Whilst the civil strife ended some time ago, its impact continues to show its metaphorical scars in many different ways. Another direct impact of the war was the westernization of younger family members and the disintegration of the once customary extended family system. As a consequence, many of today’s elders are destitute and are experiencing poor health and living in difficult...
Abled children The Sivapoomi School for the differently abled children (”School”) was established in 2004, to support and train differently abled children in the local community to face and succeed in life with dignity and as individual. Sri Lankan society is arguably yet to come to terms with an accept-able, tolerant, nurturing and accommodating attitude towards such individuals. As such,...
The Mahadeva Ashram (the ”Ashram”) currently accommodates 402 children(229 girls and 173 boys) as at 31 March 2015 and 324 children (165 girls, 159boys) as at 31 March 2014 , all aged between 18 months to 20 years. Each of these children was severely affected by war, and many belonged to house-holds, which had lost their primary breadwinner. The Ashram...
The Trust believes that the provision of educational and vocational training to children with hearing and visual impairment is not a responsibility towards an individual but towards the entire society. Investing in the future of these children is not merely a wish; it is our responsibility. The Trust considers it to be its duty to identify disabled role models, presently...
The Ratmalana Hindu College Hostel for boys was established in 1999and the Shakth iIllam, a home for girls was established in 2002. Children affected by the civil strife, tsunami, floods and poverty amongst other causes from all over Sri Lanka totaling 129 as at 31 March 2015 and 147as at 31 March 2104 in number enjoy a homely environment at...
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...