2nd Trip to Sri Lanka
We are conducting the participatory design session as well as meeting with several individuals who are involved in NGO in Colombo during our short trip.
Our concept plan and architectural plans are ready to be presented to raise local awareness regarding the serious need of elder care. We are also excited to learn more about the housing issues for elderly from the people in Sri Lanka.
Because elders in Sri Lanka are still well respected and traditional family care practice is kept today, I am very interested in learning both positive and negative issues related to the current elder care situation. It is our hope to gain deeper understanding of how we can contribute to help elders in Sri Lanka can age in community, and most importantly what we can learn from their traditional social value to improve our elders in the USA and Japan.
I will keep updated this blog when I have an internet access. I will try to post video clips if possible.
Hi Emi, My brave and adventurous friend! I will be checking back to see how things are going. Talk to you when you get back. Be safe, Love Cheryl
Dear sir/madam,
We are very pleased to know that you are interested in elder related issues in Sri Lanka. We are also struggling to reduce the bad impacts of increasing aging community to the society of Sri Lanka. We are functioning as an NGO, Saviya Development Foundation, to eliminate a large number of problems confronting by our society.
Saviya Development Foundation is a community based organization founded in 1991 commmited to humanitarian social welfare services. It is a government approved charitable organization as well.
Currently, we are running a elders’ home at Dodanduva, Galle and has implemented community based elders’ care activities. We invite you to contribute to improve our aging program.
We look forward your hearing soon.
Thanking you!
Dr.Winston de Silva.
The President,
Saviya Development Foundation,
24A, Wewelwala Road, Galle,
Sri Lanka.
TEl. No:94-091-2245781 Fax:94-091-2234281
Email:sdfsri@sltnet.ik
Web address;WWW.saviya.org
Hi Cheryl!
Thank you very much for your comment. I am currently in Colombo Sri Lanka, and having a sleepless nights because of the jetlag… I look forward to your comments, and talking to you when I return to the USA.
Dr.Winston de Silva
Thank you very much for finding our project! I was so thrilled to find your comment in my blog posting. I look forward to learning more about your approach for the elder care in Sri Lanka.
Again, thank you for contacting me.
Emi Kiyota
hey,where are you from??can u email me please,thx
I wish one day I can own such a popular blog as yours.