MIOT Home for Girls, Tambiluvil

MIOT Home for Girls, Tambiluvil, will open its doors in February 2006

MIOT Home for Girls, Tambiluvil

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When the giant tsunami waves struck the East coast of Sri Lanka on the 26th December, 2004, several villages under the Divisional Secretariat, Tirukkovil were washed away, killing hundreds of men, women, and children and destroyed homes, crops, livestock and the transport. In a matter of less than eight minutes, the tsunami completely devastated the region, bringing misery and hardships to the survivors. The first report issued by the Govt. Agent, Ampara, in respect of DS Division Tirukkovil, said, “740 are dead, 140 are missing and the survivors are held in ten welfare camps.”

The Divisional Secretary, Tirukkovil reported, “28,883 persons belonging to 6,168 families having been affected, and, other than those killed, 159 had suffered injury and 25 were missing.”

But the most disturbing story was the plight of 104 children, who had lost their parents to the tsunami. Of this number, 56 were girls. These children had no homes, nothing to fall back upon other than the sympathies of those alive. These children found themselves in the care of relatives, who were themselves in refugees’ camps. Some of the boys found accommodations in the Boys’ Homes at Tambiluvil, (Gurukulam) and Methodist Home at Tirukkovil. The plight of little girls drew the attention of the Natpanny Maha Sabha, who contacted Swami Tandradeva at Trincomalee, to establish a Home for the girls at Tambiluvil. Swami Tandradeva responded with assistance from MIOT in UK.

MIOT (Medical Institute of Tamils) provided funds amounting to Rs 1.1M for the acquisition of land and building and Mr. David through his organization called “Friends From Europe” donated Rs. 600,000/- before his departure to UK for the repair of the building and the procurement of necessities. This Grant was further increased and a sum of Rs 390,000/- was received. Mr. David, together with a team of his people including women, continue to work in the restoration of the building which is scheduled to be opened on the 10th February, 2006. Mr. David enlisted the support of Oxfam GB to provide water and sanitation facilities, all costing well over Rs 600,000/-.

The MIOT Home For Girls is now established with a Committee consisting of nine persons, five men and four women, to be assisted by staff of five persons. The Committee has selected the inmates, numbering twenty and the staff, after having had advertised for posts. It is proposed to recruit two (2) matrons, two (2) female cooks and a watcher. Two matrons and two cooks are required, so as to ensure that the little ones receive adequate care and attention and ought not to suffer when one matron, or a cook fall ill. We propose to admit not only children affected by tsunami, but also those children affected by the civil war in the district.

To make our service useful to a community of parentless children, we need the following urgently:

1. Bunk Beds - 10 Nos @ 6000/- each Single beds Nos. 4 @ Rs 4000/- each.
2. Lockers 10 Nos,@ 5500/-
3. Clothes Racks 20 Nos. @ 2000
4. Dining and Study Tables 6’ x 31/2’ Nos 3 with chairs or benches complete @ Rs 10,500/- each.
5. Mirrors, First Aid Equipment, Book Shelves all of which is estimated to cost around Rs, 12,000/- We also require, pillows, bedsheets, footwear and socks, hair-brushes, hair-clips,

The Kitchen Department require gas-cooker, bottle, gas cylinder, wash bowls, buckets, cooking utensils, pots and pans, store- room cupboards, cutting knives, ladles, bowls cutting boards, cups and saucers, tumblers, main-plates, side plates, spoons etc.

We need to provide facilities for games and sports. I wish if some badminton nets, rackets, shuttle cocks soft-ball, and T’Rings are provided. To complete the facilities, we need to have a Library of books together with qualified persons as teachers of English and IT.

The cost of maintaining a child has been estimated to be around Rs 120/- per day, and we need to pay the following wages to the staff.

1. Matrons @ Rs. 5000/- x 2 x 12 months.
2. Cooks- Master cook Rs 5000/- and the assistant Rs 4500/- Rs 9500x12 months.
3. Security Rs 6000/- x 12 months.
4. Stationery, Postage and Telephone Electricity Rs. 1200
5. Fuel for cooking Gas etc. Rs 1500 x 12 months.
6. Medical care and traveling – Rs. 1000 x 12 months

The Board of Management consists of nine persons and includes: Mr. K N Tharmalingham, Swami Tandradeva, Dr. Ramasubbu, P. Thursaisingham, Mr. K.Kangatharan, Dr. (Ms.) Sivamany Kandasamy, Ms. M. Devamany Ms. P. Gnanaratnam & Ms. S. Manimegalai

Action is being taken to register this organization under the Trusts Ordinance.

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