Important 02/14/2012
 
After year 2009, a lot of people have started volunteering in Sri Lanka. As a result of this 11 young Danish volunteers came to SCI Sri Lanka to give their cooperation to several projects run through SCI. As we got a quite big group we had to organize a 5 day orientation for them. This orientation included a session to aware them about the diseases prevailing in Sri Lanka, how to prevent them, precautions they  can take.etc. Also, we talked about the cultural aspects and how it affects to a person who comes from an another country. With parallel to this orientation we took them for a kandy city travel and one day trip to Ambuluwawa.
Meanwhile, we had a one day work-camp at the Blue Rose special school with the collaboration of Rotary club. The main tasks were to paint the main hall in Blue Rose school, to cut a big  dead tree in the play ground, cleaning the play ground and separating polythene in garbage thrown from mushroom project, repairing the small play ground inside the school. Nearly 30 people cooperated to this event including SCI members, foreign volunteers, members of the Rotary club, teachers and the parents of Blue Rose school.
Please click on the  link below to see some pictures taken during this program and a big thank to whom give their cooperation to make this event a success. 

https://picasaweb.google.com/placement.scisl/Orientation1DayWorkcamp?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCO6nvcDxw-vLaw&feat=directlink 
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  • At present, 15 long term volunteers (LTVs) have visited the Service civil international- Sri Lanka. They are from Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Switzerland, and Serbia. Most of them will be here for nearly 3 months. Another 10 more volunteers are expected to join the team within the coast of next two months. 
  • The Rotary Club from Matale participated together with the parent of students of the Blue Rose School, teachers, and members of the SCI to do the leftover paintings of a previous work-camp at the Blue Rose School on Feb 5, 2012. Nearly 13 volunteers just arrived the day before and got an introduction to the SCI work-camp methodology. The camp was a great success.
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  • 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.
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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. 


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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. 

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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. :-)
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  • The Weekend work-camp in Ambalangoda ended successfully, thanks to Miss. Maduka Karunarathne, who organized the work-camp and lead the team during the work-camp. SCI thanks its valuable volunteers for participating at the work-camp and making it more successful. 
  • Three volunteers have gone to Muthur to teach English, which is part of SCI's linking language project.
  • Annual Concert of Blue Rose School was held on the 8th of December at SCI's conference hall with the support of parents, and both local and foreign volunteers.  
  • Rotract Club from Matale visited the Blue Rose School and engaged in painting the school on the 10th December, 2011.
  • SCI is currently in the process of making arrangements for the next major work-camp, the No More War Work-camp, which is scheduled to be held from 28th December, 2011 to 11th January, 2012. 
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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. 
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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
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  • One volunteer form Finland is being working with the Blue Rose School teachers.
  • Two Volunteers from Germany will be arriving at SCI soon. 
  • We are expecting a volunteer from Belgium in the middle of December.
  • Brian Dillon from Ireland has donated 300 US Dollars to SCI.
  • Annual General Meeting of SCI was held on the 23rd October 2011.
  • We have been organizing a weekend work-camp in Ambalangoda and a date has not been finalized. 
  • Charles Mardage from Belgium will be coming to SCI to volunteer at the Kalmunai Training Center. 
  • International Committee Meeting (ICM) of SCI will be held in Belgium from 8 to 11 December. Namil Nizam, and Soorya Bandara will be representing SCI-SL.
  • Sandamali Jayasinghe has been selected to attend the No More War Seminar to be held from 10 Nov - in Germany
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