ASL Trustee Sharron Ward will be running the Blenheim Triathlon on 6th of June 2010 to raise funds for ASL!
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ASL 5 years on…
5 years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, we continue to endeavor to make a tangible difference in Sri Lanka by supporting, empowering and assisting children and marginalized groups, through ongoing education and community based projects.
Click here to view our achievements since 2005. Click here to read a report on our current programs requiring your support
5 YEAR TSUNAMI ANNIVERSARY APPEAL
We are now approaching the 5 Year Anniversary of the Boxing Day Tsunami which in Sri Lanka claimed the lives of 40,000 people and devastated the lives of 900,000.
Our initial aim was to give immediate support via humanitarian relief, housing, education livelihood projects, tourism, and conservation. Click here to view our achievements since 2005.
We continue to endeavor to make a tangible difference in Sri Lanka by supporting, empowering and assisting children and marginalized groups, through ongoing education and community based projects.
To mark the anniversary of the tsunami we seek your support through our 5 Year Tsunami Anniversary Appeal.
Click here to read a report on our current programs requiring your support
TO DONATE click here
ASL TWINS Conference 2010!
The TWINS team is busy preparing for our inaugural ASL TWINS Global School Partnership Conference! This event is set for 2010 and will include a packed program of presentations, networking events, workshops and debates. The conference, which will be held in the southern province of Sri Lanka, will focus on strengthening global school partnerships and increasing student participation. Watch this space for further updates. If you are keen to attend this event, or participate as a facilitator or key note speaker please contact specialprojectsofficer@gmail.com.
Holiday Program Coaching Clinics are currently running at the Lighthouse Community Pool with over 120 children attending the first Registration Day! The 25 metre pool for the Galle Community, funded by ASL and SOS Velsen which was constructed in 2008. Over 100 children have been receiving free swimming training each month as well as many other community members taking advantage of the low cost lessons. Check out the Lighthouse Community Pool section of this website for more information.
The ASL TWINS Global School Partnerships program is expanding with 75 partnerships currently active! We have recently welcomed 30 new schools partnerships to the program with many more schools awaiting twinning. UK and Sri Lankan teachers have participated in reciprocal visits which have strengthened their partnerships and produced many fantastic project exchanges between students.
English Teacher Training has also become one of the key strengths of the ASL TWINS Program. Regular workshops are now run in all four educational zones that TWINS operates in. This training program is highly sought after by schools throughout the region and plans are underway to move even further inland to work with schools that have no access to training and development opportunities.
ASL has purchased land in Rekewa and the planning and construction process is underway to build an eco-friendly Research and Visitors Centre for the Turtle Conservation Project. Rekewa Beach is one of the world's most famous nesting beaches. This Centre will include dormitory accommodation for volunteers and school groups on educational tours, enabling them to experience night watching and learn about protecting these amazing creatures.
AdoptSriLanka funds the majority of running costs for the Rainbow Centre including education materials, teacher salaries, rent, utilities, nutritious food and milk, medicine, uniforms, staff salaries and transportation. The Rainbow Centre gives daily support to children in south western Sri Lanka suffering the effects of extreme poverty. These children live in slum accommodation or on the street with parents who are unable to provide them with adequate care.
Past Projects Update
All Tsunami projects have now been completed. We are continuing to work in the Southern Province on second phase development that will hopefully reach marginalized and deprived communities and schools.
The Nugagahahena Village at Mirissa is completed and can be viewed on this site. It consists of 104 houses, a community centre/ pre school, temple and a large playing common area. This village is home to approximately 700 people.
The last of our 30’ day Trawlers have been finished with the engines also fitted. Our project to replace the Galle Trawler Fleet that was destroyed in the tsunami is now complete.
All our small boat orders have been completed and project fish & ships is over.
ASL has funded the replanting of Mangrove and Pandanus trees (spin pines) on the de-nuded coast line of the south coast. We also funded a program to generate nurseries for utility plants (ayurveda, jack fruit, mango etc) that generated an income for the locals in the Rekewa area.
The Trauma Relief team have now officially wound down their tsunami work on the south coast
The Weligama and Hambantota Orphan Sponsorship Programs have drawn to a close.