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The Horizon Lanka Foundation was established in 1998
because of the determination of a group of children from the rural
village of Mahavilachchiya. Their thirst for knowledge and educational advancement led them to the door of Mr. Nandasiri Wanninayaka (now CEO of HL Foundation), their former English teacher in the public school.

Thus
began an after school club providing children further education in
English and computers. It has become a popular place for many children
of the village. Since 1998, the Horizon Lanka Foundation has branched
out. As well as providing an all round education to the village
children at Horizon Lanka Academy,
they have expanded into the Information Age and now service the entire
community with their computer lab, which has 24h Internet access. In
2001, the website www.horizonlanka.or... was launched by the children of Horizon Lanka Academy, opening a window to the world.

Horizon Lanka Foundation is also responsible for beginning a project, which is bringing PCs to the homes
of the villagers of Mahavilachchiya. So far more than 30 homes have
been furnished with a computer and this is increasing monthly. MicroScholarships
is a project of the Horizon Lanka foundation that aims to help
deserving students in their education. Many capable students in rural
Sri Lanka are forced to interrupt their schooling because of financial
difficulties. MicroScholarships ensure that every child covered under
the scheme gets a quality education and a happy childhood. Under it,
volunteers offer financial assistance that gives the child a small
amount of money every month.

Horizon
Lanka have fought against all odds to bring the Information Age to the
small rural village of Mahavilachchiya in Sri Lanka. Our efforts,
funded purely by kind donations and sponsorship, are now providing over
160 students of the village with computing skills, access to the
Internet, PCs in their homes, an Academy to improve their education
specializing in ICT and English and most importantly we are giving the
children and community fresh hope for their futures.