Village Heartbeat Centres open in Eravur and Thirukkovil

The Foundation of Goodness first introduced its Village Heartbeat Centres as a strategy to reach villagers from distant areas who were not able to travel to the MCC Centre of Excellence to pursue our programmes. These centres offer our key courses in a nutshell for the benefit of the local population in areas where opportunities are scarce.

The Foundation has already established 4 Village Heartbeat Project (VHP) Centres in Rathgama, Udumulla and Gandara (Matara) in the Southern Province as well as in Moneragala in the Uva Province.

Now for the first time, the Foundation of Goodness has opened two new VHP Centres in the East, in Eravur and Thirukkovil. The Centres were established in partnership with the Youth Progressive Foundation and are FoG’s 5th and 6th VHP Centres.

The courses and programmes offered by the Centres are as follows;

Eravur VHP:
Computer Training
English Classes
Sinhala Classes
Women’s Enterprise & Empowerment Courses
Children’s Goodness Club
Library

Thirukkovil VHP
Computer Training
English Classes
Science Classes
Mathematics Classes
Women’s Enterprise & Empowerment Courses
Children’s Goodness Club
Library

The variety of courses offered at each VHP Centre is catered to the needs of the local communities and we currently have 600 and 320 students registered at the Eravur and Thirukkovil Centres respectively.

Accommodation is also available at the two centres, made up of one double room at the Thirukkovil VHP and two double rooms at the Eravur VHP.

It is a great achievement for FoG to have now established VHP centres in 6 villages across Sri Lanka and we look forward to expanding our services even further in the coming months by opening a 7th VHP Centre in the North of Sri Lanka in the village of Mathagal in Kankasanthurai.

FoG’s Founder/ Chief Trustee Mr. Kushil Gunasekera has a vision of establishing VHP centres all across Sri Lanka in rural underserved villages in order to give their inhabitants a chance to make the best use of their skills and talents.

Having recognized that it is the lack of opportunities that are holding back many brilliant Sri Lankans from reaching their true potential, the FoG Village Heartbeat Centres will give as many people as possible a chance to achieve their dreams and develop their lives.

10th August 2016