Food to those in need
Today we started distributing our food parcels
Naomi Booth :: Tuesday 28th April 2020 :: This Story
Today we started distributing our food parcels to the Ocean Stars communities facing hardship due to lack of income during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Our Ocean Stars Lanka staff will be travelling to remote villages all this week distributing food parcels to our remote preschool families.
We started today by giving out food parcels to our sponsor families in Batticaloa and our preschool families in Vellaimanal , Trincomalee.
The overwhelming messages from all the recipients were of immense gratitude to our Ocean Stars network for their kindness and generosity in making this possible. These families have not as yet received any extra help from the government or other NGO's.
If you would like to donate to our appeal so we could reach out and help more people visit our donate page.
Congratulations
To our GCSE level sponsor children
Naomi Booth :: Tuesday 28th April 2020 :: This Story
Congratulations to our Sponsor children who received their GCSE Grades today 28th April 2020.
Between them they got 20 Grade A's 12 Grade B's 15 Grade C's and 6 Grade D's. They would like to extend their thanks to our Sp
onsorship Programme and their sponsors for helping them to get to this stage.
We wish them Good Luck as they embark on their A Levels post lockdown.
COVID Appeal - thanks so much
So much is already being done thanks to your donations
Naomi Booth :: Friday 24th April 2020 :: This Story
A big thank you to everyone who has donated to our Covid-19 appeal for Ocean Stars communities in Sri Lanka.
Thanks to your generosity we have been able to source and purchase 200 food parcels to all our preschool families and sponsor families.
Most of the families rely on daily wage earners for an income and during the last month have had no income.
Our Ocean Stars Lanka staff join us with OST UK to thank you for making this possible. Our appeal is running till the 18th May so it is not too late to donate.
COVID-19 Response
Find out why and how you can help!
Naomi Booth :: Wednesday 15th April 2020 :: This Story
Bags sewn in Yatiyanthota
For pre-school teachers
Naomi Booth :: Tuesday 4th February 2020 :: This Story
Ocean Star teachers with their resources bags made by our Ocean Stars sewing project in Yatiyanthota.
The teachers also collected uniforms , school bags and ocean Stars calendars.
1000 School Uniforms in Batti
Find out what else was give out today...
Naomi Booth :: Sunday 2nd February 2020 :: This Story
The OSL Team and Dilanee gave out 1000 preschol uniforms, school bags, teachers sarees, teachers bags and Ocean Stars calendars to our 20 Batti preschools this morning. The OSL team did this monumental task with smiles on their faces. Well done everyone !!
Food Parcels
for families in Batticaloa
Naomi Booth :: Monday 27th January 2020 :: This Story
The distribution of 150 food parcels for targeted families started today in Batticaloa.
50 families supported by Ocean Stars UK and Lanka received a food bag containing rice, flour, lentils ,salt, milk powder, tea and Pappadums.
The Food Bag project is funded by our UK partner Sunny-sid3 Up and Ocean Stars are very grateful to them for their support. The mothers commented on how grateful they were to receive these essential items which they often cannot afford and have to go without.
Thank you Sunny-Sid3 Up. You have brought happiness and joy to hundreds of people.
A new beginning
January marks the beginning of the new school year in Sri Lanka.
Naomi Booth :: Wednesday 22nd January 2020 :: This Story
It is a busy time for our Ocean Stars Lanka staff as 1,000 school uniforms and bags have to be distributed to the 1000 children who will be attending the 25 preschools funded by Ocean Stars Trust UK. Today the first 35 uniforms were distributed to the children who attend St Peters preschool in Yatiyanthota.
Goodbye to Pooja
Ocean Stars UK were very sad to say Goodbye to Pooja, a valued member of our Ocean Stars Lanka staff this week.
Naomi Booth :: Friday 17th January 2020 :: This Story
Pooja joined us in 2015 as an admin assistant. We have watched her develop and grow over the last 5 years.
Pooja started working with us in 2015 with very little spoken English and leaves us as a confident English speaker who has made speeches in English to UK volunteers and visitors.
She has been our Preschool and Sponsorship Manager for the last 3 years and has done and amazing job over the that time. The 54 sponsor families in the Eastern Province really appreciate the support, care and love Pooja has offered them. Pooja leaves us to get married and join her husband in Kandy.
Pooja will be greatly missed by us all but we wish her and her husband every happiness in the new life together.