scholarship on exchange programme

Our field officers Sr Perinpamalar and Mr Noel went on a scholarship on exchange programme to Aalesund to Norway through the help of Dr. Berwick(Rehabilitation Hosptial)and Dr. Soosai in Oslo to be trained in the Rehabilitiation of the Disabled, specially children with disability.

A three wheeler donation for children home

"SARAMANDA" two families in Switzerland who adopted their daughter in Sri Lanka gave a helping hand to KAROD parentless differently able children to facilitate their transport to hospital, marketing and town by donation a three-wheeler (auto. Help came through the mediation of Rajan Ratnasingam, brother of Mrs Nesaiah (Former government Agent of Jaffna).

Capacity Building

Capacity Building Arbitar Samaritan Bond (ASB) German foundation is sponsoring 10 community Development officers of KAROD to deepen the knowledlge of Counselling by 3 school teachers trained by GTZ in Kilinochchi. For three CDW's trained in physiotherapy.

Your little mite

Your little mite .......for our differently able children and orphans. Received donation to hold a Birthday party for Manoharie's daughter in USA. Children of the Holy Family Nest enjoyed the ice cream and danced to the music.

Violence Against Women

Certificate Distributing Ceremony15 community Development workers (CDW's) of KAROD and staff from other local NGO's had Counselling training on Violence Against Women for a period of one year sponsored by OXFAM. Resource people wer Sr.Christobel and Team from Familian Counselling Centre, Mannar. The Certificates distributing ceremony was held on the 6th of June. This helps to alleivate the traumatised women of Kilinochchi District both the differently able and the able in the villages.

Life and Hope for the Differently Able

Life and Hope for the Differently Able (Housing1.52 KAROD members who are directly affected by ethnicwar and who had their own lands dug their foundationand laid the foundation stones in the District ofKilinochchi in 4 AGA Division - Karachi, Kandavalai,Palai, and Poonagarie to have a permanent houses tolive a decent life. NECORD sponsored a sum of SLR250,000/- for each house. We could build only 2 smallrooms and a verandah. They further need SLR 100,000/-to put up a kitchen and toilet to be comfortable.

KAROD DRAMA in the capital of SriLanka

On the 2nd of April 35 members of KAROD was in the capital of Sri Lanka for the fist time in their life to bring out their talents and skills to prove that they are no more disable but DIFFERENTLY able. As some of our members affected by the civil war, but came to visit the south with the Good News saying we want “PEACE NOT WAR“. There were other dramas staged in the same platform but ours titled ‘MANITHAM MALARTUM’ was first in the rank . Members who acted were amputees, hard of hearing and speech (Tsunami victims) polio victims, sight impaired and those with other deformities. UNICEF supported us to train them through Alakial Kalamantram of Kilinochchi (Vanni).

The content and music, songs were all done by members themselves. All the stories of the drama came from their own experience.

The outcome was audience was surprised to hear the message of PEACE coming from Vanni and till the drama was over they never thought it was done by the differently-abled. Members were very happy to act in a big stage and were able to forget their disability and found equal to others gave them a self esteem. Going around the Colombo town was a unique experience. After that they were invited to Kandy to perform at SETIK, especially for children. There were also students from Bradford Peace Studies Center, who were visiting Sri Lanka from UK. They had an opportunity to meet our members.One of the students who visited from UK wrote to us as

"I recently visited Sri Lanka from the UK, where I am
studying for a masters in Conflict Resolution/Peace
Studies. I came to learn more about the conflict and
the country, and I was very fortunate to be able to
travel to many places within Sri Lanka to meet with a
wide variety of people. During the trip, I visited
Kandy and saw a play put on by KAROD performers,
funded by the National Peace Council. So I am writing
to thank you, and all the peformers, for a wonderful
experience. The acting, music and the message were
moving and inspiring to me, and I thoroughly enjoyed
the play.

You and KAROD are an inspiration, and your work is
astonishing given the immensely challenging conditions
in which you all work. Please keep up the good work!
If you have time, I would be very interested to hear
more about the future projects planned by KAROD? I
would also be interested to know how you became
involved in this work?"

Very best wishes,
Kathryn