Ethawetunuweva Maha Vidyalaya – Renovation

Background:

Ethawetunuweva is small rural community located in Weli Oya Divisional Secretariat of Mullaithivu district in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

Ethawetunuweva Maha Vidyalaya is one of many rural schools affected by LTTE violence for almost 30 years. During the conflict, school was running under immense difficulties where children were taking refuge in small bunkers while shells were being exchanged between the  LTTE and Government forces. Once the civil war ended, school was left with damaged building, without drinking water and sanitary facilities. Teachers who were mostly from the southern part of Sri Lanka were doing their duties amid great difficulties while living in damaged quarters. After the war ended conditions did not improve much for this remote community school. The school community appealed to the local administration to get government attention to develop the school. As a small community, their numbers were politically insignificant hence their voices went unheeded.

RIDMA Foundation’s pilot charity project in Sri Lanka.  

It was during this time that the Perth Ridma Team (Now RIDMA Foundation) was looking for ways to help rural schools in Sri-Lanka. They started gathering information from various parties in Sri Lanka to find a suitable school as their first charity project. Since the school was in the war-ravaged part of the country, the team had difficulty in finding more details of the school. One of Perth’s senior community members volunteered to pay a visit and present firsthand information. The Team then unanimously approved to fund the school to achieve its basic needs.  

With funds raised from the its first musical extravaganza, Perth Ridama Rayak – .

Thanks to the help received from teachers at the school, parents and many other organizations in Sri Lanka, works were completed successfully.

Special thanks goes to Sri-Lanka Army, Civil Defence Force, Tritech Engineers Pte Ltd (Sri-Lanka) and Lanka Deep Wells Pte Ltd (Sri-Lanka).

Listen to the voices of Children who appreciated the gift they received from the Perth Community.

Key Project stages

A: Renovation of science lab building.

B: Implement drinking water supply and sanitary facilitation system.

C: Renovation of teachers’ quarters.