{"id":29,"date":"2023-08-03T05:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T05:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sltr.local\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-03-28T05:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:44:12","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/si\/about-us\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc75f6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc75f6d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d55625 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d55625\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0d4ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe0d4ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e704992 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e704992\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1391701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1391701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-97aed185\">\n<h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Why do we need funds?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>To ensure that our vision is sustainable, we need funds. Our research projects are funded by project grants obtained through research charities. The money we collect through your donations and contributions will be reserved for the welfare activities of multiples and running of the Multiple Birth Foundation (MBF). Central welfare fund for needy families of multiples<\/p>\n<p>We have witnessed families of multiples having to plead for help to support their children especially when there are triplets or quadruplets. They don\u2019t need to beg for help. They deserve respect and care from the society. Our aim is to have a central fund to help these families. A permanent home for the MBF and SLTR.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately we would like to be in our own place, one that we can call our own home. In this home we can have necessary space for all our proposed services and activities. Our fund raising strategy is combined with a search for land and\/or a house, which can be gifted to the MBF.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a2c06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc8450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cc8450\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad9ca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ad9ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e147c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63e147c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/funding\/medical-research-council\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MRC-logo-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MRC-logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MRC-logo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/MRC-logo-1-r3iekla2dz3t0gjplfrgs1npshdrhzlxjqo4983xny.jpg 11w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/MRC-logo-1-r3iekla3h088cheqf9qenr89bbbwwngx6mybj2mv3c.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/MRC-logo-1-150x150.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MRC-logo-1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbcc50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bbcc50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd2964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd2964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/funding\/medical-research-council\/\" target=\"_self\">Medical Research Council<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The\u00a0Medical Research Council\u00a0(MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is part of\u00a0United Kingdom Research and Innovation\u00a0(UKRI), which came into operation 1 April 2018, and brings together the UK\u2019s seven research councils,\u00a0Innovate UK\u00a0and Research England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14c93c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a14c93c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9228da1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9228da1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2286682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2286682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/funding\/national-health-and-medical-research-council\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NHMRC-logo3-bw-e1579139915618-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NHMRC-logo3-bw-e1579139915618-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NHMRC-logo3-bw-e1579139915618-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NHMRC-logo3-bw-e1579139915618.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11416a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e11416a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1d057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1d057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/funding\/national-health-and-medical-research-council\/\" target=\"_self\">National Health and Medical Research Council<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The\u00a0National Health and Medical Research Council\u00a0(NHMRC) is the main statutory authority of the\u00a0Australian Government\u00a0responsible for\u00a0medical research. It was the eighth largest research funding body in the world in 2016,\u00a0and NHMRC-funded research is globally recognized for its high quality.\u00a0Around 45% of all Australian medical research from 2008\u201312 was funded by the federal government, through the NHMRC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72acad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f72acad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bd5d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44bd5d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111b014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"111b014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/funding\/wellcome-trust\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wellcome.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2518\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca11cd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca11cd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292c1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"292c1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sltr.ird.lk\/funding\/wellcome-trust\/\" target=\"_self\">Wellcome Trust<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The\u00a0Wellcome Trust\u00a0is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, in the United Kingdom. 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