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.

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...

World Vision and John Keells in partnership for development in the North

World Vision Lanka and John Keells Foundation recently launched a partnership to enhance and rehabilitate the livelihoods of communities in Northern Sri...

Courage and hope - Powerpoints for Midula

Midula (16) sits in her wheelchair in front of her computer, keenly observing the work of her little student who is creating some colourful slides. Midula...

Dilakshan’s back to school and a whole new world

At the first sounds of the ringing of the school interval bell Dilakshan, 11, races his brothers and friends to the climbing frames at the playground to...

When hope blooms again

It is school holidays for Pavithran (7) but the little boy cannot be separated from his school books. Every morning he spends time studying and learning...

A mosaic of cultivation

Sumanadasa did slash-and-burn cultivation for a living. A World Vision agriculture programme has helped him with a home-based stable income and today...

Exchange programme brings unique healing experience for children

The members of World Vision’s Child Society in Giribawa were looking forward to their December holiday. They were making a trip to Mannar, a place they had...

A refreshing change for Nalika

After a hot, dusty bus ride and long walk from the main road in the blazing sun, all Nalika, 18, can think about is a cool glass of water and a bath. The...

Samsung joins World Vision to enhance IT knowledge in Bibile

An Information Communication Technology Centre built with the support of Samsung Korea was handed over to World Vision Lanka recently. Located within the...

Pure drinking water – a gift for communities of Elgin

The Elgin community water supply scheme of the Rural Integrated Water supply, Sanitation & Hygiene (RIWASH-2) project funded by AusAid was recently...

Clean Water at Home

This morning was very different for Dirushan, 7, and his friends Suganya and Abhishan. They no longer have to walk to collect water for their families...

Little shop of dreams

On an average day, over 200 little customers tumble into Damayanthi’s shop to buy everything from biscuits and sweets to exercise books and pencils. As the...

World Vision and HSBC in partnership for environmental conservation

World Vision and HSBC recently launched a unique partnership to protect the bar reef of Kalpitiya and preserve this natural heritage which is the largest...

WV Lanka celebrates 20th Annual Global Mental Health Day

This years’ Global Mental Health Day is dedicated to highlight the need for more attention to depression, a growing international health problem...

New Hospital – a boon to children

The Sevanagala Divisional Hospital is a second home for little Sithumini (5). She spends a few days every month in the children’s ward for nebulising. An...