Activities
from April 2009 to March 2010
Shalika Karunaratne
Shalika Karunaratne
Member - Executive Committee
Sri Lanka Council for the Blind
Rehabilitation Project
Continuous year round
Coordinator
Instruction in mobility, spoken English, computer, Braille literacy and indoor games (chess and
draughts),
Also involved in counselling and job placement
Annual Excursion
April 2009
Member of the Organising Committee
40 persons with visual disabilities with adequate guides were taken on a trip to places of
importance on the South-Western coast.
Higher Education Scholarship Programme
July 2009
Member of the selection committee.
Selected 46 students for the scholarship programme and organised the annual ceremony for the award
of scholarships.
Lochana - Recycled Paper Products Project
August - October 2009
(Ten three hour training sessions)
Project Chairperson.
Overall coordination and supervision of the training programme. In December 2009, provided the
trainees an opportunity to market their products during the festive season at the lobby of a mall.
The five women with visual disabilities are now using the training and knowledge acquired to
augment their income.
