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Community Service at Mirisaweitiya |
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The Miriswetiya Community and Child Development Foundation The Miriswetiya Community and Child Development Foundation is currently providing a yeoman service to the underprivileged children and villagers in the area and beyond. The High Priest of Mirisawetiya is the brains behind the foundation
The Mirisawetiya High Priest : Ven. Eethalwetunawewe Gnathilake Here are some of the activities of the Foundation
The Foundation headed by the High Priest is sponsoring very poor but talented schoolchildren in the area through their secondary and higher education. You can help this project and make a real difference in a child's life
The temple selects courageous boys and girls in the area who are having difficulties and matches these students with sponsors who will help the child proceed through his or her education . The temple carefully selects the most needy children and children who have suffered under the following categories are handpicked.
As little as paying US$10 (Rs 1000) per month, you can help a talented but underprivileged child have the future he or she deserves. The foundation has facilitated over 110 sponsorships given to students so far !. Like to make a difference in a talented child's life? Please call the Head Priest Ven. Eeethalwetunawewa Gnathilake Thera direct at +94252222025. and he will help you to pick a student. A small help from you will go a long way!!! Seven Thousand students who obtained very good results in war-effected areas in areas such as Anuradhapura , Puttalam Vauniya in the North central province have been given school accessories enough for two years of study by the foundation.
The foundation established a children's society to over 180 children in the area called the “Samanala children's society” to train children on discipline, culture, manners and the Buddhist way of life. The society is presided by the children themselves. Among the objectives of the society are
The Foundation carried out a massive campaign in Trinco to Tsunami victims. Boats and other equipment needed to help the villagers to get back on their feet were provided. The foundation gifted, each student in five selected schools in Trinco, school appliances to help get back to studies.
With the sponsorship of EWIS, the foundation conducted a programme where 500 schoolchildren were given scholarships in the form of all equipment necessary for their education for 2 years. In another project, the foundation has constructed six irrigation wells to six villages to enhance agriculture.
With the dawn of the peace process, 160 temples in the border villages were selected and everything ranging from tools, furniture to equipment were gifted for the temples to start and function again.
With the sponsorship of EWIS, the foundation conducted a programme where 250 families live in Thisawewa area were given some foods for 2007 Sinhala-Hindu new year.
In another project, the foundation has donated school water project to Walahawiddawewa M V at Walahawiddawewa.
In another project, the foundation has donated some school items to Kabiththigollewa , Rathmalgahawewa children’s.
Various images of the Saiymyoji Pre school managed by Mirisawetiya Temple and funded by EWIS.
“Annual Poson Dansala” organized by the Mirisawetiya Temple, Anuradhapura was held on 07th June 2009, serving more than 11,000 pilgrims. This event is sponsored annually, by the country's IT Giant EWIS under its CSR initiative “e-Prajakirana”.
Advisory Board of the Foundation
You can contribute to the activities of the foundation in the following way. Step1: Contact the high priest at
Step 2: The high priest will give you some recommendations on how to help (like the details of an underprivileged student) Step 3: Make a donation to the Foundation's account. The Mirisawetiya Community and Child Development Foundation Acct: Sampath Bank, Anuradhapura Branch 002160000298
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