Indira Cancer Trust (Registration No 07-47) was initiated in 2016 in memory of Indira Jayasuriya, who was the daughter of former speaker of Parliament, Hon Karu Jayasuriya, and who passed away in November 2016 from Breast Cancer at the age of 40 years. She was a mother of two young children and her story of courage, bravery and sacrifice as a mother moved the world. ...
Indira Cancer Trust today has grown into an organization supporting cancer patients and their families with a volunteer base of over 500. Please see ICT leaflet for further details of services provided.
Supporting the Fighters, Admiring the Survivors, Honoring the Taken and Never giving up Hope.
SRI LANKA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA WESTERN REGION INC. / SLMANA-WR (Reg. No.C2603479) with registered offices at 827, Linda Vista Ave., Pasadena, California, USA - has been a key funding partner in this endeavour. SLMANA-WR is a registered organization with medical personnel from Sri Lanka.
Suwa Arana is a dream realised through the generous support of our major partner and donor, SLMANA (Sri Lanka Medical Association of North America-Western Region). With unwavering dedication, SLMANA has been instrumental in making this haven possible, offering a lifeline of hope to countless families by raising 70% of the total cost of over LKR 900million.
This facility provides Food and Accommodation Free of Charge to those who occupy the 32 family rooms, for the length of time suggested by their consultant at Apeksha Hospital.
The First Paediatric Palliative Care Centre in Sri Lanka together with Paediatric housing
Suwa Arana
WHO definition of palliative care for children represents a special, but closely related field to adult palliative care. Palliative care for children is the active total care of the child's body, mind and spirit, and also involves giving support to the family. It begins when illness is diagnosed, and continues regardless of whether or not a child receives treatment directed at the disease. ...
Another main difficulty that is being faced by families of children with cancer is the need for accommodation for the child and family especially as the treatment regimen tends to be long and intermittent, which doesn’t allow them to go home and return for treatment due to financial constraints and the child being unwell in the majority of patients/cases.
Many families travel far from home and spend several weeks or months to get treatment for their sick children – a long time to be away or to divide a family. For Children facing a serious medical crisis, nothing seems scarier than not having their parents close by for love and support. We aim to provide a place for families to call home so they can stay close to their hospitalised child at no cost, which is very similar to the Ronald McDonald House concept that is seen worldwide.
This concept is built on the idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on the health of their child – not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal or where they will lay their head at night to rest. We believe that when a child is hospitalized the love and support of family is as powerful as the strongest medicine prescribed.
Families are stronger when they are together, which helps in the healing process. By being close parents also can better communicate with their child’s medical team and keep up with complicated treatment plans when needed. They can also focus on the health of their child. When your child is sick, the best care possible is sought – even if it is hundreds of miles away.
Suwa Arana Journey
Our vision now that we are open is to continue to provide the care and support of children with cancer and their families, to build confidence that cancer is not ‘the end’ but just another illness to overcome and give help to return to a healthy life.
Our mission is built on the idea that nothing else matters when a family needs to focus on the health of their child. We believe that when a child is hospitalised the love and support of family is as powerful as the strongest medicine prescribed. If required and requested by the parents we provide end of life care in our Rainbow Rooms.
Our vision now that we are open is to continue to provide the care and support of children with cancer and their families, to build confidence that cancer is not ‘the end’ but just another illness to overcome and give help to return to a healthy life.
Our mission is built on the idea that nothing else matters when a family needs to focus on the health of their child. We believe that when a child is hospitalised the love and support of family is as powerful as the strongest medicine prescribed. If required and requested by the parents we provide end of life care in our Rainbow Rooms.
Suwa Arana Legitimacy
In order to initiate this project Indira cancer trust was in possession of land walking distance from the Apeksha Hospital Maharagama. The land extent is 36.8 Perches. The land is walking distance from the Apeksha Hospital Maharagama and is on the main road at the address No 63, Hospital Road, Maharagama. Indira cancer trust has provided the land. Indira Cancer Trust is a registered NGO (reg No. L-169705) and in the final stages of registering Charity status.
Project UDA Approval
In order to initiate this project Indira cancer trust was in possession of land walking distance from the Apeksha Hospital Maharagama. The land extent is 36.8 Perches. The land is walking distance from the Apeksha Hospital Maharagama and is on the main road at the address No 63, Hospital Road, Maharagama. Indira cancer trust has provided the land. Indira Cancer Trust is a registered NGO (reg No. L-169705) and in the final stages of registering Charity status.
Project UDA Approval
