News Archives - Ten for Tamils

High School Student Scholarships

In 2022, we began ten Scholarships of $25 per month to support students in Year 10. In Sri Lanka, if you want to go to university you need to take extra classes such as English.

Anthony Quinn University Scholarship Fund

In 2018 an incredibly special Tamil man, and a great friend of Ten for Tamils, died from dengue fever in a camp he had fled to during the war. Anthony Quinn introduced Judy to, and educated her, about the widows in the camp.

It was always his dream to go to university, so in his honour we began a scholarship to support Tamil students through university. The five students received $25 per month which helped pay for their board, if they were from the country, or their books.

In October 2023, Janet and Judy were delighted to meet three of the recipients of this Ten for Tamils scholarship in Jaffna, who had all graduated last year. Arum, who is in the centre of the photograph, is studying for her Master’s in Economics this year, which we are delighted to support.

Arumuganathan said, “Thank you for supporting my education. Without you we could not do it.”

Child’s Rights Course 2023

The Centre for Women and Development, with the support of Ten for Tamils, are committed towards keeping children safe and protecting them from all forms of harm and abuse.

We see the protection of children and their well-being as a fundamental element in our work.

In July 2023 we conducted a three-month course for twenty-four women, which focused on minimising these risks for children and creating awareness on how they can be protected.

In 2024, we are committed to extending this course for the benefit of the Jaffna Community.

In October 2023, the Centre for Women and Development conducted a small ceremony to honour the participants and award their certificates

School Books and Bags Distribution

In 2024 Ten for Tamils distributed school bags and exercise books to students studying at Navalar school in Jaffna.

Ten for Tamils Provides Micro Finance Loans

In April 2022 Ten for Tamils lent ten women, 20000LKR [100 dollars]. They bought hoes, seeds and stakes.

Dry ration Distribution for Cyclone and Floods

Situation Analysis and Observations

Sri Lanka was hit by a severe tropical cyclone on November called as Buravi that caused widespread flooding and landslides in Northern and Eastern districts of the country destroying homes and submerging entire villages.

Covid Food Distribution

Like many other countries around the world, the Sri Lankan Government imposed curfew orders and issued a strict order for people not to move about.

The workers and daily wage earners that we help support suffered a lot .There there was a call from the divisional Secretary to the NGOs to provide support to them .Ten for Tamils was more than happy to oblige by providing items such as dry rations.

Calls were received from villages that were very badly affected asking bread, dry rations ,milk powder and so on. But distributing things needed permission from the GA police and curfew authorities. Permission from the GA was sought after some effort and once the curfew was lifted distribution could begin.

Receiving dry rations.

Sri Lanka is going to have a very difficult time as the deteriorating economy and import restrictions will adversely affect the population, especially the marginalised groups.