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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. (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.)
With your loyal support the scholarship programs could grow substantially since this humble start.
A big “Thank you” from all students, graduates and us!
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
206 students (194 girls and 12 boys) will be on three scholarship programs. (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 two programs. (For details, please refer to the 2nd article: ‘Scholarships Myanmar 2013/14 -2024/25 under section “Scholarships”.)
Please note: The number of students on the programs in 2026 is slightly lower than in 2025. Since we guarantee students who meet their study goals to support them until high school graduation, we consider it prudent not to increase the size of the programs. Quite a few of our donors face economic difficulties and may not be able to support us on the past level during the next fund drive and beyond. Finding new donors is getting very hard. If anyone of you could introduce our programs to a friend or acquaintance, we would appreciate it very much.
What is very rewarding is that to date 293 students (265 in Sri Lanka and 28 in Myanmar)
have graduated from High School, completing their education.
May we also mention that with your financial help, not just the Scholarship programs for 2026 will be supported, but also the 2025 Christmas programs in Myanmar, where earlier in the year, our fund provided much needed earthquake relief.
Each student who can attend school and each child that will receive a Christmas gift will be grateful for your kind hearts.
You are a vital part of our fund’s achievements!
With great appreciation,
Your Trustees of IFESCSF
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Dear Friends and Donors,
We are very happy to share that there will be 2 Christmas Gift programs in 2025:
1. Myanmar - Chin State
1,237 children in Preschool, Elementary School Grades 1-3, plus our 102 scholarship students will get a Christmas Package with primarily essential items.
2. Myanmar - Christmas Parties
About 1000+ underprivileged and internally displaced children and children
affected by the earthquake will attend these parties, getting a decent meal and some small gifts. These parties will be organized by a team of dedicated volunteers in several towns and villages in the country.
In sec In section “Photo Gallery” photos from previous Christmas gift distributions and Christmas parties show how how much joy these programs bring to children who have so little.
A big A big "Thank you” to all of you who made it possible for us to support these programs again this year!
Your Your Trustees of IFESCSF
Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025 18:32