JMFOA Australia COVID Relief Activities 2021
JMFOA Australia is always committed to supporting our community back in our motherland. COVID posed many challenges to the hospitals and our community in Sri Lanka, and JMFOA Australia didn’t hesitate to open its arms to remedy their needs.
JMFOA NZ also joined us in this mission. We donated medical equipment to north and east hospitals and dry rations to families financially struggling due to unemployment and restricted movements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following hospitals received the medical equipment donated by JMFOA:
- TH Batticaloa
- TH Jaffna
- DGH Trincomalee
- DGH Mannar
- DGH, Thellipallai
- DGH, Mullaitivu
- Base Hospital, Kalmunai North
Dry rations were donated to selected families from NE border villages living in extremely difficult circumstances due to the COVID crisis. Each family received a ration pack worth SL Rs 1500/-. Families living in extreme poverty were selected from each district (Mullaitivu, Mannar, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Amparai) with the help of local volunteer groups and were offered the above ration packs. Each selected district received SL Rs 250,000/- worth of food items. JMFOA Australia sincerely thank the local volunteer groups Amman Makallir Illa Foundation, Uthavum Karankal, Thambalakamam, Trincomalee and Killinochi Education Development Trust for their support in getting this donation reaching the community in time.
JMFOA Australia sincerely thanks its valuable members for their enormous support of this crisis. The COVID fundraising event generated $55,000 from JMFOA Australia chapter members, and the money collected was used for this project.
JMFOA NZ donated AUD8,484/- to purchase a non-invasive ventilator for TH Jaffna. JMFOA Australia coordinated this purchase and donation.
Total investment into these projects:
Medical equipments – SL RS 8,310,000.00/- (AUD 54,670/-)
Dry rations – SL RS 1,250,000.00/- (AUD 8250/-)
TRACK Australia – AUD1000/-
JMFOA NZ contributed – SL Rs 1,310,000/- (AUD$8,484/- to TH Jaffna)
Total – SL Rs 10,860,600/- (AUD 72,404/-)
Donation to ‘Theeraniyam’ school for children with Autism
Theeraniyam is a school for children with autism spectrum disorder in Batticaloa. The school continues to operate with many difficulties, especially the transport problems teachers and parents face during the recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The school currently has 7 teachers and 25 students. To continue providing services to the vulnerable members of our community, JMFOA Australia donated 5 bicycles to the teachers worth Rs 310,000/-.
Donation for Wellbeing centre Initial Establishment Cost
TBC
Jaffna Medical Faculty Canteen Assisted Program
Due to the recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the majority of undergraduates are attending university away from their hometowns and are faced with massive challenges. These include finding nutritious and affordable food, transport, and, most importantly, carrying out their academic activities. JMFOA Australia donated Rs 1.2 million through Local Alumni to the canteens belonging to the Medical Faculty and Medical Students’ Hostel in Jaffna.
Student Well-being, Faculty of Medicine –University of Jaffna
JMFOA Australia donated Rs 1.1 million to establish a student well-being centre for the medical faculty. The centre was inaugurated on March 14th.
It was formed by Dean JMF as a focal point to provide remedial action to reduce medical students’ mental stress and facilitate their teaching and learning activities.
The activities currently being provided are as follows:
· Teaching-learning sessions for first-year medical students by recent graduates
· Mentoring sessions
· Counselling sessions
· Supervised discussions by PPDS portfolio supervisors
· Conducting workshops and seminars
· Providing physical space to conduct meetings
· Leisure time activities
· Movie night
· Games
· Career guidance
· Soft skills development activities
Donation on getting new land for Children Hospital at Innuvil -Donated $5000
Adamban project, provision of wheel chair
Supporting Jaffna medical Faculty Students During Pandemic