Vivekananda Tamil Vidyalaya and Community (Central Province)

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Vivekananda Tamil Vidyalaya and Community (Central Province)

Published on:November 18, 2024

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Project Description

Vevekananda Tamil Vidyalaya is a rural Tamil-medium primary school located in the Highforest No.1 tea estate in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. The school serves children from economically disadvantaged families, with most parents employed as daily laborers in tea estates, vegetable farms, and nearby tea factories. The school had long faced severe water shortages. Although a source well existed 650 meters away, the school lacked the resources to bring water to the premises. As a result, students and staff had to rely on collecting water in buckets from a nearby house, severely limiting access to safe water for drinking and sanitation.

This issue also affected the broader community of estate line houses, where women—after long hours of estate work—struggled with daily household tasks due to the lack of water. The new facilities have transformed their lives, enabling them to manage housekeeping more easily and even grow their own home gardens.

Location

Highforest No.1 Tea Estate, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province.

Reason to choose this project

Due to the absence of a reliable water supply, both the school and surrounding community suffered for many years, making this a critical project to improve education, health, and community well-being.

Activities We Have Done

Constructed an open source well.
Installed a protective well cover.
Built a pump house with a panel board.
Supplied a new electricity connection to operate the water pump.
Provided a high-capacity water pump to lift water 120 meters uphill.
Constructed a low concrete water stand with handrails.
Supplied two 5000L water tanks.
Installed a total pipeline system (650 meters) from the source well to the school, school premises, and existing toilets.
Supplied and installed a pipeline system to serve 40 estate line houses.
Constructed one handwashing unit (with four taps) and two tap posts.
Painted all construction areas, including water-related structures.

Community Contribution

Parents, teachers, and community members actively supported the project by transporting materials to the construction site and providing unskilled labor during construction.

Beneficiaries : 383

Students: 175 children from grades 1 to 5.
Teachers: 8 staff members.
Community: 200 individuals from 40 families in nearby estate line houses.

Partner

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Kansarmen SL Foundation

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