Ma sevana Child Development Centre, Lunawa

Established on March 2, 2001, the Sarvodaya Suwasetha Masevana Child Development Centre has been a haven for 36 single child mothers and their 34 babies over the past year. This center aims to provide the love, acceptance, and protection that these vulnerable victims of various social injustices have been deprived of in their family environments and the country’s educational institutions.

Our efforts focus on empowering these young mothers physically, mentally, spiritually, and educationally. We provide non-formal education for mothers who had dropped out of the formal system, and for those who qualify to continue their education, we facilitate transfers to homes in other areas through court requests.

In the last year, we conducted five Placement Committee meetings with probation officers, making important decisions regarding reintegration and other matters.

 

Suwasetha has launched the following programmes to empower the child mothers physically, mentally, spiritually, and educationally.

• To empower child mothers, we have launched several programs, including the official opening of the ‘Sip Sevana’ building on March 31, 2023, by Mrs. Neetha Ariyaratne and Mrs. Samanmali Rathnayake, the President and General Secretary of Sarvodaya Suwasetha, respectively.
• We organized classes parallel to regular school activities, conducted by experienced teachers. In the previous year, one child mother successfully sat the GCE Ordinary Level examination, and another child mother achieved commendable results in the GCE Advanced Level examination.

The child mothers are provided vocational training in the following areas

• Dress-making and Handicrafts
• Bakery and cookery
• Computer skills
• English language

Aesthetic activities for enjoyment, leisure and wellbeing

• Music and Dancing classes

Access to services of Doctors in Mental Health and Psychological counselors for their mental health was provided.

• Participation in religious activities, meditation programmes and Dhamma Sermons to develop their spiritual and mental health was ensured.
• Workshops of discussions on ‘making life purposeful/meaningful’, ‘Facing life’s challenges undaunted’ through the project ’Institutionalization and child protection’ launched by the Sarvodaya Headquarters were conducted.
• The services of the Family Health officer were constantly engaged for their benefit.
• Providing the child mothers with a variety of celebratory functions commemorating the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Wesak and Poson festivals, Ramazan and a Christmas party to break the monotonous life they lead confined to the Home were organized.
• A no of sessions of psychological clinics were conducted by Mrs Sachini Ohara a Clinical Psychologist, using activities to gage and identify their problems and mental condition.

The Beneficiaries of Masevana the home for child mothers during the last year.

• The no.of child mothers who were in care at the facility           36
• The no.of babies who were in care at the facility                      34
• The no of child mothers released from Masevana                    18

• • • Number reintegrated                                       07
    • Referred to Vocational Training                      07
    • Back to guardians                                           02
    • Back to school                                                02

Reintegration Statistics

 

The UNDP provided the funds to the upkeep of this institution for one year. We wish to mention the donation of funds by PVH donor institutions with gratitude. In addition, the grants from the Department of Probation and Child care and Donors both local and foreign assist us in the efficient delivery of services in this institution.

Lunch

7000 LKR

Dinner

5000 LKR

Total Day

17000 LKR