- Ms. Shriyani Korakahagoda, the former principal of the Blue Rose School, retired from her service on Dec 31, 2011 after serving for nearly 30 years. Her place has been taken over by Ms. Namalika Dissanayake, who has done her degree in education for special need children in Australia and has worked in Hong Kong for nearly 10 years. She is young, very enthusiastic, and highly motivated. We hope that the Blue Rose School will reach greater hikes under her leadership.
- Ms. Lisa Parker from the U.K. will volunteer with the Ever Green Academy (one of SCI-SL’s Partners) from Jan 13, 2012 until the end of March.
- Livia Balma from Switzerland is expected to join the Blue Rose School as a volunteer from Feb 17, 2012 until June 1, 2012.
- 3 volunteers from Denmark will be arriving at the SCI-SL on Feb 11, 2012 and will be volunteering until April 25, 2012 at the Melsiripura Orphanage, which is run by Aruna and Thilaka (two senior SCI activists). 3 other volunteers will be arriving later this year.
- Charles Mardaga from Belgium arrived at SCI-SL on Jan 6, 2012 to volunteer at our Vocational Training Center in Kalmunai for a period of 3 months.
- The Peace Center project has gradually taken root. Wilbert from the Asia support group is busy doing the final touches to the project proposal in-order to seek funding for this program. The project will be collaborated with our local partner, 3CD in Muthur in the Trincomalee district.
- The APM & ICM was successfully concluded in Belgium last December. SCI - Sri Lanka was well represented by three of our young activists - Sooriya, Namil and Sandamali.
- Asia Europe Exchange Program: Hemamali Perera, our young Lawyer Activist from Gampaha, has been selected to participate in this years AEEP. She has been placed on top of the list and is confident of making the trip to Europe. She is doing a great service to SCISL as our legal advisor and is an active camper. We wish her well.
- Niroshan Hemantha, yet another young activist from the tsunami times, has been selected by ARI Japan to follow their prestigious nine month agriculture course. He would leave to Japan by mid April 2012.
- Indika Sandamaalee Jayasinghe, newly elected Asst. national Secretary of SCI-SL got the special opportunity of participating in the workshop on"Forget fists, forge voices - the power of nonviolence" which was held in Germany from the 10th of November till 3rd of December 2011. She has come back with lots of new ideas and is busy trying to implement.
Add Comment No More War Winter Work-Camp 2011 is starting today with the help of local and foriegn volunteers in Muthur, which is situated in the Trincomalee District of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Click here for details A date, types of work, cost, etc. have been finalized by the SCI officials for the no more war winter work-camp 2011 which will be held from 28 Dec, 2011 to 11 Jan, 2012 in Muthur. The work-camp is being organized by SCI-SL's long term volunteer Miss. Maduka Karunarathne. SCI-SL expects interested individuals to apply for the work-camp as soon as possible. Click here for more details. 
The is the family picture Brian Dillon, Margret Henry and Family who have been helping the Blue Rose Project very regularly over last several years - we thank them and wish them good luck. :-)
 The fine gentlemen and the lady in the above photograph are Peter Josuran and Carolyn House, who have helped the Blue Rose School often by their valuable donations. We, the SCI and the Blue Rose team would like to thank them for their generosity.  Our former volunteer, Sandra Bromster, Sweden, says that volunteering at SCI Sri Lanka was the best thing she ever did. click the link to read the article and learn more on what her experience is like. http://wvw.si.aotest.nl/content/unv-world-volunteer-web/content/statement/bestthingIeverdid.html
The Blue Rose Special School and Training Center now has an official website to itself. visit now at http://www.blueroseschool.com. Share this information with your friends. SCI-SL has been organizing another teacher training program for special education and expects to continue the program up to a year. This has been organized with the collaboration of the Department of Special Education, Sri Lanka. First program will be starting on November 10, 2011 with 150 teachers from Muthur, and the program will go on for four days. Interested individuals are expected to Contact Us. | AuthorS I H (Syed) Kamar Hussain CategoriesAll ArchivesMay 2012 |
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