDO created by girls from an orphanage.
In Sri Lanka, mosquito-borne infectious disease, dengue fever, is prevalent twice a year, every year.
However, since there is no concept of insect repellent, NPO S.O.L. (Seed of Lanka) has been working to prevent the spread of dengue fever by
installing simple insect screens called "AMIDO" in the infant rooms of hospitals.
What is AMIDO?
S.O.L. devised a simple insect screen that can be installed DIY with easy materials.
When translated into English, "網戸 (amido)" becomes Mosquito net or Screen door, but since there are no insect screens in Sri Lanka,
it tends to be imagined as a mosquito net over a bed or a partition at an entrance.
Therefore, this simple insect screen was named AMIDO.
S.O.L. believes that by introducing Japan's insect repellent culture to Sri Lanka, it can protect babies and small children from the threat of dengue fever, and will continue its activities.
We appreciate your continued support.
Girls making curtain-style AMIDO.
~S.O.L.'s activities related to dengue fever countermeasures~
- Since 2017, approximately 330 kg of mosquito coils (donated by Lion Chemical Co., Ltd.) have been donated to a total of 6,000 people including educational facilities, nursing homes, facilities for people with disabilities, and agricultural workers in Sri Lanka, with the cooperation of Kyoto University Asian and African Area Studies and Lions Clubs.
- In 2017, visited national hospitals during a dengue fever outbreak.
- Since 2019, conducted surveys on insect repellent in facilities, educational institutions, and the Sri Lankan resident community.
- May 2021: Started a demonstration experiment of insect screens in Polgahawela, Kurunegala Province, Sri Lanka.
- November 2021: Developed the S.O.L. AMIDO kit.
- November 2022: Met with Ambassador Rodney Perera at the Sri Lankan Embassy to discuss the potential of the AMIDO kit.
- March 2023: Applied for NGO establishment in Sri Lanka to conduct more proactive activities in Sri Lanka.
- December 2023: Featured on NHK Ohayo Nippon "OhaBiz".
- January 2024: Featured on NHK WORLD-JAPAN Biz Stream.
- August 2024: Dengue fever prevention classroom project adopted by the JICA Fund.
- October 2024: Obtained NGO certification from the Sri Lankan government.
- November 2024: Started online study sessions for dengue fever prevention classrooms as a project adopted by the "JICA Fund for People Around the World".
- March 2025: Held dengue fever prevention classrooms at Kurunegala Municipal Council and other locations as a project adopted by the "JICA Fund for People Around the World".
- June 2025: Met with the incoming Ambassador Puvithuru Janaka Kumarasinghe to discuss potential cooperation with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health and dengue fever researchers.
- February 2026: Conducted the "Newborn Room AMIDO Project" at the Teaching Hospital Kurunegala, a national hospital in Sri Lanka, as a dengue fever countermeasure after floods.
Company Overview
Legal Name: NPO S.O.L. (Seed of Lanka)
Head Office: 1-50-1 Kasuganishimachi, Hirakata City, Osaka
Sapporo Branch: 3-18, Fushiko 11-jo 2-chome, Higashi-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido
NGO SOLO: No.37, 1st Lane Welangolla Waththa Kurunegala Sri Lanka
HP: https://www.seedoflanka.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NPOS.O.L/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seedoflanka/
X: https://x.com/seedoflanka
Program name: Tsunagaru Ehon ~for SDGs~ #535 NPO S.O.L. "Japan's AMIDO Active Globally"
The broadcast was on April 30th, and you can watch the program on the BS Asahi Tsunagaru Ehon website's past videos, and here (YouTube).
Curtain-style AMIDO created by girls from an orphanage.
In Sri Lanka, mosquito-borne infectious disease, dengue fever, is prevalent twice a year, every year.
However, since there is no concept of insect repellent, NPO S.O.L. (Seed of Lanka) has been working to prevent the spread of dengue fever by
installing simple insect screens called "AMIDO" in the infant rooms of hospitals.
What is AMIDO?
S.O.L. devised a simple insect screen that can be installed DIY with easy materials.
When translated into English, "網戸 (amido)" becomes Mosquito net or Screen door, but since there are no insect screens in Sri Lanka,
it tends to be imagined as a mosquito net over a bed or a partition at an entrance.
Therefore, this simple insect screen was named AMIDO.
S.O.L. believes that by introducing Japan's insect repellent culture to Sri Lanka, it can protect babies and small children from the threat of dengue fever, and will continue its activities.
We appreciate your continued support.
Girls making curtain-style AMIDO.
~S.O.L.'s activities related to dengue fever countermeasures~
- Since 2017, approximately 330 kg of mosquito coils (donated by Lion Chemical Co., Ltd.) have been donated to a total of 6,000 people including educational facilities, nursing homes, facilities for people with disabilities, and agricultural workers in Sri Lanka, with the cooperation of Kyoto University Asian and African Area Studies and Lions Clubs.
- In 2017, visited national hospitals during a dengue fever outbreak.
- Since 2019, conducted surveys on insect repellent in facilities, educational institutions, and the Sri Lankan resident community.
- May 2021: Started a demonstration experiment of insect screens in Polgahawela, Kurunegala Province, Sri Lanka.
- November 2021: Developed the S.O.L. AMIDO kit.
- November 2022: Met with Ambassador Rodney Perera at the Sri Lankan Embassy to discuss the potential of the AMIDO kit.
- March 2023: Applied for NGO establishment in Sri Lanka to conduct more proactive activities in Sri Lanka.
- December 2023: Featured on NHK Ohayo Nippon "OhaBiz".
- January 2024: Featured on NHK WORLD-JAPAN Biz Stream.
- August 2024: Dengue fever prevention classroom project adopted by the JICA Fund.
- October 2024: Obtained NGO certification from the Sri Lankan government.
- November 2024: Started online study sessions for dengue fever prevention classrooms as a project adopted by the "JICA Fund for People Around the World".
- March 2025: Held dengue fever prevention classrooms at Kurunegala Municipal Council and other locations as a project adopted by the "JICA Fund for People Around the World".
- June 2025: Met with the incoming Ambassador Puvithuru Janaka Kumarasinghe to discuss potential cooperation with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health and dengue fever researchers.
- February 2026: Conducted the "Newborn Room AMIDO Project" at the Teaching Hospital Kurunegala, a national hospital in Sri Lanka, as a dengue fever countermeasure after floods.
Company Overview
Legal Name: NPO S.O.L. (Seed of Lanka)
Head Office: 1-50-1 Kasuganishimachi, Hirakata City, Osaka
Sapporo Branch: 3-18, Fushiko 11-jo 2-chome, Higashi-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido
NGO SOLO: No.37, 1st Lane Welangolla Waththa Kurunegala Sri Lanka
HP: https://www.seedoflanka.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NPOS.O.L/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seedoflanka/
X: https://x.com/seedoflanka