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Samata Sarana
Samata Sarana is a multi-faceted program aimed at benefiting the poor and the
disadvantaged. Situated in Mutwal, Sri Lanka, this remarkable venture
sustains a wide array of services including schooling for children,
day care for elders, child care for working mothers, support for abused
women, a medical assistance program and educational, vocational, self
employment and housing assistance programs. In addition, Samata Sarana
provides daily meals for slum dwellers of Colombo North, an effort
it has been able to sustain uninterrupted for many years, serving
over six million meals! Currently, three daily meals are provided
to approximately 600 persons, which include over 300 children and
the elderly. The food program, whilst being the most astounding of
Samata Sarana's many services, is also the target of many criticisms
from those that perceive it as a perpetuation of a welfare mentality.
It should be stressed that able-bodied adults capable of work are
excluded from this specific program. In addition to its gamut of regular
services, Samata Sarana also responds to the needs of the destitute
in emergencies such as floods. All of Samata Sarana's services are
provided irrespective of race, religion and other social differences.
During a visit to Sri Lanka in 1997, then First Lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton was afforded a tour of the Samata Sarana facility. She was
most impressed with the yeomen undertaking and recorded the following
sentiments in Samata Sarana's visitor's book. "Thank you for showing
me the work you are doing and the faith that sustains it. God's blessings
on all who make this mission live."
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