Dr Andrew Macnab. Expert on Health promoting schools and founder Brighter Smiles Africa An amazing group of people attended the Jan 2013 Rose Charities Canada Project Forum of varied interests and backgrounds and organizations. A comment from one of the participants summarized it well ‘I cant believe the amount of shier competence and expertise present … Read More
Microcredit Sri Lanka
Canada Day at Rose Charities Sri Lanka: diary of an Education Generation volunteer..
Letter from Sri Lanka
Dear Everyone in Canada, This is an open letter from all of us; the staff of Rose Charities Srilanka. A calamity had to occur in December 2004 in order to present the prospect of a shining future through Rose Charities International to most of us from the areas surrounding Kalmunai affected by the tsunami. Not … Read More
Rose Charities Celebrates…
Rose Charities Celebrates International Women’s Day ! Rose Charities has many projects aimed specifically at women. Often women are the most overlooked group when it comes to international aid projects, but we feel that any project aimed at women has a far reaching effect throughout the community. From women’s support groups to vocational training, we … Read More
Health and Nutrition for Education
Rose Sri Lanka’s Health and Nutrition Programs Rose Sri Lanka has been holding workshops on the importance of good health and nutrition and its relationship to Education. Right now, they are running three different nutrition programs: one aimed at pregnant mothers, one for mothers with young children and one for parents of preschoolers aged 3-5. … Read More
Canada Day Celebrations at Rose Sri Lanka
The Staff of Rose Charities Sri Lanka have celebrated the 144th Canada Day in two of its Schools. In the morning at Dominos Early Childhood Education Centre, Kalmunai. In the afternoon at Rose Pre-School, Malwatta. About 300 Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Students have participated with the parents and Teachers. As … Read More
Amand Yogendran writes: Womens groups, meetings, bus-rides – Sri Lanka
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us at the Rose Charities Sri Lanka office. The Women’s Sports Meet was a great success as women’s groups from Kalmunai, Pandarippu, Natpaddiumunai and Karaitivu came to participate in a fun day of team building games, skill competitions and social activities. Prizes were handed out to winners … Read More
New education focus area in S.E. Sri Lanka
On Wednesday we traveled 45 minutes out of Kalmunai to an area called Vellaveli where Rose is planning to start educational and support programs next month. Vellaveli is a cultivation dependent area located on the border of the Batticaloa and Ampara District. Though Rose Sri Lanka does not work in the Batticaloa district, Rose came … Read More
Early Childhood Education (ECCE) in Sri Lanka.
The more we visit Rose’s programs, the more we realize how far-reaching Rose Charities Sri Lanka really is. Since 2006, Rose Sri Lanka has directly supported isolated and marginalized Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim communities. In 2011, Rose is addressing educational needs in 9 different districts, covering a large part of not just Kalmunai but the … Read More
Sonia and Amanda – Rose Sri Lanka Volunteer Update
On our first day in Kalmunai, Anthony took us to the village of Malwatha where we saw a preschool class in progress. We were greeted with many good mornings from the children who were dressed neatly in their uniforms and Rose Charities ties. Next door, the mothers of the children were also in school, learning … Read More
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