About Us
'Ranaviru' in Sinhala means War Heroes. We, a group of like minded friends found Ranaviru Fund in Scotland on 03rd May 2008 with the aim of providing medical and rehabilitation aid for the disabled and wounded soldiers. In 2010 Ranaviru Fund has become a Registered Charity, registered in Scotland No SC041479.
We are a group of friends and like minded people got together from around the world to support brave service personnel who fought against terrorism and lost their lives or suffered life changing injuries. Our primary objective is to support the families of those who lost lives, service personnel who suffered life changing injuries or trauma and also the immediate families of such personnel. By providing medical, welfare, social, educational and financial assistance we are focusing the service personnel and their immediate families in Sri Lanka, where a 30 year long fight against terrorism has ended in 2009.
Our Team
We have our representatives in Australia, Canada, England, Qatar, Scotland, Sri Lanka and United States as listed below.
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Australia |
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Dasun Abeywardana |
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Canada |
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Mahinda Gunasekara |
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England |
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Nimesh Janaka (Trustee) |
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Scotland |
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Dhammika Siripala (Principal Trustee) |
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Kamani Kariyawasam (Trustee) |
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Sri Lanka |
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Hareendra Maithripala |
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Hiranya Malwatta |
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USA |
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Anjalika Silva - MD |
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Ananda M Wijesinghe - CA |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is Ranaviru Fund a Registered Charity?
A: Yes. Ranaviru Fund is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and registered in Scotland under the number SC041479. Please click here to view the OSCR directory.
Q: How does Ranaviru Fund operate?
A: Ranaviru Fund is operated entirely by volunteers, who provide their services and time free of charge.
Q: What are your operational costs?
A: We do not have operational costs because the Ranaviru Fund is entirely run by volunteers. When we do incur such costs (eg. manage the website, cost of communication etc) they will be borne by the volunteers. Our website is hosted free of charge by a well wisher and the website is fully developed by the members of our team. Stationary, travel & transport, telephone, postage and other operational costs are paid by the volunteers. Please download and read the Ranaviru Fund constitution to find out more about our operational model and policies.
Q: How do you get the requirements before donations are made?
A: We get the requirements directly from the relevant authority which we are doing the project for. For example in the case of the donation of the medical equipment we got the requirements directly from the Military Hospital, and then called for quotes/specs from several suppliers for different brands. These quotes/specs were then forwarded to the relevant authorities to get their feedback on what suits their needs best.
Q: How can I verify authenticity of your work?
A: We closely work with the authorities to identify, analyse and to provide the requirements of soldiers. Our best efforts are put to keep the authorities up to date with our involvements. We publish all invoices after paying for the goods & services and we also publish the acknowledgement received from receiving party after handing over the donations in our website under Our Projects.
For further verifications you may contact the authorities listed under "Authenticity" section.
Authenticity
Authenticity of our projects can be verified with the following authorities.
Sri Lanka Army, Rehabilitation Directorate
Directorate of Rehabilitation, Ranaviru Sevana, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Tel: +94-11-296 0011 / +94-11-296 0019
email: drehabilitation 'at' yahoo.com
Sri Lanka Army, Seva Vanitha Army Branch
P.O. Box 553, Army Head Quarters, Baladaksha Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Tel: +94-11-254 1404 / +94-11-234 3953
email: sevavanitha 'at' yahoo.com
Military Hospital, Colombo
Commanding Officer, Military Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94-11-243 1301 / +94-11-243 6471
email: milhospnarahenpita 'at' mail.army.lk
Sri Lanka Air Force, Seva Vanitha Unit
Coordinating Officer, Seva Vanitha Unit, Sri Lanka Air Force
Tel: +94-11-244 1044 Ext: 23430
email: sevavanitha 'at' airforce.lk
Ranaviru Seva Authority
Contact Person: Ms Tulani Dewamitta
Ranaviru Seva Authority, Ministry of Defence
Tel: +94-11-243 0860
email: tulanidewamitta 'at' yahoo.com
Sri Lanka Navy, Directorate of Naval Welfare
Director Naval Welfare, Sri Lanka Navy
Tel: +94-11- 242 1151
email: nhqdnw 'at' navy.lk
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