Events

Melbourne Gala Dinner 2023

In Aid of Suwa Arana Paediatric Cancer Care Unit

Our first major fundraising event along with Roshan Mahanama Trust and Indira Cancer Trust is planned to be held on 01st of July 2023. Main objective of Melbourne Gala Dinner 2023 is to contribute its every dollar to build the Suwa Arana building project at 63, Hospital Road, Maharagama in close proximity to Apeksha Hospital, the major cancer hospital in Sri Lanka.

“Suwa Arana” is a building project which is going to be the first paediatric palliative care centre and paediatric patient housing in Sri Lanka. This project was initiated by the Indira Cancer Trust in collaboration with Apeksha Hospital. Its estimated cost is around LKR 510M (AU$3.4M as per the currency rates at the time of the project’s start). Despite many difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the unfortunate social and economic events in Sri Lanka in the last year, construction is progressing with the aim of completing the building project by the end of June 2023.

Hope & Happiness Australia Foundation INC together with the Roshan Mahanama Trust and the Indira Cancer Trust, have come together to assist in completing the “Suwa Arana” building project and to provide support for the operational costs of the paediatric cancer treatments, post treatment medical assistance, and housing for patients from remote areas of the country.