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Hela Sarana UK GOVERNMENT APPROVED CHARITY CHARITY NO : 1093504

E. T. S. B. K. S. Hela Sarana. Boost Education System & Talents in Sri Lanka. I. D. Hela Sarana UK GOVERNMENT APPROVED CHARITY CHARITY NO : 1093504. AGM 2013 Student Grant Project Irie Perera and Jeevenee Jaywardhana 23rd November 2013. The Education Grant Programme.

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Hela Sarana UK GOVERNMENT APPROVED CHARITY CHARITY NO : 1093504

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  1. E T S B K S Hela Sarana Boost Education System & Talents in Sri Lanka I D HelaSaranaUK GOVERNMENT APPROVED CHARITYCHARITY NO : 1093504 AGM 2013 Student Grant Project Irie Perera and JeeveneeJaywardhana 23rd November 2013

  2. The Education Grant Programme • Started in 2004 with 20students • To enable capable, poor students to achieve their goals and escape poverty • 9 years later - 252 students • We have 87 sponsors. But we need more

  3. Our students come from.. Towns and Villages from many areas of Sri Lanka Anuradhapura, Colombo, Galle, Gampola, Kandy, Hambanthota, Kurulubedda, Matale, Matara, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura, Suriyawewa, Tissamaharamaya and Vavunia.

  4. 2012-2013 academic year • 38 sat for GCE AL. • 1 student entered the faculty of engineering, • 1 faculty of Arts • 1 faculty of commerce

  5. If not for your support... • Without a grant, these children may not have stayed in school until A/L’s. • Since 2004, 35+ students have entered university or other forms of higher education

  6. Stars of 2013 NilushiMakintosh Faculty of Arts University of Peradeniya 2013

  7. SumuduThilangaRathnayake Faculty of CommerceUniversity of Colombo2013

  8. DhanushkeBulathsinhalaFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Peradeniya2013

  9. How do we select children? • Be in full-time education in a school in Sri-Lanka • Family background & financial status • Recommendation from Head teacher or Class Teacher • Helasarana Sri Lanka committee approval • Uk team allocate students to sponsors

  10. How do we monitor this project? • The Sri Lanka team pay 2 visit /year to schools • submission of yearly progress reports • Letters from students to sponsors

  11. Our role in UK UK team meet once every three months • Bank statements, • New sponsors • New students • Students who have left • Update database & report to SL

  12. How much does it cost? A school child- Rs. 1000 (£5.00)/month A University student Rs. 1500 (£7.50)/month Please turn your compassion into action. Please join us today.

  13. Student grant coordinators UK Team • Mala Polpitiye • Irie Perera • JeevaneeJayawardena • Raja Meehitiya SL Team • Lucky Wijesekara • Mr. Wickremasinghe

  14. How to sponsor a child • Contact the coordinators • Cost - £5.00/ month by standing order (£ 7.50 for a university student) • One off payment of £60/ year

  15. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela Those who educate children well are more to be honoured than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. Aristotle “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” ― Confucius

  16. on behalf of the children And The Helasarana Team

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