Education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 killed more than 40,000 Sri Lankans and displaced close to one million people. On the eastern coast of the country, enormous waves, 40 feet tall, swept three kilometres inland devastating communities and jeopardizing futures.
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Through the Adopt a Village program and with your generous support, Free The Children is working to help people rebuild lives in one of the worst-hit areas on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka: the Ampara District. We are working hard to rebuild schools and provide young people with the quality education they deserve. |
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Tsunami Destroys 40 Ampara Schools
Ampara District is also the most affected district with respect to the total number of damaged schools. Over 21,000 school children in Ampara have been affected and 40 schools severely damaged. This situation is especially challenging for students in grades 11 and 13, as they are required to write year-end entrance examinations for university and post-secondary acceptance. The challenges they face place them at a clear disadvantage. We want to level the playing field.
Rebuilding Through Adopt a Village
Our priority is to get students back to school as soon
as possible. There is need for a comprehensive and holistic
long-term approach to education programs that will meet
the learning needs of Sri Lankan children well into the
future. This idea is fundamental to our approach in helping
communities and children in Sri Lanka.
In Ampara District Free The Children is already working
to fully renovate, rehabilitate and upgrade damaged schools
and training centers; train and support teachers; and
implement empowering curriculum designed to facilitate
active learning in an environment that is protective and
gender-sensitive for children.
How You Can Help
Education
The education program area of our Adopt a Village model is divided into two equally important components: Schoolbuilding (which provides the physical structure) and Educational Programming (which provides all of the necessary tools and resources for effective learning).Schoolbuilding:
$8,500 will fund the building of a school* and required infrastructure
*Provides for one classroom - school construction and design varies from one country to the next. This means that a school may consist of one-room schoolhouses or multi-classroom blocks.
Educational Programming:
$50 can help purchase classroom supplies
$100 can help purchase textbooks
$250 can help plant trees on school grounds
$500 can help support teacher salaries
$1,000 can help support the building of teacher accommodations
Suggested donation amounts represent a significant contribution towards stated projects. Funds donated to Education programming will be used to support projects in this category based on greatest need.
Disclaimer:
The above represents the average costs of Free The Children projects in the communities in which we work. In cases where donations exceed what is needed or local conditions prevent program implementation, Free The Children will redirect funds to similar activities to help people in need. If additional funding is required because of specific project requirements or challenging local conditions, Free The Children may provide additional funding to complete the project to meet our commitment to our beneficiaries.
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