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Pugalini at 06:22, 16 September 2026

2026-09-16T06:22:49Z

Loashini: /* What has Noolaham Foundation achieved so far? */

2023-11-18T04:57:24Z

What has Noolaham Foundation achieved so far?

Gopi: /* What has Noolaham Foundation achieved so far? */

2015-05-30T06:07:22Z

What has Noolaham Foundation achieved so far?

Gopi at 06:06, 30 May 2015

2015-05-30T06:06:42Z

Gopi: /* Where does the money come from? */

2015-05-30T05:35:48Z

Where does the money come from?

Gopi: /* What is Noolaham Foundation? */

2015-05-30T05:35:10Z

What is Noolaham Foundation?

Gopi at 05:24, 30 May 2015

2015-05-30T05:24:12Z

Gopi at 11:51, 26 May 2015

2015-05-26T11:51:32Z

Gopi at 11:50, 26 May 2015

2015-05-26T11:50:35Z

Gopi at 11:49, 26 May 2015

2015-05-26T11:49:50Z

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 === What is Noolaham Foundation? ===
 Noolaham Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization founded to provide enhanced access to information sources and foster knowledge-based development in Sri Lanka. It is a registered organization (GA 2390) based in Sri Lanka with volunteer participation from all over the world.

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 === What has Noolaham Foundation achieved so far? ===
-* Digitized over 15,000 documents related to Sri Lankan Tamil communities.
+* Digitized over 144,621 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
+* Created a vast digital library (www.noolaham.org) with special collections such as Muslim Archive, Upcountry 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
+* Digitized 678 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

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 * 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 datasets on people, places and institutions (3000+entries)
+* Collected data-sets about people, places and institutions (3,000+ entries)
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 ===Where does the money come from?===
 The Noolaham Foundation is funded by various individuals like you. We have decided that to sustain the organization in a long run without losing focus, the regular funding should be made by individuals and grass root organizations. Thus Noolaham Foundation can grow up to the level the society can fund it. We have received a small number of project grants to carry out specific documentation projects.
 === How are the donations spent? ===

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 ===Where does the money come from?===
-The Noolaham Foundation is funded by various individuals like you. We have decided that to sustain the organization in a long run without losing focus, the regular funding should be made by individuals and grass root organizations. Thus Noolaham Foundation can grow up to the level the society can fund it. We have received a small number of project grants to carry out certain projects.
+The Noolaham Foundation is funded by various individuals like you. We have decided that to sustain the organization in a long run without losing focus, the regular funding should be made by individuals and grass root organizations. Thus Noolaham Foundation can grow up to the level the society can fund it. We have received a small number of project grants to carry out specific documentation projects.
 === How are the donations spent? ===

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	Noolaham Foundation was created with a view to documenting, preserving and disseminating texts and sources that speak about the social, economic, cultural and political discourses related to the Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities. In the post-independence Sri Lanka, sites of knowledge production and knowledge preservation of the Tamil speaking communities such as the Jaffna Public Library has been lost. Therefore, it is important that we create alternative, virtual platforms where this knowledge could be preserved. Such platforms can also cater to the needs of local and international researchers who are interested in studying the various aspects of the Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities. Noolaham Foundation is one such platform.		Noolaham Foundation was created with a view to documenting, preserving and disseminating texts and sources that speak about the social, economic, cultural and political discourses related to the Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities. In the post-independence Sri Lanka, sites of knowledge production and knowledge preservation of the Tamil speaking communities such as the Jaffna Public Library has been lost. Therefore, it is important that we create alternative, virtual platforms where this knowledge could be preserved. Such platforms can also cater to the needs of local and international researchers who are interested in studying the various aspects of the Sri Lankan Tamil speaking communities. Noolaham Foundation is one such platform.
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	Our [http://www.noolahamfoundation.org/documents/introductions/An%20Introduction%20to%20Noolaham%20Foundation%20%28Web%20version%29.pdf An Introduction to Noolaham Foundation] booklet contains in depth details about the Foundation.		Our [http://www.noolahamfoundation.org/documents/introductions/An%20Introduction%20to%20Noolaham%20Foundation%20%28Web%20version%29.pdf An Introduction to Noolaham Foundation] booklet contains in depth details about the Foundation.

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 === How is the Foundation governed and what is the decision making process? ===
 The Board of Directors, Regulatory Board, Sector Teams and Volunteers contribute towards the activities of the Foundation. The Noolaham Board of Directors is the ultimate authority in the Noolaham Foundation, and has the power to direct the activities of the Foundation. Please see our '''[[Management]]''' page for more details of the governance and decision making process of the Foundation.
 === What are the challenges Foundation faces? ===
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 * Our processes need improvement.
 * We have to handle censorship, and political interference issues.
 === How can I keep in touch with what the Foundation is doing? ===

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 === What are the challenges Foundation faces? ===
-* As any other organization, we have limited resources.  Providing continueous access have significant recurring costs.
+* As any other organization, we have limited resources.  Providing continuous access have significant recurring costs.
 * We require high technical expertise.  If we do not keep up with the technology we face technological obsolescence.
 * Our processes need improvement.