Hela Sarana Hela Sarana UK GOVERNMENT APPROVED CHARITY

CHARITY NO : 1093504

AGM 2013AGM 2013

Student Grant ProjectStudent Grant Project

Irie Perera and Jeevenee JaywardhanaIrie Perera and Jeevenee Jaywardhana23rd November 201323rd November 2013

Boost Education System & Talents in Sri Lanka

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The Education Grant Programme

• Started in 2004 with 20 students• 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

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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.

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2012-2013 academic year

• 38 sat for GCE AL. • 1 student entered the faculty of

engineering, • 1 faculty of Arts • 1 faculty of commerce

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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

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Stars of 2013

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Nilushi Makintosh Faculty of ArtsUniversity of Peradeniya2013

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Sumudu Thilanga Rathnayake Faculty of CommerceUniversity of Colombo2013

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Dhanushke BulathsinhalaFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Peradeniya2013

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

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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

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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

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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

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Student grant coordinators

UK Team•Mala Polpitiye•Irie Perera•Jeevanee Jayawardena

•Raja Meehitiya

SL Team •Lucky Wijesekara•Mr. Wickremasinghe

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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

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“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

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And The Helasarana Team