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.

Remember. Rebuild. Restore.

40 days since the flood waters receded in the North, families in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu are still struggling to rebuild their lives and return to...

The Bicycle Shop

Some parents stay up a whole night to assemble a bicycle to surprise their child. For Rajeshwari (38), surprise or no surprise, it only takes a few hours...

Ford-World Vision on yet another water partnership

Ford Motors of Softlogic Group, pledged their support recently as the principal sponsor to provide clean water to yet another vulnerable community in one...

Literacy for every child

Exciba, 13, didn’t know she could do well in studies. Neither did she know she would be smart enough do ever attend a ‘good’ school. But here she was...

From chemicals to compost

Story by Vinusha Paulraj Thasleema Beham has chosen a red shawl for the day. Giving it a quick tug around her head, she welcomes us into her garden. “Come...

A Reading Buddy

Prarthana (13) is a reading buddy to ten children with ages ranging from 6 to 12 in her neighbourhood. Twice a week, children gather in one home to improve...

weaves for a brighter future

Here a moo there a moo

Nitharshan was 6 and knew exactly what he wanted to become when he grew up. He wanted to own a big cattle herd and he wanted to champion in Bullock-cart...

World Vision, USAID WASH partnership

World Vision Lanka and USAID recently signed an agreement to provide Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) assistance to families affected by the adverse...

It takes a nation to end violence against children

World Vision Lanka recently joined with the government and non-government stakeholders in the National Partnership to End Violence Against Children (NPEVAC...

Out of the mud…

Saumya and her mother, Thanuja holding pictures of the loved ones. Saumya holds a photo of her father taken on his wedding day and Thanuja is holding a...

One year ago, mothers from this village and the surrounding villages had to travel nearly 10km to access a clinic

Today is clinic day. The Karagahawela Maternal and Child Health Clinic is packed with mothers and children, a few grandmothers and even some fathers who...

Let’s talk and be well

"'Why should I talk?' That was the first questing that came to my mind," says Rani, "I didn't want to be a part of a counselling programme where I had to...

Changing the role of a father in his family…

A growing and overwhelming body of evidence confirms that engaged fatherhood is good for children, good for women and good for men themselves. But not many...

Homes Not Houses - Building a sustainable future together

In a groundbreaking move, World Vision Lanka together with Habitat for Humanity, launched a multi-faceted housing project for Batticaloa, Kilinochchi and...

Prabhathaya – a new hope for families with children with disability

World Vision joined the Department of Social Services in a special book launch event yesterday in Colombo. The book “Prabhathaya” which means ‘dawn’ aims...

With a moo moo here and a moo moo there

Nitharshan was 6 and knew exactly what he wanted to become when he grew up. He wanted to own a big cattle herd and he wanted to champion in Bullock-cart...

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...