Dharshini Gunasekera

Dharshini's Meththa WALK FOR THE LIMBLESS

Fundraising for The Meththa Foundation-UK
£368
raised
Meththa WALK FOR THE LIMBLESS, 13 May 2023
We are fundraising for the annual sponsored walk to support our UK and Sri Lanka operations. 64 walkers are mostly senior or retired doctors. Funds will be used to collect, ship, and buy essential consumables unavailable in Sri Lanka. Thank You.

Story

Our Meththa Foundation-UK is a registered charity. ( UK Charity No 1135141). Our sister organization, founded in 1994 and formally registered in 2010, facilitates physical rehabilitation of the disabled in Sri Lanka. In the war-torn area alone, nearly 5000 amputees were resulted from the civil war. Approximately 20,000 people in Sri Lanka are amputees. In the National Hospital alone, approximately 800 amputations are performed annually. In peacetime, diabetes and injuries, such as road traffic accidents, are the most common causes of amputations. Sri Lanka's National Health Service does not provide satisfactory prosthetic rehabilitation services. Due to the high cost of private prostheses, amputees without prostheses become dysfunctional individuals. In addition to providing artificial limbs and appliances to children with neurological disabilities and muscular dystrophies, our services have evolved to fill this void gradually in many districts of the Island.

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About the campaign

We are fundraising for the annual sponsored walk to support our UK and Sri Lanka operations. 64 walkers are mostly senior or retired doctors. Funds will be used to collect, ship, and buy essential consumables unavailable in Sri Lanka. Thank You.

About the charity

The Meththa Foundation-UK

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RCN 1135141
We provide a free artificial limb and appliance service for amputees and other disabled Sri Lankans including children with significant neurological disabilities. We also provide them with regular follow up. Please visit our website for more information at http://www.meththafoundation.org.uk

Donation summary

Total raised
£367.99
+ £30.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£367.99
Offline donations
£0.00

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