17 Annual General Meeting Secretary’s Report 17 Nov Nov 2013 Jayantha Perera helasarana.org

Hela Sarana Projects Health Water Housing Education

Main Projects Educational Grants Clean water Hela Vision (Cataracts) Youth Projects Fund raising for the above Educational Grants Clean water Hela Vision (Cataracts) Youth Projects Fund raising for the above Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Origin(CKDU) Raising awareness International Alliance Clean water Breakfast Programme Education grants Housing and toilet Facilities Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Origin(CKDU) Raising awareness International Alliance Clean water Breakfast Programme Education grants Housing and toilet Facilities

Fund Raising Raised £2000 for the ‘Project Clean water’ THANK YOU

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Hela Vision

Education Grants YOUTH PROJECTS

Individual Member Led Projects Maharagama Cancer Institute (£1000) Meth Sevena- Special Needs School (48,000LKR) Breakfast for renal dialysis patients(>400,000LKR to date) Medical Aid – Cochlear Implant (200,000LKR) for a Medical Student Medical Socks for the war amputees (£1000) Mosquito nets- Kukulkatuwa Pubudu Society( £200)

Nutrition For Health

Time and Travel for Charity Annual appraisal and evaluation of existing policies, procedures for project implementation in SriLanka Assessment of the progress of current projects Feasibility studies for new projects Sharing the expertise- Anuradhapura Feedback to the committee via phone, ,

Time and Travel for Charity Appraisal and evaluation of existing policies, procedures for project implementation in SriLanka Education Grant Scheme-with the administrative arm of ‘Hela Sarana Sri Lanka’ Anuradhapura Hospital Breakfast Programme four random supervisory visits

Time and Travel for Charity Assessment of the progress of current projects appraisal, facilitation and evaluation of the Construction of buildings water and toilet facilities, Padukka- Wataraka ‘sanhida Child Development Centre’ Anuradhapura, Kandhawa ‘Nirodha pre school Kalugaha wewa Deepthi Preschool Kegalle Jayanthi Preschool

Travel and Time for Charity Feasibility studies for new projects 1.Anuradapura Hospital Renal Unit- Impact of CKDU and appraisal of the needs Sharing technical expertise Research 2.Suitability of crops for self employment in water restricted areas

Travel and Time for Charity Feasibility studies for new projects Discussion with District Secretary, ‘Grama Sevakas’ and field officers from Kabithigollawa division Field visits to appraise the causes and the impact of CKDU on the poverty stricken villages of Kirimatiyawa, Mada wewa and Kalugaha wewa

Youth Projects Nika Wewa- Kalugaha wewa Deepthi Preschool Building, water project, sports ground, Toilet facilities, security fence Funded two Pre school teacher placements Kegalle Jayanthi Pre School water tank and supply systems for delivering water

Future Projects Targeted intervention for CKDU Site Kaugaha wewa 01 Provision of Clean Drinking water through the construction of six tanks Repair or reconstruct the existing Rain Water Harvesting(RWH) facilities (50 RWH identified) Secure the ‘Sinha Bubula’ natural Spring Continue the Fuel allowance for Water transport from the natural spring to the collection tanks of the village

Future Projects Targeted intervention for CKDU 50 Educational Grants Welfare and Sanitary Facilities Social upliftment through employment and community participation Micro finance projects

Thank you

Shelter: Education: Built 148 houses with community participation. Assisted 560 children through education grants. 96 houses for Tsunami victims. Built two secondary schools and a primary school 35 houses in Thanthirimalaya. Built two Library buildings. 15 houses in Mahaoya. Constructed two tuition and activity centres 1 house in Pollonaruwa. Manage one Computer centre. 1 house in Hingurakgoda. Livelihoods Provided assistance for 56 acres rice irrigation scheme including canals and a reservoir. Provided assistance for 3 village cooperatives farms – water for18 acres of farm land irrigation. Provided solar powered irrigation scheme with the help of Professor I.M.Dharmadasa of Sheffield Hallam University. Established 80 small businesses through grant and micro finance loan scheme. Trained 15 building workers (carpentry and masonry) on cash for work programme. Health Offered £500 for Thalassemia sufferers. Supplied hospital equipment to Anuradhapura Victory Hospital, Galle and Batticoloa General Hospitals. Built an eye clinic extension at Badulla General Hospital. Performed 200 eye cataract removal operations

Water and Public Health Water supply for 50 families – Borehole Tube well at Kadalama. Construction of five water wells at Anurdhapura. 35 toilets and showers at Baddegama. Water and toilets facilities to Girls Orphanage Hingurkgoda. Built a kitchen with water supply- Panadura Children Home at Panadura. Water supply for 15 families at Kohabaghadeniya – Galle. Water supply to Secondary school at Godigamuwa Ratnapura. Emergency Relief £ financial assistance to provide temporary shelter and protection to displaced families and children in Thanthirimalaya and Mahaoya. Provided food, clothes, and building material to over 500 flood victims. Provided financial assistance for a period of two years for more than 60 orphaned children those who were affected from Tsunami. Provided medical and food aids over 1000 Tsunami victims. Emergency water supply to Tsunami victims. £ to leg amputation of two injured solders. £ to resettle 50 families of slain solders. Active Projects Education Grant scheme.(350 children are enrolled into the scheme and 150 are in waiting) Computer training centre at Sooriyaweawa, partnership with The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. Micro credit scheme.

Future Projects Eye donation Provide drinking water and toilets facilities to an orphanage in Jaffna. 100 cataract operation. Provide temporary shelter with toilets and water to 70 families those who have come back to resettle. Estimated cost of this work is £ 50,000.

nic_kidney_disease_in_sri_lanka_awareness_ workshop.html nic_kidney_disease_in_sri_lanka_awareness_ workshop.html Hela Sarana plant is running well and is of great service to the people in the area. We are trying to send a 2-wheel tractor trailer with necessary tanks to try delivering water to the door step for the benefit of those who cannot come to the plant due to various reasons The plant funded by HS in Vavuniya district has been functioning quietly since July We never thought that people already affected with kidney failure will get relief. We were very pleasantly surprised to find out from their own words how much relief water from this plant has brought them. We now find that some affected families cannot afford to pay even this small amount to buy the water. We are thinking of 2 new approaches.1. Start a water delivery system to the door step to help those who are unable to come to the plant and get the water.2. Supply water free of charge to those families affected by CKDu but cannot afford to pay for the water.We have come across CKDu patients who go for dialysis every 3 or 4 days, but drink polluted water owing to poverty