Rebuilding War Torn Lives – Relief Efforts in Sri Lanka

In March 2015 we inaugurated the 8th Hindu temple we built in Sri Lanka. This time it was for very poor low cast families who live in Mulative district. The region was badly affected by war and I am glad that we were able to help them to have a place of worship. The whole…

As part of our disaster relief humanitarian projects, we have previously reconstructed six Hindu temples that were all destroyed or damaged due to war or natural disasters. We are glad to partially sponsor the construction of Sri Sithy Vinayakar Temple in Periyapandiviricchan Village in the Manar District of northern Sri Lanka. The temple was completed…

As part of our disaster relief humanitarian projects, we have previously reconstructed six Hindu temples that were all destroyed or damaged due to natural disasters. We are very glad to let you know that our seventh Hindu temple is under construction. We hope to complete the construction work before the end of the year. We…

I am very glad to share with you the good news that we have rebuilt the Hindu Temple in Sinnathampan Village and have handed it over to the community with a grand opening ceremony on the 4th of May, 2013. With the sole sponsorship of Mr. Perera and family, we were able to complete the…

We have completed and handed over the two Hindu temples we were building in Madukulam and Sinnathampan. The villagers and the devotees of the temple celebrated the opening of the temples with religious ceremonies and special events. I was glad to be there to share the joy of opening of the new temples. As I…

Two small villages, Madukulam and Sinnatampan are located in Manar District of Sri Lanka. They were both badly damaged during the war. Each of these villages had a Hindu Temple which had been damaged beyond repair. I visited both villages and met with the community and the village leaders who were just getting resettled at…

We are delighted to report the children of Madu village in the Vavnia district of Northern Sri Lanka now have a brand new school. Local community leaders and area military commanders joined Bhante at a special April 3, 2011 event in which the school was handed over to education authorities. Upon arrival Bhante was received…

We have started construction of a school in Madu village in the Vavnia district of Northern Sri Lanka. Within a short period of time we were able to prepare designs, estimates and permits, clear the ground and identify a sponsor for the project. On February 2nd we started construction and hope to complete the work…

As the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) of the war in Sri Lanka return to their villages in the northern regions, one of the most important needs is the availability of water for drinking and farming. We were able to build two deep wells to provide water to the people in two villages. One was built…

Ten single mothers, whose husbands have died in the war, received ten cows from our sponsor Mr. Perera. When we rebuilt Periyakulam village, which was destroyed by the war, we thought of helping the single mothers so that they could support their families. When Bhante met the single mothers he asked the women what else…