Kegalle girls' orphanage

Saturday, July 11th, meeting with the staff of the girl's orphanage of Kegalle, Sri Lanka, with whom Buddhima, coordinator of activities in Sri Lanka, had an initial contact in May.
This interview allowed us to establish a closer relationship between our two teams and set some programs on this place.

The orphanage currently accommodates 29 young girls aged 4 to 18 years, supervised by a 7 persons team. They are all going to school and are healthy. They have a maths and english tution every week. Girls are going at the same school, located to 3.5 kilometers  far from the orphanage.
There are many needs there, starting with the food. Indeed, the food supply is running on a system of grants and when the surrounding villagers can not provide it, it runs out. Problem particularly important in this period of crisis where food prices have doubled or even tripled for some goods. Therefore we decided to establish a program consisting of intake of food basis monthly (rice, milk powder, oil ....).
Milk powder and 150kg of rice, corresponding to the base of 1'740 meals and 2'400 glasses of milk, enough food for a month, were brought during our visit. Buddhima take care to make these same purchases every month.
We are currently investigating the possibility of creating a kitchen garden to ensure the food security of the orphanage, the garden is already supplied with fruit.

Another important point is the water. Indeed, the place is connected to a water point but the pump system is not powerful enough. To wash the children have to go to take water from a well who is quite far and have to take the shower out with their clothes. It seems urgent to provide an engine powerful enough to allow a supply of running water and build an enclosure for the children to wash in privacy. The electrical system is very damaged and must be given to safety standards soon.
In terms of personal development, we think about organize music classes and do two trips a year on cultural sites or organize competitions in literature and drawing.

To answer to all these needs we will launch a nutrition and education program and apply for grants for more specific actions such as construction of the bathroom or purchase of school shoes.

Almost all missing here, so we also rely on your generosity.
Keep in mind that here one euro buys 2 kg and a half of rice and every gesture, even a very small one, means a lot!

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