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KKM VANNI HOPE,
Newsletter May 2017
Reg No - /ABN 19614675231 Reg /No KR/DS/SS/NGO/2015/38 Reg /No /NP/EA/CU/N/01/2009 Re/No LS/JA/1004
VANNIHOPE (Aus) KKM NGO KKM CULTURE KKM NATIONAL
Web page http://kaverikalamandram-vannihope.org/)
Our journey towards -Green nation, Holistic life, bright future.
Our vision,
“The people of Sri Lanka (recovering from years of conflict) working together for positive
Change: creating a future where rights are protected and all are self – sufficient”
Editor’s report – Dr (Mrs.) Malathi Waran
The Journey of Kaveri Kala
Mandram (KKM), the brain child of
Reverend Joshua, commenced 15
years ago with the focus initially on
lending a helping hand to war
affected communities and people with leprosy. At the
end of the war, in 2009, the implementing body,
KKM – Vanni Hope evolved. In 2013, a fund-raising
arm initially termed Friends of Australia and later
known as Vanni Hope unfolded.
This organization continues to strive forward to
assist and bolster the vulnerable members of our
community as they emerge from the trials of war.
Our endeavors rely on financial support from our
fund raisers & sponsors and on our committed
ground staff to efficiently implement projects to
enhance and enrich the lives of the community who
reach out for assistance.
Vanni Hope’s success lies in the dedication of its
members, the steady communication between the
ground staff and our directors and the ongoing
financial support afforded by our generous
diaspora.
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Team leader’s report – Mrs K Subajini
As team leader, my task is to guide
and manage the staff who are
entrusted with seeking out areas of
need, preparing project proposals,
sending out the proposals to Ranjan
(one of our Vanni Hope directors in
Australia), and, once funding is secured, executing
the projects and finally, providing timely feedback to
our sponsors.
We encounter some challenges. With so many
community members who have lost family members,
have become injured, have been displaced and lost
their possessions, it is certainly a challenge to
identify and priorities the most deserving. Many
members live in very remote areas and it is also a
challenge to access them. Another challenge is to
continue to support and encourage the beneficiaries
to ensure they continue to grow and eventually
become self-sufficient.
Our rewards – we all see our vocation as an
opportunity to serve our community. It is very
rewarding indeed to see children and adults who
were once at the depth of despair now managing to
move forward with hopes and dreams.
Our vision achieved by your commitment
Success stories:
Thusyanthi Ramanathan requested financial assistance to
complete her BSC course in Peradeniya University. Vanni Hope
gave a scholarship from March 2013 to 2015. After graduating
from this course, she again requested assistance with her MSC
degree in Agricultural Engineering. She is now receiving help
with her tuition and library fees. She is currently in her 1st year
of MSC degree and intends completing this course by June 2018.
Priyatharshini Muthulingam requested
assistance with her higher education from
Vanni Hope. She completed her 3-year
Psychology course at the University of Jaffna
from 2014 to 2016. Soon after completing this
course she worked giving tuition classes to
scholarship students. From January 2017 to March 2017 she worked as a volunteer at
Vavuniya Hospital. Following this she secured a job with save the children at a tea factory but
after working for a week had to return home for health reasons. She is now continuing with
giving tuition to O’level students from her home.
In May 2016, Tharshan Kanagalingam
requested financial support from KKM to fund
his diploma course. KKM obliged and he
completed his study in the college of Education in
Batticoloa in July 2016. Tharshan is now
employed as a drama and theatre teacher at a
school in Kilinochchi.
Our strategy and journey with war affected communities…….
KKM Vanni Hope strategy KKM Vanni Hope objective Activities Achieved programs from Jan to May
1) Medical services& hygienic
practice
Increase community awareness of prevention measures and management of ill health ( such as malnutrition, infectious diseases, mental illness etc ) in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka
a) Counseling & stress relief program through drama.
b) Nutrition support to person who may be disabled or diseased and living under the poverty line.
c) Special workshops for herbal plantation & village chicken farming to encourage natural food consumption
a) 07 programs
b) 02 project
c) 04 project
2) Dignity & Empowerment.
Reduce vulnerability through effective rehabilitation, education, counseling of war affected communities within the Northern Province. In addition, empower the members by improving their financial status and thereby reducing their dependence.
a) Women empowerment training for disadvantaged women.
b) Livelihood programs through water facilities & agriculture development program for war affected families.
c) Vocational training for disadvantaged youth.
d) Financial support to disadvantaged University & School students.
e) Children empowerment program through village level child care programs
f) Water & sanitation for war
affected members
a) 04 training
b) 14 Projects
c) 0
d) 60 students
e) 43 children
3) Social Integration
Reduced stigma and exclusion of affected community members (widows, children with special needs, physically disabled persons, amputees, ex LTTE) in Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
a) Sports development activities for village youths & school children.
b) Special happiness workshop through dram and creative arts.
c) Special workshop & community based training for disadvantaged communities.
a) 03 Projects
b) 06 Programs
c) 07 programs
4) Research & Learning
Identify social, economic and emotional determinants of war affected community members. Inform them through focus group discussions and book publications.
a) Support Tamil writers to publish books on Tamil cultural thoughts.
b) Support young innovators to advance their creative thoughts & succeed in manufacturing their innovative products.
c) Support to young film makers to publish their community based sort films.
a) 03 books
b) 03 projects
c) 3 projects
5) Resource Mobilization
Increased organizational capacity of KKM Vanni Hope through staff development courses
a) English language development program.
b) Leadership training. c) Special exposal program
for learning.
a) 02 students
b) 4 projects
c) 02 programs
6) Strategic Partnerships KKM, Vanni Hope to amplify the value of our work by co-operating with other organization to achieve our goal & objectives, in working with war affected community members.
a) Encourage volunteer service partnership
with Tamil diaspora community. b) Capacity development program for local
organization (CBO’s) in Tamil land. c) Collaboration & networking among
international Tamil diaspora organization.
a) 18 Volunteers working b) 04 programs c) Linking with 07
organizations
7) Integral Mission Promote and encourage religious and cultural groups to get involved with affected community members.
a) Hindu religion education programs (Araneri) in war affected area.
b) Temple building work. c) Leadership training for temple
committees for community work.
a) 02 program progressing b) 01 temple work c) 03 meeting
Work accomplished in the last quarter:
1 Medical services& hygienic practice
1 Counseling & stress relief program through drama.
(We have completed 07 programs during this newsletter period & 124 people have benefited through these
programs)
2 Nutrition support to persons who may be disabled or diseased and living under the poverty line.
25 Children are getting nutritious food from this project on a weekly basis
3 Special workshops for herbal plantation & village chicken farming to encourage natural food consumption.
04 workshops have been completed during this newsletter period & 342 community members have benefited through this
workshop.
2) Dignity & Empowerment.
1) Women empowerment training for disadvantaged women.
46 Women have completed women leadership training program. (04 training programs have been complete)
2) Livelihood programs through water facilities & agriculture development program for war affected
families.
14 projects have been completed during this newsletter period & 112 members are gaining their income
through this program.
3) Vocational training for disadvantaged youth.
Project has not yet started for this year,
4) Financial support to disadvantaged University & School students.
33 Diploma and University students,
17 O’ Level and A’ Level students and
10 students below year 10 at school have received financial assistance from Vanni-Hope for their education.
5) Children empowerment program through village level child care programs.
Another 23 students from very underprivileged background in Annaivilundan& Inthupuram are afforded not only
their tuition fees but are also provided with healthy food supplements, involved in happiness workshops and taken
on organised tours during their school holidays.
A further 27 students, also from underprivileged background in Annaivilundan and supported by one sponsor
receive similar benefits of food supplements, tuition fees, spiritual studies at the temple on Sundays and are taken
on excursions during their school holidays. In addition, families of 20 out of these 27 children have received
assistance with 20 chickens, a chicken coop, and coconut, pawpaw and spinach plants to help with their livelihood.
6) Water & sanitation for war affected members.
6 projects have been completed during this newsletter reporting period& four blind families & two war
affected families have benefited through these projects.
3) Social Integration
1) Sports development activities for village youths & school children. Play ground work is progressing & battle of Vanni cricket match has been successfully completed through our sponsorship.
Sports clubs & 3 schools have received sporting equipment from us to encourage and develop their sporting activities. A total of 263 youths are getting benefit through this project.
2) Special happiness workshop through dram and creative arts.
06programs have been completed during this newsletter period & 343 children have participated in our stress relief programs.
3) Special workshop & community based training for disadvantaged communities.
07 workshops have been completed, consequently three community leaders have gained experience on community leadership management & Empowerment of
youths.
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4) Research & Learning
1) Support Tamil writers to publish books on Tamil cultural thoughts. Three books have been launched in the last quarter.
2) Support young innovators to advance their creative thoughts & succeed in manufacturing their innovative products.
Three exhibitions have been held in Kilinochchi to advance art & culture
3) Support to young film makers to publish their community based short films.
Three community development short films have been published to enhance community awareness.
4) Resource Mobilization,
1) English language development program. Staff conversational English language program is progressing well & 16 staff members are
participating in this class.
2) Leadership training.
Four leadership training programs have been completed during this newsletter period
3) Special excursion program for learning.
Two excursion programs have been completed - one for staff & one for community children.
6) Strategic Partnerships.
1) Encourage volunteer service partnership with Tamil diaspora community. Jan to May 2017 18 volunteers have participated in our programs & visited dour various projects. Dr Malathi is currently working with us and she has taken responsibility to publish bi-annual newsletters
2) Capacity development program for local organization (CBO’s) in Tamil land.
04 meetings & workshops have been completed during this newsletter period & 134 community leaders have benefited through this program.
3) Collaboration& networking among international Tamil Diaspora community &organization.
Six partner organizations have made links with our work & they have become involved in our works.
KKM Vanni Hope works with Anbaalayam (Australia)
Blossom Trust (UK), IMHO (USA,)
GOD’S OWN CHILDREN’s FOUNDATION (GOCE) (Australia)
Tamil Engineers ’foundation (Australia)and
Individual sponsors across the world.
7) Integral Mission
1) Hindu religion education programs (Araneri) in war affected areas. Two Araneri School classes are progressing well in Malayalapuram & Anaivilunthan.144 children are participating in these programs.
2) Temple building work.
Temple development work is progressing well. Coconut plantation & fencing work is in progress now.
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03) Leadership training for temple committees for community work. Three meetings has been completed
A cricketing
venture titled
‘Battle of Vanni’
is to be funded to
enhance sporting
aspirations of
children.
It is also our intention to
construct a new open air
class room in the
Malayalapuram Ganesha
templegrounds for
usebythe Araneri Sunday
school children.
Proposed
work for
the next
Quarter
Vanni Hope also
intends to build 3
open wells and 9 tube
wells in the next
quarter.
We intend to
commence work
on a shop
frontfor a family
in Akarayan.
We also
propose to
build 2 toilets
and install 2
motors for
existing wells.
Vanni Hope intends to continue the
financial assistance for the 60
Students and the more comprehensive
tuition+ nutritional + emotional / social support
for the 40 severely disadvantaged children.
One of our Australian Directors Mr. G Kandakumar graced us with his presence for one month over March - April this year.
We also had the pleasure of the company of Tharmaratnam Sivaraj and Professor Mailvaganampillai Thavasothy for 2 weeks in March.
Mr. Ramanathan Shanmuganathan arrived with novel ideas on mushroom farming.
Mr. Siva Premakumar visited Vanni Hope in January Dr Preman Jeyarantanam’s visit to encourage our staff with a speech
competition in April was much appreciated. Dr Malathi Waran from Australia also spent over a month with Vanni hope
staff from late February to early April.
Thanks project team.
With thanks
Dr (Mrs.) Malathi Waran, Mrs. Subajini Kuganeswarn
Editor for Newsletter of KKM Vanni Hope30/05/2017 Team leader for KKM Vanni Hope projects
Next issue will be published at the End of October 2017
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