Name:Sujeewa Shiromi Mallikahewa (Mother and the Guardian of the Family)

Name:Sujeewa Shiromi Mallikahewa (Mother and the Guardian of the Family)

SUJEEWA FAMILY

Name:Sujeewa Shiromi Mallikahewa (Mother and the guardian of the family)

Age :38 years old

Address:No.61/17, Dahampalawaththa, Tangalle.

Her job:She is a temporary Labourer. She earns around 4000.00 Rs (40$) a month.

Cleaning the gardens or homes, working at vegetable gardens or working at market is her general job activities. But none of them are permanent. Her income is very limited and non reliable.

Her husband:He is missing since last Tsunami. So far not found or no news heard about him. It is considered that he has lost his life by the tsunami. Before he was a fisherman on that day, he was mending fishing nets on the beach.

Other family Members:She has three children, two sons and a daughter.

  • Her elder son Waruna Asanka is studying at grade 06 at Tanagalle Rahula School. He is 12 years old. He is good at playing. He also is used to help mother with her work at home.
  • Pubudu Asanka is a second in this family. He is 07 years old. He is studying grade 02 at Tangalle Deepankara primary school. He is is having difficulty at his school and it has described below.
  • Naweena Nirmani is a youngest in this family. She is 04 years old. She is the one who attends our Pre School at TCR. She is good at singing song and painting. Very loving girl. She also has a health difficulty and it has described below.

Home status:The home they were living was the family home. The tsunami washed away their home. Then they were given a new house of two rooms. But there are also her sister and her family also living in this small house. She also expecting baby and then there will be the space more limited. Soon Sujeewa has to find a separate place for her. Her sister does not prefer to have Sujeewas children at home, when she gets her new baby.

The only table in this houseThe clothes were stored hereThe debris of last tsunami

Other details:

Sujeewa’s mother is living with them too. She also has to look after her mother. Both Mother and Sujeewa are suffering from Athsma. Mother is suffering lot and she needs medicine regularly. But Sujeewa takes medicine only when she seriously needed.

Sujeewa and her 3 children in garden

Her second son Pubudu is having a critical heart trouble.

A vain has become thin and the pounding rate has risen. The Doctors have instructed to keep the child in rest and to produce to a specialist doctor in two years time for an eco test to see the seriousness of the condition and to decide whether an operation is needed. This boy also suffers of losing memory or difficulty of understanding the instructions given to him. He is abnormal and there has nothing done so far for this situation. His mother has to be behind him at his school work all the times. TCR is trying to follow up this case for further investigations. Pubudu with his books

Also her daughter Naweena has a hole in the heart.

Once in a time she gets pain in her chest. But it does not affect her daily life much. The doctors have prescribed her an operation in two Years. She goes to the hospital and checks her chest once a month or so.

Naweenas medical reportNaweena looking at brothers text book.

The hearth in the kitchenWhat they had cooked today! The place of their old home.

What this family needs more?

The monthly expenses

Meals4000.00 Rs

Medicine2000.00 Rs – (Regular checkups for both children)

Clothes1000.00 Rs

School items1000.00 Rs

Others1500.00 Rs

Total monthly expenses9500.00 Rs.

Her general monthly income4000.00 Rs.

The amount she misses to feed and care of her 3 children and her old mother is

4500.00 Rs.

In addition to that, Sujeewa is worrying about her both children’s sickness and to find the extra expenses for their operations to come in two years time.

TANGALLE CHILDREN RELAY IS VERY THANKFUL TO YOU FOR READING THIS REPORT. WE BELIEVE IN YOU AND GOD. PLEASE DON’T WORRY IF YOU CANNOT SUPPORT THIS FAMILY. BUT THERE IS A THING YOU COULD DO. PLEASE BE GOOD ENOUGH TO FORWARD THIS MAIL TO YOUR BEST FRIEND OR RELATION. THANK YOU.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO SHARE WITH THIS FAMILY, PLEASE CONTACT US BY FOLLOWING LINKS.

Office

(Manager)

PHONE0094 47 2241710Office

0094 713 216316Mobile (Manager)

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SWIFT Address BCEYLKLX

Branch 056 Tangalle

Name of the bankBank of Ceylon

Name of the accountTANGALLE CHILDREN RELAY

Account number6613284 (savings account)

AddressNo 280, tissa road Tangalle, Sri Lanka.

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THANK YOU.

MANAGER, TANGALLE CHILDREN RELAY.