Teaching English
ABOUT SHANTHI
Shanthi Community
Animation Movement is a voluntary organization working
amongst the shanty dwellers along the canal banks,
extending from Wellawatte-Dehiwela to Kirullapone
and Kalinga Road, Polhengoda. Some of these families
have been reallocated to Badowita- Attidiya whilst
families who were residing at Veluanarama were moved
to Srimaha Vihare and Bathiya Mawatha the National
Development Authority for housing resettlements.
The organization extends financial assistance by
way of grants and loans to relocated families to
build their homes on a located land by the Land
Reclamation Authority.
The aim of the Movement
is to identify the needs of the community and to
involve them in various development activities,
such as educational, religious, civic as well as
give counseling and hold community meetings at all
centers to improve the standard of living. It is
run under the care of Rev. Fr. M. Catalano, and
his friendly staff. Fr.Catalano, originally from
Italy, has spent 55 years in Sri Lanka. In the last
27 years he has been looking after the disadvantaged
and poor people of Colombo and more recently the
large number of displaced people affected by the
Tsunami which hit Sri Lanka on the 26th of December
2004.
ABOUT YOUR VOLUNTEER WORK
Teaching English –
English language skills
are becoming increasingly important in virtually
every profession because it has become the international
language of business. Sadly the standard of English
taught in Sri Lanka is poor despite the fact that
a good command of the English language is required
for job seekers. Therefore, the underprivileged
people of Sri Lanka are at a complete disadvantage.
Volunteers are needed
to teach school goers and school leavers English
– in reading, comprehension and conversation.
The children may also need additional tuition in
other school subjects, which can be undertaken by
the volunteer if they are able to offer themselves
for a few extra hours. The aim of this program is
not only to make the children more familiar with
the English language but to give them the opportunity
to learn even a few words, armed with which they
feel less excluded from a world to which they otherwise
have no access.
Minimum Age – 16 yrs
and above
Skills/Experience Required – Knowledge of
spoken Sinhalese will be an advantage although not
a must
Time Commitment – Flexible
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