OrphanCare Trust starts fund distribution benefitting over 2500 orphans

OrphanCare Trust has successfully completed its inaugural fund distribution among its 2,500-plus registered orphans.  

Amana Bank’s flagship CSR venture OrphanCare was launched earlier this year with the aim of addressing a very important yet mostly unattended need of orphan children; which is to secure the fate of orphans once they reach the age of 18 and are compelled to leave institutional care.  

The launch event was held under the patronage of Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Women and Child Affairs and Development of Dry Zones Minister Chandrani Bandara and Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy.

The OrphanCare Trust is administered by a team of trustees who have a track record of passionate social service, which include Trust Chairman and Rotaract movement in Sri Lanka Founder Ruzly Hussain, Amãna Bank Chairman Osman Kassim, former Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran, Treasurer and Tudawe Brothers Chairman Rohan Tudawe, MAS Holdings Co-Founder Sharad Amalean, Akbar Brothers Senior Director Tyeab Akbarally, President’s Counsel and CIC Holdings Chairman Harsha Amarasekera, AAT President Jazri Magdon Ismail, and Amãna Bank CEO Mohamed Azmeer. 

The Trustees have instituted a strong governance framework to maintain the highest standards of integrity and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Trust. 

With over 14,000 registered orphans in the country, Amãna Bank OrphanCare which is established as an independent trust with all operational expenditure of the trust borne by Amãna Bank, has to date enrolled over 2,500 orphans to the program representing 75 orphanages with the objective of reaching out to all orphans in the country. 

In enrolling orphans to the program Amãna Bank Orphan Care has honoured Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child where all enrolments are irrespective of the child’s or their parent’s or legal guardian’s race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or any other status.

Sharing his views, Trust Chairman Ruzly Hussain said: “Our initiative has been well appreciated and encouraged at many levels including donors who came forward to selflessly contribute towards this worthy cause of giving the young adults who have, for too long, been forgotten and neglected a choice in their future.”

Also commenting, Trust Treasurer Rohan Tudawe said: “We are thankful to Amãna Bank for absorbing all operational and administrative costs of the trust, thereby enabling us to allocate all donations directly to our cause.”

Sharing his views, Mohamed Azmeer said: “I am thankful for all the donors who have generously contributed to the OrphanCare cause. Further, I would like to appreciate the heads of the 75 orphanages and child care institutions who have believed in our cause and come forward to enrol over 2,500 orphans with us. I am pleased that with the bank bearing all costs of the Trust, every rupee donated to OrphanCare will be allocated exclusively for the enrolled orphan accounts.”

The beneficiaries of the inaugural fund disbursement represent a multitude of orphanages namely: 

1. Aroma Boys Children’s Home

2. Aroma Girls Children’s Home

3. Al Arkam Child Development Centre

4. A C C C Child Development Centre 

5. Al Noor Orphanage

6. Amman Illam

7. As-Shifa

8. Bhakthiwedantha Child Development Centre

9. Bosco Sewana

10. Boys Industrial Home

11. Buddha Boys Child Development Centre

12. Buddha Girls Child Development Centre

13. Buddhist Girls Home

14. Buddhist Girls Home, Matara

15. Canaan Harvest Children’s Home

16. CIS Infants Home & Orphanage

17. CMLU Home

18. Dharul Hasanath Children’s Home 

19. Don Bosco Child Development Centre

20. Fathima Welfare Centre

21. Girls CDC of Child Protection Association

22. Give Light Home Bandaragama

23. Gnanodaya Padanama

24. Hindu Anbaham Children’s Home

25. Holy Cross Children’s Home

26. Islamia Home for Needy & Orphan Children

27. Isuru Lama Sewana Child Development Centre

28. Jevani Child Development Home

29. Karunaalayam

30. Ladani Children’s Home

31. Loris Girls Home

32. Lourdes Girls Home

33. Makola Orphange

34. Manikkavasagar Boys Home

35. Maw Sevana

36. Mercy Lanka

37. Methodist Children’s Home

38. Noguchi Child Development Centre

39. Pearls of Paradise

40. Peter Weerasekera Children’s Home

41. Rouzul Islam

42. Salvation Army - Girls CDC

43. Sebamalai Mariyannai

44. SEDA Orphanage - Hemmathagama

45. Shakthi Girls Home

46. Shalom Children Home

47. Share & Care Community Home

48. Sharin Orphanage

49. Shepherd’s Heart

50. Shri Sanghamitta Balika Development Centre

51. Sri Jinananda Development Centre

52. Sivan Arul Illam Trust

53. Sneha Development Centre

54. SOS Children’s Home – Piliyandala

55. SOS Children Village – Monaragala

56. SOS Children Village – Anuradhapura

57. SOS Children’s Village – Galle

58. SOS Children’s Village – Nuwara Eliya

59. SOS Children’s Village – Jaffna

60. Sri Agilandeshwary Arulaham

61. Sri Lankadhara Child Development Centre

62. Sri Sangabo Children’s Home

63. Sri Yasodara Devi Aramaya & Girls Home

64. St. Joseph’s Girls Home

65. St. Peter’s Children’s Home

66. St. Vincent’s Girls Home

67. Suwami Vipulananda CDC

68. The Guardian Child Development Centre

69. Thilakavadiyar Girls Home

70. Thudawe Children’s Home

71. Udhaya Children’s Home

72. Uhunu Children’s Orphanage

73. Vajira Sri Boys Child Development Centre

74. Wijewardana Balika Child Development Centre

75. Yoga Swamy Saiva Girls Home – Batticaloa 

Inviting the public to be a part of the program, Ruzly Hussain said: “If you are moved and driven by this cause, and want to make a difference in the lives of young orphans reach out to Amãna Bank OrphanCare initiative by e-mailing [email protected] or calling us on 11 7756 775. Your contribution will go a long way in impacting their future.”