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Why should anyone donate?

Noolaham Foundation is all about documentation, preservation and dissemination of the cultural heritage and knowledge base of the Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities. Supporting Noolaham Foundation enables the knowledge production and knowledge preservation of these communities and in the long run supports the communities to develop and prosper. So far we have,

  • Digitized over 15,000 documents related to Sri Lankan Tamil communities.
  • Created a vast digital library (www.noolaham.org) with special collections such as Muslim Archive and Malaiyaham Archive
  • Digitized collections of various individuals and institutions such as Jaffna Hindu College, Colombo Royal College and Vembadi Girls’ High School
  • Digitized 24 sets of rare palm leaf manuscripts
  • Created a virtual learning platform for school students with thousands of resources (www.epallikoodam.org)
  • Conducted the first Tamil Documentation Conference and many other seminars and workshops on documentation, digitization etc
  • Collected data-sets about people, places and institutions (3,000+ entries)

During May 2015, Noolaham Digital Library was accessed by 9,465 different users from 664 cities in 73 countries. If each one of those users donate just Rs.45 per month, there is no need for a funding appeal. But 33% of the users are from Sri Lanka and 28% from India and most of them cannot actually afford to donate. That is why we are requesting the diaspora and wealthy to donate.

Computers and browsing enabled mobile devises have reached every nook and corner. But communities cannot make use of the Information Age if there are not enough information sources readily available in digital formats.

Those who want to support the knowledge based development of Sri Lankan Tamil communities can do that by supporting Noolaham Foundation.

How much is needed to sustain the Noolaham Foundation?

As per the Annual Budget for 2015 and we expect about Rs 5,000,000 (about $ 50,000) is needed each year to sustain the institution.

What will be achieved utilizing the funds?

We will achieve the following each year

  • About 2,000 publications will be digitized at internationally accepted archiving standards and sufficient back up procedures will be followed.
  • All digitized publications will be cataloged at our digital library and Table of contents will be added for each document to enable enhanced access.
  • We will continuously update our library collection so that the users will have access to sufficient information source and provide Reference services as needed.
  • Oral history documentation of about 20 personalities.
  • Once the financial stability is achieved, we can also carry out specific documentation projects supported by grants of individuals or institutions

What is the fund raising plan?

Noolaham Foundation has started the Friends of Noolaham initiative to meet the above goals and vision. We have planned to fund any contingencies through Sponsorship of Digital Library Site, Annual Fundraising Events and “Money Box” initiative.

‘Friends of Noolaham’ is a membership based initiative. Individuals or small organizations can become a member by paying annual subscription. All we need is 50 Preserving Members who can donate $ 1000 annually. Or 500 Community Members who can donate $100 annually. We expect that about 250 Friends of Noolaham members at various membership levels should be able to sustain Noolaham Foundation.

Membership Details

Membership can be on monthly, annually or on instalment basis. Those who want to contribute more than the Platinum membership are welcome to be the Sponsors of Noolaham Digital Library. Please contact via [email protected] for more details.

Membership Currency Monthly
Subscription
Annual
Subscription
Community
Members
USD/CAD/AUD/EUR/SGD/FRF
NOK
LKR
INR
GBP
10
50
1,000
500
5
100
500
10,000
5,000
50
Sustaining
Members
USD/CAD/AUD/EUR/SGD/FRF
NOK
LKR
INR
GBP
20
100
2,000
1,000
10
200
1000
20,000
10,000
100
Affiliate
Members
USD/CAD/AUD/EUR/SGD/FRF
NOK
LKR
INR
GBP
50
250
5,000
2,500
25
500
2500
50,000
25,000
250
Preserving
Members
USD/CAD/AUD/EUR/SGD/FRF
NOK
LKR
INR
GBP
100
500
10,000
5,000
50
1000
5000
100,000
50,000
500

How to donate?

Visit Contribute page for the bank details. You may donate via Paypal as well. Or contact one of our coordinators to minimize the money transfer costs.

Financial and other Information

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