CandleAid, a charity organisation in Sri Lanka, has made an appeal for assistance to donate maths labs to rural schools countrywide for the benefit of thousands of students.
The cost of a maths lab is Rs.52 000 and will serve children from Grade One right up to Advanced Level classes. CandleAid Lanka, formerly AFLAC International, is a Sri Lankan organization registered under the Ministry of Social Services in Sri Lanka as a non-governmental organisation engaged in charitable work.
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| Picture shows Nations Trust Bank officials handing over a donation to school officials and student representatives |
The organization said that so far CandleAid has donated 120 libraries out of which 34 are in the North and East. There are seven maths labs countrywide and two exclusive English libraries at the moment with others to be opened in Kadalana, Nuwara Eliya, Habarana, a tsunami effected school in the south, four in the North and East (Mankulam, Point Pedro, Selvanayagampuram, and China Bay), one in the Panagoda Army Camp for disabled soldiers and another for children of the golf caddies in the Victoria Range in Kandy.
Through its network of dedicated volunteers CandleAid attempts to alleviate poverty through five main areas of work; education, health, shelter, food and clothing. An important aspect of CandleAid is that all donations from individuals and organizations are channelled directly to recipients without any expense for administrative costs.
“Since 1998 we have partnered with many people to donate libraries to schools. However there is a growing need among education institutions to concentrate on maths as more and more students are performing weaker at maths. Our libraries can effectively help these students for a moderate cost,” said CandleAid Director, Rajitha Fernando in a statement.
It said interested parties can make a donation of Rs.50 000 and select a school of their choice to make these numbers grow. CandleAid selects schools based on recommendations given by the Education Ministry but also allows for personal preferences provided that it is a school in dire need.
The equipment for the maths labs are internationally approved as competent teaching tools and are used extensively in developed countries as well as in neighbouring India. Prospective donors can contact CandleAid Director Rajitha Fernando on 0777874611 or for more details log onto www.Candleaid.org. |
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