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Noolaham Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization (GA 2390) founded to provide enhanced access to information sources and foster knowledge-based development in Sri Lanka. It maintains an online digital library, facilitates information preservation programmes, provides financial assistance and technical guidance for digitization initiatives, and actively participates in awareness-raising campaigns. It also co-ordinates a range of fund-raising activities and collaborates with other organizations and individuals. The free Internet library [www.noolaham.org] and Archive [www.noolaham.media] maintained by the Foundation serves as a learning centre incorporating local knowledge and enabling social interaction with a view to achieving constructive social outcomes. It functions as a repository for various institutions, and fulfils the information needs of students, researchers, historians, activists and the public. Volunteers of Noolaham Foundation engage with Noolaham Activities globally and establish Noolaham chapters in their respective countries to achieve the mission of the Foundation.

Objectives The Foundation's main objectives are to: Promote open access to information sources Provide library and information services Support digital preservation initiatives and digital content creation Engage in awareness-raising campaigns on various issues such as digital preservation, information literacy and knowledge management Facilitate knowledge dissemination and foster research and development activities Develop communities of Libraries, Archives and other information providers Organizational details Noolaham Foundation divided into main seven divisions. Executive, Programs, Technology, Network, Community, Communication and Finance are seven main divisions and each division is further divided into various sections. The Executive Team, Program Team, Technology Team, Network Team, Community Team, Communication Team, Finance Team and many other volunteers contributes towards the activities of the Foundation. The Noolaham Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Foundation, and has the power to make strategic decisions. The Advisory Board is a network of experts who have agreed to give the Noolaham Foundation meaningful help on a regular basis in many different areas. Their abilities, experience, and knowledge were selected for how they complement a particular Noolaham Foundation project, or the organization as a whole. Noolaham Foundation is registered as a non-profit organization and the Articles of Association of the Foundation outlines the basic standards. Additions, changes and other important activities are conducted by passing Resolutions. Various policies are created as guidelines for Noolaham activities. Transparency The Noolaham Foundation is one of the most transparent non-profit organizations. For updates about our program activities and our Annual Report, see the other links on this page. Additionally, we provide the following information: Core financial information. On the Annual Report page and Donate page, you will find financial statements, donations and Expences. Meeting minutes and outcomes. The Wikimedia Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the Executives Meeting and resolutions pages, you will find information about its decisions. Policies and procedures. Beyond key policies like the Publications Policy and Information Policy, we publish all other key policies governing Noolaham Foundation operations. Support us Noolaham Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users and well wishers. Please consider making a donation today. The Benefactors page is dedicated to some of the organizations and individuals helping to sustain the Foundation's programs. The Foundation does not necessarily endorse the activities of its benefactors. For all other types of contributions, see how you can contribute or please contact us. Volunteer Involvement Volunteers can get involved in various tasks. Please go through our divisions to see what we are doing in detail. Also see Monitoring System page how volunteers operate.

Annual Report 2010 Read or download the web version of the Annual report for the year ending December 31st, 2010. Annual Report Programs The Noolaham Foundation programs are aimed at Maintaining Tamil Digital Library Creating Information Sources Collaborating and Raising Awareness More about Programs... Blog புதிய புத்தகம் பேசுது இதழில் சசீவனின் நேர்காணல் (2011 மே) ஆவணப்படுத்தல் இயக்கம் By Shaseevan இது எரிக்கமுடியாத நூலகம் More Posts... Newsletter புதிய நூலகம் 7 (யூலை 2011) புதிய நூலகம் 6 (யூன் 2011) புதிய நூலகம் 5 (மே 2011) Newsletter Archive News Noolaham::England Formation Noolaham::Colombo Monthly Meeting [May] Noolaham::Canada Formation More News... Events Noolaham::England arrange fundraising program Follow