Sevanagala - Growing Together

With the support of sponsors from Korea and Singapore, World Vision initiated its Area Development Programme (ADP) in Sevanagala in 1997. The programme had a special focus on Education, Health and Nutrition, Economic Development, Civil Society Development and Child Protection. As the Sevanagala Team began to work shoulder to shoulder with the poorest of the poor, the community walked through their brokenness into a new hope.

Today, they are on a steady journey out of poverty, moving from strength to strength. They still battle the weather but with new agriculture methods and techniques. A variety of income generation activities have opened new avenues stabilizing their income. Massive water projects have made clean water available at home for almost every family even through the driest seasons. Literacy levels have been uplifted and every child gets through school while many pursue higher education. Small groups have knitted the previously scattered families to help each other in their growth and journey. Youth discover new skills through vocational training and nd new avenue away from the path of daily labour their parents were forced to follow. Children with special needs receive special care and acceptance too.

Both the old and the young have discovered talents and leadership within themselves. New leaders are born through the child societies which has already instilled positive changes in their communities.