Summary
Lessons in computer programming and English fluency were previously unavailable to schoolchildren in rural Mahavilachchiya. Training gives them the opportunity to bring their families out of poverty.
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In rural Sri Lanka, most families rely on agricultural work, leaving them vulnerable to market fluctuations, natural disasters like the tsunami, and abject poverty. Students of Horizon work to gain marketable skills they can use to increase their college eligibility and capture off-shore employment. They are then able to earn more than was ever possible in their agricultural community, elevating not only their own financial prospects, but also those of the entire village.
Horizon teaches English and computer skills, but also organizes projects for students to actuate their learning. One major venture is creating online lessons to get students generating income and to disperse teachings to other Sri Lankan students.
Total Funding Received to Date: $8,220
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $28,780
Total Funding Goal: $37,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).
The goal is a replicable model of the school so that national and international students may benefit from a program that delivers an otherwise unattainable education. Entire communities will be elevated by the financial prosperity of the students.
After studying 7 years at Horizon Lanka, I became a director of it at the age of 18 and am trained in Laos to take on BPO operations. I never expected to be trained abroad when I joined Horizon.
- P Isuru Senevirathna, Lead IT Instructor, Horizon Lanka Academy
Nandasiri Wanninayaka
Chief Executive Officer
Horizon Lanka Foundation
101, Left Bank, Mahavilachchiya
Anuradhapura, North Central Province 50,022
Sri Lanka
094-77-7702678
Email:
Horizon Lanka Foundation
Horizon Lanka Foundation 101, Left Bank, Mahavilachchiya
Anuradhapura,
North Central Provin
50,022
Sri Lanka
094-77-7702678
http://www.horizonlanka.org
This project is located in 
Sri Lanka
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Sri Lanka, read the Human Development Report on Sri Lanka or the Wikipedia entry for Sri Lanka.
This project was last updated on December 16, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 16, 2007
By Nandasiri Wanninayaka - Founder of Horizon Lanka, December 16, 2009 12:26 PM
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