Ambepusse Rehabilitation Centre is closed as of 15th November. Some of the children have been reunited with their family and friends and the rest have been transferred to Ratmalana Hindu College near Colombo. There are currently around 277 children being cared for at the Ratmalana Hindu College compound and nearly half of them were transferred from Ambepusse Rehabilitation Centre. Some of the children are undergoing education in order to join the mainstream education system and the rest are continuing with their vocational training which they started in Ambepusse.

PRESS RELEASE: 12th October 2009

Little Aid, a registered charity in the UK, has successfully transported 1140 KG (1.12 Tonne) of medicine to Vavunia Hospital. This large quantity of medicine was donated by a Danish Charity, Medicine without Borders. The majority of the medicine had a very long expiry date of July 2011.

This consignment consists of seven kinds of medicine used for very common deceases such as high cholesterol, as well as general pain killers and medicine for anxiety and depression, heartburn and stomach ulcers. These medicines are valued for £16,500 (Rs 30 Lacks). Iniativet 2009 secured this donation from Medicine without Borders.

East Finchley resident Dr Mareeni Raymond tells us about the charity she has helped to set up for the benefit of those affected by the civil war in Sri Lanka.

As a Sri Lankan brought up in the UK, I was moved and disturbed by the conflict there. Thousands who have had to leave their homes and possessions now live in very basic camps set up by the government.

Rehabilitating them will take time and will be a difficult task.
They need basic things such as food and clothing and, in the long-term, education, psychological and social support.