Trustee Report 2023
The charity made its first disbursement in 2015 and has continued to support beneficiaries across Sri Lanka for the past eight years.
We started keeping good records in 2018. Since then, we have helped over 10,000 underprivileged people across Sri Lanka; in 2023, we helped 2,700 people.
The map below shows the 33 Beneficiaries we have helped over the years. We have developed close working relationships with many of them, and they have received grants from us for many years in a row.
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You can find the details of all these beneficiaries on our website, Sri Lankan Children Foundation.
We are very proud of our Sri Lankan Partners' work to help disadvantaged children. We appreciate their dedication and commitment to serving their communities and how their lack of resources and financial resources creates a significant handicap for them, preventing them from offering their children and beneficiaries the help they need.
We are constantly growing our partners in Sri Lanka. In particular, we are very aware of how the lack of access and understanding of the digital world is holding back the prospects of many communities in remote or disadvantaged regions. Therefore, we have created 11 computer centres, which need constant support to ensure that the facility is kept operational and that minor problems do not become insurmountable problems for the beneficiaries, thereby reducing access to computer resources.
Donations
We received £3,640.44 from our donors and had UK-based transaction costs of £121.
Beneficiaries
After a very busy and expensive 2022, 2023 was a quiet year with donations to only three beneficiaries.
The total donations were £4,104 to three beneficiaries.
The major initiative was Pussawell A-level support and Pampimadhu Primary School, to whom we donated £3,259.50
We had £100 in Sri Lankan expenses.
All UK Trustees pay for all their costs.
The overall split of our disbursements between Beneficiaries and Expenses was as follows.
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Distribution of Payments to Beneficiaries 100% =£4,204
Detail of Projects
Details of projects undertaken are described briefly below.
Madhu Hostel, Thodarpaham – Donations £544
The SLCF project provided kitchen and dining equipment for a newly built hostel at the Oblate Fathers' Province in Thatchanamaruthmadhu, Madhu area of Jaffna. The main objective of this project was to furnish the kitchen facilities and provide access to necessary items for the children's daily use in the hostel.
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Apostolic Carmel Academy, Atchuvely – Donations £1,439
The Apostolic Carmel Academy school is situated in Jaffna. As per the latest poverty index, the Jaffna district remains in 10[th] position in the Poverty Headcount Index amongst the 25 identified districts in Sri Lanka. A 30-year war and tsunami heavily impacted Jaffna. Due to these reasons, many children lost their parents and relatives and became either displaced or orphans.
The key objective of this donation is to morally and emotionally look after the displaced children and provide them with hope. We are doing this by enabling access to Digital resources and enabling children to develop increasingly essential digital skills.
The curriculum consists of basic societal skills, basic knowledge of Math and English, and a digital centre to encourage children to learn essential MS Office so that after their A/Ls, they can either attend university or enter basic job-level entry in nursing, teaching, or agriculture.
The equipment purchased included desk computers (x5), keyboards (x5) with WIFI connectivity, and a projector (x1). This was done in partnership with local volunteers' support for cleaning the centre, installing the computers, and ensuring the centre's functionality, as well as monthly hostel charges for basic food and maintenance costs.
The benefits include improving the mental health of these children, providing them with hope and the basic skills required to look after themselves in the future without relying on anyone else, and increasing their chances of leading successful, independent lives. This is done by helping them develop self-confidence, morale, and communication skills.
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Pusselawa A/L Support, Bandarawalla District – Donations £3,260
SLCF provided one year of tuition support to four Advanced Level (A/L) students with strong Ordinary Level (O/L) results from disadvantaged tea estate communities in Bandarawalla, Pusselawa District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. This assistance aims to help them pass their A/L examinations and pursue higher education or employment opportunities.
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We have indicated below the monthly fees we provided to each student.
In addition we also provided the school with additional support as indicated below.
We are happy to report that the students had good exam results and have continued to further their education.
We look forward to supporting our beneficiaries in Sri Lanka and broadening our impact to improve the life prospects of as many people as possible.
Thank you for your support
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