KAJALINY THEVARAJAN

She has been in our sponsorship program since 2011. She is very talented in Art and Handicrafts. Her recent artwork has gotten into the magazine called "Ullam".

LAKSANA RASENTHIRAM

She is the youngest of three children, her father a labourer and mother a housewife. She comes from a village called Paandiyankulam, west of Maankulam close to Mallaavi in the Mullaitivu District, attending Paandiyankulam Maha Vidyalayam. Sponsorship helps her to stay in school and focus on studies. She has passed her GCE O/L in December 2019 and now studying GCE A/L, scheduled to sit for the exams in 2022...Story created July 2020.

SUGAJINY KARUNANITHI

She is the youngest of four children. Her father is a farmer and mother a housewife. She lost two of her brothers in the war. She is now studying Siddha Medicine - 3rd Year at Jaffna University, Kaithady Campus. Originally from Kilinochchi, the sponsorship helps her to stay close to the Campus and continue her studies....Story created July 2020

THAMIZHINY NANTHAKUMAR

She is the second of seven children in her family. Her father was a labourer and mother a housewife, the family was struggling to feed the kids. Our sponsor's assistance was a great help to Thamizhiny's studies. With about 8 months left for the A/L exams in 2019, our sponsor identified that Thamizhiny and her siblings were not getting proper food and this was affecting her studies. He provided extra assistance, with which SJC87 arranged nutritious food (Milk and Eggs) for the whole family. Thamizhiny's performance improved significantly and she scored A,2Bs in the Arts Stream with a district rank of 8 in the exams. She is now awaiting to hear about her University Admission, she missed the cut off for Law school as she doesn't have a 'C' in her O/L English but hoping to get into Geographical Information Science at University of Peradeniya...Story created July 2020

Oct 2020: Thamizhiny has gained Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Program at University of Peradeniya

KAJALAKSHIKA SABARATNAM

Her mother had died and father re-married and was not willing to raise her. She lives with her maternal grandparents attending Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam. Her elderly grandparents are unable to go to work and struggle to raise her. Our sponsorship helps her with her studies. She is now in Grade 10, scheduled to sit for her GCE O/L in December 2021....Story created July 2020

PUVANSA SELVARAJAH

Her mother had died in 2010 and her father re-married her mother's sister. She was the oldest of four children, whom the father was finding tough to support with a labourer's income. She studied at Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam and obtained 3B's in the 2019 GCE A/L examinations Commerce stream with a District rank of 33. She is now waiting to hear about her University admission...Story created July 2020

Oct 2020: Puvansa has gained admission into the Facilities Management program at University of Moratuwa

THILAKSHA YUVARASA

Her sponsorship started in July 2015 when her father was diagnosed with cancer and the mother had to do labour work to raise 5 kids, Thilaksha being the fourth. Her father has passed away in November 2018 and the sponsorship helps her with her studies. She is a student at Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam and she is scheduled to sit for the GCE O/L exam in Dec 2020....Story created July 2020

THARSA SIVASANGAR

Her father died during the war time and the mother re-married but not willing to raise her. She lives with her paternal grandmother, attending Piramanthanaaru Maha Vidyalayam. She is scheduled to sit for her GCE O/L exams in December 2020....Stroy created July 2020

PIRIYANTHI KARUNAKARAN

Her father died in early 2018 and the mother has to fight mental health issues while raising Piriyanthi. The sponsorship helps her stay in school. She is in Grade 10 now at Piramanthanaaru Maha Vidyalaym, scheduled to sit for her GCE O/L exams in Dec 2021....Story created July 2020