Children's Playground
Following a very generous donation from YEAR 7 of The Latymer School (Edmonton UK), HELP has funded the building of two children's playgrounds in Komari.
The first playground was a temporary, but badly needed structure, at the rear of the school in Komari. After the tsunami hit, the children of the village had no play facilities until the swings, roundabout and climbing frame funded by Latymer was constructed. The Trustees visited the site in July 2005 and were delighted to see the children make full use of the new structures during their breaks. It was a welcome sight amidst the rubble that continued to dominate the surrounds of the school at that time.
In the course of their visit of January 2006, the Trustees committed HELP to fund a larger and longer term playground for the village. The children of Latymer school again rose to the challenge of raising the necessary funds and we are delighted to be able to report that the facility is now complete and in full use by the Komari community and children in particular.
The children and staff of Latymer have every right to be proud of their fund raising achievements. They have brought genuine happiness to the children of Komari.
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Pre-school in Akkaraipattu
We have, for a number of years, been supporting a small pre-school for children in the village where the Home is situated. Read more »
Educational and Vocational centre in Navkatadu
A local village, Navatkadu, has been recognized by the local authority as impoverished, with families living under the poverty line and children having difficulties without proper access to education. Read more »
Amman Girls' Home
The Amman Girls Home in Akkaraipattu cares for 52 orphaned girls between the ages of 6 and 16. Read more »
Little Flowers School
HELP has funded free after-school classes in Tamil history, English, Science and Social Studies for the children of Thirikuvil, a village on the East Coast which was devastated by the tsunami. Read more »
July 2022
Also in July 2022, we received a request from Mr Gunapalan, our school teacher in Thirrikuvil, to help support 100 elderly people in Thandiyaki who were suffering from the crisis. We were very pleased to be able to provide the funds to buy rice and other foodstuffs for these elders.
July 2022
In July 2022, we received a request from the orphanage for two very worthwhile projects. The first was to set up 60 families with seeds, plants, compost etc to establish their own gardens to provide a livelihood and, of course, their own home produce. The second project was to provide dry food parcels for 200 families headed by women who were suffering desperately from the economic crisis. We were very happy to support both.
April 2022
In April 2022, we received a request to increase our monthly fund transfer to the girls home to meet its ongoing costs, which had increased significantly due to the economic difficulties of the country. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were very happy to do so. We also provided new clothes and equipment (beds, mattresses and school equipment) for four girls who had recently been taken into the care of the orphanage.
October 2021
In October 2021, we received a request from the orphanage to support the educational costs of four of the girls who had successfully achieved the necessary grades to attend university, an outstanding achievement by all four girls. We were delighted to be able to support them. We also provided additional support for the orphanage, including educational equipment and the completion of the external wall to provide greater security for the girls.
November 2020
In November 2020, we provided additional support for the orphanage in Akkaraipattu, providing funds for new clothes and educational equipment for the girls.
May 2020
In May 2020, with thanks to our many generous donors, we were able to arrange an emergency Covid support package for 260 families in the remote villages of Ampara District. Coordinated by our good friend Mr Vamadevan, who runs the orphanage in Akkaraipattu, dry food parcels were distributed to deserving families in the region.