Sri Bodhiraja Foundation

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WOMEN & WELFARE

Courses in handcraft and basic management are organized for the women. With these skills, they can start up cottage industries not only to augment their family income, but develop higher self-esteem and confidence. A maternity programme guides pregnant mother about pre-and post natal care, personal hygiene and coping with the stress of child-bearing.

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CHILDREN'S HOME

The Saratchandra Children's Home, founded in 2002, is home to 30 children aged 6 to 15. Some of the children are orphans, while others are abandoned or come from dysfunctional families. Supported by Mr. Senaka Saratchandra, a local businessman, the home is managed by the Sri Bodhiraja Foundation and the children are closely connected to the temple.

The Bursary Fund assists children from needy families to continue school by helping them with their study needs such as uniforms, shoes and stationery. To date, more than 300 children have benefited from this fund. The Foundation also has a funeral assistance scheme to help poor families carry out proper funeral rites in their most difficult times.

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COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY

In 1995, with aid from the World Bank, the Sri Bodhiraja Foundation embarked on the community water supply project. Working closely with local community groups, more than 3000 families in 6 villages are benefiting from this project. The families receive piped water for one or two hours daily, depending on the weather. With regular water supply, women and children are released from the burden of fetch water everyday, sometimes from sources far away. The women have more free time for other household- chores or work, and children are able to go to school.

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"M**H SEVANA" HOUSING PROJECT

In the 2004 tsunami, more than 30,000 people perished and thousands of families were left homeless in Sri Lanka. To help the many displaced, the Sri Bodhiraja Foundation, with the generous support of the Taiwan Inter-Religious Disaster Fund, the Singapore Red Cross and many kind individuals and organizations, initiated the M**h Sevana project to provide 700 low -cost houses for the tsunami victims and help them rebuild their lives.

Father assistance is given by building community halls, Sunday Dhamma schools and bursary fund for stuents from low-income families. Through the home-farming programme, families can grow vegetables and fruit, not only for home consumption, but get some income by selling excess at the market.

COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY

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Founder Ven. Omalpe Sobhita Thero lives with the firm conviction that the monk's role is to serve for the happiness and well-being of all beings. Well aware that without life's basic needs, there can be no room for spiritual growth, he strives tirelessly to uplift the living standards of the rural poor while, at the same time, sharing his deep knowledge of the Dhamma with all.

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Sri Bodhiraja Foundation,Sri Bodhiraja Dharmayathanaya,Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka-70200
Tel - (+94) 474 930 114 / (+94) 474 931 725
Fax - (+94) 474 931 682
Email - sobhita@sltnet .lk
Web - bodhirajafoundation.org

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