OrphanCare Trust successfully completed its inaugural fund distribution among its 2500 plus registered orphans.
Amana Bank’s flagship CSR venture OrphanCare, was launched earlier this year with the aim of addressing a very important yet mostly unattended need of orphan children; which is to secure the fate of orphans once they reach the age of 18 and are compelled to leave institutional care. The launch event was held under the patronage of Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Hon Chandrani Bandara Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Development of Dry Zones and Dr Indrajit Coomaraswmay, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
The OrphanCare Trust is administered by a team of trustees who have a track record of passionate social service, which include as Chairman of the Trust Mr Ruzly Hussain (founder of the Roteract movement in Sri Lanka), Mr Osman Kassim (Chairman Amãna Bank) Mr K R Ravindran (former Rotary International president), Mr Rohan Tudawe – Treasurer (Chairman Tudawe Brothers), Mr Sharad Amalean (Co-founder MAS Holdings), Mr Tyeab Akbarally (Senior Director Akbar Brothers) Mr Harsha Amarasekera (President’s Counsel and Chairman CIC Holdings), Mr Jazri Magdon Ismail (President AAT) and Mohamed Azmeer (CEO Amãna Bank). The Trustees have instituted a strong governance framework to maintain the highest standards of integrity and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Trust.
With over 14,000 registered orphans in the country, Amãna Bank Orphan Care which is established as an independent trust with all operational expenditure of the trust borne by Amãna Bank, has to date enrolled over 2,500 orphans to the program representing 75 orphanages with the objective of reaching out to all orphans in the country. In enrolling orphans to the program Amãna Bank Orphan Care has honoured Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child where all enrolments are irrespective of the child’s or their parent’s or legal guardian’s race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or any other status.
Sharing his views, Chairman of the Trust Mr Ruzly Hussain said “Our initiative has been well appreciated and encouraged at many levels including donors who came forward to selflessly contribute towards this worthy cause of giving the young adults who have, for too long, been forgotten and neglected a choice in their future.”
Also commenting Treasurer of the Trust Mr Rohan Tudawe said “We are thankful to Amãna Bank for absorbing all operational and administrative costs of the trust, thereby enabling us to allocate all donations directly to our cause.”
Sharing his views Amãna Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Mohamed Azmeer said “I am thankful for all the donors who have generously contributed to the OrphanCare cause. Further, I would like to appreciate the heads of the 75 orphanages and child care institutions who have believed in our cause and come forward to enrol over 2,500 orphans with us. I am pleased that with the Bank bearing all costs of the Trust, every rupee donated to OrphanCare will be allocated exclusively for the enrolled orphan accounts.”
The beneficiaries of the inaugural fund disbursement represent a multitude of orphanages namely
| 1. Aroma Boys Children’s Home
2. Aroma Girls Children’s Home 3. Al Arkam Child Development Centre 4. A C C C Child Development Centre 5. Al Noor Orphanage 6. Amman Illam 7. As-Shifa 8. Bhakthiwedantha Child Development Centre 9. Bosco Sewana 10. Boys Industrial Home 11. Buddha Boys Child Development Centre 12. Buddha Girls Child Development Centre 13. Buddhist Girls Home 14. Buddhist Girls Home, Matara 15. Canaan Harvest Children’s Home 16. CIS Infants Home & Orphanage 17. CMLU Home 18. Dharul Hasanath Children’s Home 19. Don Bosco Child Development Centre 20. Fathima Welfare Centre 21. Girls CDC of Child Protection Association 22. Give Light Home Bandaragama 23. Gnanodaya Padanama 24. Hindu Anbaham Children’s Home 25. Holy Cross Children’s Home 26. Islamia Home for Needy & Orphan Children 27. Isuru Lama Sewana Child Development Centre 28. Jevani Child Development Home 29. Karunaalayam 30. Ladani Children’s Home 31. Loris Girls Home 32. Lourdes Girls Home 33. Makola Orphange 34. Manikkavasagar Boys Home 35. Maw Sevana 36. Mercy Lanka 37. Methodistha Children’s Home 38. Noguchi Child Development Centre
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39. Pearls of Paradise
40. Peter Weerasekera Children’s Home 41. Rouzul Islam 42. Salvation Army – Girls CDC 43. Sebamalai Mariyannai 44. SEDA Orphanage – Hemmathagama 45. Shakthi Girls Home 46. Shalom Childrem Home 47. Share & Care Community Home 48. Sharin Orphanage 49. Shepherd’s Heart 50. Shri Sanghamitta Balika Development Centre 51. Sri Jinananda Development Centre 52. Sivan Arul Illam Trust 53. Sneha Development Centre 54. SOS Children’s Home-Piliyandala 55. SOS Children Village- Monaragala 56. SOS Children Village-Anuradhapura 57. SOS Children’s Village-Galle 58. SOS Children’s Village-Nuwara Eliya 59. SOS Children’s Village –Jaffna 60. Sri Agilandeshwary Arulaham 61. Sri Lankadhara Child Development Centre 62. Sri Sangabo Children’s Home 63. Sri Yasodara Devi Aramaya & Girls Home 64. St Joseph Girls Home 65. St.Peter’s Children’s Home 66. St.Vincent’s Girls Home 67. Suwami Vipulananda CDC 68. The Guardian Child Development Centre 69. Thilakavadiyar Girls Home 70. Thudawe Children’s Home 71. Udhaya Children’s Home 72. Uhunu Children’s Orphanage 73. Vajira Sri Boys Child Development Centre 74. Wijewardana Balika Child Development Centre 75. Yoga Swamy Saiva Girls Home – Batticaloa
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Inviting the public to be a part of the program, Mr Ruzly Hussain said “If you are moved and driven by this cause, and want to make a difference in the lives of young orphans reach out to Amãna Bank OrphanCare initiative by e-mailing orphancare@amana.lk or calling us on 011 775 6 775. Your contribution will go a long way in impacting their future.”