Our Mission
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Arunalokaya – A Bright Light (Phase I)
Project is specially designed project to assist the orphanage and less fortunate children for their education and their personal developments.
The Lions Club of Negombo Horizon considered it is a humanitarian and social duty to help these children to uplift their carrier to become good citizens.
At the end of this project sponsor will get the opportunity to see the successful life of these children and they will be rewarded with a great happiness.
As a member of the Lions Club we share our knowledge and experience to rebuild their life through this project and finally club can be achieved its own humanitarian goals.
First phase of this project offered to children of grade 9 to 11 who are reside at children’s home. These chosen children will be granted financial support for the education and workshops for the life education.
Education alone itself cannot be used to uplift a successful carrier unless it is guided through correct path of the life. Therefore it is a great task of the club members to give their utmost support and guidance throughout this project until children’s overall achievement.
In this project theme is defined as “help today for their bright tomorrow” and concept adopted “all will win” policy (Sponsor, member and student)
Every donating sponsorship will help brighten a child’s future and make them a good citizen.
Arunalokaya – Light to Life (Phase II)
This project is specially designed to assist the less fortunate children who attending schools with good academic performance. The main objective of phase II of Arunalokaya is to uplift children’s as a good citizen through identified fundamental aspects of life competencies. In order to find out these aspects committee has used experience of phase I of Arunalokaya, improved basic method of teaching techniques, lions international leadership programs and other workshops, own project experiences, various child expert advices and guidance, club members professional experience with children affaires, guideline given in the UN convention of the rights of the child and functions of all other institutes which are established for children’s welfare.
After careful consideration of these factors the committee is working towards the ultimate goal of Arunalokaya to make a child as a good citizen. In this noble cause club encourage sponsors to render their service towards this project. Given financial support directly goes to the children for their educational purpose only and all other life competencies guidance will be arranged by committee with assistance of Lions Club.
Club remains with its original policy concepts of ‘win-win-win’ policy and theme defined as “help today for their bright tomorrow”. Every donating sponsor will help to brighten a child’s future and make a good citizen – So help today to make a difference.
Parties Involved
Students – Selected from various schools in Negombo area.
Sponsors – open to all well wishers who are interested in considering these students as their own children.
Members – Arunalokaya Project Committee appointed by Lions club of Negombo Horizon.
Project Advisory Board – Lion Christie Alwis
(Senior Lecture of Universities of Moratuwa and Sabaragamuwa)
Committee chairman – Lion Janaka Abeysekera
Committee members – Lion Ranjith Jayaweera
Lion Amila Fernando
Lion Thiwanka Sundarapperuma
Lion Sharmali Jayaweera
Lion Priyanthi Abeysekara
Lion Hashani Fonseka
Selection Criteria
- No bias for cast and religion
- Child should attend to school
- Age group grade 7 to grade 9
- Children with good academic performance
- Financial status of parents
- Other extra curricular activities
- Class teachers/ principle recommendation
Sponsorship
Is available in three categories
1. Financial support – limited to Rs. 500 per month per student
This will cover school fees, school materials, tuition fees, library chargers, etc…
2. Material support – As requirement arises.
This will cover expenses of the extra curricular activates of the talented students
3. Service support – Provided by sponsor when required
Sponsor can provide his service through the project committee for seminars, lectures, workshops related to the Arunalokaya projects.
Scope of the Project
To develop child education and life competencies to be a good citizen.
Through the experience of the first phase of the Arunalokaya and research made by the committee, it was decided to develop following elements
Development of academic performance by providing financial, material and service support.
Development of life competencies through following aspects
1. Self awareness
a. Identify own strengths and weaknesses.
b. Developing good qualities
c. Erasing bad qualities
- Intended ways
o Conducting seminar on ‘wining life through hardships’
o Providing reading materials and video films of the great characters. etc.
2. Good education
a. Setting educational goals.
b. Working with proper plan and organized manner.
c. Preparing and facing for the examinations.
- Intended Ways
o Organized lectures from various professions (Educational officers, Psychiatrists, etc…)
o Workshops
3. Effective Communications
a. To express ideas properly
b. To listen to something carefully and expressing it clearly
c. Using correct language
d. Improving IT knowledge
e. Addressing school assemblies
- Intended ways
o Through IT workshops
o Supporting students to learn English as an essential language
o Engaging children in children’s projects
o Through dramas and role plays
4. Maintaining Emotional Balance
a. Developing self confidence to face challenges
b. Improving ability to control emotions
c. Ability to work in a demanding environments
d. How to overcome the miseries
e. Avoiding wrong concepts
- Intended ways
o Allowing them to participate in workshops at orphanages, adult homes, homes for disables and hospitals.
o Through religious programs
o Encouraging them to participate in sports activities
5. Creative Abilities
a. Using born talents
b. Using experience
c. Using unique talents
d. Improving the thinking pattern
- Intended ways
o Encouraging them to participate in school events, district events and all island events
o Encouraging them to participate in competitions (art, music, etc…)
6. Spend Leisure Productively
a. Avoiding confusions through mind relaxation
b. Expanding knowledge
c. Enjoying the environment
d. Spend the time happily
- Intended ways
o Improving and supporting hobbies (e.g. stamp collecting, home gardening)
o Encouraging them to join societies (e.g. environmental, space, aviation, radio, zoological)
o Improving reading ability
7. Making Decisions
a. To face challenges
b. Logical thinking
c. Innovative thinking
d. Problems solving ability
e. Tolerating others opinions and making correct decisions
- Intended ways
o Leadership programs by LEOs
o Workshops, seminars, dramas
8. Mental and Physical Wellbeing
a. Type of diet
b. Health habits
c. Cleanliness
d. Exercises
- Intended ways
o Educating students through various programs/projects conducted by the lions club
9. Acts Empathetically
a. To be sensitive to needs of others and their feelings
b. Works kindly towards differently able persons
- Intended ways
o To allowing them to participate in sharamadana campaign at orphanages, adult homes, homes for disables and hospitals.
10. Making Good Citizens
a. Discipline and obedience
b. Using resources with care
c. Respecting customs, traditions, rules and regulations in the society
d. Respect for national objects
e. Protecting public property and cultural heritage
f. Environmental conservations
g. Develop good qualities
- Intended ways
o To allowing them to participate them in seminars and lectures conducted by lions club
Project Account
Separate account will be maintained at the commercial bank 2nd branch in Negombo namely Arunalokaya Project Account. In this purpose authorize officer of the account is the Project Chairman. He shall be responsible to provide account details to the committee at the end of each term (Every four months). All the account details will be published in the web site. Any inquiries regarding the account should be addressed to the project committee.
Sponsors who wish to join this project can send their donation directly to the account and should inform the project coordinators (via any convenient communication means). Immediately project coordinators will acknowledge their receipts (via e-mail). At the end of the calendar year detailed report will be provided.
At the end of the Lionistic year full detailed report will be sent to the lions club international along with other club accounts.
Proposed Projects by the Lions Club
1. Light for Orphans – Personal development of the orphanage children.
2. Healthy Child, Healthy World – Prevention of Dengue, Nutrition program for the school children, diabetes awareness program for the young generation
3. Love the Children – Street children program through the probation office.
4. Children’s Dreams – Assisting special talented children to achieve their goals
5. Justice for the Children – Free counseling, Seminars, lectures, workshops on child abuse, slavery, trafficking, forced labour, drug addict children, children’s rights, child adoption
6. We are the World – Universal and World Children’s day programs
Evaluation of Progress
To evaluate the children performance with identified elements committee has specially designed assessment progress record. A separate record will be maintained for each child. Progress will be reviewed each term along with schools term end assessments.
Publications
All the necessary information’s will be published in the club website.
1. Project report
2. Application forms
3. Sponsors details (if any sponsor specifically requests those details will not be published)
4. Workshop details
5. Project account
Individual student’s progress records will be provided only on request.
Correspondence
Club:
Project chairman – Lion Janaka Abeysekera
Project coordinators
Lion Amila Fernando – amila_sf@yahoo.com
Lion Thiwanka Sundarapperuma – thiwankas@srilankan.aero
Lady Lion Priyanthi Abeysekara - negombohorizon@yahoo.com
Tel: 0094718197803
