Max-Born-Realschule
Grüningsweg 42
44319 Dortmund
Germany

 
V. Nadarajah
Principal
J/Pannagam Meihandan M.V.
Chulipuram
Sri Lanka 
 

20^th January 2005

Dear Mr. Nadarajah,
 
we are really sorry and full of consternation of what has happened to your country and its people by the Tsunami wave on 26^th December 2004.
 
One of our pupils is Tamil (her parents come from Jaffna/Trincomalee) who kindly arranged your address to come into contact with you.
In respect of educational attainment our school ('Realschule', 800 pupils -10 to 16 years old - and 47 teachers) lies somewhere between 'Hauptschule' (secondary modern) and a 'Gymnasium' (grammar school). The school leaving certificate after year 10 is called 'Fachoberschulreife’ - roughly eqivalent to GCSEs. Usually pupils go on to three years of vocational training.
Dortmund, one of the biggest cities in Germany (600.000 inh.), is situated in the agglomeration area of Rhein-Ruhr with about 10 mio. inhabitants.
 
After having read and watched the alarming pieces of Tsunami news in the media we decided to support a school and its pupils, teachers and if necessary parents in Sri Lanka that were hit by the Tsunami disaster.
We have got the idea of taking over some kind of sponsorship to your school.
But what kind of support is needed?
 
We would be pleased about further information concerning the situation and problems after the Tsunami at your school and are looking forward to sponsoring a project at your school (e..g. as godparents for some of your pupils, financial support?). We are open to all kinds of suggestions.
 
For further information and contact: please write at
schulleitung@mbr.do.nw.schule.de
and have a look at our homepage
http://ods.dokom.net/mbr
We hope to hear from you soon.
 
Yours sincerely
 

 Dr. J. Kahlert
(headmistress)
 

 
J/PANNAGAM MEIHANDAN MAHA VIDIYALAYAM

Attention: Dr. J. Kahlert
               Head Mistress
 
Dear Madam,
 
     We are very glad to inform you that we received your kind letter dated 20^th January 2005 regarding your help to the Tsunami victims. Firstly we convey our thanks and gratitude for your good will.
 
     Though our School is located near the costal area fortunately we are not much affected by the Tsunami tidal wave on 26^th December 2004. But we wish to bring to your kind attention that our school has been highly affectcd by the twenty years "Civil-war". Almost all the physical resources of our school have become deplete.
 
     Our Students are not provided with enough furniture, building facilities and the other necessary educational utensils. We dont have Computer, Photo copier and the other needed laboratory equipments as well as library books.

     There are more than six hundred (600) students in our school. The mayority of the students are from poor families. We have classes from grade one to G.C.E. advanced level. The students are selected to the universities on the basis of the advanced level examination performances. As most of the parents are farmers and fishermen they find great hardship to provide good education to their children.
 
     Hence l carnestly beg your goodselves to help us by providing our needed requirements at your earliest convenience. We shall be ever thankful for your kind hearted help.

Thanking you

Yours Faithfully