Tsunami Disaster Relief Efforts

December 26th of this past year marked the second anniversary of the Asian tsunami. As some of you might remember, thirty two thousand people died in Sri Lanka and over one million people became homeless. From the very beginning, we were involved with many projects to help those who were affected. Our relief efforts were…

As you know, we have donated many computers to schools to be used by both teachers and students. Computers are becoming more and more an essential tool for education and communication all over the world. On the day of second anniversary of the tsunami we donated one more computer to a school that had been…

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and friends, the Triple Gem Society continues to aid people and communities affected by the devastating Asian tsunami of December 2005. Although it is no longer front page news, there is still much work to be done. We remain true to our efforts to help amidst many…

When the 2004 Tsunami completely wiped out many villages close to the shores of Kalmunai, we rebuilt one of the villages in that area. In gratitude, that community renamed itself “Triple Gem Village.” After the reopening of the village and families moved in we noticed that the community did not have a place of worship.…

On September 26th of this year we had the dedication ceremony of the Triple Gem Village. Twenty-four happy families received the keys to their new homes on that day. What a joyful event it was! There was an all-night chanting ceremony the night before to bless the homes. The next day a simple ceremony with…

The 22nd of September was an historic day for the people of Elliyadda and the surrounding villages. People woke up to see that a dream had finally come true. A dream that their parents, grandparents and great grandparents had. A dream that many did not survive long enough to see come true. This was an…

Elliyadda is a small village safely hidden in a series of mountains called knuckles in the hill country of Sri Lanka. To get there from the main city of the hill country, Kandy, you must travel 22km on winding narrow roads. Residents of Elliyadda live a simple country life and depend on their animals and…

We have undertaken a difficult but manageable project to build permanent houses for 35 families who lost their homes to the tsunami. I have actually signed a contract to build 50 homes; the construction of 35 of them will be completed in the first stage of the project. We plan to hand over the keys…

We have helped many people who lost their livelihood to the Tsunami. Those who lost everything had no foundation to build their lives again. People from all walks of life were struggling to start their livelihood and generate income to support their remaining families. I got hundreds of requests from the refugees who were eager…

As you might already know, over the last five years the Triple Gem Society has given scholarships to underprivileged students, especially girls, from around the world. After the tsunami, we streamlined our program to focus on as many affected girls and boys as possible. So far we have accepted 100 students, and are considering the…