Area Development Programmes
Walking through the stony path PDF Print E-mail
Pottuvil ADP
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Ajithkumar (12) runs home after school, quickly changes his school uniform, cleans up and goes to his little sister. The 10-month old baby sister is thrilled to see him and jumps into his arms. Being the eldest in a family of five children Ajith has many responsibilities and this is his favourite.

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Learning English is no longer a dream for Dinithi PDF Print E-mail
Giribawa ADP
10-year-old Dinithi Dimalka waits eagerly until Tuesday afternoon, because it is her favourite time of the week. She attends an English class which World Vision conducts in her village. She is among 1,200 children benefiting from English classes that were studied one year ago in Giribawa.

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Reclaiming health for Lahiruni PDF Print E-mail
Horowpothana ADP
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Lahiruni (8) suffered from a rare skin disease since the age of four. The infection that spread in her scalp and her elbows stole four years of her childhood making her backward and withdrawn from friends.

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Where do the clouds come from PDF Print E-mail
Wilgamuwa ADP
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Little Sachintha shades his blinking eyes with his tiny hands as his eyes travel with the big fluffy white cloud that’s passing over his head.

“Amma (mom) where do the clouds come from?” he asks.

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Water comes home PDF Print E-mail
Willuwa ADP
Sulakshitha (5) lives by the lagoon in a small fishing village in Willuwa. Although living by a large body of water, clean water was not easily accessible for the 150 families in the Serathkuliya community. The families made rounds in the morning and the evening to tube wells to fetch water for their drinking and cooking. For bathing, they gathered at the common well. Sulakshitha’s mother also spent 2 hours everyday fetching water in pots and cans. Sometimes the little boy too went with her, sacrificing his playtime.

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Paadi's milk PDF Print E-mail
Weeraketiya ADP
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Thameesha (7) frequently suffered from heavy wheezing and breathing difficulties all through his childhood. It was more common to him than a cold. It locked his growth and denied him the enjoyment of his childhood. Wheezing came to him at all odd hours and difficult times of the day.

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