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.

Education helps hope bloom again

It is school holidays for Pavithran, 7, but the boy cannot be separated from his books. Every morning he spends time studying and learning with a teacher –...

Empowering youth in the north

Like many young people from his village Thuvegaran, 18, couldn’t complete school. Living at the heart of a war in the North of Sri Lanka, education was not...

Reflection: Resilience of communities contributed to the quality of programming

As we commemorate 10 years since the devastating tsunami disaster, we pay tribute to the resilient communities whom World Vision was humbled to partner...

Sri Lanka’s education renovation

In 2004, these 7 girls lost three of their school buildings in the tidal wave disaster on 26 December. Today, they attend Sri Sumangala Balika Vidyalaya in...

Baby Tsunami: Away from the waves no more

“Can you tell me where the Sumathra Islands can be found?” At the sound of this question a young girl is quick to spring to her feet, run to the map and...

The unsung hero: Providing prosthetic limbs for tsunami survivors

In 1987, Gnanasena was at the prime of his life. Married with three children, he had a good job and earned a steady income as an assistant at a legal firm...

An art movement starts

From the time he could recognize colours, Asanga (now 38) knew his life would be blended with it. From the time he could hold a chalk he began to scribble...

Helping dreams come true

He stands tall at the front of the classroom. Textbook and marker in hand he has captured the attention of 35 students keen to learn. A vibrant youth. A...

An independent future through skills training

There was always something different about Janani’s clothes. Her friends and neighbours thought she bought them at the shop, but Janani sewed her own...

Landslides create havoc in central Sri Lanka

With the National Building Research Organization extending its landslide warning by another 24 hours till 7:00 pm Saturday 1 November, more families living...

Believing in Potential

Eighteen-year-old Midula sits in her wheelchair in front of her computer, keenly observing the work of her little student who are creating colourful slides...

World Vision and the Ministry of Education in partnership to promote peace education

World Vision Lanka and the Ministry of Education (MoE) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to collaborate on educational...

Meeting the Needs of the Estate Communities

A water supply scheme that provides water to over 1700 people in Bogawana Estate, Bogowanthalawa was declared open by Her Excellency Robyn Mudie, the...

Livelihoods support brings change for Bavani

When Bavani (37) lost her husband in the civil war six years ago, life was very bleak. With three children to support, Bavani was losing hope. The only...

Model Garden combats malnutrition in Bogowantalawa

Recent surveys have shown that the highest number of malnourished children under five years is in the Bogawantalawa area. To address this issue, World...

Positive Deviance training brings positive changes

In Sri Lanka, the Postitive Deviance Hearth Programme introduces mothers of children with low weights to new methods of preparing high-nutritional meals...

Change in the mother - change in the baby

Niduka, 3, swayed between severe and moderate malnutrition during his first year since birth. But like many mothers, his mother Chandrika, 30, didn’t take...

Tikiri Shilpa - A voice for children

The children are up by 3:00 a.m. and are ready long before the vehicle comes to pick them up. It is just another working day for the filming crew but not...

Drama - a powerful medium for Giribawa Child Society

It was an exciting day for the members of the Giribawa Child Society. After four months of practices and hard work, they were finally making the trip to...

Through the Struggles of Life, Arani Dares to Dream

Six months ago, her father left the family. Arani, 11, now lives with her mother, two sisters and a brother in Kalvilan village, Changanai – North of Sri...

A gift of a garden

Life was hard for Manjula Priyantha, his wife Thusharika and their two young children. As a day labourer from Ganga Ihala Korale in the Kandy district...

Woodcutter turned dairy farmer savours change in fortunes

Life was a daily challenge for woodcutter Arasaratnam and his wife Damayanthi as they struggled to earn enough income to feed their four children. Things...

Kurugammana Causeway - "a model project worthy of emulation"

The Kuragammana Causeway - a community participatory project implemented by World Vision through its Bibile programme was commended as a project worthy of...

Striving to be a responsible global citizen

The World Vision Taiwan Global Citizenship Volunteering and Learning trip brought 17 teenage girl students together with their teachers to Sri Lanka to...