Sri Lanka Auditor General’s Report The Sri Lanka’s Auditor General’s report presented recently to the Committee of Public Accounts highlights that needs of children with disabilities have not been satisfactorily addressed by government programs to deliver education, medical and vocational training. Another report states that according to national census only 62% of special needs children receive education, while 34% receive no education whatsoever and only 1% receive vocational training....
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VACD September 2019 Newsletter
VACD September 2019 News Flash!!! The VACD Australia Annual General Meeting held yesterday (Thursday, 12th) reviewed all ongoing projects and programs and unanimously decided that our immediate attention should be focused on our Family Assistance Program (FAP). The Sri Lanka leadership team have also communicated to us the urgent need for this program to be enhanced due to accelerating requests for assistance from parents of children with disabilities from rural, impoverished, low skilled...
VACD August 2019 Newsletter
VACD Chairman’s Annual Report to the Boards of Australia, USA & Sri Lanka: I am delighted to share with you my annual report for 2018/19 to the VACD Australia, USA and Sri Lanka boards. This was also submitted to the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission who are the Australian government’s oversight authority for missions such as ours. Please read this report on the following links:...
July 2019 VACD Newsletter
Thank you and our best wishes remain with you dear Mr. Nanda Matthew: We wish to place on record our deep appreciation and profound thanks to former Governor of the Uva Province, Hon. Nanda Matthew for his stewardship, counselling, guidance and assistance to establish VACD on 27th December 2011 in Bandarawela and for being the Patron of our Sri Lanka mission while he was the Governor Uva province and since his retirement in 2015. He has decided to relinquish his post as Patron VACD Sri Lanka...
Financials and Annual Report 2018
Financials - Link Annual Report - Link
June 2019 VACD Newsletter
Welcome to the VACD Family, Matthew Levy OAM!!! We are delighted that Matthew (Matt) Levy offered his services to our mission to uplift children with disabilities in Sri Lanka and was appointed a director to the VACD Australia board and “VACD Ambassador” at a meeting held on Monday, 17th June. Matt was awarded a "Medal of the Order of Australia" in the 2014 Australia Day honours for his services to sport as a Gold medallist in swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic games. In 2015 he was named...
May/June 2019 VACD Newsletter
We are delighted!!! Yasmin and I are delighted to be back after a hectic self-funded VACD tour of the USA, Toronto, London and Singapore from 1st May through to 1st June. A summary of our tour report will be shared with you shortly. Tax Exemption in USA!!!: The Internal Revenue Service at the Department of Treasury Cincinnati, have granted VACD USA Tax Exemption status under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code effective 28th May 2019. This is great news for those who have made...
April 2019 VACD Newsletter
Devastating and deeply heart-rending Easter Sunday, 21st April 2019 in Sri Lanka: Our hearts bleed as we grieve and uphold those who lost their lives, the injured and those suffering immense losses and pain, in our thoughts and prayers. As an organisation that is proudly non-political, non-racial, non-ethnic and with no religious bias, it’s not for us to ask the never-ending question “Why?” but stand by those who need our love, understanding, consolation and support the most so that together...
March 2019 VACD Newsletter
VACD Bandarawela centre: We are delighted to inform you that the main VACD centre "Sir Robert Clark Centre for Children with Disabilities" in Bandarawela has now been relocated to No. 49 A, Springwaththa, Vishaka Mawatha, Bandarawela. Left photo: VACD mothers performing the traditional blessing of new premises by lighting the hearth and boiling milk (Mr. A.S.D. Alwis – VACD Sri Lanka Board of second from left and Mr. Sunil Fernando – Chairman VACD Sri Lanka third from left). Centre photo:...
February 2019 VACD Newsletter
VACD Badulla centre: We are delighted to inform you that the "Dora Jeanne Centre for Children with Disabilities" located at: No. 23, Keppetipola Road, Badulla is now established and operating. VACD Parents and staff performing traditional and cultural ceremonies by lighting the hearth, boiling milk and preparing milk rice at an auspicious hour. Left photo: Dr. S C Widyarathna (General Hospital Badulla) addressing parents and children and seated immediately to his right is Mr. Prasanna...