In my earlier post, I added a picture of now defunct Ashokamala Computer Center, Kadurupitiya that was once the center of attraction by many including the Chairman of Intel. Please see the video below.

The champion who started this initiative, Mr H A Wickramasinghe, the Principal of the nearby Primary School was promoted and transferred to another school and the project was fading away. Luckily there is a new Head Master in the Primary and he has taken over this project now. But they need at least 10,000 LKR to repair the computers to bring them to working order. The villagers say they can contribute up to 5,000 LKR and expect a donor to step in for the rest. The village is a very small village and one cannot expect them to collect more than what they can.

The project has been shifted back to the Primary School and it will run under the guidance of the new Head Master who is a young man from the same area. Hope the donors can step in to help this project to be back on its feet. We will help them to gain sustainability once they can resume the work. Horizon Lanka will train one or two of Ashoka Mala youth to work as the trainers in Kadurupitiya.