Non-residential day-care providing meals, recreation, medical checks and income-generation activities for disadvantaged elders.

Service Snapshot

Budget Funded under HASL programme budgets and donor contributions (no single project budget line quoted) LKR

Beneficiaries Average 30–35 senior citizens attend daily (age range 55–80+); day-care beneficiaries recorded in FY 2025/26

Date Reported Operational since 1988; activities reported for FY 2025/26

Locations

Borupana Road, Ratmalana (Day Centre)

Full Description

The H. P. Gooneratne HelpAge Elders’ Day Centre (DC) in Ratmalana offers non-residential day care for disadvantaged elders aged 55+, operating Monday–Saturday. An average of 30–35 elders attended daily during FY 2025/26. The Centre provides breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea (donor-funded), recreational activities (exercise, yoga, indoor games), religious activities, income-generation projects (envelopes, lamp wicks, carpets from rags) whose proceeds are shared among participants, and regular medical/eye clinics. The DC also organises cultural events, pilgrimages and entertainment for members.

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