Torrential rain in Chennai, India has resulted in terrible flooding. Thousands of families have had to evacuate their homes and more than 180 people have died. This fund will provide relief to victims by helping purchase emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine in addition to longer term recovery assistance.

All donations to this fund will support recovery and relief efforts in Chennai. Initially, the fund will help first responders meet survivors immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter. Once initial relief work is complete, this fund will transition to support longer-term recovery efforts run by local, vetted organisations.

We’ve donated 10 sewings machines to an NGO named OASIS whoes one of the project is the Chennai flood relief and rehabilitation efforts.

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“SILENT STITCHES” – A shop opened to market our vocational trainng center clothes to generate income for VTC trained widows.

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LCH opened the third VTC in Konavil in association with the ‘National Association for Humanitarian Rehabilitation Operation’ (NAHRO NGO)

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Project Overview

Our Vocational Training Centre aims to give the most disadvantaged young people a second chance in life, by giving them the skills and confidence to engage them to either take up an employment or start-up their own business.

Project Background

LCH has an opportunity to work with the Paranthan Hindu Maha Vidyalayam (PHMV) in partnership to create vocational training centre for the youth and other vulnerable age groups in Paranthan, Sri Lanka. As part of their commitment, the PHMV provide the venue and ensure the facilities are adequate for the evening and weekend vocational training programme and PHMV will be solely responsible for running the programme. LCH will provide the financial assistance to run those identified vocational training course and be a responsible partner.

This project is approved by the Director of Education, Zonal Education Office, Kilinochi on 12th November 2010.

Sewing Course

Gathering ground details from many trusted sources, LCH with support of PHMV, has realise that there is a high demand for sewing course and believed this will provide a steppingstone for a few to start their own business and generate income for them.

Off-school hours such as evening and weekend have been chosen to maximise the available resource and provide opportunity to vast amount of local to take part in the course.

Duration of the course is expected to be between 5 to 6 months. 30 students are expected to take part in the course. It is expected some may dropped out due to family reasons.

LCH Support

• Provided full financial assistance to renovate and make the premises suitable for the purpose
• Provided financial assistant for billboards
• Funded for the machineries, purchased 9 sewing machines and other necessary kits required
• Funded for the required skilled tutor and assistant tutor and also funded for a supervisor to ensure smooth operation.

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Unprecedented heavy rains continue and causing greater disturbance to livelihood in Eastern Province and some part of Northern Province. Estimated over a million persons displaced and more than one thousand houses damaged beyond repair and many more thousands houses partly damaged.

All schools are closed; people are taking refuge in schools and religious centers. The forecast predict the heavy rains likely to be continue for next few days or even weeks, more people are likely to leave their home and seek refuge.

Event like these are very unfortunate and it is important that we all should do whatever we can to give to those needy and help to get them back to normalcy. First priority is saving their life and ensures they have food and medicine and this shall help to minimise possible deceases come with.

LCH have already released £550.00 to provide immediate humanitarian help and this will be channel through Manitha Neayam Trust.

This is Mr S Murugananthan, 48 from Vanni one of many badly affected individual by the civil war in Sri Lanka. He was the sole bread winner supporting his wife and 3 young children. During the recent conflict, he has lost his 3 limbs and unable to support his family.

When LCH came to know the terrible state of the family, the committee has unanimously agreed to provide immediate and continuous support for foreseeable period. Presently we are providing RS 5000/= per month through another charity in Sri Lanka.

The family is trying their best to stand on their own feet. They have made a humble request for small sum of money to start-up a small chicken or cattle farm, so they do not need to depend on the current monthly support of LCH. This request from this family is really touched us! Consider the current state of the family, with above request they have shown a great degree of will to lead an independent life. The core aim of the LCH is creating informed, independent and vibrant society; this family could a one great example.

Would you like to help to Mr Murugananthan family, so they can stand on their own feet and lead a normal life? Come forward, join us and provide whatever small or big of your support.