On December 26, 2005, the tsunami
devastated Iranga and her family. This family lost
their home and their business. Iranga's little
brother and her grandfather died in the tsunami.
They had to live with other family members after the
tsunami and have had difficulty getting their
business back. Because the family needed everyone to
help earn money, 14 year old Iranga had to quit
school to go to work. She has had trouble finding
work and needs English and computer skills. Help her
learn English and teach her computer. Here is a
letter from Iranga. You can help Iranga and many
others like her....
Recently we faced an interview. But they said
that your English &computer knowledge was awful.
In Sri Lanka too English & computer literacy is
a must. Most of the job opportunities are missed
as we are not talented enough. Most of the
computer courses are limited to 45 hours as 3
hour a day and 1-2 days for a week. Only 2 or 3
hours are allowed to use the computer labs & it
is awfully inadigute to practice well. Most
of people have computers their own but they
wouldn't let us to use them & they make excuse
to avoid us by making use them; saying about
electricity billls, that's how we have to face
the situation. In another interview, I lost as I
was unable to balance the accounts using the
computer. Though I have a good kowledge in
accounting & can well manage manually, I am
unable to use the computer accounting. I missed
another chance at an Italian office, as they
refused me of my typing speed e-mail &internet.
both computer &computer courses are very
expensive....I have sent hundreds of
applications for various job opportunities, yet
I haven't fixed for any one.
Volunteers are still needed to
help with recovery. There is a need for people to
volunteer to help in orphanages and help with
rebuilding which will be ongoing for many years.
There is a very urgent need for tourist dollars to
go back into the economy in this country that
depends heavily on tourism.
This beautiful hotel is owned by
a local family you will enjoy getting to know when
you stay here. The hotel offers clean comfortable
rooms and excellent food. It is a short tuk tuk ride
to the clear warm waters of the Indian Ocean. You
will be able to swim, scuba dive, explore, or relax
and enjoy the beauty of the area. |
