sheila-warnakulasooriya

Supem Uyana
Name of teacher: Sheila Warnakulasooriya
Current Place: Supem uyana
Number of years in this service: 16 years

 

Comments
“Educated young people normally do not like to work with special children like these. I have my ALs but I love working with them. It gives me a lot of satisfaction to see how they have developed over the years. It’s a great achievement for me too. I got special training from the sisters and I am sure that this job gives me the most satisfaction.”

sr-sakeewamo

Supem Uyana
Name of teacher: Sr Sajeewani
Current Place: Supem uyana
Number of years in this service: 1

 

Comments
“Loving these children is my way of showing my love for Christ’s teachings. They need a lot of love and are always happy. Seeing them happy is my reward.”

pushpa-gamage

Name : Pushpa Gamage
Current place : Supem Uyana
Number of years in this service : 12

 

Comments
“These children have hidden talents. They should be given the same opportunity as others to use and develop these. I try to provide them with these opportunities. It is a challenge but I get satisfaction and a great joy in doing this”

chandra-thotawatta

Daya Mina
Name of teacher: Ms Chandra Thotawatta
Current Place: Dayamina
Number of years in this service: 5 years in Supem Uyana; 3 years at Dayamina

 

Comments
"Iam very happy working with these children. I wanted a job in the health services but as I couldn’t get a job in the Ministry I applied for this one. But now I find I get a lot of satisfaction working with these special children. I am a Buddhist and I get merit for this service.
Not many people like to work with these special children. I get a lot of fulfillment by helping these young people to develop their own talents and making them independent to the maximum possible."

Begin negentiger jaren stonden zuster AnneMarie Dooghe en zuster Anastasia aan de wieg van Daya Mina, wat staat voor ‘juweel van liefde’. Zij startten gehandicaptenopvang in een eenvoudig woonhuis in Colombo stad. Na enkele verhuizingen werd de opvang ondergebracht in het huidige tehuis. Zij beiden waren in feite de grondleggers van georganiseerde gehandicaptenzorg en –opvang op Sri Lanka.

In 1998 startte de Nederlandse Stichting Daya Mina.

  • Marinel Peperkamp, voorzitter
  • Anneke Noorlander, secretaris
  • Theo Peperkamp, penningmeester
  • Gerda Noor, algemeen bestuurslid
  • Henk Noor, algemeen bestuurslid
  • Kees Noorlander, algemeen bestuurslid
  • Joop Metselaars, fondsenambassadeur

Doelgroepen

  • * Geestelijk gehandicapten met ontwikkelingsmogelijkheden in Sri Lanka
  • * Ouders, familie, vrienden en bekenden van deze groep
  • * Leerkrachten speciaal onderwijs
  • * Verzorgers

De missie van Stichting Daya Mina is: "Een bijdrage leveren tot een betere toekomst voor geestelijk gehandicapten in Sri Lanka"

Jewel of love

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