| Location: | Kalmunai, Sri Lanka |
| Age: | 25 |
| Program: | Arts |
| Duration: | 3 years |
| Required: | $240 |
| Date Completed: | October 14, 2008 |
| Partner Organization: | Rose Charities Canada |
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Nishanthy is studying Arts at the University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. She has one more year to go to complete her degree and needs assistance to help her with the expenses of the year. Her family was devastated by the tsunami and she is an orphan, living with her grand-parents. University is free in Sri Lanka but the family cannot afford the extra costs of books, transport and food to send her there.
This scholarship is a 9 month scholarship from December 1st 2008 - August 31st 2009.
Nishanthy Vijeyaratnam graduated this May from University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka with an Arts degree and is now teaching at the Rose Charities Education program!
Posted Jul 3, 2009
Hello!
I am following my the classes well and I think the subjects that I am taking are very interesting. I am in my third year now and after graduation I would like to become a teacher. I believe that being a teacher is a good fit for me and I would like to teach History because I like that subject very much,
In University, I am living in the hostel Of Jaffna. I often get together with my friends and we cook and eat together after lectures. Senior students also cook with us and they treat me as their sister.
My family lives in Thuraineelavanai and they are safe and well. I have 3 sisters, my mother is a house wife and my father is working as a laborer. I visit my home once a year because I have to travel by plane or ship to get home.
Unfortunately, we study in the midst of bombing and shelling sounds, but I am happy that I can study.
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NOTE: The update above refers to the activities of Nishanthy's mother and father, while her profile refers to her as an orphan. In reviewing this update with the partner organization we have been advised that the update speaks of her grandparents, and that adoptions happen fluidly in Sri Lanka (particularly post-tsunami) with the new adoptive parents often referred to as mother and father, particularly once translated to English. We have decided to leave the update intact with this note attached - please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Posted Dec 17, 2008
