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Diriya Aruna 23 - Digital device library project

Rs. 267,500 raised of Rs. 1,000,000
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“A community service project carried out by the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.”

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura


BACKGROUND

Paving the way for the dreams of tomorrow.

In the recent wake of the Covid- 19 pandemic, the field of education in Sri Lanka has taken a massive toll in the form of shutting down schools for one and a half years. This is further compounded by the already present digital divide in the country and the economic hardships faced by impoverished families.

The one true hope for this impoverished community in the long run is to ensure that their children gain a sound education, so that they can excel further in life. However many of these children have seen their quality of education dwindle owing to the lack of digital devices.

THE PROJECT

• Through a rigorous screening process, we have selected Boralugoda Maha Vidyalaya, Kahahena, Awissawella as the beneficiary of our project which has a student population of 900.
• We intend on establishing a Digital Device Library in the school to lend students digital devices needed for their online educational purposes that must be promptly returned to the school depository after use.
• Such a scheme not only benefits students during their period of online learning, but also afterwards as these could further be used for in person teaching activities in the ICT field in the future.
• We also intend to renovate a selected building in the school and provide basic amenities such as water and electricity.

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Description Total Cost
Digital Device Library Unit cost No. of units
Devices with accessories Rs.50,000 11 550,000
Renovation (Including raw materials & labour)
Roof 50,000
Paint 80,000
Wiring & electrical work 90,000
Furniture 150,000
Construction consultancy 30,000
Miscellaneous & contingencies 50,000
Total Requirement Rs.1,000,000



Diriya Aruna is an annual social service project conducted by the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura since its inception in 1997 under the guidance of the Dean and Medical Faculty Students’ Union. We have successfully completed 22 phases of the project, supporting necessitous schools all around the island. We hope that by doing so, we will be able to uplift the quality of education and enable rural children to reach greater heights through education than they were previously able to.

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We hope to have funding in place by end February 2022.




30th June 2021 - And we are off with our campaign, really looking forward to your support!.


Contact details for further inquiries:

Project Co-Ordinator: Akalanka Silva
Phone Number: +94 (0) 76 089 8872, +94 (0) 71 675 3534

Project Co-Ordinator: Thinuri Hapuarachchi
Phone Number: +94 (0) 70 429 7065

Address: Diriya Aruna Committee, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Email: diriyaaruna23@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiriyaAruna23/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diriya_aruna_23/