We believe that children as young as 10 years old can begin to learn how to code.
One of our main activities is to create online courses for students in Sinhala and Tamil, to learn programming, electronics and using microcontrollers, developing both conceptual knowledge as well as practical skills which they can use to solve simple problems and as a stepping stone for more sophisticated studies.
We also train teachers, conducting webinars and seminars, helping them to learn and master these skills. We also provide them with support to deliver our curricula to their students in classroom settings.
Our Courses
We have created course content in Sinhala and Tamil, for programming and Arduino. More content is being developed by a team consisting of academics, graduate students, professional engineers and undergraduates, spread around the world, with expertise in various technologies as well as experience in teaching and creating courses.
We are 100% volunteer based.
We rely solely on the donations and fundraising events to support our efforts. No representative of Project Nenathambara earns a salary.
Want to support and make a difference?
We are a growing community of dedicated members, including but not limited to IT and related industry professionals, teachers, academics and undergraduates. We have members from every background, gender and religion coming from different parts of Sri Lanka who are scattered throughout the world.
Success Stories
Curious about what it would be like working with us? Check out these reviews from kids, teachers and our volunteers.
This programme was pretty good for beginners like us. We gained much more knowledge through this session. This event was well organized and the instructors were kind and good. Thank you for organizing this event and supporting us to get good knowledge about robotics and Arduino.
We are from Hatton. This programme was worth our journey (from Hatton to Peradeniya). We learnt many things on this programme. We got good guidance. The instructors helped to understand concepts of Arduino (programming ) with hands on experiments. Thank you for making this day special for us.
ආඩීනෝ ගැන නොදන්නා ගොඩක් දේවල් ඉගෙනගත්තා. වැඩසටහන ගොඩක් වටිනවා. අපට මේ අවස්ථාව ලබාදුන්න ඔබ සැමට ස්තුතියි.
[Translation] We learned a lot related to Arduino. This is a valuable programme (for us). Thank you for giving us this opportunity.
This workshop was a great experience to enhance our knowledge on Arduino (programming), and all other related stuff. Especially the hands-on experience was great to execute theory practically. Furthermore, the instructors were very helpful and polite, while (we were) completing the given tasks we learned so many new things from them, and we really enjoyed their hospitality. The (Arduino Project) kits provided (to us) will also be helpful for (our) future projects. The online workshops that will be held in (the) future will also be a key tool to get a further elaborated knowledge on this workshop series. We are thankful to all the fellow brothers and sisters, staff and everyone who contributed towards this event to make this a success.
Nenathambara
/'næ - nʌ -thɑmb-ɑ-rɑ/
What is it?
Nenathambara is a compound word in the Sinhala language, formed with “Nena,” which means Wisdom, and “Thambara,” which means Lotus. The lotus flower is considered a symbol of awakening.
It all began when a group of friends, interested in enhancing IT laboratory facilities in a few schools, came together in late 2019. However, within a few months, the outbreak of Covid disrupted life as usual. Most schooling shifted online, and students and teachers adapted to this new mode of learning, relying on digital tools. Recognizing a lack of accessible learning resources in technological subjects in Sinhala and Tamil, we dedicated ourselves to addressing this gap.
Thus, our journey began, evolving into an organization committed to elevating the status of STEM education in Sri Lanka. Our primary focus is on creating learning materials for advanced technological topics for school students, along with providing training for both students and teachers.
Additionally, we are actively involved in improving access to physical resources for schools and other organizations, including upgrading computer laboratory facilities.