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Latest Progress

 

(Last updated - 30 September, 2011)

 • Book Donations
 • Construction of Houses
 

  Book Donations - for families affected by death of parent/s due to elephants

 
   

2009 – School Books were donated to 134 children from 74 families in 7 districts
namely Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Polonnaruwa, Moneragala, Hambantota, Ratnapura and Kurunegala districts.
   
2008 – School books were donated to 106 children for the use in 2009 in 8 districts, namely Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Polonnaruwa, Moneragala, Hambantota, Ratnapura and Kurunegala districts.
   
2007 - Donated school books to 72 children of families affected by death of parents due to elephants. These children were from families from 8 districts, namely Anuradhapura, Ampara, Puttalam, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Hambantota, Moneragala and Ratnapura.
   
 
 
   
 

 

  Construction of Houses

 
   
Houses under construction in 2010
   
 
1 House under construction at Ellewewa in the Polonnaruwa district. Now the house is up to roof level.  
     
 
   

Old house

  New house being built  

Completed house

 
     
2 House under construction at Arawatte in the Badulla district. The mother of five children was killed by a wild elephant.  
     
 
   

5 children

  New house being built  

Completed house

 
   
Houses constructed in 2009
   
 
1 The Construction of a house for K. B. Leelawathi, wife of the victim No 2 of Anuradhapura District Support to Families page has been completed.
   
2 The construction a house for K. G. Ramya Lalani, in Suriyawewa, wife of the victim No 9 of Hambantota District Support to Families page has been completed.
   
3 A house for the family of Sumanawathie, in Pemaduwa, Anuradhapura is being constructed.
   
 
   
Completed house, Seeppukulama   Completed house, Suriyawewa   House under construction, Pemaduwa
   
   
 
   
 
   
   
   
   
   

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Last updated: 30 September, 2011