In Pitipana, near Negombo, our first SHIVA Pre-school was established in 1997. It is the most popular in the area, and has a great reputation for care and creativity.
The two photos, (right), show the children on a visit to the zoo, and the costumes they wore (made by parents) at the "Fun Day", last year.
The children also have an annual vegetable fair, an exhibition day, and a Christmas concert (In this western area of Sri Lanka they are Catholic).
SHIVA Charity (Schools Helping India Voluntary Association) respects all religions and customs, and does not interfere with the many and varied cultures that are practised in Sri Lanka or Nepal.
UPDATE OCTOBER 2007: SHIVA Charity (UK)
SHIVA Charity's chairman (Bob Uppington) was in Sri Lanka during the tsunami of Dec 26th 2004 . He had visited a nursery school on the East Coast in order to pay the teachers, and give books and equipment. One week later all the children and staff were swept away by the huge waves that struck the Ampara region and devastated the area. He and his Sri Lankan co-workers delivered drinking water, dry rations and clothes to survivors, by lorry, and then set about the task of rebuilding nursery schools in the Ampara region. Now the charity has built 28 nursery schools near Ampara, and one on the West Coast. We hope to build even more. Each school is free, and so we need to provide money for teacher's pay, books, equipment and maintenance. We have many generous sponsors, and we thank them all for their financial help and for their continued care and support.
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SHIVA Charity is a UK registered charity (1045197) helping in Sri Lanka in co-ordination with Social Welfare Organisation Ampara District (SWOAD) and Social Organization Networking for Development (SOND . We also work in Nepal and India. Address: 19 Daventry Rd, Knowle, BRISTOL BS4 1DQ (UK).
