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Dec 18, 2008--
The project was a success! Koshika and her family moved into their new home. Thank you to everyone for all the help, support and generosity.  Without you this would not have been possible.
 

 

 Dec 9, 2008--
 
Chandana Ariyaratne of Channel Link Printers generously donated two, four-liter buckets of paint for the house.  Thank you to Chandana for his generosity.
Nov 26, 2008--
 
Mr Bimal Mudalige very kindly initiated a donation from Ceylinco Consumer Electronics Ltd., of a plastic door for the toilet and eight CFL bulbs for the house.  Thank you to Mr Bimal Mudalige for his generosity. 
 
Photo: Staff member of Ceylinco Consumer Electronics hands over the door to Sumanasiri, Koshika's husband

 

 

 

 

Nov 19, 2008--
 
Doors and windows have been attached. We have just a few more steps to go before construction is complete, but we still have more to raise to cover all costs. Thank you, as always, for the support!
 
Nov 17, 2008--
 
Generous donation!
Good news!! Padma Wijetunge of Maharagama very generously donated all plumbing materials worth Rs 4,500/=.  Thank you to Padma for her generosity.
Nov 9, 2008--
Members of the Y's Men's Club of Young Moratuwa donate the  electrical accessories worth Rs 16,500/= to Koshika and Sumanasiri.
 

Thank you Y's Men's Club of Young Moratuwa for your generous donation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

The Club members also visited Koshika's old house and saw for themselves the conditions in which this family and so many other families live on the beach.

 
Items we are still in need of at this stage to complete the house :
  • 8 Nos 4 1/2" hinges to fix the doors & windows and a lock for the front door.
  • 4 Nos taps and s-lon pipes & accessories to finish plumbing.
  • Cement and sand to finish the floor and plastering of walls.

Even good used items are welcome. 

 

Nov 6, 2008--
 
Next is the floor and plumbing work.
We are very happy to say that the Y's Men's Club of Young Moratuwa has made a commitment to give us the items necessary to finish the electrical work. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct 31, 2008--
 
Construction continues!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oct 30, 2008--
 
Next step is the roof.

 

The door and window frames for Koshika's house were donated to MagéLanka by well-wishers!  We only had to pay labor charges to the carpenter to resize the frames.

 

One door was donated by Pesala Jayawardene. Shanika Abeyratne donated another door and glass blocks to add light to the house. 

 

We are looking for donors for electrical and plumbing materials, so let us know if you know someone who can help!

 
 
 
 
Oct 27, 2008--
 
Expenses for Koshika's housing fund have been updated! We are short about Rs. 35,000 ($350), still with more expenses to come. Select Expenses from the list on the left or click here.
 
Oct 25, 2008--
 
Top Volunteers and Donors now listed online! Thank you to everyone who has donated for a book, and a special thank you to our MagéLanka ambassadors, who have helped us in collecting donations for 10 or more books and continue to spread information about MagéLanka all over the world! Click here to see who they are.
 
Oct 23, 2008--
 
Block work in progress, expenses update.
 Expenses* in Rs. ($)
Land, stamp

Rs. 415,000 ($4,150)

Materials

Rs.  74,250 ($743)

 LaborRs. 36,000 ($360) 

 

 
TOTAL

Rs. 525,500 ($5,250)

Total receipts  Rs. 538,000/=
 
*Expenses are subject to change and will be adjusted as figures come in.
 
Oct 22, 2008--
 
Donations received to-date
 
We got a donation of Rs. 34,000/= from the Mallikarama temple in Ratmalana to cover the cost of 1,275 cement blocks at Rs. 27/= each. 
 
Viharadhikari Ven. Ranasgalle Gnanaweera Thero informed us that this donation was from the Mallikarama Sarana Fund. 
 
 As of Oct. 27, top donors and volunteers are listed online! To view them, click here.
 
 And to everyone who bought Sing and Bring Them Joy - thank you!! 
 
 
 
Oct 19, 2008--
 
Setting out of the site by the contractor and Magelanka volunteer Sunil Weeraratne.
 
 
Oct 18, 2008-- 
 
Construction is going well!
 We started on the foundation on Oct. 16, and work is progressing at a steady pace. 
 
Current expenses* are as follows:
 Expenses* in Rs. ($) 
Land+stamp duty

 Rs. 415,000 ($4,150)

Materials

Rs.   47,950 ($480) 

Labor

Rs.   17,000 ($170) 

  
TOTAL

Rs. 479,950 ($4,800) 

 
*Expenses are subject to change and will be adjusted as figures come in. 
 
Book donations are short by about Rs. 2,000 at this stage, and of course there are more expenses to come, so we welcome any help you can give us.
 
Oct 7, 2008--
 
We've got the land! 
 Sunil & Dilly finalized everything to buy the land in Angulana on Monday, Oct. 6. The property owner works for the forces in Vavuniya. He came down to the Ratmalana area for a few days, so the lawyer checked out the deeds and cleared everything for the purchase at Rs. 400,000, and Rs. 15,000 for the government stamp duty. The deed is written under the names of Koshika and her three sons.
 
We have raised about Rs. 460,000 (US $4,600), which we are still collecting from our lovely MagéLanka ambassadors. The rest of the proceeds will stay in Koshika's Housing Fund at the bank to go toward the cost of construction. We've got a start, with Rs. 45,000 (US $450), and we've got a lot more to do! 
 
THANKS!
Our sincere thanks to the lawyer Mr. Sepala Boralessa, who finalized the legal documentation of the purchase, Mr. Tudor Siriwardene (surveyor) and Mr. Ganamini Sumanasena (valuer), who donated their precious time and effort free of charge. Thanks to everyone who has been helping towards the cause - we couldn't do anything without volunteers around the world who have been giving out books and collecting donations.
 
Sep 20, 2008--
 
Land found! Must raise US $4,000 by Oct. 1 to secure it!
We have now identified a four perch block of land, inland and a safe distance from the sea. The cost per perch is Rs 100,000/=, so we need Rs 400,000/= (approximately 4,000 USD) for the land. We already have Rs 153,000/= in Koshika's bank and if the books move fast, we can finalize the transaction! The owner is willing to hold it until the end of this month, after which time he will sell it to someone else.
 
Our initial idea was to find land at Rs 50,000/= per perch, which we found impossible due to the high cost of land. We didn’t want to go very far from their current area, because then Koshika would have to spend more on bus fare, her husband would have to find work elsewhere, and they would have to move their children to a different school. 
 
This location is ideal to build the house. The estimated cost of building would be Rs 350,000/= so our target right now is to collect donations for 750 books as soon as possible and everyone’s help would be greatly appreciated.The lawyer, surveyor and valuation officer very willingly agreed to give their services free of charge since this is a charitable cause.

 

 
August 13, 2008--
 
The search for land
We're getting a great response on the books, thank you to everyone who is purchasing and selling them! Now that we have some money collected through book sales, we've started searching for a piece of property near Ratmalana to build Koshika's house on. The search is a bit tough - land value is very high in this busy area, but we want to make sure Koshika and her family are near enough to Ratmalana and surrounding areas so that she can maintain her work relationships.

Dilly has been checking out properties, let us know if you have any ideas! magelanka@gmail.org
 
Also, if you are interested in donating directly to Koshika's Housing Fund bank account, set up at the Commercial Bank - Ratmalana Branch, please contact us and we'd be happy to supply you with the neccessary information to do so.