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    2. @ 106/3, Saranankara Road, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka + 94 1 2727941

    3. A visionary arrives in Sri Lanka The Founder, Rev. Father Michael Catalano, a Jesuit Priest, born on the 6th of January 1926 in Terlizzi, in the Municipality of Corato of the Province of Barri, Italy. He came to Sri Lanka about 50 years ago and worked as a missionary. His mission in Sri Lanka could be described in a prayer he recited every day.

    4. PRAYER Prayer of a Missionary To put a smile on one sad face To touch a lonely life with grace To calm a fear, to wipe a tear To bring some light to one dark place Lord, let this be my task To do such needed thing My whole life through And in so doing, let me be Much more like you Much less like me.

    5. How it all began!

    6. Cato at work During the racial riots that broke out in 1977, many of the culprits were found to be from the banks of the Wellawatte & Dehiwela Canals. It was after the riots that work first started among them. The force behind the Shanti movement was Rev. Father Michael Catalano. Traveling on a motor bicycle he visited these communities.

    7. Shanti means

    8. What’s Shanti? Shanti is a non-sectarian, non-political and non-profit making voluntary service organization. It operates among the shanties on both banks of the Dehiwela Canal, on the 1.5 mile stretch, between the Pamankade Bridge and the sea. We deal with 816 families with 3600 people in 650 shanties.

    9. VISION To foster the FULL, PERSONAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY GROWTH of the shanty people by involving them in a process of economic, social, cultural, civic and religious development – with a view to INTEGRATE them among themselves and with the larger community through initiating such processes which reach out and involve people in a process of humanization.

    10. OUR WAYS & VISION SHANTI IS THE FULL PEACE & JOY THAT COMES FROM LOVE, HARMONY AND FULFILMENT SHANTI IS LOVE, CONCERN & SHARING OF GOOD & OF SELF LOVE IS GETTING INVOLVED IN THE PROGRESS AT JOY OF OTHERS TRUE LOVE FINDS A REASON TO EXCUSE & FORGIVE & ENDURES ALL. IT IS PATIENT &KIND AND NEVER TIRED OR HURTFUL PEOPLE AND FAMILES CAN ONLY SURVIVE IF THERE IS LOVE AND CARE LET US JOIN TOGETHER TO ENDURE FOR ALL A GOOD HOME EDUCATION & A GOOD ENVIRONMENT TO EMPOWER OTHERS & HELP THEM REALIZE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL TO SHARE OUR PROBLEMS & POOL OUR EFFORTS IN SOLVING THEM OUR TASK IS NOT TO JUDGE AND CONDEMN BUT TO LOVE & SAVE.

    11. MISSION PROMOTING VALUES

    12. FOUNDER’S ADVICE Seek the TRUTH not interpretations This is WISDOM & ENLIGHTENMENT View the truth in COMMUNION with reality Respond with SELFGIVING, SHARING & LOVING SERVICE Receive in turn FULFILLMENT & JOY There’s no PEACE without JUSTICE LOVE pervades & entwines, the whole process of HUMANIZATION

    13. PRE SCHOOLS Father Cato as we fondly called him ,thought that we should reach the families through the children.

    14. PRE SCHOOL COORDINATOR MRS. ARUNIKA PRIYANGANI A TEACHER WITH AN EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

    15. JAYAMINA PRE SCHOOL BADOWITA, ATTIDIYA 32 CHILDREN 02 TEACHERS

    16. SHANTI PRE SCHOOL VIHARA LANE WELLAWATTE 23 CHILDREN 02 TEACHERS

    17. VIDUMINA PRE SCHOOL KALINGA 25 CHILDREN 02 TEACHERS

    18. VASANA PRE SCHOOL STAFFORD ROAD PAMANKADA 21 CHILDREN 02 TEACHERS

    19. SINGITHI PRE SCHOOL SIDDHARTHA 19 CHILDREN 02 TEACHERS

    20. PUBUDU PRE SCHOOL ROXY GARDENS WELLAWATTE 17 CHILDREN 02 TEACHERS

    21. VICIOUS CYCLE OF MALNUTRITION IN PRE SCHOOLS 22% of married women in the reproductive age group are malnourished. Malnutrition in pre-schools continues to be a serious health concern according to a Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 17% of the children, under five years have been born as low birth weight babies. Low birth weight babies show a higher vulnerability to ill health and retarded mental and physical growth. Living standards, water and sanitation, birth weight, birth interval, parity, sex of child, weaning practices and mother’s education are a few of the important contributory factors which have been identified.

    22. A PRUDENT RESPONSE A HEALTH PROGRAM WITH A TEAM OF DOCTORS LED BY DR. MAXI FERNANDOPULLE A RETIRED CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN WHO RECOMMENDS VITAMINS AND IRON TONIC FOR THE CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAM WITH Ranposha AND MILK SERVES THE NEEDS OF LACTATING MOTHERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IF AND ONLY IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM GENEROUS DONORS

    23. AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES THEY DO DANCE WELL!

    24. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Shanti Pathum 2010 The end of the year concert: Shanti Pathum 2010 by the pre-school teachers and students was held at the Lumbini Hall, Havelock Road, Wellawatte, Colombo on 2nd December 2010.

    25. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Shanti Taru 2010 Shanti Taru 2010 was an end of the year program by the children of the after school program and the children of the Trelizzi program beneficiaries. This concert was held at the S. De S. Jayasinghe Hall of the Dehiwela-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council, Colombo on 08 December 2010

    26. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Christmas Carols 2010 Christmas Carols-2010 was hosted by the Italian Embassy at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute on 14 December 2010. The children sang carols in English, Sinhalese, Tamil and Italian. The program included a play in Sinhalese on the birth of Christ.

    27. OUR CHILDREN OUR TEACHERS

    28. Sewing Classes @ Siddharthapath Tilaka aunty teaches 46 children from 3-5 pm. Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim children all study together amicably participating in hand embroidery, machine embroidery and Juki machine operation. It has helped them to get away from their congested shanty environment. Many who were trained are in garment factories here and abroad. They feel a sense of pride and achievement .

    29. REACHING OUT TO THOSE DISPLACED BY SEA EROSION Angulana Sea Erosion: 124 persons of 22 families were displaced and re-located to 276, Sea Beach Road, Angulana, Moratuwa. We provided them with water connections and electricity. His Worship Mr. Samanlal Fernando, Mayor of Moratuwa switched on the lights. Alessia, Fr. Cato’s niece awarded the certificates!

    30. ELDERS’ RIGHTS TO CARE, RESPECT & SAFETY TO DIGNITY TO BE LOVED TO INDEPENDENCE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES TO SELF FULFILMENT TO PROTECTION FROM BEING WOUNDED & HURT

    31. ELDERS PROGRAM Another very important part of “Shanti” is the elders program. Every week there gather about 20 people in six different places to read, cook, sew and spend time together. For many of them, this is the only time when they have a real warm meal, someone to talk and gossip with and the facilities to watch TV and read the newspapers. Many of them are living alone, they have to earn their living by begging. They carry some food to those elders who are house bound.

    32. LOVING SERVICE BY NEELAMANI & MANGALIKA

    33. BREAKFAST IS READY

    34. ELDERS RELAX

    35. FOUNDER LEAVES US SUNRISE:06-01-1926 SUNSET:14-12-2009 FATHER MICHAEL CATALANO DIED AT HIS ANCESTRAL HOME IN TERLIZZI IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CORATO SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF BARRI. MAY HE REST IN PERFECT PEACE

    36. ALESSIA& MUM,FLORA, AGNESE, GAETANO & FRANCESCO VISIT SHANTI

    37. THREE MONTHS AFTER The Venerable Yatinuwara Vijithasiri, Mahanayake of the Badovita Jananandana Arama Vihra administered PANSIL & seven monks participated in the almsgiving & prayed that Fr. Michael Catalano may be blessed with eternal life. Buddhist priests exhort the flock to whisper a prayer in gratitude for all what Father Catalano was for the Shanti community and that he rest in perfect peace. The Mahanayake tells his flock that according to the Kilokutta Sutra the deceased i.e. Father Catalano would peep in and slink out unnoticed with a smile as a sign os his appreciation of this memorialization of his passing away.

    38. ALMSGIVING BUDDHIST MONKS PRAY FOR A CATHOLIC PRIEST

    39. MISIRIYA, A MUSLIM LADY PRAYS WITH BUDDHISTS FOR A CATHOLIC PRIEST

    40. SUJEEVA & ALESSIA STALWARTS OF SHANTI

    41. VIVACIOUS AND EFFICIENT SUJEEVA SHANTI’S ASSISTANT ANIMATOR

    42. TRINCOMALEE FLOOD RELIEF 300 families in the Trincomalee District were helped with dry rations. The distribution was done through The good offices of the Army Brigadier Mr.Dharshana Hettiaratchi.

    43. VOLUNTEERS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IS VOLUNTEERS -LOCAL & FOREIGN NEED OF OUR PEOPLE IS NOT MONEY BUT FRIENDSHIP & LOVE

    44. RE-SETTLED VICTIMS OF WAR @ KILINOCHCHI ON RESETTLEMENT THE GOVERNMENT GIVES 6 roofing sheets of zinc Sri Lankan Rs. 5000 = US $ 45.04 Weekly dry rations for a few weeks

    45. HOW DID THE OUTREACH START? An army friend of Sujeewa who was working in the North had asked her for help. Sujeewa with a total of Rs. 10,000=[US $90] collected from friends bought clothes, shoes, ladies under-garments and other stuff for the victims of war @ Kilinochchi.

    46. Father General to Jesuit Refugee Service How can we build something more lasting, something which strengthens the humanity of those for whom we work? How can we help them experience and move towards reconciliation, the healing of deep wounds often connected with violent displacement, so that communities of peace can emerge? Digital News Service - Vol.XV, No.01 of 20 January 2011

    47. SHANTI’S HOPE RECONCILIATION &

    48. NO PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE VS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

    49. RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE JUSTICE TO THOSE GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES & CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

    50. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE RESTORE WHAT WAS LOST

    51. CYCLES REPAIRED The LTTE left behind ~ 50,000 bicycles. We repaired some for the school children: Orphans, G.C.E.(O.L.)& those living far away from school @ Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam-KILINOCHCHI

    52. PLIGHT OF SCHOOLS IN KILINOCHCHI DESTROYED NO ELECRICITY NO WATER

    53. PRE – SCHOOL @ SHIVANAGAR REHABILITATED

    54. PRE-SCHOOLS @ URUTHIRAPURAM REHABILITATED / BUILT ANEW

    55. G.C.E.[O.L.] RESULTS OF VICTIMS OF WAR The children of Mallawi-Thunukkai did well in spite of suffering the wounds of war

    56. School Stationery to Children in Trincomalee

    57. KILINOCHCHI EAST PRE – SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CENTER

    58. SHANTI’S METHOD BRINGING THE ESTRANGED TOGETHER LETTING THE SPIRIT ACT IN THEIR HEARTS

    59. OUR PRAYER Your Spirit changes our hearts Enemies begin to speak to one another The estranged join hands in friendship Nations seek the way of peace together Eucharistic prayer for reconciliation – ii.

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