Orphanage project in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

The first donations were used to buy the items needed most badly by the original orphanage - shoes, clothing, mattresses, cooking equipment, fans, etc.

Following the demolition of an old building, a Hindu ceremony was held to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new orphanage.

In April and May, Actebis celebrated its 20th anniversary und asked business partners to mark the occasion with donations rather than gifts. As a result, donations amounting to 40,000 Euro were collected. Despite the resurgence of civil war in Sri Lanka, price increases and shortages of building materials, the ground floor was completed and work began on the upper floor.

On October 24 the orphanage was inaugurate with a big ceremony. All VIPs of the site, presidents, priests, the children and youth of the orphanage joined the ceremony and organised a day with solemn festivities. A signboard which shows Actebis and the Foundation Juergen Wan was unveiled and has got a place of honour next to the entrance.