Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa: The project "THARUMUTHU preschool" gave the children of Hikkaduwa a new chance.

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Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa: The project "THARUMUTHU preschool" gave the children of Hikkaduwa a new chance.

Localització

Nalagasdeniya
Hikkaduwa
Sri Lanka
6° 8' 49.9992" N, 80° 6' 37.0008" E
LK
Descripció breu del projecte: 
The project "THARUMUTHU preschool" gave the children of Hikkaduwa a new chance.
Nombre de professors: 
4
Nombre d'estudiants: 
55
Punt de contacte al lloc: 

D, Priyanga Manogika phone 0094775228500

Descripció del projecte: 

Hikkaduwa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka located in the Southern Province, about 17 km north-west of Galle. Hikkaduwa was affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake along with nearby villages. The project "THARUMUTHU preschool" gave the children of Hikkaduwa a new chance. Their new preschool is far from cramped. This new base gives them a far easier start in life. THARUMUTHU PRESCHOOL

It began in 2006, with four children in a 20 m² sized shop which was rented as a stopgap solution. By 2012, there were 70 children in the over-crowded room. They had no space to play, to romp around or to study – an intolerable situation.

Sri Lanka is a shaken country. For many years, the population, of which a quarter is living below poverty line, have been suffering from a seemingly never-ending civil war and its consequences. December 26th 2004 brought even more distress. The South of Sri Lanka in particular (where the city of Hikkaduwa is situated) was hit hard by a tsunami, triggered by a seaquake in the Indian Ocean. Approximately 45,000 people died.

This tsunami was also the reason why teacher Ms Demuni Priyanga Manogika da Silva, who wanted to bring to life a preschool in Hikkaduwa, couldn't get any start-up aid from the state for the construction of a separate school building. In Sri Lanka there is compulsory schooling for children between 5 and 14 years. Basically, education is free, but there are huge differences in the quality of education – it is especially difficult for children living in the countryside. They have neither toys nor time to play, as very often they have to work on the fields. Often their parents don't earn enough money to be able to facilitate a good school education.

This is the reason why preschools play such an important role. It's here where the basics are provided to allow for a good start at school for the children, and there's also time to play, to paint and to sing. Unfortunately however, these institutions don't usually receive state funding.

As a result, on her own initiative, Ms Demuni Priyanga Manogika de Silva bought a few tables and chairs in 2006 for 30,000 Sri Lanka rupees (approximately 180,00 €) and rented a little 20 m² sized shop to grant the little children of Hikkaduwa their right to education. THARUMUTHU preschool opened on February 19th 2004 with four children. Nearly seven years later, about 70 children were looked after, and the number of children continued to increase. The situation was precarious not only due to cramped conditions in the former building, but also because the shop's landlord was constantly raising the rent. Neither the banks nor the state granted credits or wanted to support the construction of a new preschool building financially.

We took notice of the situation in Hikkaduwa through our own personal contact with Bhante Punnaratana and his aid organisation Karuna Samadhi e.V. In spring 2012, we at marketing partner were able to get an impression of the circumstances by paying a visit directly on site, and instantly made the decision to support THARUMUTHU preschool by financing the construction of a new preschool building.

The preschool opened in January 2013. Ms Demuni Priyanga Manogika da Silva currently looks after 80 children there, together with two other trained graduate teachers.

Estat: 
Completed
Semàfor: 
Yellow: first dootronics can be sent
Nombre de dootronics necessaris: 
11
Llenguatge/s local/s: 
English, Sinhgala
Voltatge del sòcol: 
220-240 Volts
Tipus de sòcol: 
D
Tipus de connexió a Internet: 
Wired or Wireless
Date it was created: 03/08/14/
Date it was last updated: 22/01/18

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Dootronic ID País Estat Model Serial number Weight
000002808 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Dell Inspiron 1521 Model No. PP22L 9VH083J 2.90Kgms
000002921 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used IBM ThinkPad T42 99-6W1W1 2.50Kgms
000003001 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Sony PCG-9G3M 28105251-5321224 3.00Kgms
000003227 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used HP CRVSA021175 CNF32626KJ 3.00Kgms
000003266 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Dell Inspirion 2200 7QM0S1J 3.00Kgms
000003267 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used HP Pavilion ze7400 CNF4091R6M 3.00Kgms
000003268 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used HP Compaq 6710b CNU7520C26 3.00Kgms
000003273 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Benq Joybook 8100 98K1801G1945000138DH8100 3.00Kgms
000003345 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Dell Latitude E6500 4SKNH4J 3.00Kgms
000003349 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Dell Latitude E6500 1QSYY3J 3.00Kgms
000022119 Sri Lanka [S4] Deployed and being used Dell Latitude E6520 HOKJ3R1 3.00Kgms

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Dootrip #DepartureOriginDestíEstatCapacityDootronics assigned
Dootrip #0000023112022-03-31T13:45:00Dassendorf, GermanySri Lanka, Sri LankaCompleted44
Dootrip #0000005982018-02-10T17:00:00Berlin, GermanyTharumuthu, Sri LankaCancelled10

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