Ruhuna EFac Students help School Children

 For the development of a country, its education level is a critical factor. Therefore every country is investing considerable part from the national income for the education. Normally every country increases that level day by day. Although the education level is remaining in good level, that portion is increasing, that how every government try to make strong people for the country. How is in Sri Lanka ?, Sri Lanka in in a higher level compared to other countries in the world. But the portion of the national income of Sri Lanka is decreasing annually. 

This article is not to make you aware of that situation, but to inform you about a team of 200 people who had free education and try to keep the free education safe for the future. I am happy to say that I am also one of them. We are students of Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna , Galle. We met on 7^th July 2008. Now our friendship is four years old. Every year we could do some special thing to help to school children. We have helped two schools closed to Galle.

We did our first work for our second anniversary (in 2010). Badipita Kanishta Vidayalaya in Bogahagoda was our first school. It had so many problems. Specially broken Drinking water pipes, children play grounds, dirty walls. We could repair them within three days.  We worked day and night. We worked together. I think you know well how the happiness of team work is.

The principal, teachers, students, parents and villagers helped us. They ware with us. Especially teachers worked sprightly for it. They supplied us foods and other facilities with villagers. Finally we could present the school with bright full change. After all works we take permission to present some presents to school children. After week we went there. We were surprised. The students were standing in a raw from the gate to hall to welcome us. And they have arranged a small function for us. It was small but nice. Songs and dances of students were attractive. Special thing was there was two special gest invited by the school. Mr. Gamini Kumaravithana was there. He is a famous writer. And he spoke us.

Our second school was Akmimana, Attadassi viyalaya. It was selected for our fourth anniversary celebration (2012).  It was also a successful work. We started our work on one Friday evening. We worked continuously more than 48 hours. Next Monday there was completely different environment in the school. Students and parents were surprised. They also had organized a small function to welcome us. It was also attractive like the function of Badipita Vidyalaya.

 Painting Team

 Tea Party

 missionary works

 Prize Giving

These types’ works are not strange to students of Ruhuna Engineering Faculty. We start our service as a sramadana campaign in Temple in Hapugala in 2009. Our senior and junior brothers are doing and have done so many   social works. Our faculty is continuing those works forward.

Proud to be student of 10^th batch in Ruhuna Efac.