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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

A Future Without Floods

“This is the first time the floods did not hit us.” Said, Indika Lal, a resident of Nawagattegama a village that suffers from floods and droughts throughout the year.

A road less travelled

At the age of 11 Priya (now 23) made a decision to be ‘independent’ when she grew up. Growing up in a tea estate among the labourer-families she saw how...

Sri Lanka experiencing a silent emergency

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a slow and silent emergency with a severe drought affecting over 230,000 families (over 880,000 people) in 22 Districts...

World Vision, UNICEF together for children

World Vision International and UNICEF are renewing and strengthening their partnership to improve the lives and futures of the world’s most vulnerable...

Aranayake, three months on – World Vision support continues

Three months on after the massive landslide buried three villages in Aranayake, World Vision still continues to work with the Government and the...

An income all year round…

Freshly plucked green oranges carpet the front room in Sumanadasa’s (46) house. This is just a part of his harvest for the month. His garden is a mosaic of...

Chased by a mountain - An eyewitness account of the Aranayake landslide

“It was my son who saw it first,” says Shanika, 29, as we settle down near her small patch of space at the safe camp. “The rain had stopped and he was by...

World Vision relief distributions begin in response to heavy rains

Colombo - 20 May 2016 As the number of people affected by the severe weather conditions increases, World Vision has declared the situation an emergency and...

Over 130,000 people displaced due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka

Over 130,000 people have been displaced due to heavy rains that continued all over Sri Lanka since Saturday (May 14). According to the latest situation...

Taking water to the doctor

Sandwiched between the Indian Ocean and the Puttalam lagoon is a long strip of sand. Kalpitiya Peninsula is 48 km long and 6-8 km wide. The only fresh...

A beautiful difference

At the age of 11, Priya (now 23) made a decision to be ‘independent’ when she grew up. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to do. She only knew she wanted to...

Lunch is boring no more!

Rayani, 4, is the first to raise her hand and answer the question. “Pineapple!” she says enthusiastically, as her teacher holds up a picture of a fruit...

Ask and you shall receive…

Teachers are the pillars of a school, so not having any is a serious problem. Yet, this is exactly what the Grade 2 students of one primary school in...

From healing wounds to healing hearts

Helping those who are in need is Bamini’s passion. During the war when there was little employment available in the conflict zone, she volunteered in the...

No customer complaints

Mallika, 47, stitches clothes for a living. The clothes she stitches are not ordinary but neither are the clients who wear them. People die to wear the...

Access matters

A special procession took place on the streets of Nuwara Eliya recently when 200 children and people with disabilities and their supporters marched the...

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The permaculture project

Two-year-old Chamodhya puts her tiny hands into a can to scoop out some water. She’s a busy little girl, as helping her mother water the garden is quite a...

In preschool at 24

Indunil is 24 and is thrilled that he could finally enter preschool this year. He wouldn’t miss school for anything. His little friends in the class call...

In preschool at 24

Indunil is 24 and is thrilled that he could finally enter preschool this year. He wouldn’t miss school for anything. His little friends in the class call...

In preschool at 24

Indunil is 24 and is thrilled that he could finally enter preschool this year. He wouldn’t miss school for anything. His little friends in the class call...

Knowledge for life: Harvesting rainwater to escape drought

Sumithra, 52 has a flourishing home garden; quite surprising given she lives in sun-baked Thanamalvila in the deep south of Sri Lanka. “I grow ginger...

Kelum’s lunch is a palette of colour

It’s usually not a complicated meal, just rice with perhaps two or three vegetables, sometimes accompanied by fish. Anusha, 39, is getting ready to cook...

Little shop by the road

Pavarshan, 6, and Atshayan, 4, are thrilled that their mother decided to start a small shop because now they get to eat sweets for free! But for Vasuki, 36...

Partners of World Vision bring hope for Thanojani

The little house is freshly painted and swept clean. Just at the entrance, Thanojani (25) stands with her husband and baby, beaming happily. This is...

A helping hand for a successful future

Sinnathambi Yoganathan (38) and his wife Jegatheeswary (32) are no strangers to hardship. Paralyzed during the civil war and being displaced from their...