The Jaffna school was reconstructed under the “Schools Re-awaken” project of Rotary Sri Lanka – the largest ever project undertaken by any single Rotary District worldwide.

Rotary Sri Lanka together with the Standard Chartered Bank rebuilt 23 schools that were totally destroyed in the tsunami of December 2004 in a USD 15M programme that helped send over 12,000 students back to new model schools with all modern facilities.

The ceremonial opening of the Kudaththanai Karaiyoor School has a special significance as it signals the completion of the first major project in the North after the end of the war in May 2009.

The event, which is set for Tuesday 29th March, is also a happy occasion for Rotary Sri Lanka as it marks the fruition of a project that was fraught with many challenges. The school was almost completed four years ago when the hostilities broke out and the site had to be evacuated on security grounds.

After over two years without any access to the site for its workforce, the project was abandoned.

However, when the war ended, the Ministry of Education appealed to Rotary Sri Lanka to reconsider their previous decision and restart the reconstruction of the Kudaththanai Karaiyoor School.

The Apex Committee of the Schools Trust then agreed to the request from the Ministry and began the entire rebuilding process once again.

After several months of hard work, the school is now ready to welcome its students who will now be able to continue their education in a brand new school with all the modern facilities.