ARUNELLA
FOR A BETTER FUTURE
GENERATION
A
Arunella is the humanitarian program organised
by Engineering Students’ Union (ESU) of Faculty of
Engineering, University of Peradeniya, under the
theme “Yahapath Wu Anagatha Parapurak Udesa”.
This project was given life on 2002 with the main objective of
financially supporting our very own undergraduates who were
facing economic difficulties in 2002. Final year students organised a show in Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra Open-Air theatre,
themselves raise money and continue the project with the help
where the income was dedicated to offering scholarships.
of each other. Since 2007, projects like donating library books,
With the passage of time, the young minds wanted to offer more
building a water supply system, building classrooms, etc., has
to the whole society. So, they took a step forward to uplift the
been conducted. As per the social project, final year students
infrastructure facilities and academic aspects of schools in rural
built a science laboratory targeting the grade 6-11 students and
areas. In order to make the project more successful, now it is
donated it to Othnapitiya Kanishta Vidyalaya, Nelumdeniya. Also,
divided into three phases; a seminar series, social projects and
the project of building 3 classrooms for Illagolla-watta Vidyalaya
scholarship programs.
is now ongoing. Sooner the children of Illagolla-watta Vidyalaya
will become the beneficiaries and will be able to continue their
studies under a pleasant environment.
In the seminar series, schools from all over the country are
selected, and O/L seminars are conducted during the weekend.
This will help the students to learn subject matter mostly related
to mathematics and science. While the seminars are going on,
the children will be educated about the society and some worthy
advice are given for them to shape up their lives in the years
After completing the O/L seminar series the student who per-
to come. Currently, the seminar programme for 2016 has been
formed well in the examination will be offered scholarships and
started and is being conducted by undergraduates throughout
stationery items.
the country.
In 2016, scholarship award ceremony was held on 4th of May
in Prof. EOE Pereira theatre with the presence of academic staff,
other distinguished guests and faculty undergraduates.
In order to raise money for the Arunella fund, two stage dramas
were brought to the Ediriweera Sarachchandra Open-Air theatre,
by Engineering Students’ Union. “Tharawo Igilethi”, “Makarata”
were the dramas and they were staged on 4th and 5th of July
respectively. Also, the fund is raised by selling items like T-Shirts
and bags.
Arunella, which is effective since 2002, also known as the “Heart
Social project phase will be focused on building up facilities for
of the Faculty of Engineering”, is destined to enrich the lives of
a school which is in dire need of a helping hand. Undergraduates
thousands of Sri Lankans students’ in the years to come.
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