Educational and Basic Needs Support for Iniya Vaazhvu Illam, Mullaitivu

Iniya Vaazhvu Illam cares for 50 children with special needs, including 33 boys and 17 girls. Among them, 13 children have visual impairments. The home has kindly requested assistance with the following needs.

Audio Recording Devices
Eight students with hearing impairment who are undertaking higher studies need audio recording devices to record school lessons. Audio recorders will help them record the lessons and review later.  The approximate cost of these devices is LKR 120,000.

Sewing Machine
Five former hearing impaired residences of this home have learned to make school bags through vocational training.  They now sew these bags in the school workshop during the evenings and receive wages for their work. 

The care home currently has 3 sewing machines. However, that is not sufficient for all students. They are requesting an additional sewing machine to increase their capacity and production.  The approximate cost of this additional sewing machine is LKR 135,000.

Washing Machine
Currently, the care home only has one working washing machine. They had tried to repair an existing washing machine without much success.  They are requesting an additional washing machine to wash the clothes of all the children who live at the care home.  Approximate cost of a new washing machine is LKR 125,000.