Welcome to Methodist Church in srilanka

Deaf Link , Centre for Deaf & Differently-Abled People “Support the silent ones”

Our objectives
Help people to develop relationship and inclusion
Help people to become engaged in meaningful activities.
Recognize the importance of self determination to direct a person’s life.
Support, respect and help people to accomplish personal vision and community life.
Strengthening spiritual fellowship and pastoral care.

Our Activities Education :

Differently abled children have access to educational services through special OR inclusive education.

One year Diploma study programme on “Disability issues”
at Theological College of Lanka:

Participants for this year – 16

Seminars & Workshop for Adults in various contemporary issues

Organized a deaf camp called “We Grow”

Community based Day Care Centre for “Children with
Special Needs”:

Mandur – 14 Children
Murungan – 16 Children
Point Pedro – 19 Children
Kurana – 14 Children
Uduvil – 14 Children
Anuradapura - 15 Children

Special study programme:
Sign language
Computer
English for Children and Adults

Lively hood training & income generating work shops

Tailoring
Cashew Processing,
Farming
leather work
Handy Craft & Glass Works in Batticaloa,Mandur,Welegama, Colombo, Jaffna

Self Employment (Micro Credit Loan Project)

Ratnapura - 4 participants Makings Shoes & Slippers

Colombo – 5 participants Making Mosquito nets & sewing products

Wattala – 12 participants Packing tea leaves

Kalmunai – 5 participants making rice flour, chili powder& Cashew processing

Jaffna – 7 participants doing farming and poultry

Spiritual 3 day’s camp for 32 Deaf leaders with the help of “Signs of Love America”

Other Activities:
Day camp for Children & Parents, sports meet, Drama competition, cricket tournament, Sales & stoles at churches, Year ending fellowship, Christmas programmes,tour and elders care.

Colombo Deaf Christian community, worshiping in sign language is progressing on their own since the year of 2006.

Deaf Link- Methodist Church,Sri Lanka
Centre for People with Disabilites.
Annual Report 2011

We are happy to present our annual report.
“10 years of service 2001 --- 2011’’

Our vision is to help the Deaf & Differently abled people to attain equal status with others. Making this vision a reality is a journey together both abled & differently abled people.

Our Activities- Based on 4 E’s

1. Education.
Differently abled children have access to educational services through special & inclusive education.

1.1    Community based Day Care Centre for “Children with Special Needs”
Mandur                         – 16 children               Murugan         - 15
Point Pedro       – 19                             Kurana           - 08
Uduvil               – 12                             Anuradapura - 10

1.2    Inclusive Education Unit (school):
Kalmunai              - 40 Children            Kokadichoolai - 16
Pottuvil                - 14

1.3 Special Study Programme –
Sign language, English for Deaf children and adults.

1.4 Computer Skills -
Six month Computer course for 14 Deaf & School drop outs.

1.5 One year Diploma Study Programme on “Disability issues”. –
TCL for 15 participants.

1.6 Seminars & Workshop on contemporary issues for Deaf adults, Medical care, mental health, family counseling, Deaf culture, Language development. Nature & Environmental issues.

2. Employment &Vocational Training.
2.1 Lively hood training & income generating work shop on tailoring, food Processing, farming, lather work & framing. Location: Batticaloa, Colombo, Jaffna, Ratnapura.

2.2    Self employment (Micro credit) loan project.
Ratnapura    - 4 participants                              Colombo - 5 Participants
Kalmunai     - 5 families                                    Jaffna - 7 Participants
Wattala        - 12 Children and their families

3. Empowerment

Sales & stoles at churches,
‘We grow’ -Leadership 3 day’s camp for 42 deaf adults at city mission , Year ending fellowship, and Spiritual 3 day’s camp for 32 Deaf leaders,

118

One day Seminar for all special Education Teaching Staffs
Trauma counseling training at Vavunia-3 days Programme (45 participants from Deaf link & other organization)

4. Entertainment.

Day camp for children & parents at Hatton and Kalmunai (Total

Participants- 375).

Sports meet at Kalmunai and Anuradapura ,
Cricket tournament organized for all Island deaf clubs.

Special Programmes:

Celebration of International Disability day at Kalmunai
Christmas Gifts for children at Urugodawatta slums area along with environment unit.
Deaf Conference - 14 Deaf Leaders participated in New Delhi
10th year celebration at Uduvil centre
Distributed 14 hearing aids to Children & elders.
Deaf Christian community - worshiping in sign language at Colombo
Year Ending Get together took place in all Centers
Christmas Gift distributed among Deaf Children and Adults (Jaffna, Colombo, Welegama,Wattala, Nuweraliya, Batticaloa and Kalmunai)
Flood relief packets {worth of Rs 1,500} were distributed for 200 families in batticaloa, Kalmunai, Mandur, Kokadicholai & Anuradhapura.
Three days’ workshop at Ahsram Pacikuda - to evaluate the past, prepare the future plan and especially to celebrate the 10th year of deaf link.
Two days Seminar - organized by C.B.M on Local Fund raising and Strategy planning on Disability issues.
Special working committee has been appointed towards 10th year celebration.
A Computer unit gifted to Ragama Physiotherapy unit by MRDS.

Special Programme -10th year Celebration

“ Me 2 ” - Project
Our Target

100- life time deaf link friends
1000 - Differently abled people as partners
10,000 -School Children to be approach
100,000 - Printing & distributing of Hand bills on Disability awareness
10,000,000 - Rupees of Fund Raising towards our Target.

We take this opportunity to convey our sincere thanks to our president & secretary of conference, the treasure, committee members, volunteers and staff of Deaf link, especially to CBM, Christian Horizon, and all our friends from Sri Lanka, and aboard for their generosity, financial assistance, and moral support towards making our vision a reality in some way in our land.
Proposed Committee for the year 2011/2012 - The President & Secretary of Conference, Revds.S.S.Karunairajah, Stephan Nishanthan,Wesley Alaxandar, Antony Sathis, Layasing de Silva, A.R.Mahendran, Mr.Athistakumar, Mr.Percy Fedrnando, Mr.Mahinda, Mr.Rajkumar, Mrs.Chandra de.Alvis and Ms.Preethika Fernando. Secretary - Rev.Nishantha Gunaratna. Deaf Link Coordinator - Rev S.S. Gnanarajah