Pre-school teachers in Trinco receive assistance
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 09 March 2005, 10:40 GMT]
Pre-School Education Development Council (PSEDC) of the North East headquartered in Killinochchi distributed bicycles to tsunami affected pre-school teachers and paid a compensation of fifteen thousand rupees to the next of kin of a pre-school teacher died in tsunami in the Trincomalee district on Monday and Tuesday, civil sources said.
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Mr.Pandiyan hands over cheque of fifteen thousand rupees to a next of kin a pre-school teacher died in Kinniya in tsunami disaster
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Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) collaborated with PSEDC in providing financial support for the project, officials of TRO said. Bicycles were distributed to 20 pre-school teachers in Eachchilampathu division on Monday and to 23 pre-school teachers of all communities in the divisions of Trincomalee and Kinniya on Tuesday morning at an event held in Al-Aqsa Maha Vidiyalayam. The sister of a pre-school teacher who died in tsunami in Kinniya division was paid Rs: 15,000, sources said. Ms Jeya Thambiah, Assistant Director in charge of Pre-School Development Unit in the North East Provincial Education Ministry presided over the Kinniya event where many Muslim pre-school teachers were present. Tamil and Sinhala pre-school teachers also participated in the event, sources said. Mr.S.Pandiyan, Director of the Pre-School Development Unit of the TRO participated in both events.
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A pre-school teacher lighting the traditional lamp
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Mr.M.Hithayathullah, General Secretary of the Kinniya Jamiethul Ulama Council said that TRO has been working for the development of pre-school education treating all communities. Ms. Jeya Thambiah said about 2800 pre-schools are functioning in the northeast attending to 88 thousand children without government's assistance. About one thousand pre-school students had died in tsunami disaster and several pre-school teachers had also died in the natural disaster. TRO has come forward to assist tsunami affected pre-school students and teachers. Mr.Pandiyan said the TRO has been helping the development of pre-school education in the northeast without any difference towards any community. Mr.S.Thavanathan, Assistant Director of Education (Pre-School Education) and others also spoke.
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Moulavi. Hathiathullah, General Secretary of the Kinniya jamiethulamal Ulam Council inaugurates the distribution of bicycles to tsunami affected pre-school teachers in Kinniya division
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Ms Jeya Thambiah speaking
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Mr.Pandiyan speaking
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