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Ranaviru
Fund has learnt that there are increased
number of soldiers who suffered eye
injuries in the war against terrorism
and subsequently lost complete sight or
partial sight. We have inquired
regarding the requirements of these
valiant soldiers from the Rehabilitation
Directorate of the Sri Lanka Army, based
at Ranaviru Sevana, Ragama. We were
fortunate to meet with Major Dushyantha
Yapa, who lost sight in both eyes while
serving the country.
Major Dushyantha Yapa explained us the
difficulties of losing sight and also he
educated us regarding the new technology
& facilities available to overcome these
difficulties. Major Yapa has travelled
the world since he received injuries and
has investigated how to make life easier
of the soldiers who lost sight and found
that the Royal National Institute for
Blind (RNIB) in the United Kingdom has
large number of accessories and
equipment to support lives of visually
impaired people. Major Yapa's intention
is to establish a Resource Centre for
the soldiers who suffered eye injuries
and subsequently sight losses.
Ranaviru Fund is pleased to announce the
delivery of items to setup a dedicated
resource centre for the brave soldiers
with visual impairements. We learnt that
there are increased number of soldiers
who suffered eye injuries in the war
against terrorism and subsequently lost
complete sight or partial sight. We have
inquired regarding the requirements of
these valiant soldiers from the
Rehabilitation Directorate of the Sri
Lanka Army, based at Ranaviru Sevana,
Ragama. As a result we were able to
provide the necessary equipment to
initiate this facility at the Ranaviru
Sevana, Ragama.
Members from
Ranaviru Fund officially handed these
items to Major Dushyantha Yapa, other
fellow officers and soldiers at the
rehabilitation centre on 07th March
2010.
As of end of October 2009, we have
acquired all the items requested from
the RNIB in the UK and were dispatched
to Colombo during February 2010. Support
from Mr Roshan Perera from London and Mr
Channa Weerasinghe of Sri Lankan
Airlines was imense in delivering these
items to Colombo from London on time and
free of charge. Our sincere gratitude to
both Roshan & Channa. |
