House of Mercy Foundation
House of Mercy Foundation
Description of the project and the work to be done
We run this special needs children in a rendered House since 2016. It is much difficult to shift the school martials often to change the location. Therefore the committee has decided to raise fund to buy a land to build to school.
At present these children undergo the following activities.
• Basic writing and drawing skills
• Physical exercise
• Basic Computer usage
• Dancing
• How to attend to their daily tasks such as getting ready for school having meals properly, proper toilet usage, personal hygienic etc.
12. We have been advised by the experts that the following too should be introduced, which will further develop their activities.
Speech therapy
Vocational therapy
Counseling
13. Since we have children above the age of 17, we have been advised by the expert in the field to give them vocational therapy training.
1. Therefore, at present we train them cloth carpet weaving using waste cloth purchased from garment factories.
2. We were making slippers
3. We have drawn up plans and done feasibility studies to start the manufacture of wax wicks for coconut oil lamps and incense sticks used in homes for religious worship.
Project Objectives
Type of activity
International volunteering
Country
Sri Lanka
Region
Basnahira
Neighborhood
This project in near the Chilaw city . Descent people are residing in our
Number of places
10 places
Languages needed
English
Languages spoken by the NGO
English / Sinhala and Tamil
Cost
US$ 31250
To purchase the land with the building which we use for the school
Experience required
Experience is not necessary to be a volunteer to raise fund
Project duration
No specific dates
Volunteering time table
Weekly work days:
Five Days
Hours/Day:
9 hours a day
Included services
- Internet
Rules
We believe the volunteers from Intranasally could raise fund for our project