This hostel now looks after 66 children as at 31 March 2015 and 65 children as at 31 March 2014 (95 as at the previous reporting period). The majority of the children at the hostel has lost one or both of their parents or is under the poverty line. These children are paid Rs. 2,000 to 4, 000 per month...
Along with the Institute of Medical Science, the Trust developed a Healthcare Assistant (Nurse Aid) training program at the Manipai Green Memorial Hospital. Thirty girls from the North and North East of SriLanka enrolled in this initial one-year training program. As part of their program, the students spent time working with the residents of the Sivapoomi Elderly Home. All thirty...
As noted previously, it is the Trust’s ambition to support the educational aspirations of enthusiastic youngsters with a desire to be educated to the extent possible. It is indeed their right. Such ambitions should not be thwarted through such petty reason as poverty. It is more important than ever to ensure that future generations, particularly in the North and North...
This Vocational Training Centre in Mannar (the ”Centre”) seeks to provide the young people of the locality with specific skills so that they could start something on their own, be independent and look after their family. The Center provides training in, but is not limited to: animal husbandry, sewing, fabric painting, farming, and facial care. Every year25 students are enrolled...
Drought has emerged as another serious and one of the latest natural challenges to hit Sri Lanka, impacting a reported 111,459 families. One often districts to be severely affected was Kilinochchi, the hub of cultivation in the Northern Province. It started off as a problem for farmers, as the Wells and Water tanks in the district dried following a shortfall...
Mothers, the newborns and children represent the wellbeing of a society and its potential for the future. Worldwide, over half a million women die each year from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes. Profession-also believe that around 90 percent of maternal deaths can be prevented through simple, cost-effective interventions. In addition, it is argued that most of the deformities and disabilities could...