News updates for Medical Camps ↓
June 4th, 2009 — Events, Medical Camps
Stage 2 of the medical camps, which were counselling sessions for workshop participants parents has now been completed.
The counselling for parents and caregivers took the form of group discussions. Each parent/caregiver was asked to bring along one member of their community who could share in the exercise. This is the first time since Sunera’s inception that it had an exercise like this, where parents and caregivers were given the opportunity to share their issues and receive advice from a professional counsellor.
The counsellor introduced parents and caregivers to innovative methods which help them to communicate with their children more effectively on a day to day basis, which in turn would result in a more happy and peaceful home environment for children and caregivers alike.
This programme also endeavoured to change attitudes of communities as large by raising awareness of important community players such as Social Service Officers, Public Health Inspectors and Grama Niladharis.
Approximately 1000 parents benefited from this project, which has raised awareness amongst parents, caregivers and the community at large as to how we can all interact more effectively with persons living with disability.
We wish to thank Sarvodaya for its time, resources, doctors and unstinting support with regard to this project.
February 6th, 2009 — Events, Medical Camps, Workshops
The medical camp initiative that Sunera has embarked on with Sarvodaya has entered its second phase. It has also expanded its scope of work by now offering medical counselling to parents with disabled children, thereby, giving these parents support and tools with which they are better able to deal with their disabled children and the challenges they face by virtue of having a disabled child.
Parents’ counselling is now complete in the Kurunegala District and commences in Galle and Akuressa this weekend (commencing 7th February 2009).
Below, a doctor talks to a parent and workshop participant from the Dehiwela workshop…

Parent’s counselling time table (2009) - all sessions take place from 9.00am to 3.00pm
Nikaweritiya - 31st January
Horombawa - 1st February
Chilaw - 3rd February
Bingiriya - 4th February
Akuressa - 4th FEbruary
Galle - 8th February
Anuradhapura - 15th February
Galnewa - 16th February
Anamaduwa - 21st February
Horagolla - 22nd February
Panadura - 23rd February
Daraga Town - 4th March
Bandarawela - 7th March
Welimada - 8th march
Badulla - 9th March
Talawa - 14th March
Galewela - 15th March
Denipitiya - 20th March
Matara - 21st March
IMaduwa - 22nd March
Dehiwela - 29th March
Maharagama - 30th march
Puttalam - 4th April
Pannala - 5th april
Negombo - 9th April
Kurunegala - 10th April
Mawanella - 19th april
Mahiyanganaya - 20th April
Horana - 26th April
March 6th, 2008 — Medical Camps