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Meet our ChildrenSome of the children at Clarendon: Anjana Sewwandi - She was a street girl. Her mother has abandoned her. Iresha Udeni - Her father is dead. Her mother is helpless. Prabhani Wijeweera - Her mother has abandoned her. Asha Dilrukshi - She was a street girl. She has no father. Renuka - She was a street girl. She has no parents. Nona Subeida - She was a street girl. She has no parents. Andi Shanthi Mary - She has no father. Jaya - She has no parents. Koshalika Lakshani - She has no parents. Dinush Rukmali - Her father is dead. Chandrapalan Shri Devi - She has no mother. Her father has abandoned her. Shashini Supun Tharika - Her father has abandoned her. Selladuri Mari - She was a street girl. She has no father. Dilrukshika Wijeweera - Her mother has abandoned her. Piyumi Madushsni - Her mother has abandoned her. Reeta Mary - Her parents are unable to take care of her. Nadeesha Tharangi - She has no father. Niroshini - She has no parents. Shanika Dilrukshi - Her mother has abandoned her. Tharaka Sewwandi - She has no father. We are able to provide for the support of the following children through the assistance and cooperation of the Holy Family nuns. The children, who formerly lived at Clarendon, are now in boarding schools and with families throughout the island. We provide for their complete support. Ruchira Shayman - Ruchira's parents moved from Kanthale to Trincomalee due to the floods. During the ethnic conflict, his father died in one of the attacks, and his sister lost one hand. His mother too was injured. All of the people in the village were taken to a refugee camp in Ragama. Ruchira was born in the Ragama hospital, and when Ruchira's mother went back to the camp, there was no one. Everyone had been moved to other places. His grandmother and sister have not been located yet. When he was 5, he was brought to Clarendon. When he was 6, his mother died of cancer from the wounds. He has no one. He was at Clarendon since 1993. In 1996, he was sent to a boys home in Katugastota, and we continue to support him. (Note: By then, as the children grew older, the formerly "co-ed" Clarendon had only girls. Ruchira was the only boy.) Ruchira knows no other family except for the Benedictine Fathers and the Holy Family Sisters. Charuni Dilhani - Father left them when her sister was a baby. Mother, herself an orphan, grew up in a Home. Later worked as a servant. They have no home of their own. Her sister is also in a Home. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Famela - Her father was killed during the 1989 insurgency. Three older siblings. Anne, her older sister, was also at Clarendon. Her mother does a small business and has an income of about $15 to $20 per month. She has been at Clarendon since 1995. She completed her GCE O/L with one Distinction and 4 Credits, and sat the A/L in 2003. Kanishka - Born in Batticaloa, they were living in Nawalapitiya when they lost their father and everything in the ethnic crisis. Mother was frightened to live there and moved to Mount Lavinia. She looks sad. Mother works for another orphanage and has an income of less than $15 per month. One younger sister (see below). They have no home, or anything of their own. She has been at Clarendon since 1992. She has written to us stating that she is determined to overcome her difficulties, continue her studies to become a physician, and take care of her mother and sister. Nishanthinie - Sister of Kanishka. Looks sad and unhappy. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Ruwanie Deepasika - Father is a coolie, earning $15 to $20 per month. He has left the family. Mother does odd jobs to maintain the family. They do not have anything of their own. Five children in the family. Family lives in a rented cadjan house with no facilities. She was under-nourished and had weak legs. She had been at Clarendon since 1991. Rupika Dilshani - Father was a fisherman, was injured in boat, and has trouble with his spine. He is also an alcoholic. Mother is in Singapore. Was subjected to the trauma of domestic abuse, and often, starvation. Her then 16 year old sister left home to get married. One younger sister (see below). She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Dilini Wasana - Sister of Rupika Dishani. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Madushani Nisansala Priyadharshanie - Father left when she was a baby. Mother works in a shoe factory with an income of about $20 per month. Their home has a bed, a table, and some chairs. One younger brother. Her mother is sick often, and cannot work. Mother's illness makes her very sad. She has been at Clarendon since 1999. Shanika Christine - Two younger siblings. Father met with an accident and could not work. Had problems in the family. Mother tried to abandon the family. No home of their own. Income of $25 per month. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. She now lives with family. Eroshinie Dominica - Father is an alcoholic. Income of $25 per month. Mother grew up in a convent in Nawalapitiya. Subjected to domestic abuse. Does odd jobs to maintain family. She has been at Clarendon since 1999. Mayosha Lakshanie - Mother died when she was very little. Father is remarried, and the step-mother does not want them. She and her sister were being taken care of by two different aunts. One-room rented house with no kitchen, toilet facilities or electricity, with a bed, a table and chairs. She has been at Clarendon since 1996. She completed the GCE O/L with 4 Distinctions and 5 Credits, and sat the A/L in 2003. Eresha Iranganie - Father and mother have both left. One younger brother. Mother left when her brother was three months old. Father also left a year later. Whereabouts unknown. Grandmother is guardian. Cries often. She has been at Clarendon since 1997. Roshini Upeksha Kumarie - Father, a carpenter, died in an accident. Mother is very sick and has poor eye-sight. Government support only. Cadjan home with no facilities, with a table and some chairs. Her younger brother is at the Welihena Home. Often home-sick. She has been at Clarendon since 1999. Amila Madushani - Father is mentally ill, resulting in tension at home. Children are also depressed and are undergoing psychiatric treatment. Five older siblings, prone to depression and mental illness. They are often hungry. Physically weak as well, have contemplated suicide. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Nilminie Kumarie - She has been at Clarendon since 1999. Sister of Malkanthie (See below). Sherine Marian - Father is an alcoholic. Mother has left with another companion. A stressful situation for the girls, who harbor much bitterness. Two older brothers who are drivers, an older sister, and one younger sister (see below). Older brother is guardian of family. Household, including grand-father, has a bed, a table and some chairs. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Sharmen Marian - Sister of Sherine. Affected by the separation from her mother. She is not happy with herself and others. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Marian Presadinie - Mother died when she was a baby. Two older siblings. Father, earning $35 per month, is an alcoholic. Deeply feels the loss of her mother. She has been at Clarendon since 1998. Mayanthika Madushanie - One brother. Mother left the family when her brother (now 12) was three months old. Father is an alcoholic and drug addict. Suffering from the seperation of his wife, he disappeared 10 years ago. Whereabouts unknown. These experiences have affected her. She looks sad. She has been at Clarendon since 1997. Alumni Iresha - Displaced from Batticaloa during the ethnic crisis. Mother died of asthma. Father is a watcher on a coconut estate in Putlam. They have no home of their own. She had been at Clarendon since 1993. She has completed a Home Management training course, and is now married. Nayana Malkanthie - Father is mentally ill, is sometimes hospitalized at Angoda, and is prone to violence when ill. Mother is a household maid. Two older brothers, one younger brother, and one younger sister (Nilminie Kumarie, see above). Brothers work in a gas station. No home. Family is dispersed due to situation. Mother and older brothers work, earning $25 to $35 per month. She had been at Clarendon since 1999. Anushka Priyadarshanie - Father is an alcoholic. Physically abusive, assaulted the mother, fracturing her arm. He left home when she was 6. Her twin sisters are in another Home. Wishes to be a nurse. Mother earns $20 per month, preparing and selling meals. They have a bed, a table, and four chairs. She had been at Clarendon since 1991. Varuni - Father died when she was little, and mother left and remarried some time later. Was taken care of by grandfather (73) who is sick and unable to work. One brother. They have no home of their own. Brother (23), is her guardian, working in a bakery, earning $35 per month. They call their uncle's cadjan house, with no facilities, home. She was the head girl in their school. She had been at Clarendon since 1997. She completed a Home Management training course in Pamunugama, married, and is working in a factory. Rasika Priyadarshanie - Father is an alcoholic, resulting in problems at home. Subjected to domestic abuse. She has weak eye-sight. She had been at Clarendon since 1996. Now married. Lasintha Shamalie - Mother left when she was very young. One younger brother. Father is an alcoholic. Subjected to violence and domestic abuse at home. Cared for by grandmother. She had been at Clarendon since 1999. Ayesha - Father left home when she was 10. Mother has done odd jobs and has now gone about three years ago to the middle-east as a maid. Older brother and sister. No home of her own. She was at home, without schooling. She has rheumatism and poor health. She had been at Clarendon since 1998. Wilsy Dilsha Chrismalee - Always with family problems, has been abandoned by the father when she was 8, and later by the mother. No home of their own. Was living with grand-parents, and was being ill-treated by uncles. Her sister is in another Home. She had been at Clarendon since 1998. Himara Priyanthika - Mental development has been slow, and behavior is that of a little child. Father is an alcoholic. Subject to domestic abuse. Pressure in the home environment has affected development. She had been at Clarendon since 1998. Praba Maheshika Children with cancer We have been able to provide for the support of young cancer patients through the assistance and cooperation of the Association For Lighting A Candle (AFLAC) in Sri Lanka. AFLAC’s cancer program appoints a volunteer caseworker for each cancer patient. AFLAC volunteers visit these patients each month and provide them with the necessary nutrients and medications. AFLAC has selected the children for assistance after careful screening for financial need. The children, afflicted with cancer, and treated at the Maharagama Cancer Institute, are now being cared for in their own homes throughout the island. We provide a monthly allowance for their care and support, and AFLAC’s caseworker monitors the patient’s progress and needs. All expenditures are made by the volunteer caseworker, based on the patient’s needs. An accounting is provided to AFLAC, and then to us. Some of them: Sameera Pradeep Makandana - Astrocytoma Home: Lower Mapitigama, Malwana Ruwanthi Sandarekha - Malignant Histeocystosis Home: Uduwana, Homagama Chandana Isurusiri Home: Handakatuwatte, Weerapokuna Brian Shalinda Attapattu - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Home: Ruhunupura, Battaramulla. Sarana Madhumathi - Synovial Sarcoma. Home: Wellawatte. N. G. Jeevashakthi - Leukemia. Home: Horana Randil Avishka Jayalath - Acute Lymphoid Leukemia. Home: Kurunagala Devasinghe Sumith Madushanka - Neuro ectodermal tumor of lumbar region. Home: Meegama, Alutjgama Hemal Rasika G. Ratna - Acute Lymphoid Leukemia Home: Arukgoda, Alobomulla Fathima Sulfa - Langerhans Histiocytosis Home: Puttlam U.G. Hansana - Leukemia Home: Kantale Madushika Dilhani - Histiocytosis Home: Polonnaruwa J.K. Pradeep - Leukemia Home: Bingiriya Dilshan Rajapakse - Leukemia Home: Mikaruwetiya H.A. Lakshani - Leukemia Home: Welimada Yasiru Sayuranga - Leukemia Home: Nikaweratiya Shyani Edirisinghe - Sarcoma of the Right Upper Humerus Home: Gandala Nishantha Alahakone - Osteosarcoma Home: Katana Vikum Kavinda - Leukemia Home: Alubomulla Cancer, as you know, often eventually takes its toll. We are sad to report that some who we assisted through this program, passed away. We hope we were able to be of help to these children, even a little, during their suffering, by providing them with the necessary supplements which may have brought them some relief during their last few months of life. May they have eternal peace. |
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