Landslide Relief

4 of the schools implementing Tacugama’s education programme (TKEEP) – Logos, R.E.C, Saio and Church of Christ, were greatly affected by the landslide that unfolded on August 14th. Tragedy struck harder at 2 of the schools, Logos and R.E.C., which combined lost over 40 students. In total, 60 kids perished and many more are still unaccounted for.

On Monday Nov 13th, we provided full scholarships to 44 orphaned TKEEP kids and we are committed to continue covering their school fees on an annual basis. In the next few weeks, we plan on helping 50 additional kids by providing them with shoes and school uniforms.

Thanks to everyone that donated, we couldn’t have done it without your generous contributions!

Summary of Donation Allocations

UPDATE: 2018 Support

School Uniforms for Kids

August: 2,785,000 LE ($330 USD)

School Equipment (Shoes/Bags)

September: 5,325,000 LE ($631 USD)

Kids Scholarships

October: 12,040,000 LE ($1,142 USD)

Building for education events

October: 42,120,000 LE ($4995 USD)

Total: 62,270,000 LE ($7,098 USD)

2017 Support

Daily Breakfast Provisions (2017)

Aug 15th– Sept 10th:

14,702,000 LE (1,960 USD)

Staff Burial Support & Relocation (2017)

Aug 31st:

5,300,000 LE (707 USD)

Relief Support – Orphan Scholarships (2017)

Nov 13th:

12,040,000 LE (1,605 USD)

Relief Support – Orphan School supplies (2017)

Nov 13th:

11,500,000 LE (1,533 USD)

– 50 School bags – 3,000,000 LE

– 50 Pair of shoes – 2,500,000 LE

– 100 School Uniforms – 6,000,000 LE

Refugee Camp Support (2017)

Nov 29th:

185,000 LE (25 USD)

– 2 Cartons Soap – 185,000 LE

– 25 Bags Bennimix (Milk Formula) – Donated

Total Spent (2017): 43,727,000 (5,830 USD)

With the remaining budget, we intend to provide scholarships for orphans on an annual basis and are committed to foster long-term support to cover gaps in the system – including school/infrastructure repairs, school equipment and annual scholarships.