In many poverty stricken communities in Sri Lanka, education remains a privilege rather than a right of the child, and children are easily pulled out of school and into the labour force.

Although Sri Lanka’s literacy rate is one of the highest in Asia (90.7%), Education Ministry data indicates that almost a third of the schools in the country have classes only up to Grade 5 or 8.

We are proud to see many school-dropouts back in school; children continuing to be in school with new supplies of school equipment and slow learning students benefitted by study assistance classes.

Through our activities, we have not only focused on ensuring education for every child, but also assisted the government in improving the education system by supporting teacher training and providing infrastructure facilities.