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Mushroom Cultivation Training for Sustainable Living (Sri Subramaniya Kottam), Jaffna – September 20, 2019

Apart from the education services to the children, Sri Subramaniya Kottam is involved with providing sustainable income solutions to the families of the children. They provide training to poor families to cultivate and harvest mushrooms in order to maintain a sustainable income. Part of the revenue is used to support the education services of the Centre. They also have been providing tube well...

Annai Illam, Mannar – September 07, 2019

A caring home for underprivileged children in the Mannar district, Annai Illam provides shelter for 31 children within the age range of 9 to 18.While caring for the boarding children, Annai Illam also supports the education of children who are affected by poverty, low household income and social disadvantages with the support of Manitha Neyam Trust.  Children selected by the Annai...

Helping the Rural Farmers, Sirupiddy, Jaffna – September 02, 2019

Greetings In northern Sri Lanka, people get their water from wells, because there are no rivers, reservoirs or large lakes in the region. A common practice, especially among poor farmers, is for several families to share one common well to meet their daily needs, and for the irrigation of their farms. Recently, we came across a well in the farming village of...

Meet the Champion of Sivapoomi School, Kondavil – August 26, 2019

The Sivapoomi School is the place to experience first-hand the resilience of a few incredible people that hail from the Northern Peninsula of our country. A completely free of charge school with over 160 children with Down syndrome, autism and different abilities, parents were overwhelmed with gratitude for the high-quality education and care given to their children. Among their educational development,...

Social Economical and Environmental Developers (SEED), Vavuniya – August 15, 2019

SEED was formed in 1995, with the mission to assist people living in the Vavuniya district (North-Central Lanka) who were affected by the 30 year civil strife. SEED is committed to the interests of marginalized groups in the area of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. These include internally displaced persons (IDPs), families affected by the internal conflict who are living below the poverty...