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Sri Lanka Post Tsunami Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Forum
Noel Ryan Auditorium 
Central Library 301 Bernhamthope West Mississauga Ontario
15 January 2005


Hon C S Poolokasingham Sri Lanka Consul General Tronto, Hon Elliot Charng Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Dr Daya Sarathchandra, Hon Peter Fonseca Mississauga East MPP, Ven. Banthe Saranapala West End Buddhist Centre, Mississauga, Gord Moore General Manager Canadian Red Cross, Marly Venalainan Oxfam Canada, Dr Neville Hewage OIDA, Dr Joseph Edison World Job and Food Bank, Daya Hettiarachchi Sri Lanka United National Association of Canada,Shehan & Andrew Singhalease Youth Club of Canada, Esa Para Esananda India Rainbow Peel Region, Yoshani & Arjuna Travelling Exhibition Service, Svethlana Ageeva Red Cross Peel Region, Nadeeja Wijesekera Mandakini Dance group, D Wickramasinghe Social Worker, Suresh Benedict Social Worker delivered the presentations. Manel Anthony read the Hon Jim Karigianis MP PC message. This project delivered through Ontario Sri Lankans Foundation.


Major Outcome of the Forum

Building a
"Ontario Village" and Chid and Youth Development Centre in Boossa, Galle, Sri Lanka, 6 major Medical Equipments to hospitals, 500 scholarships  & 3000 packages of educational materials and books to school children, 200 units of  Micro Credit to start small scale industries, two medium scale Drinking water and sanitation projects to affected areas in Sri Lanka. These project forecasted to finished within 5-7 years of duration.