Summary
This project will provide educational materials to 375 war affected children in northern Sri Lanka and build a well and three toilets at their school.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Two decades of civil war affected millions of people in Sri Lanka.
M/Pandiyankulam Maha Vidyalayam School in Mannar was in the heart of the war zone. Currently, 375 students are enrolled in the school. The school serves several communities in the region. But, is in dilapidated condition.
Children do not have basic educational materials, classrooms are broken, there is no running water and only 1 toilet serves 375 children.
How will this project solve this problem?
The project will provide basic educational materials such as exercise books, pens, pencils, erasers and sharpeners to 375 children; will construct 3 toilets and build a well.
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will support war affected children and help a school. It will provide basic educational resources to 375 children, helping them recover from the scar of civil war.
Project Message
Thousands of children have suffered from the war and it's disheartening to see the broken infrastructure and children with no access to basic educational materials such as book and pencils.
- Lakshman Shasikala, Project Coordinator
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $532
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding.
Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as
indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the
"Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $532
.
The original project funding goal was $5,500.
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