Viru Daru Diriya and it's current projects
| Viru Daru Diriya Fund was established in Melbourne, Australia to help the children and families of the Sri Lankan armed forces. We strongly believe that helping the education of the children of those who have sacrificed to protect our motherland Sri Lanka is the prime duty of all Sri Lankans. | |||||
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two projects handled by Viru Daru Diriya at the moment: |
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Sponsorship project: Under the child sponsorship project, we are securing sponsors for children of soldiers who have laid down their lives or have suffered permanent physical disabilities in active defence of our motherland. These are children of brave men have gone forth to the front to fight the terrorists instead of taking up safe desk jobs. They have faced bullets, mines and other dangers that were hurled at them and have defended the country as well as our beloved relatives whom we have left behind in Sri Lanka. |
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A soldier who has sacrificed both his legs |
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| >>How to sponsor a child | |||||
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Viru Daru
Diriya Scholarship Fund: At the moment there are more than 8,000 children of deceased and disabled soldiers of the Sri Lankan armed forces who deserve assistance for their education. Hence, apart from securing sponsors for the children, we are in the process of setting up a Two and a Half million rupee (Rs.2,500,000.00) fund with Sampath Bank in Sri Lanka which will send frequent payments to a number of most deserving children of soldiers deceased or disabled from recent battles to liberate the North of Sri Lanka. This fund is totally managed by us. |
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| >>How to donate to the scholarship fund | |||||
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Special School
project (was a previous project): Raising funds to build a special school 'Senehasa' that would provide necessary facilities and support to children who need special care. These are children who have been born intellectually and physically handicapped to families of personnel in the Armed Forces. Medical authorities have attributed most of these conditions to the enormous emotional stress the pregnant mothers had undergone during the pregnancy period. A special school helps these children to lead independent lives in the future. With help of funds raised, the special school has now been built and opened. |
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A Child of
a soldier who needs special care |
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| DONATIONS MADE UP TO NOW BY VIRU DARU DIRIYA: | |||||
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Viru
Daru Diriya Fund was established in November 2006.
Commenced sending funds received from sponsors to
children of deceased and disabled soldiers in January
2007. (i) Total funds received from kind donors under the child sponsorship program and sent to children up to Aug'2010 - $78,530.00 (Rs.7.28 Millions) (ii) Funds raised and donations sent for the 'Senehasa' special school - $12,650.00 (Rs.1.14 Millions)
(iii)
Viru Daru Diriya scholarship Fund set up in Sri
Lanka which will provide continuous assistance to 15
children of recently disabled war heroes - $8,000.00
(Rs.0.73 millions) |
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Viru Daru Diriya Committee President - Dr Duleep Mendis Secretary - Mr K.Randeniyage Treasurer and Administrator of Child Sponsorship Program - Mr Nimal Rajakaruna Spokes Person - Mr Sumira Ratnayake Committee Members: Mr Namal De Alwis Miss Dinusha Amaratunga Dr Chandra Athaudage Mr Pradeep Chandradasa Mr G.B.Ekanayake Mr Palitha Gunathilake Mr Hector Jayantha Mr Upali Jayawardena Dr Lanka Lankaputhra |
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