‘P I N A’ ACTIVITIES IN 1989




History of PINA Sri Lanka

‘P I N A’ ACTIVITIES IN 1989 - 1999
16.08.1989	5 blackboards and 8 school chairs were donated to the Saddhamakara Vidyayatana Pirivena Pinwatta, Panadura

21.01.1990	The donations received in October 1988 were used to built a small house for a 7- headed family in Sigiriya. This family resides there until today.

01.09.1990	Donation of a small house to a eight-headed family in Habarana.

22.08.1991	Donation of an additional school building for 120 children to the local school in Sigiriya, where previously education was conducted in the open.

06.08.1993	20 boy orphans in Inamaluwa, Dambulla received a complete new building with furnishing for their orphanage, run by a Buddhist Monk. Previously the children resided in a leaking hut. The foundation stone ceremony was held in December 1991, official inauguration was held on 06.08.1993.

	Over the following years PINA continued to lend a hand to the boys in this orphanage with basic requirements (food, schoolbooks, etc.).

07.07.1993	Articles in two German newspapers were printed, requesting the public for the donation of clutches, wheelchairs, etc, for the disabled people of Sri Lanka.

1994	“Aruna Home for Mentally Retarded Children” in Panadura was completely renovated by PINA. Previously the roof leaked, the sanitary facilities were out of date and the house was not in a proper state of habitation.

23.03.1995	A new playground for the 25 boys at the “Aruna Home for Mentally Retarded Children” was donated by the Alice Nahon School in Belgium, in collaboration with PINA.

07.10.1994	6 wheelchairs and 100 pairs of clutches where flown from Germany to Sri Lanka, by the German Airlines LTU, free of charge.

29.03.1995	Donation of 2 wheelchairs to the Kethumathi Woman’s Hospital in Panadura.

	Donation of 4 wheelchairs to the Panadura Base Hospital.

18.10.1995	A civil worker from Ambalangoda, who had lost one leg in an accident received an artificial leg via the Jaipur Foot Programme.

07.12.1995	Donation of 105 pairs of clutches and 20 saline stands to the Army Hospital in Colombo.

20.10.1995	In a joint venture with the Lion’s Club of Wadduwa a medical camp was conducted at the Pinwatta Pirivena Tempel/Panadura, where PINA donated 200 spectacles to people with eye problems.

1996	Renovation of the “Tudawe Children’s Home” in Wadduwa. A new dining room and a separate room for studies was attached to the main buildings, which previously housed app. 40 girls in minimum space.

	Until today this Girls’ orphanage is regularly provided with food and other basic necessities from PINA.

22.10.1996	Donation of 4 new sewing Machines to the “Tudawe Children ‘s Home” in Wadduwa.

18.10.1998	Free of charge transport was provided for the freight of PINA by the German Airline, LTU. 6 wheelchairs, 104 pairs of clutches, artificial legs, 1 ECG unit, walking chairs and maternity equipment were included in this cargo.

26.12.1998	The Ketumathi Woman’s Hospital in Panadura receives 1 ECG unit and maternity equipment.

10.01.1999	On invitation of the Parliament Member Mr. Bennet Cooray and in the presence of Justice & Finance Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris and Minister of Transport Mr. Fowzie, the wheelchairs, clutches and artificial legs, that were flown in by LTU on the 18.10.1998 were presented directly to wounded soldiers in Kolonnawa.

21.12.1999	As a final activity of PINA to the end of the past century an eye camp was conducted at the Pinwatta Pirivena Temple/Panadura, where 200 spectacles were donated to needy people.

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