Horizon Lanka students using PCs donated by Bank of Ceylon Horizon Lanka is in need of computers. It has only 4 used PCs. So, Mr. Kularathna Rajapaksha, one of the directors of HLF, informed one of his friends, Mr. Priyantha Rathnayake, a Quantity Surveyor in Qatar about the need. Then Priyantha contacted Bank of Ceylon Head Quarters and the BoC ...
Horizon Lanka Foundation started its fourth Horizon Academy in Nanu Oya, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka in May, 2018. This was started due to the untiring efforts of a teacher named Mr. Ponniah Gunasegaran from a small village called Kirimetiya in Nanu The post Horizon Academy – Nanu Oya, Nuwara Eliya Needs Your Support appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
Mahawilachchiya – Kondachchiya road (From Google Earth) The road from Mahawilachchiya to Silawathura in Kondachchi road was in a dilapidated state throughout the civil war in the country. But the road usage increased remarkably after the dawn of the peace. Now more people use this road. Especially, the Civil Security Force use this road as they daily travel to the ...
Since there is not sufficient space to teach the students Mathematics and science in the Horizon Lanka computer lab, the village youth volunteered to build a hut for the students. These are the photographs taken on September 13, 2014. Now only the roof is to be completed. That will be done within next few days.
Mrs Lisba Yesudas, Dr Johnson Jament and Kath McGuire British volunteer teacher Kath McGuire visited Horizon Lanka Foundation on the request of its founder, Mr. Nanda Wanninayaka on September 18, 2014. She came along with two of her colleagues, Dr. Johnson Jament and his wife Mrs. Lisba Yesudas from Poonthura, Trivandrum district, Kerala, India. Dr. Jament is the founder of ...
Mr. Feizal Samath, the Business Editor of Sunday Times, made a request on behalf of Horizon Lanka from his corporate contacts asking to donate computer related equipment to Horizon Lanka. Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) was on Mr. Samath’s contact list. Having read Mr. Samath’s request, they donated two PCs to Horizon Lanka. The PCs reached us yesterday. Now Horizon ...
Miss Maëlane Fleurent from France volunteered at Horizon Lanka Foundation in January and February, 2018. The post 119. Maëlane Fleurent – France appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
Horizon Lanka Foundation promotes 10 sports at its academies. They are cricket, volleyball, soccer, American football, handball, baseball, rugby, elle, basketball and martial arts. Students fell in love with basketball after watching the Hollywood movie “Coach Carter.” Miss Clara Charrière The post Introducing Basketball to Horizon Academies appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
Lotte Weening from the Netherlands volunteered at Horizon Academy – Ukkulankulama operated by the Horizon Lanka Foundation in October 2018. The post Lotte Weening – Netherlands appeared first on HORIZON LANKA FOUNDATION.
I was selected to go to New Delhi, India after a rigid interview held by Horizon Lanka staff. I was very happy about this as I had never been overseas in my life. I was to make a presentation at The post My Trip to New Delhi, India to do a Presentation on Sanitation appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
The students of Horizon Academy, Mahawilachchiya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka held a Mini Concert, the first of its kind for 2017, on July 13, 2017 at the Academy to say goodbye to four of our foreign volunteers, namely, Diana Wong Yuen The post Mini Concert to Say Goodbye to Foreign Volunteers Diana, Eagle, Sona and Monika – July 13, 2017 appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
Horizon Lanka never had a server computer. It used regular computers as servers. But Pahana Organization donated an HP server to Horizon Lanka on August 23, 2014. Mr. Ranil Dissanayaka and his wife Mrs. Technica Hettiarachchi were instrumental in arranging the donation. They brought the server to Horizon Lanka with some of their friends and relatives when they visited Mahawilachchiya. ...
Miss Teisha Seymour from New Zealand volunteered at Horizon Academy – Ralapanawa operated by the Horizon Lanka Foundation in January 2019. The post Teisha Seymour – New Zealand appeared first on HORIZON LANKA FOUNDATION.
Horizon Lanka computer lab Horizon Lanka computer lab is more than 10 years old. Hence it needs some repairs. We have given the breakdown for the repair expenses below. If any of you can help funding the repair costs fully or partially, please contact us. INDEX DESCRIPTION NUMBER AMOUNT TOTAL 1 Termite treatment 1 25,000 25,000 2 Piston ...
SriLankan Cares is the SriLankan Airline’s CSR Arm. Having learnt about Horizon Lanka’s struggle to acquire the basic ICT infrastructure to resume its ICT education, SriLankan Cares contacted Horizon Lanka and promised they would donate 8 used computer tables. We were very happy to receive them today morning. Now we have proper furniture to keep our 4 PCs and the ...
Lankanatha Udaya Karunaratne, who is an IT Specialist at United Nations Foundation, Washington DC, USA donated 4 good-quality used PCs and two LCD monitors to Horizon Lanka in January, 2015. Since Horizon Lanka already had 10 new PCs, with Mr. Karunaratne’s approval, we decided to donate one of the computers to Ittikulama Vidyalaya in Nochchiyagama. This school was closed ...
Malitta setting up the PCs at Horizon Lanka Malitta Nanayakkara is a young software engineer from Rajagiriya, Colombo. Having been inspired by a tweet about resumption of Horizon Lanka academic activities last July 23 by veteran science writer Nalaka Gunawardene, Malitta contacted Nanda Wanninayaka, the Founder of Horizon Lanka and promised to donate two computers and other necessary equipment. Nalaka ...
Subhashani and Harshani are 14 years old girls. They are twins living with their mother and father in their house in the small village of Mahawilachchiya. At the first sight you wouldn’t recognize that there is something wrong with them. The post Help Save These Twins Subhashani and Harshani from Thalassemia appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
Miss Manon Charlotte Zabot from France volunteered at Horizon Lanka Foundation in March, 2018. The post 130. Manon Charlotte Zabot – France appeared first on Horizon Lanka Foundation.
Night Class After the completion of the hut Horizon Lanka started nightly classes for science and mathematics. Parents accompany the children once classes are over. Our science teacher comes to Horizon Lanka by Friday evening and he holds a night class at the hut. Mathematics teacher also does some classes at night. English also is taught at night for adult ...
