For those that went to NSW you will remember me in my Tuc Tuc. But You may also have bought a KOS wrist band from me. We raised £140 at NSW as we did the year before at NSW.
Funny how a small thing can make such a big difference to Kids in Sri Lanka.
Here is a little about the project the money is going to in Sri Lanka.
YiT Steve Lord
Background :-from Tablers from RT No 3.
KOS – Kids of the Street project is 4 years old to date. Round Table 3 have built and renovated 3 drop in centers around Colombo.
The philosophy behind KOS is to ensure young children have a place to go where they can get away from the streets. We believe that providing good infrastructure facilities will encourage youngsters off the street. The facilities provided are also instrumental in keeping the children and youth away from the risks of abuse and exploitation in the street environment.
Above centers provide children with the opportunity to enhance their skills such as Music, Art, and Sport Skills. Also vocational training is provided for children over 14 years in the areas of Handy Craft, Hand loom, Mason and tailoring etc. Apart from the above, these centers will provide informal education which is extremely effective as a form of assistance for their schools.
The day to day management of the facilities are done by the NCPA. We have worked closely with The National Child Projection Authority (NCPA) in the past . This is a government agency that run and operates the drop in centers/schools. The NCPA depends on organizations such as ours to help develop infrastructure, as their limited funds are used for daily running of these centers. For more details visit http://www.childprotection.gov.lk/.
We have now signed an MOU with the NCPA to undertake the Sahasthipura drop in center.
Ongoing Projects We have undertaken a very ambitious project this year and we are looking for support in terms of funding for us to fulfill our aims and help the less fortunate children of Sri Lanka. We are looking for funding from several donor organizations to complement our fund raising activities.
The current project that we are undertaking is the Sahasthipura Children’s and Youth Drop-in Centre. The cost of this project is Rs. 6,000,000 or GBP 33,000. We are looking for any size of donation, or joint fund raising intiative.
Sahasthipura Children’s and Youth Drop-in Centre
Sahasthipura is a large government housing community for the poorest people of Colombo. It is in the Wanathamulla area of Colombo, which also houses many shanties. There are many children in this housing scheme, who are exposed to many of the problems associated with street children and are vulnerable to abuse, drug involvement, begging etc.
The developments Round Table is hoping to carry out with the National Child Protection Authority for the benefit of the children in Sahasthipura are described below.
Site A- Drop-in Centre Conversion of an empty unused Community Centre in Sahasthipura to a drop in center
CONTRIBUTIONS
For any persons, club or organization looking to support this initiative please contact: Altaf Jeevunjee -CTRT3 E-mail: altafjee@jaywise.lk, ctrt3@rtsrilanka.org Tel: +94 777 715552