Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities

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Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities

Not for profit Non-Government Organization located in Australia and Sri Lanka.

Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities Limited (VACD) is a not for profit, non-government, limited liability charity registered in Australia and Sri Lanka that is administered by a team of dedicated volunteers. What we do:
• Establish VACD centers in key townships across Sri Lanka where children with disabilities will be provided with special education,
life skills, vocational, music and

dance training.
• Sponsor and equip clinics at local hospitals to facilitate regular health checkups, medication, therapy, and rehabilitation for children with disabilities.
• Provide children with disabilities with hearing aids, spectacles, walkers, wheel chairs, and subsidize travel and accommodation when special medical attention is needed.
• Provide skills training and micro finance to parents of children with disabilities to supplement their household income.
• Engage with the local community, businesses, government, departments and ministries to eliminate social stigma and isolation and uplift the welfare and rights of children with disabilities and their families.
• Provide monthly allowances for educational purposes for disabled children with academic potential or gifted siblings.

07/09/2026

The older children of VACD’s Bandarawela Centre together with their parents gathered together on a weekend for a working bee to neaten and beautify the grounds of the centre.

The premises were cleared of freely growing brush and weeds and bags of sand were placed strategically on the sloping areas to prevent soil erosion. Eventually a vegetable garden will be planted, with the children taking on the responsibility of caring for the plants and sharing the joy of harvesting the produce which will be used in making their daily meals at the centre.

All the participants at the working bee worked hard as they took responsibility for the maintenance of what they considered to be their centre, a safe place for learning, healing and companionship.

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

03/09/2026

At regular intervals the parents of VACD children are invited to meet with VACD Sri Lanka Secretary Retd. Col Kumarasinghe, and voice any concerns, suggestions and opinions they may have about the daily running of the VACD Centres.
These photos are of one such meeting, held at the Bandarawela Centre.

The optimal running of VACD Centres and the welfare of the children who attend are ensured by keeping in close touch with all those involved in the care of the children, including their parents.

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

19/08/2026

Staff members of the Finance branch of the Uva Provincial Council visited VACD’s Badulla centre and were welcomed by Ms Manjula the head educator, who updated them on the inception, history and vision and mission of VACD.

We thank the staff members of the Finance Branch of the Uva Provincial Council for their generosity and compassion in providing lunch for the children and spending time to play and interact with them.

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

13/08/2026

Children who attend VACD’s Centres are regularly given opportunities to express their creativity by dabbling with paints, cutting and pasting etc. which also helps develop their fine motor skills. Here you see the children of VACD’s Badulla Centre engaging in and enjoying their art activities.

These activities help them discover hidden talents and capabilities, which may be a source of income in later life.

The patience and encouragement of their educators are vital in fostering innate talents in these activities.

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04/08/2026

The children, parents and staff of VACD’s Bandarawela centre were recently treated to a sumptuous lunch consisting of rice and various curries prepared by the parents and caretaker of the centre.

We thank the generous well-wisher from the neighbourhood who sponsored this meal in loving memory of his mother Mrs Lee on the occasion of her death anniversary.

Mrs Lee was a well-known and much-loved mother and successful businesswoman of the area.

The staff, parents and children used this occasion to remember and honour Mrs Lee before they partook of the meal.

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28/07/2026

The older children and mothers who learned how to make incense sticks at the workshop sponsored by the Regional Development Bank at VACD’s Ambagasdowa Centre put their new-found skills to good use and together they manufactured a quantity of rose-scented incense sticks which they sorted and packed attractively.

They were excited and proud to make a profit on the sale of their product which they sold to passersby in the neighbourhood.

It is hoped this modest business will continue to be a regular activity which will continue to flourish and be a source of valuable supplementary income for these families.

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

23/07/2026

Another prime example of corporations and government organizations supporting us in our mission to uplift the lives of children with disabilities and their families – representatives from the Regional Development Bank (RDB) of Sri Lanka visited the VACD Ambagasdowa centre and held a workshop to demonstrate and instruct the older children and parents on the production of incense sticks.

Ten older children and more than a dozen parents from the VACD Centre participated
with the intention of using their newfound skills to supplement their incomes.

Our heartfelt “thank you” to the RDB who sponsored this initiative; they are the premier state-owned development bank in Sri Lanka, set up with the objective of improving the living standards of the rural masses.

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

17/07/2026

Students from the Institute of Management & Business Studies (IMBS) Green Campus
organised to distribute dry rations to the families of children who attend the VACD Centre in Ambagasdowa, as part of their social service to the community.

We are very grateful to the students of IMBS in Gampaha, who undertook the great initiative of organising the logistics of purchasing, storing, packing and transporting the food packages to the Ambagasdowa Centre – our heartfelt thanks to you all!

This is another wonderful example of the community involvement in supporting our mission to uplift the lives of children with disabilities in some of the poorer areas of Sri Lanka.

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

06/07/2026

The children of VACD’s Ambagasdowa Centre had an especially wonderful surprise last month when Mr Niroshan and other representatives from Teardrop Hotels (who are sponsors of this centre) visited and organised an activity program for the children at the local government grounds.

The children and staff of the centre were also delighted to receive from Teardrop Hotels gifts of cricket bats and a netball for the use of the centre.
Thirty gift bags of books, coloured pastels and pencils were gifted to the children as well.

A very warm and heartfelt ‘thank you’ to Teardrop Hotels for their generosity and kindness!

https://www.vacd.org.au/donate/

Address

No: 26, Worthing Place
Cherrybrook, NSW
2126

Telephone

+61409601808

Website

http://www.vacd.org.au/

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