The Meththa Foundation

The Meththa Foundation - UK

UK Registered Charity Number 1135141

Dedicated to serving disabled people in Sri Lanka

We invite organisations with similar interests as ours to join us and help in the rehabilitation of disabled Sri Lankan people

Please contact us if you are a Healthcare Professional engaged in Prosthetic or Neurological Rehabilitation, hold a current licence to practise and are able to volunteer your services for up to three months at a stretch to work in Sri Lanka

Meththa Foundation UK is not responsible for the content or the availability of the above web sites.

Our Mission

Meththa Foundation was inaugurated in Birmingham in 1995 by a small group of Sri Lankans domiciled in the UK, for the sole purpose of serving disabled people in Sri Lanka. The word Meththa means Loving Kindness and we are on a mission to deliver our services with love and kindness and without bias or exceptions to civilians in Sri Lanka who seek our help.

Our membership

We are a UK registered Charity. There is no formal registration for membership of Meththa Foundation. Anyone who has an interest in our objectives is free to join in our charitable activities.

We will co-opt volunteers from time to time for specific tasks. Invitations will be posted at this web site when a need arises.

We are supported by many NHS Rehabilitation Centres in the UK and the leading UK Prosthetics and Orthotics companies contracted to provide services at these centres.

Our Service Provision

Our main objective is to provide artificial limbs to people in need irrespective of where they live and help in their physical and psycho-social rehabilitation

We have established a non-profit sister organisation called the Meththa Rehabilitation Foundation in Sri Lanka to facilitate our work locally.

We deliver our services through two modern Rehabilitation Centres in areas where they are most needed. We supplement our services to the rural population using a Mobile Unit capable of providing a complete service at any peripheral site in the Island. We are also equipped to undertake rehabilitation of any chronic disabling condition.

A few disabled children and adults who received our services

ARTIFICIAL LIMB PROJECT TO SERVE WAR INJURED PEOPLE IN THE VANNI REGION

This project commenced on 10 July 2009 at Mannar General Hospital with the participation of all our partners. We made more than 2500 patient contacts through this Centre between July 2009 and May 2014 and provided nearly 1500 new artificial limbs.

In May 2014, with generous support from the Lebara Foundation we shifted this Centre to new purpose built Clinic / Workshop at Mankulam. From its inception until now, we have assessed more than 900 amputees in this clinic

Services at Mannar continues to function as a Satellite Clinic

Please use Trust activities link to see further details.

CURRENT NEWS

The staff members of Meththa Rehabilitation Foundation and their family members from Mahawa held a joint Sinhala Buddhist / Hindy New Year Celebration with their counterparts at Mankulam on 9 April 2016. Approximately 50 people travelled from Mahawa to Mankulam and celebrated with nearly 40 disabled children and their families from the Vanni. Children presented songs, dances and took part in competitive games. The event was enjoyed by everybody.
The team from Mahawa proceeded to Jaffna on the 10th, visiting important sites such as Nallur Temple, Nagadipa and Jaffna Fort.

Nearly half of our services for the people in the Vanni are delivered through our Mobile Clinics which are held regularly at the DGH Mannar, Varod Centre at Mullateevu, Central Schools at Mallavi, Dharmapuram and Jeyapuram. We assess and treat approximately 20 people in each two day clinic.

The next two mobile clinics will be conducted at Dharmapuram (30 people) and Mullaiteevu (30 people). If you are resident in these areas and require our services, please contact our Centre at Mankulam using telephone number +94 (0)23 323 0473.

We can also provide a mobile service anywhere in the island, provided sponsorship is available. We need approximately 500,000.00 Sri Lankan rupees to cover the expenses for one clinic lasting two days during which we aim to provide 20 new artificial limbs. Please contact our Mahawa Centre using telephone, +94 (0)37 3618170 if you wish to arrange a mobile clinic

The next SLMDA Sponsored Fundraising Event for Meththa Foundation will be held between 20-23 May 2016 at the Baskerville Hall in Ross on Wye, Monmouthshire. As usual, this will be packed with events including the Sponsored Walk. The event is fully booked but day attendances may still be possible if you notify us in time. There is always a possibility of a late cancellation so please keep in touch.

Dr Panagamuwa will be available at Mahawa and Mankulam between 21 Mach-18 April 2016 to manage any complex clinical problems and for teaching and general supervision. Please book an appointment by telephoning 037 361 8170 if you require his services

Contact email address

meththafoundationmaho@gmail.com