Abayam-Foundation for Health and Education
is an independent, not-for-profit, non-political charitable organisation.
Santander bank (UK)
Account name: Abayam – Foundation for Health and Education
Sort code 09-01-29
Acccount number 39953494
BIC: ABBYGB2LXXX
IBAN: GB65ABBY09012939953494
Abayam Fundraising Event 5th October 2024
Our annual fundraising concert and dinner is almost here – please see the flyer below for details of how to obtain tickets. The event will be a great opportunity for you to see how your generous donations are being utilised to help our communities in Sri Lanka, while enjoying our fantastic line-up of popular Tamil musical singers over dinner.
Chief Guest
Dr Aru Thirumurugan
Chairman, Sivapoomi Trust, Sri Lanka
When?
Saturday 5th October 2024 5.30pm
Where?
New Crystal Hall, 3 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3UA
Additional Info
There is free parking at the venue. Atlernatively the venue is a 12- minute walk from Slough station which has both Elizabeth Line and Overground train services.
Special Guest
Dr Thiyagarajah Thavanesan
Abayam Coordinator, Eastern Region, Sri Lanka, Medical Officer, Teaching Hospital Batticaloa
About Us
The strength of Abayam is its local coordinators, who ensure that the money donated is used to support schools, hospitals, and other community projects in the most needy areas. Abayam members visit several times a year to maintain regular communication and monitor steady progress.
Our purpose is to help our hospitals, our schools and our people back home.
Abayam Foundation
Abayam-Foundation for Health and Education was formed by motivated group of non-medical and medical professionals and charity-minded individuals from Sri Lanka currently living in the UK, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Abayam Women
Abayam Women is an international sub-group of Abayam, with members in Sri Lanka, Australia and UK. We work on projects focussing on supporting the health and education of the most needy women and children.
Abayam Youth
Abayam established a Youth Forum in 2019 to support health and education in Sri Lanka. Members volunteer in educational institutions and engage in fundraising in the UK and beyond.
Abayam Australia chapter
Abayam Australia is thriving sub-group of Abayam down-under. We have a close ex-pat community in Australia which meets for fundraising events from a sponsored walk during the pandemic, to a Deepavali sari sale.
Our Outreach
Education
We want to support the equipment needs and staff training/ education of the schools in Sri Lanka, particularly those which are small, remote and under-resourced. Our efforts encompass education from nursery through university levels to ensure the best opportunities are available to upskill our youth.
Healthcare
We want to support the infrastructure, equipment needs and staff training/ education of hospitals and other medical establishments in Sri Lanka, particularly those which are small, remote and under-resourced. We provide equipment to ensure this training effectively meets local medical demands.
Other
Our other projects include emergency relief, meeting with the local community and outreach projects to ensure our support goes beyond education for students and healthcare for all.
We work tirelessly to ensure rapid response and effective assistance to help those in urgent need.
How We Work
Our strength lies in the fact that we know Sri Lanka well and have a network of trusted contacts there working in state healthcare and education, as well as from the general population. Moreover, we are able to match projects with willing donors from the UK Sri Lankan expatriate community. We visit several times each year, to listen to our local colleagues, perform needs assessments, effect change in collaboration with them and then evaluate and follow-up on these changes. As you can see from our web-site, although Abayam-Foundation for Health and Education is a new organisation, we have already started several projects, raised funds and provided needed equipment and training. However, we cannot continue and expand our work without your support: if you can travel to Sri Lanka to provide training or can support and help us with your time and expertise in the UK or elsewhere, please use the Contact Us section of this website to get in touch.
How to Donate
We also need funds, and are grateful for all donations – please donate, with your name as reference, by direct electronic bank transfer to our U.K. charity bank account (details at the top of this page). If you are able to make a regular donation, please complete our Standing Order and Giftaid forms (attached below).
Standing Order Form
Gift Aid Declration (Form)
Abayam Printed Booklet
Abayam Mental Health Telephone Helpline
Abayam launched a mental health helpline in the Northern Province in December 2020, in response to the high suicide rate in the region. The line is manned 24/7 by doctors.
