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Dear Friends and Supporters,
Our hope that 2026 would be a better year than 2025 was dashed by the American and Israeli war against Iran. Almost every country in the world is affected, with some Asian countries being worse off than others, because they had to buy oil and oil related products and gas from Iran and the Gulf States. Due to lack of money, there are no reserves in these countries. This applies to Sri Lanka and Myanmar amongst others. The two Governments have implemented severe rationing; and as a result, schools teach on-line (where possible), people are out of jobs, and prices have risen rapidly; hunger will return due to high food prices. The situation in Myanmar is dire and for Sri Lanka this is a real set-back, because the country was finally doing better, with the tourism industry doing well. Now there are no tourists, the hotels are empty and tea exports have stopped due to lack of transportation modes at reasonable prices. The Middle Eastern Countries, Ukraine and Russia were the main buyers of Sri Lankan tea.
Yet, we cannot lose our hope that this conflict will end in the not-too-distant future.
The children in our scholarship countries and in all affected countries deserve the chance to be educated and grow up in a peaceful environment.
April is the last month of our Fund Drive. Please give as generously as possible, so we can continue to support our 312 Scholarship Students in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. They are so grateful for your help.
With appreciation for your care for the underprivileged children,
Your Trustees of IFESCSF
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Dear Friends and Supporters,
20 years have passed since our first scholarship program covering 20 students started in Sri Lanka in 2006. I continue to find this hard to believe!
After our fund paid for repair and construction projects at Elpitiya/Sri Lanka to help children whose lives were badly affected by the Tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, we were asked to provide scholarship support to allow the children to get a good education.
Thanks to the loyal support of many of you, we have come a long way in these 20 years.
In 2026 in both Sri Lanka and Myanmar a total of
312 Students (296 girls and 16 boys)
will receive scholarship support in the first half of the year.
1. Sri Lanka
221 students (204 girls and 17 boys) will be on three scholarship programs in 2026. (For details, please refer to the 3rd article: ‘Scholarships Sri Lanka 2006 – 2026’ under section “Scholarships”.)
2. Myanmar
103 students (98 girls and 5 boys) are on our two programs. (For details, please refer to the 2nd article: ‘Scholarships Myanmar 2013/14 -2025/26 under section “Scholarships”.)
The very special news is that to date 234 students (209 in Sri Lanka and 25 in Myanmar)
have graduated from High School, completing their education.
Allow us to express our sincere gratitude for your financial help for the Scholarship and Christmas Programs. Each student who can attend school and each child that will receive a Christmas gift will be grateful for being in your hearts.
Please share our pride in the achievements in the past 20 years. All of you have played a vital part in this.
With great appreciation for your support.
Your Trustees of IFESCSF
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 16:14