Pre-school is a quarter built and work is ongoing in Batticaloa
Appeal Fund
Appeal Fund Raised	24,607,253
Appeal ActivitiesExpenditure	19,914,008
Appeal Admin Expenditure	3,119,441
Appeal Total Expenditure	23,033,448
Complete Appeal Fund Reconciliation

Since the launch of our Appeal Fund on Monday 27 January 2005, Sewalanka Foundation has been inundated with emails and calls offering support for the initiative and pledging funds for tsunami-related activities. Four international Support Groups have sprung up around the globe and their efforts, combined with donations from individuals and organisations, have raised more than Rs.17 million for the Appeal Fund so far.

In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami we used the Appeal Fund to meet emergency relief needs identified by our district directors in nine tsunami affected districts. As the flow of international and bilateral aid increased in the days that followed, covering most emergency relief needs, we developed the idea of using the Appeal Fund to finance 'appeal-projects', which individuals and our Support Groups could adopt as their own.

The Appeals Project, which include short-term emergency relief, intervention and reconstruction projects, initiative has been greeted positively by many people, who have welcomed the opportunity to see directly where their funds are going. The 'visibility' created by the 'appeal-project' concept is in turn creating new opportunities for people to raise more funds.

Forty-one micro-projects, eleven up and running, Nineteen compeleted

Outlined below are the latest 'appeal-projects' waiting for funding. Please contact us if you would like to raise money to cover one of these projects or contribute to a specific project (targeted donations can be approximately SLRs.100,000 [US$1000]) . Although, smaller donations can still be made by bank transfer or internet credit card donations and money is being pooled to be collectively spent on these projects (refer to Appeal Reconciliation [PDF] for breakdown of expenditure).

 

 

Micro-Project needing your support	District	Pledges	Amount required Rs. (incd. admin minus pledges)
No.28:Immediate and long term assistance to support the livelihood recovery of 546 tsunami affected fisherman who fish in the Periyakalapu lagoon system, south of Akkaraipattu, in Ampara District - website	Ampara	729,167 - Project Group, UK	7,478,437
No.29: Semi-permanent reconstruction and provision of longer-term needs of the London Sivan Kovil Orphanage, Kaluvanchikudy	Batticaloa		3,516,429
No.31: Rehabilitating the Lahugalla Irrigation Scheme to deliver water to 20,000 acres of rice fields, farmed by Sinhalese, Muslim and Tamil farmers, in both the monsoon (maha) and dry (yala) seasons.	Ampara	1,269,000 - Sri Lanka Aid Direct	158,625
No.32: To provide bicycles and other supplies for Kurukamadam Secondary School.	Batticaloa	1,50,000 - Charlie Sheaer	3,669,995
No.33: To Support the Planet Elders Home at Onthachimadam, by providing them with materials to construct and replace items that have been lost or damaged.	Batticaloa		779,670
No.36: Provide toilet facilities for Kurukamadam Secondary School.	Batticaloa	£230 Friends of Samali	196,078
No.37: Provide a breakfast programme to Kurukamadam Secondary School.	Batticaloa		2,316,057
No.38: To provide school bags and classroom supplies for 750 students attending Kurukamadam Secondary School.	Batticaloa		906,750
Your money can make a difference - directly

 

>> See what 11 Projects are up and running
>> Read about the 19 Projects completed