| Progress
of the Programmes ICCIDD |
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| The
latest update |
The
latest records indicate that approximately 36,000 persons have
been killed, about another 6,300 remain missing and around 883,000
people have been displaced by the disaster in Sri Lanka.
The latest records have further estimated that due to the Tsunami
Tidal Waves 995 Children have lost both parents and 3,409 have
lost either the father or mother.
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statistics are for Hambantota District. |
| Total No. of Deaths |
5,100 |
| Injured |
376 |
| Missing |
972 |
| Affected Families |
16,994 |
| Displaced Families |
3,334 |
| Completely Damaged Houses |
2,306 |
| Partially Damaged Houses |
1,746 |
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of Children Affected by the Tsunami Disaster in Hambantota District |
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Male |
Female
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| Both Parents Lost |
19 |
27 |
46 |
| Mother Not Living Father Alive |
91 |
84 |
175 |
| Father Not Living Mother Alive |
71 |
101 |
172 |
| Total |
181 |
212 |
393 |
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Progress of the Programme |
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We
have successfully completed the first step by enlisting of the
programme. Sponsors have agreed to undertake the funding of
the 150 children for the initial two year period. ( More information
is available in List of Sponsors web page ).
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The programme was inaugurated at Udamalala Primary School.
Hambantota on February 23, 2005 at 10.00 am.
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The
children performed various events at the inauguration. They
showed that they could
face the future with courage. |
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| Sponsorship
Understanding was exchanged |
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Dr.Lakshman
D.Jayaweera
Chairman,
HydroMet Corporation Limited
Lot 03, Five Island Road, Unanderra NSW 2526,
PO BOX 42, Unanderra NSW 2526 Australia |
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The
principal sponsor, Dr. Lakshman D. Jayaweera was present at
the inauguration of this programme. If not for their generosity
this programme would not have seen the light of the
day this soon. He requested from the affected children to achieve
the best results from this worthy assistance |
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Chief
Guest
Professor Harendra De Silva
Professor of Paediatrics
University of Keleniya, Sri Lanka
Chairman
National Child Protection Authority |
Professor Harendra de silva, chairman, National Child Protection
Authority who was the
chief guest made a speech. He admired the fact that these children
are not confined to orphanages but living in their own surrounding
in this programme
Our Registration Number is NCPA/DON/040
The second phase of the programme for 150 children
was inaugurated at Hambantota
vidyalaya on March 15,2005 at 2.30 P.M.
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The Team |
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The
success of the programme is the result of an excellent honorary
teamwork
demonstrated. The implementation of the programme is to be handled
by a team
comprised of different persons drawn from different stratus
of life and different
professions. |
Monitoring and Supervision of the Programme |
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Monitoring
and Supervision of this programme will be under the guidance
of Mr. Mahinda Gunawardena, National Co-ordinator, ICCIDD Sri
Lanka. He is a former Executive Director
of Lanka Salt Ltd., 1997 – 2002. During his tenure of office
he transformed the company
from a state owned corporation to a private sector company.
The company was awarded
the prestigious Sri Lanka Standard mark for Iodated Packeted
Salt and also achieved the
ISO 9002 Quality System Certification for processing of iodated
edible salt.
He has also served as a group member of the South East Asian
Iodine Deficiency Disorder Elimination Action Group ( SEA –
IDDEA ). |
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Mahinda
Gunawardena
National Co-ordinator, ICCIDD |
The Programme |
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The primary
objective of this programme is to provide the maximum assistance
to the
children who have been orphaned. This project will not be confined
to this programme.
It is intended to take further steps for helping these destitute
children with regard to their
health and well being. Letters to the 150 children, addressed
to the Child, Parent / Guardian have been hand delivered through
the volunteers. The letter gives an explanation of the programme
and introduce the sponsor, Dr. Lakshman D. Jayaweera and also
requesting
them to be present at the inauguration ceremony.
The 150 children will be allocated among the group of volunteers.
This will ensure the
quality of the assistance provided to each individual child
and also it would help in reviewing the progress of the child.
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D.M.Sugunasena
Administrative Officer
Lanka Salt Ltd.
No of Children allocated 19 |
Ms.Gawsini Shashikala
School Teacher
Gonnoruwa School
No of children allocated 17 |
Ms.Lalitha
Accounts assistant
Lanka Salt Ltd.
No of children allocated 14 |
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W.Weerasooriya
Vehicle Driver
Lanka Salt Ltd.
No of Children allocated 26 |
Ms.Roopani Nileeka
School Teacher
Hambantota primary school
No of Children allocated 20 |
P.Sunil Shantha
Accounts Assistant
No of Children allocated 6 |
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Ms.Nilmini Kodituwakku
Accounts Assistant
No of Children allocated 24 |
Sisira Harischandra
Production Superintendent
Lanka Salt Ltd, Hambantota
No of Children allocated 24
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Rohitha Gunasinghe
Employee
Lanka Salt Ltd, Hambantota
No of Children allocated 24 |
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The group of volunteers will be guided, assisted and
coordinated by the following. |
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Upali Gunawardena, Chartered
Engineer, Former General Manager, Lanka Salt Ltd., who
has served Lanka Salt Ltd.
for over 32 years. |
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| Upali
Gunawardena |
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Ms.Mali Bandara, University
Graduate, Accountant, Lanka Salt Ltd. since 1977. She
is in overall charge of the accounts division in Hambantota
Office. No of children allocated 24. |
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Bandara |
Planned Future Programmes |
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We have
outlined in the foregoing paragraph our first project in response
to one of the immediate problems consequent to the tsunami disaster.
We are aware that many other
social and economic issues faced by the people in Hambantota
area need to be addressed.
It is our intention to undertake several other projects to cater
to theses needs once we
acquire more experience and our administration structure is
geared to extend the scope of
our activities.
At this juncture we have in mind the following projects.
- Identify the particular school the relevant child is studying
and to provide where
necessary the school requirements
such as library facilities, nutrition requirements |
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| Gonnoruwa
Primary School, Hambantota |
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- Identify
and provide the basic needs for the needy children
- Provide healthcare facilities
And we will design a programme, depending on each individual
child to enhance their living conditions, living atmosphere,
standard of living etc. |
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SL/H/4
Harshani Dias
SL/H/5 Dharshani Dias
Udamalala, Hambantota |
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Plan to provide a decent living conducive for the child to
continue with his studies and to provide assistance mentally
and physically to pacify him and to fill the gap created by
the
loss of the parent/parents to the best of our ability.
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