Rotary Donates Slit Lamp to Eye Hospital at Homagama

The Rotary Club of Colombo donated a badly needed Slit lamp for eye examinations at the Eye Hospital in Homagama. The Lamp was sent as a donation by the Rotary Club of Sapporo in Japan and facilitated by Rtn PDG Kobayashi from Sapporo and Rtn Daya Warnakulasooriya in Colombo. The Midaya Group of Companies will continue to support the project with the cost of local maintenance and servicing.

The doctors at the hospital expressed a need for lenses for cataract surgeries, any kind donor who could help is requested to contact us on rotarycolombo1929@gmail.com

Patient undergoes an eye examination

Rotarians ceremonially hand over the Slit lamp.

Rotarians Sponsor English Newspaper Reading Programme at Nochiyagama School

At the request of the English Teacher at the Ralapanawa Janapada Vidyalaya, Nochiyagama school, the vocational services committee arranged to provide them with English language newspapers for the children to read and the Sunday Observer newspaper has been despatched for 2 weeks now. It's wonderful to see the children reading the papers from the photos attached below.

"They told me that they don't find the English Newspapers in their area and getting it delivered to their School was a problem." - Rtn Laurel Mathew - Chairman of Vocational Services

Rtn Shanaz has already offered to Sponsor the Weekly delivery of the Newspaper from Anuradhapura.

Medical Test at Delgoda

On the 8th of October, 2016 had a medical camp at Delogoda Dhanawardana Temple.

More than 300 participants were in attendance

Fasting Blood Sugar test and High blood pressure was checked over 200 persons.,.

These tests we organized by the Rotary Club of Colombo

Dental Health Check and General Medical check ups were also organized by the Narangwala Elders Association

Rotary Foundation Global Grant Provides Clean Drinking Water to Five Villages in Anuradhapura

The Rotary Club of Colombo, D3220 Sri Lanka declared open five reverse osmosis filtration plants to provide safe drinking water to five village communities including two schools, in Medawachchiya, Parasangaswewa, Nochiyagama, and Maha Wilachiya in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka where the prevalence Chronic Kidney Disease (CKDu) has shown an alarming increase in recent years. Approximately ten thousand men women and children living in these areas will benefit from these plants. The village communities were also provided with an education on water, sanitation and its relationship to better health and related safety issues to bring about positive behavioural changes.  

The total cost of the plants approx. Rs 8.7 million, (US$ 60,000) was funded by a Global Grant from the Rotary Foundation and supported by the Rotary Clubs of Katsuura, Japan, Nuremberg, Germany and Rotary International Districts 2790, Japan and 1880, Germany.

Children enjoy safe drinking water

Plant Room at Sri Siddhartha Maha Vidyalaya, Maha Wilachiya

Rtns President Mohammed Abidally and IPP Setsuko Urushibara ceremonially decalre open water project at Kirrigallewa, Medawachiya

Rtn's from the Rotary Clubs of Colombo, Anuradhapura, and Katsuura (Japan)

Plant Room at Amabagaswewa, Parasangaswewa

Ralapanawa Janapada Vidyalaya, Nochiyagama