Sunday Times 2
School children in Mutur now cycle to school
View(s):Berendina Development Services (BDS) donated bicycles to needy schoolchildren in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district. The ceremony was held at Al Mina Maha Vidyalayam, Periyapalam, Muttur recently with the Divisional Secretary of Muttur, A. Yoosuf, Additional Divisional
The school children with their bicycles
Secretary, A. Thahir, Zonal Director of Education, Ms. Akila Kanagasooriyam, Asst. Director-Dept.of Social Services, Eastern Province K. Kandeepan and Chairman of the Mutur Pradeshiya Sabha A. H. Haris, present at the handing over ceremony. BDS Manager for Trincomalee District Vijinthan Shanmugalingam, was also present at the event.
The donation was made following a request made by the DS office to assist children from low income families in remote areas of Muttur who face immense difficulties in travelling to school due to poor public transport. Berendina identified 43 schoolchildren, 27 girls and 16 boys from nine schools in the Muttur area based on good educational performance and low family income. Many of these children were also from recently resettled families.
The school children were identified from the villages of Paddithidal, Manalchenai, Kanguveli, Munnampodiveddai, Kanguveli,Kaddaiparichchan, Arafanagar, Jabalnagar, Safinagar, Alimchenai, Nalloor, Illankanthai, Seethanaveli, Ralkuly, Koonitivu and Soodaikuda in the Mutur DS.
Berendina incurred a total cost of Rs. 488,700 towards the donation.
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