Give Light Home & Community Project

The site of the Foundation comprises an Orphanage, a Mosque, a Free Health Care Clinic and an Education & Vocational Training Institute, with a Community Center, Banquet and Conference Hall and rentable Storefronts still to come.

The front of Give Light Home on opening day
The courtyard lawn inside Give Light Home
The building of the IMANA Medical Clinic, Dental Clinic and Vocational Training Institute, seen from the lane

Give Light Home, its courtyard, and the clinic and training center building. Athulugama, Sri Lanka.

The buildings

Four open, one planned

  1. 01

    Give Light Home

    Opened 31 March 2013

    The Give Light Home is not just another orphanage providing a roof over the heads of the displaced and helpless children of Sri Lanka.

    Capacity
    80 children
    Rooms
    20

    More about Give Light Home

  2. 02

    IMANA Medical & Dental Clinic

    Opened 5 September 2013

    The Free Health Care Clinic attends to the basic health care needs of the children and the local community.

    Opening day
    Over 160 patients
    Partner
    Islamic Medical Association of North America

    More about the clinic

  3. 03

    Vocational Training Center

    Opened 5 September 2013

    The 1st Phase of the Vocational Training Center has three large classrooms that can accommodate around 40 people each.

    Classrooms
    3, for around 40 people each

    More about the training center

  4. 04

    Bayt Ur-⁠Rahman Mosque

    Opened 15 May 2015

    The Masjid named Bayt Ur-⁠Rahman (the House of the Most Merciful, or House of Allah) was opened to the public on Friday the 15th of May 2015.

    Capacity
    1,200
    First Jummah
    Close to 2,000 people

    More about the mosque

  5. 05

    Community Services Center

    Planned

    The Community Services Building will include a Banquet and Conference Hall that will be used for functions, lectures, seminars and other local events for the community.

    Hall capacity
    1,200 people
    Storefronts
    3

    More about the plans

Why Athulugama

The City of Athulugama, Sri Lanka was carefully selected as the project site, given the highly dense population of over 20,000 people that reside with less than minimal resources and facilities made available by the local government for its local community to survive. Many families barely survive with poor or no health care facilities nearby, no community center for resources, and no employment or vocational training so they can gain employment to support their families. Many children are forced to live in substandard conditions as they have been orphaned or abandoned at a very young age. This project hopes to provide a backbone of support to its local community through its various resources, and most importantly serve as a home for the orphaned children of Sri Lanka.

Our project contractor

Our contractor for the project was carefully selected out of four top contenders who submitted tenders for consideration. The tenders were carefully reviewed by our Board and Civil Engineering Consultants, who recommended awarding the contract to Wahid Construction Corporation. They are a highly reputed, ISO Certified, M1 Level contractor, and were chosen based on competitive price, turnaround time and expertise in the area.

Phases

  1. Phase IOrphanage Complex & Health Care ClinicStarted 30 November 2011. Completed 30 March 2013.
  2. Phase IIJummah MosqueStarted January 2013. Opened 15 May 2015.
  3. Phase IIIEducational Institute & Community Center ComplexThe first phase of the Vocational Training Center opened on 5 September 2013. The Community Services Center is planned.

Project elevation and site plan

The Give Light Home & Community Project, drawing 1 of 2
The Give Light Home & Community Project, drawing 2 of 2

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