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PATH OF LOVE A V O L U N T E E R N O N P O L I T I C A L 2 0 1 7

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Our Vision Our Vision is to bring bright life back to the orphaned children
and people severely affected by the war in Sri Lanka.

Our Mission is to support the humanitarian organizations to rec-

reate a bright future filled with love, happiness and opportunity
Our Mission... for all the people, particularly children who have gone through
unimaginable suffering during the times of war.

We plan to achieve this by:

Bringing awareness among all of our friends and families about the chil-
dren and people affected by the war and their extreme conditions to get
their financial supports.
Creating direct links with humanitarian organizations to support their
sustainable, high-impact projects and become partners in their invalu-
able humanitarian efforts.
Creating connection with children in orphanages and women-headed
families and help them focus on their education and vocational training
to bring bright individual lives, and enable them to become respectable
citizens contributing to their communitys prosperous and peaceful fu-
ture.
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Students are our future...

2016 Highlights

Attending immediate needs...

Never doubt that

a small group of

thoughtful,

committed people

can change the Helping the Community...

world. Indeed, it is

the only thing that

ever has.

Margaret Mead

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Anpuneri Highlights 2016..

1.FinancialAssistancetoabout15Mannarschooland5to8universitystu $5,276.00
dents.ThefinancialaidswereprovidedthroughAnnaiillam&Manitha
Neyam(ongoingsince2009).

2.Carepackagesto10poorexpectingandnewmotherswereprovidedper $3,738.00
monththroughThanniyuttu,MullaitivuSaiSevaSangam(ongoingsince
2012).
3.KopayDaycareCenter:Anpunerifamiliesprovideslunchtoabout50pre $500.00
schoolchildrenfrompoorfamiliesatthedaycarecenter(ongoingsince
2009).
4.MotivationalworkshopsandfinancialSupportforMullaitivuStudentswho $5,246.00
losttheirfather,motherorseverelyaffectedbywar:SinceNovember
2013,about50studentswholosttheirfathersareprovidedRs.1,000per
monththroughSaiSevaSangam&ManithaNeyam.
5.Specialafterschoolmathclassesfor7thand8thgradestudentsatVat $5,023.00
tapalai,Kokkulai,ThriyaithroughMullaitivuRotaryClub.
6.FoodFestival2016FundsAllthefundscollectedfromthefoodfestival $28,045.00
eventweresenttohelppeopleresettlinginSampoor.50toiletsand35
semipermanenthouseswerebuiltbyIMHO.
7.CopyMachineRepairforVattapalaiTMV $94.00

8.CowsprovidedtothreefamiliesinMannar $1,458.00

9.Calculatorsfor16JaffnaUniversityStudents $244.00

10.Higherdegreepaymentforafullyearforanambitiousbrightstudent $1,125.00

$50,749.00

"Don't miss the chance to do small things with great love"

-Mother Teresa
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Financial Assistance to Mannar Students

Diluxan from Adamban lost his father and living
with his mother, a housewife, and four other siblings.

Like the other 16 students with similar backgrounds,

he has been receiving a monthly stipend of Rs 3000
(approx. US $20) from Anpuneri. This little help and
his hard work has made him the first in class. He is
now full of hope that he will enter the university.

Anpuneri, WITH YOUR HELP, is determined to provide sup-

port to students like Diluxion and GIVE THEM HOPE ABOUT
THEIR FUTURE.

Mother Baby Care Project

In2016,122poorexpectingmothersinMullaitivureceivedcarepackagesoffered
byAnpunerifamilies.Thesecarepackagesincludehygienicandnutritiousprod
ucts.ThelocalvolunteerswiththehelpofHealthDepartmentofMullaitivuchoose
thefamiliesthatreallyneedsupportasthenumberofpoorexpectingmothersis
largeinMullaitivu.
EachcarepackagecostsaboutRs.5,000,thatincludestowel,aThermosFlask,
Lungies,Napkins,Cottondressesforbaby,Poplincloth,womensanitarynapkins,and
otherbabyitems.ThisprogramhasbeenimplementedbyThanniyuttuSaiSevaCenterinbehalfofus.
Thepackagesareissuedtofamiliesinthelessprivilegedvillages,thatincludesPoothanvayal,Navat
kadu,Putharikuda,Ponnagar,Murippu,Neelakandapuram,andKumarapuram,wheremostofthe
familiesaredaytodaylaborers,farmersorfishermen.
WehavebeensupportingthisprogramsinceApril2012.Itwouldbegreatifwecancontinueand
increasethenumberofbeneficiariesbyextendingthisprojecttomorevillagesinMullaitivuareain
2017.Itcanhappenonlythroughyourgenerouscontributionasavailablefundforthisprogramis
verylow.WesendthefundsforthiseffortthroughManithaNeyam,aUSregisteredCharityOrganiza
tion.

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Kopay Day Care Center

Anpunerihasbeenfinanciallysupportingthispreschooldaycarecenterformorethansix
years.Currentlythedaycareprovideseducationfor25sociallyunderprivilegedkidswhoare
lessthan5yearsold.Therearetwoteacherseducatingthekids.Anpunerisfinancialassis
tancehassignificantlyhelpedthedaycaretooperateinmanyways.Thedaycareprovides
healthymealforunderprivilegedonadailybasis.Besideseducatingtheselimitedopportunity
children,therearevariouseventstakeplacethroughouttheyear.Somenotableeventsare
annualsportsday,childrenKalaiVilla,andothersignificantTamilculturalevents.Anpuneris
financialassistancealsohelpstomonthlycompensatethetwoteachers.
Nowordstodescribehowourlittlehelpmadethisdaycarecentertogrowandbecomeaplaceofjoyandinspira
tion!

Motivational Workshops and Financial Support for Mullaitivu Students

Therearemanychallengesthepeoplefacingaftertheresettlement.Lackofinterestineducation,motivationandmoral
valuesareaffectingthestudentsandthefutureofthelocalsociety.Thisworkshopisaimedtohelpsreducetheschool
dropoutsandmotivatetheseyoungstudentstocontinuetheireducation.TheworkshopisorganizedbySaiSavaCenter
once a month on a weekend. Specially trained talented teachers from Jaffna, Trincomalee and Colombo conduct the
workshop.
In2016,wecontinuedoursupporttomotivationalworkshopsandsmallfinancialsupporttoabout65studentswholost
their fathers/mothers during the war, with disabled parents and about 25 young students from very poor fami
liesinMullaitivu.
Thiseffortisongoingsince2013becauseofallyourcontinuousgenerouscontribution.ThankYou!
From March2016, the studentsare being taught Yoga by welltrained teaches.The studentsare groupedaccording to
theirageandtaughtmoralvalues,organizationalskills,timemanagementandmotivation.
ThesestudentsinGrade5toGrade10,mostofthemfromfamilieswholosttheirfather/motherorwithdisabledparents
orfromverypoorfamilies,havebeenbenefitingfromthisprogram.Anpuneriprovidessmallmonthlyincentive(Rs.500
to1,000)toeachstudenttoencouragethem.

After-School Classes
Alocalcompassionateuniversitystudent,whohimself
arecipientofAnpuneriassistance,initiatedapilotafter
schoolmathprogramfrom7thand8thstudentsat
VattapalaiTamilMahaVidyalam(VTMV)in2015.He
recognizedtheneedoflongtermeffortstoimprovethe
mathandscienceeducationamongVannistudents,
whoarefarbehindthenationalaverage.
In2016,wesentatotalof$5,023fortheprogram.
In2016,weexpandedtheclassestotwoschoolsthat
areinremoteareaswithlackofteacher.Oneofthemis Studentsandparentsareverygratefulfortheafterschool
KokkulaiGovernmentTamilSchoolandotheroneis classessincetherearenotutorialclassesintheirvillage
ThiriyaiTamilMahaVidyalayam. andtheycannotaffordtosendthestudentsfarawayfor
additionalclasses.TheyrequestedavisitingAnpunerivol
Basicstationeryitemsandsnacksareprovidedtothe unteertocontinueandexpandtheclasses.
students.
ThefundsweresentthroughManithaNeyamTrustto
MullaitivuRotaryClubwhooverseastheprogram.
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Sampoor Resettlement (result of 2015 Food Festival)
Closeto$30,000wascollectedforIMHOlastyearthroughFoodFestival2016withthe
pledgetoconstructtoiletsforpeopleresettledinSampoor.
IMHOprovidedallthefundswecollectedandad
ditionalfundstobuild50toiletsand35semi
permanentshelters.
It'sgreattoseetheinitiationandcompletionofthis
effortbyAssistRR(aUKbasedcharityorganization).
WegladtobepartofthisefforttogetherwithIMHO.

Other Projects
Copy machine repair for Vattapalai TMV Anpuneristeppedupwhenrepeatedrequesttore
pairacopyingmachineatVattapalaiTamilMahaVidyalam(TMV)wasnotapprovedbytheau
thorities.

Cows provided to three families in Mannar AspartofAnpunerimissionofpromotingsus
tainability,cowswereprovidedtothreefamiliesinMannar.

Higher degree payment for an ambitious bright student Anpuneri provided financial sup-
port to a bright and enthusiastic biomedical engineering student to pay a portion of her final
year tuition. She is continuing her studies while working part time at a research center to
meet her living costs. She is about complete her degree.

"I'm grateful to Anpuneri for the great support to persist my studies,

I would like to say my interest to contribute to a student like me through Anpuneri in future".

Calculators for Jaffna University Students 16 Jaffna Univer-

sity students received calculators through Anpuneri funds.
Approximately 35,000 SLR spent on the program.

By itself the help rendered to one may be a trifle; but

the timeliness of the help made in the hour of need

makes it bigger than the whole world.

- Thirukural, Kural 102 -

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To Do list (Requests from affected zones)

Arjana, from village Thanduvan, was unfortunate to marginally miss the admission to
the dental studies. Yet she choose to study Food and Nutrition at Sabragamuwa Uni-
versity. Arjanas dad is a life-long farmer, now 67 years old. She has one older brother,
and two sisters. Her older brother, became an amputee during the war, and not able to
support his sisters. One older sister is looking for a job while the younger sister is
studying. The family is not able to support her education expenses.
The family needs help

Arjunan Vanitha lost both of her arms when she was trying to deactivate a
landmine in 2008. She was taken and later released by Sri Lankan forces in n
2013. Her background as an ex-cadre hindered any help from the govern-
ment or NGOs or from her relatives. She moved to Keppapilavu and is stay-
ing with an old lady who understood her situation. Because of her voter reg-
istration in Uddappu, she even did not get a land or house yet while several
others in similar situation in the area received help from NGOs. She is on the
wait list to get a piece of land and a house. She is unable to do any work as
she does not have both arms.
Anpuneri is Looking to Help her

There are 102 students at Pannakkandi HTM School, Kilinochchi. They are the mostly children living below the
poverty line. They are losing interest in education because most of them come to school without breakfast. To
boost their interest and performance in educational activities, the principal, Mrs. Jayarani Loganageswaran is
requesting assistance. The estimated cost is about 100 USD per month.

There are only a few samples. There are many more students and
families that need our help

Abishalini Raveendran, is a bright 9th grader has lots of enthusi-

asm to study, and have been within the first three ranks in the
class. She lost her farther along with his four family members in
Mullivaikal in random shelling. Now Abihsalini family is cur-
rently supported by her uncle (mothers younger brother) who is
a laborer with very low income. and not able to help adequately.
* An Anpuneri family recently sponsored this girl

Lakshikas story is no different. The tenth grader from Kokkuthoduvai, Mullaitivu is living with her mom and
younger brother. According to her teacher, he is hardworking, bright and maintains a good standing in grades
and attendance. Despite her family situation she is studying well for GCE O/L.
* An Anpuneri family recently sponsored this girl
 Few Frequently Asked Questions
About md;Gnewp (Path of Love):

5. Does Anpuneri involve in political advocacy?

1. What is the goal of this volunteer group?

No. It purely focuses only on humanitarian efforts.

The goal of Anpuneri is to bring together all our
No e-mails or any other communication regarding
friends and families, colleagues and local societies
political advocacy will be sent or forwarded.
who are interested in helping children, amputees,
women affected by Sri Lankan civil war and share
6. How do you collect money for your project?
potential ways (projects) to help them.
Most of the projects are funded through US regis-
2. Who can be a member?
tered charitable organizations. Anpuneri friends can
write checks payable to the registered organizations
Any of our friends, their friends, relatives, and
and mail them to us. We will send all the checks to-
colleagues who want to help the people affected by
gether for the target projects.
the war in Sri Lanka.

7. If you are going to help through other organiza-

3. How to become a member?
Please send an email to Anpuneri@gmail.com. We
will include your e-mail in our mailing list and you
will receive e-mail updates of on-going projects and
any urgent local needs. Your e-mail address will not
be shared with any one.
4. Is Anpuneri (Path of Love) a registered organiza-
tion?
No. Currently it is purely a volunteer group to
keep all member friends informed about our pro-
jects to help the children and people affected by the
war.
tions, then why do you have another group / or-
ganization here?
"Together we can do more". We want to organize
our efforts with our friends and families and col-
leagues to help the war affected children and people
more efficiently through specific target projects. We
believe, with the help of our friends like you, we
have the power to reach out a large number of peo-
ple, who would like to contribute to these target pro-
jects. We monitor these projects closely and provide
updates regularly.
8. What is the overhead cost for Anpuneri?

Zero. There is absolutely no overhead at our side

as we all are volunteers. If there is an external cost,
we divide that among ourselves and not use any
donated funds.

anpuneri@gmail.com

OH LORD MAY THY GRACE AND BLESSINGS FLOW THROUGH US

TO THE WORLD AROUND US