Sri Lanka’s recently concluded civil war has resulted in a large number of internally displaced people in the country’s North. Eurocenter contributes essential items via well-established donor agencies. The first phase was completed with the help of a leading Sri Lankan television station, TV Derana. EC donated mosquito nets for children, as well as mats and pillows to provide places to sleep, adult undergarments and children’s toys. The second phase included donations of milk powder and soap, all of which help while they begin the process of rebuilding their lives.

Eurocenter is dedicated to making a positive contribution toward environmental sustainability. The main objective of Carbon Free Eurocenter is to reduce and offset our carbon footprint, so we began with a tree planting campaign in the Sri Lankan upcountry town of Bandarawela. The first phase was completed with the planting of 200 trees, with 300 more expected to be planted within the duration of a year. These 500 trees will help to cleanse and replenish our air, as well as provide homes for the ecosystem’s wildlife.

Ranaviru Sevena, or the Shelter for War Heroes, is a welfare hospital run by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence. They are dedicated to caring for men and women who have been permanently disabled due to injuries received in the war, mainly loss of limbs, eyesight or mental well-being. For those who are able, vocational training is provided. Other services include physical therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, and Braille lessons. Eurocenter voluntarily developed an Inventory Control System to better manage the proceedings in Ranaviru Sevana.

Eurocenter believes in the active participation of technology in the road to development of a country. An extremely remote village in North-Western Sri Lanka, Mahavillachchiya offers a model. Starting with a computer lab, technology is assisting farmers and educating children. PCs and laptops were then put into homes, with the result of enabling young people to get placed in universities and get jobs in the capital. Eurocenter contributed to the project by donating computing equipment, as well as offering internships to 3 girls from the village for a period of 6 months.

Katawela Kanishta Vidyalaya is a school in a remote village in North-Western Sri Lanka. Though most of the children come from a rural background, learning English and technology skills gives them a chance at a better education and future. Eurocenter donated a set of computers to build an IT Lab at the school, and expects to continue the project by providing computer lessons to children so that they can learn to make the most of their opportunity, and contribute to the development of the village.

The Ceylon School for the Deaf & Blind, newly renamed The Institute for the Deaf & Blind, is located in Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. It is the leading school, and a home, to six hundred students who are either hearing or sight impaired, offering hope for the differently-abled. Once they complete their schooling, students are also trained in a vocation that will help them find employment once they leave the institute. Eurocenter provides a meal for everyone at the school once a year as part of a continuing project.